The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-02
XLlXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jul


After some discussion the joint resolution
was amended extending the time to 15 days,
and then passed. The Senate resumed con-
sideration of the legislative appropriation
bill.
Mr. heidelberg presented bill for re-
duction of twenty-five per cent of the sala-
ries of cabinet officers, senators and mem
ders, and addressed the Senate i'm its advoca-
cy.
Mr.. Allison called up the House joint reso-
tion extending appropriations for ten days.
Mr.. Edmunds called attention to this way
of doing business, and to the present state of
affairs. For several years the appropriation
bills were not sent to the Senate in time to
have them properly considered, and when
they came to the President he had no time to
examine them, but had either to sign them
blindly or veto them blindly.
A long discussion took place on point of
order as to whether the amendment to insert
the words ''in full compensation" was or was
not in conflict with the rule. The chair sub
mitted the question to the Senate and the
amendment was decided to be in order and it
was agreed to. A still longer discussion took
place over the proposition of the committee
on appropriations to strike out the paragraph
for office work, connected with the publica-
tion of the records of the rebellion, it being
charged that these records were not edited
with partiality and were not confined to the
records OF the war period. Flnally the para
agraph was retained but with proylso re-
SIrlcUl0S bue puDlIcdIlOOH W COlIIoAnpOldliC-
Gus events of the war and another proyiso
directing the publication of evidence In the
Porter case and report thereon OF Judge Ad-
yocate General Holt The bill was then re-
ported back to the Senate. All amendments
on which separate votes were not demanded
were agreed to in bulk. The reserved amend
ments are to be voted on tomorrow under the
five minute debate rlue The Senate at 3
o'clock adjourned
HOUSE.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing that that body had passed over
the Presidents veto of a bill to grant the
title of settlers on Des Moines river lands
Motion to refer was lost; yeas l03, nays l49;
and the question recurred and the passage OF
the bill, Notwithstanding the objections OF
the President. The House resolved on this
question in the negative: yeas, 161, nays 81 ;
not a constitutional two-thirds vote in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Hiscock of New York criticized the ap-
preparation for the public printing office as
inadequate and warned the Democratic side
that this pTetence of economy could nave no
other result than to swell the deficiency
which must be provided for next year.
The House went into committee OF the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
item in the deficiency for the last fiscal year
ending yesterday, in order to show that of
$13500000 only $2,270000 was what might be
called the usual deficiency. For the year
following the last session of the 47th Con-
gress in which the Republicans had control
it was necessary to make deficiency ap-
preparation of $721, ,000
Mr.. Reed of Maine remarked that the other
side had with sounding phrases made pre-
tence of economy all along the line while the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Randall,
knew that pretence consisted in making
lower appropriations than the public service
required and demanding that the Senate
should stand up in defence of the real neceS-
sary expenses of the government.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment appro-
ating $47 900 to meet the expenses of the in
anguration of the statue of Liberty Enlight-
ening the World"
Mr. Hewitt of New York, offered a substi-
tute appropriating $106, 100 for that purpose:
Mr.. Bland of Missouri, raised point OIL
order against both propositions.
Hewitt argued against the point, and alter
some debate the point of order was over
ruled.
modified was agreed to-116 to 40. 1t appro-
PIRATES $103,600 for the installation of the
Statue Of Liberty Enlightening the World,
ON Bedloe'S Island, in the harb0r of New
York, to be expended under the direction of
the President for the objects specified in the
estimates submitted by the engineer Of the
American committee in charge of the work,
SO far as the President shall deem said ex-
penditures, or any part of them to be neces-
sary and proper.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House. The amendments were
agreed to in bulk, except those relating to
the issue of small greenbacks and small sill
out division, and the Bartholdi statue.amend-
ment which was rejected, yeas 103, nays 106.
The bill then passed and the House at 5.45
adjourned.