St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-06
THE HOUSE SESSION.
Most of the Day Devoted to the Gen.
eraI Deficiency Bill.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Mr. Springer
(Illinois) offered resolution in the house
to-day calling on the president for COPIES of
all correspondence between this govern
ment and the republics of Nicarauga and
Costa RIGA since 1876, relating to the con-
struction of an inter-oceanic canal by way
of Lake Nicarauga. Referred. Mr. Bel
mont New York; offered a resolution
calling on the president for cop
les OF the correspondence relating
to the imprisonment and release
of Julio Santos, a citizen of the United
States in Ecuador. Referred. Bills were
introduced as follows: BY Mr.. Warner (O.),
requiring all the expenditures of the post
office department to be passed upon by a
comptroller and an auditor. BY Mr..
Taylor (Tenn.), for the transfer of the
medical records of the war from the war
department. The house then went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Hammond of
Georgia in the chair, on the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill.
In speaking to clause relative to the paw
of witness, Mr. Springer said that the depart
ment has doubtless furnished the proper esti-
mate, and it should not be increased. Re-
plying TO statements made last Friday py
Messrs. Hiscock, Cannon and McComas, to
the effect that there was large
INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES
for 1886, as compared with those of 1885, for
fees of jurors and witnesses, he caused to be
read letter neutrality-suspicious.! Garland to
Senator Allison. This letter explained that the
increase was caused by the fact
that there being a deficiency in 1885, large
amount of business was carried over to 1856
thus increasing expenses for 1886; also that
! there was large increase of such expenses
owing to the prosecution of pOlygomaus
,.@I,o III.
| count OF the prosecution of offenses arising
| under the general land laws. These were
| necessary and unforeseen expenses, and we
ought not take exception to the increase of
| expenses on this account. While there has
been trifiing increase of expenditures in the
matter indicated, yet there has been a
large decrease of expenditures during the
| fiscal year just closed as compared
with the previous fiscal year. This decrease
in all the departments of the government
| amour ted according to the statements of the
treasury officials to S22, 100000. The new
broom of this administration is sweeping
clean, and much better results may be antic-
ipated for the ensuing year. A long and at
times.
ACRIMONIOUS DISCUSSION
arose over amendment offered by Mr.
Cannon Qllinois) appropriating S22, 900 to re-
fund taxes illegally collected from certain
railroad companies on account of lien bond
and stockholders. The amendment was
adopted. The clause ratifying and confirm
ing the readjustments of the salaries of post
masters heretofore made by the postmaster
general pursuant to the act of March
3, 1883, was ruled out on point of
order, and an amendment offered by
Mr.. Burnes (MissourD striking out the
entire appropriation for establishments
1882, 39D was adopted. Mr.. Gibson CIV. Va
caused something of sensation by charging
that Mr.. Townshend and Mr.. Cannon, MEM
e ,.,xs
gone to the senate, after the action of the
house in striking the names of certain house
employees from the legislative appropriation
bill and procured the reinsertion of the
names of the senate committee. Mr. Cannon
admitted that he had requested the senate
committee to insert in the bill the names of
two pages who had by long experience be-
come almost in dispensable. He.
KNEW HIS PRIVILEGES
and rights as member and had nothing 10
apologize for. Neither of the employees had
been appointed upon his solicitation, When
the legislative bill came back to the house he
had no doubt that it would accept the amend
ment he had suggested to the senate commit
tee. Mr. Townshend said that one amend
ment had been made by one member, contrary
as he believed, to the wish of a vast
majority Of the members of the house
Alexander Stephens on his deathbed had re-
Quested him (Townshend) to cause John
Chauneey to be retained on the pay roll of
the house as long as ne (Townshend) remained
in congress, and when Chauneey's name and
that of Bacon, gallant Illinois soldier, had
been stricken out on the point of order, he
had determined to cause them to be restored
if it were in his power. Mr. Gibson
resented the idea Of interference by the
senate in matters of this kind. He had no
il-will against these employees, and if allowed
tomorrow he would introduce resolution
providing that their names be placed on the
roll of house employees. After concluding
the consideration of all but ten pages of the
bill, the committee rose and the house at
p. N. adjourned.