The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-12
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
ALMOST A FIGHT ON THE FLOOR
OF THE HOUSE.
A Lively Debate ON the Civil Ser.
vice RegulatiOns-A Whack at
the President.

Private business having been dis
pensed with, a session was ordered
for tonight for the consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill, and
session for tomorrow night for the
consideration OF pension bills.
M Cobb Ind. ], from the Commit
tee on Public Lands, reported back
the Atlantic and Pacific land forfeit
ure bill, with Senate amendments,
and moved concurrence in the
amendments. No act on was taken.
and the motion was laid over until
Monday.
The House then went into commit
tee OF the whole (Mr. Biount [Ga. ! in
the chair on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
In discussion OF the paragraph re-
latlng to committee clerks, Morrison
ILL., ironically referring TO the 10.
duction Of salaries claimed bVi Mr..
Holman TO be made in the bill, called
attention 10 the fact that $1,000 was
appropriated for an assistant clerk 10
the Committee on Appropriations
when there was no law which pre.
vented reduction being made.
Mr.. Holman said that that cum had |
been appropriated in former wears, |
but expressed willingness 10 vote for |
the reduction II Mr.. Morrison made |
the mot on.
The two gentlemen engaged in n
collcquy, witch amused the members
and upon Mr. Randall Pa attempt.
ing 10 answer question propounded
by Mr.. Morrison, that gentleman ex.
claimed: Il wss not asking you; YOU
are not an economist up TO the stand.
ard OF the gentleman from Indiana
Mr.. Cobb Ind ] offered an amend
ment making an appropriation for a
nrst assistant door-keeper of the
House. The bill fails TO make any
provision for this ofFica, which is now
hlled by Luther f. Warder. |
Mr.. Howard [Ind. in supporting
She smandment, protested against the
legislatiue OF Mr. Warder out of office.
and hoped that the committee would {
not attempt to do indirectly what the {
House had reiu,ed to do directly a
rev days ago. The amendment was |
rejected. ""' c
Mr.. Allen Mise. offered an amend. '
ment providing that none of the 7
money appropriated for the contingent !
Iuhds should be used in paying the II
expenses OF the funeral of a member II
OF congress. AT home, he said, when
Pauper died the municipal corpora n
uon appropriated the exofbitant sum OF
pl wv 10 bury him, but when mill. n
iVnsiTe uied here the House appropri- D'
~ nom tSOOO to $4,000 TO bury
mn uehtemen who went away 10
upon the.e funeral excursions did not ri
reooNer 'her spirits for the balance of th
lhe sefslon; lie had heard remarks mi
t 90 ,nIs' 10 You know So.and.SoW
On yes hes Jolly good fellow. | or,
moht on interal with him. Here he "V
h tooAs 70 oe very quiet, but you would an
pg surprised to find how Jolly he is thu
mnen ne ge's away, and what good vii
game Oh cards he plays and the mum. ed.
Der OF drinks he takes OH
Mr.. Gibson w. Va hoped that tho pai
amendment would be rejected II n Ar
Government officer died while he was Ne
away from his home on public bust. me
ness the government could not refuse cid
TO zee that his remains were ttans- n
ported TO his family. There was no vie
truth or jus ice in the assaults made ma,
on funeral parties. he
The amendment was rejected-12 TO ma
3. law
Mr.. Allen suggested that from the Ser,
ne members expected 10 die during spa
tnelr term OF service, but he warned he
them that il the House continued in era,
the course IT had been pursuing q to
good many OF them would be out be- plat
lore they got their funeral expenses Hot
paid His leadership might not be effe,
luopteu, but, like the grand old man esta
On the other side OF the water, then in +
he would appeal TO the country. revo
Laughter He criticised the act on the
d the Democratic side in the matter tocr
u appropriations, and illustrated the had
position OF both sides OF the House by Anne
elatiug a story OF an individual in his mar
district, who, after vigorously de- exaC
bouncing the Grant third term move litic,
nent, served two terms as County Tho
treasurer and became candidate for whiC
collection. Then declaring that he had OF fe
'een perfectly honest in his former in ca
'osition, he said that he had reflected ming
yer the matter and had come to the ents.
onclusion that he had been wrong. less
nd he thanked God that he had the some
lanhood 10 acknowledge it. Laugh cont
er'J The Republicans, after re fleet aske,
nR over their iormer practices i'm the Of Ill
natter Of appropriations, admitted mite
nat they bad been wrong and thanked cnun
Tod they had the manhood to ack. oval
owledge il. The Democrats. after with
election, admitted that the practices or tn
'blch they bad condemned in the not 6
epuohcans were not so wrong after ing
j, and thanked God that they had some
le manhood 10 acknowledge II. was
4aughterl Democrats had made cut
Ielr contests for Congress on the idea [App
at the Republican party was a Mr.
asteiul and txlravagant party, and IL the a
e Democrats did not correct some of tbe /,
eee wsstelul extTsvagancVs they as nj
ould stand confessed OF having OBJ ever
med control Of the government nos n
lder false pratensss. Their coHsiitu. Sentl
us would be much better satis fied iay) {
Is iah with me evidence of re- place
than with any stump Ter Al
eeches on this floor accusing the The
party of misdeeds in DAYS ssush
ne by. mann mem
The cause appropristing for the he n,
AIRY OF tn President having been vice
aehed, Mr. Biyne PA offered an office
lendment providing that none Of lot Of
g NOR ey should be paid until the ciates
nj service rules shall have been campl
aneed as recommended by the Com. soueh
ttee on Appropriations in later TAppl
~ .i0h Va VIC piil' Inn
ne point o. order having been upToa
sed against the amendment, Mr.. Law v
yne, While not c0ntending that il wheth
IN erder' stated that If it was ger that h
ne 10 the Dill At ell II was germane sCoun
his point. preyel
nr' Flnulay Ma ga q that the pro- ing
ION, Whei her in the form presented drown
the gentl' man from Pennsylvania gentle
IN us or gInal iosm, was prcpo- Il enc
on conc' iVed IN the spirit Of the while
'est buuc moe Tor the boldest pur- gather
es OF me most transparent dema. est in
m ~ fIhn 70 mna n nm L.. | i. :