The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
COMMENCE AT THE HEAD.
RlDDLEBERGER INTRODUCES A BILL
TO REDUCE SALARIES.

| tumunds on hppToPtatioh DIE no
| House Refuses to Pass Over the Presi-
dents Veto the Des Moines River Lands
Biil-Tbe Fitz John Porter Bill Signed
Capital City Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 2. In the senate
Wednesday Hoar defended that body
against charges of antagonizing the presi-
dent; criticised the executive for not living
up to his civil service pledges and opposed
the resolution for open executive sessions as
movement not asked by the people, not
practicable and only response to news
paper clamor, the reporters desiring TO know
what goes ON. The senate then proceeded
with the legislative bill
Thursday Miller, from the committee on
agriculture, reported back without amend
nent the house bill taxing oieomargarine,
and gave notice that he would call it up for
action after the passage of the appropria-
ton bills
Jones of Arkansas stated that the sena-
tors - George, Gibson, Fair, and himself IA
minority oil the committeel-dissented from
the report
Riddleberger introduced a preamble ana
bill for the reduction by - per cent OF the
salaries of cabinet officers, senator's, ana
members He said that the discussions on
$500 clerkships and such things were
sufficient TO Justify the hope that the Dill
would become q law at the next session OF
congress If they were to commence reduc-
tions Of 81, 100 clerks and to conclude with
reductions of per diem labor, it seemed to
him that they should go back and begin at
the head The bill was referred TO the COIN
mittee on finance
Allison called up the house joint resolu
ton extending appropriations for ten days
Edmunis complained that for several years
past appropriation bills mad not been sent
TO the senate in time to have
them properly considered, and when they
reached the president he had no time to ex-
anime them, but had either to sign them
blndiy or to veto them blin1ly. Beck
thought that the extension for ten days was
Simply absurd He thought 1t would do no
harm TO let the departments close for
week
After further observations by salisbury
and Allison, the JOINT resolution was
amended by extending thu time to fifteen
days, and as thus amended was passed.
Then senate then resumed consideration
OF the legislative appropriation bill
The house, wednesday, passed joint
resolution continuing last years appropri-
alton for ten days. This was made neces-
sary by the failure to pass the apIropria
ton bills this session By July |.
The speaker lail before the house, Thurs
day, u message from the senate announcing
the passage over the presidents veto the
bill to quiet the title OF settlers on the Des
Moines river lands The presidents mes
sage having been read, Payson of Illinois
presented reasons why the bill should be
passed over the veto, which, he said, was
based on total misapprehensiOn of the
facts OF the case.
Oates OF Alabama, said that he had voted
for the bill and that his sympsthes wero
still with the bUuaiide settlers But he de-
sired TO Sc the president treated fairly aud
he thought the message should be referred
to committee for the purpose of enabling an
Investigation to be made of the grounds
upon which the veto was based As tine
veto was based upon legal grounds, he
moved to refer the bill aud message to the
committee on judiciary. The motion to re
fer was lost-yeas, lU5: nays, l4,'-and the
speaker announced that the question re.
CURED on the passage of the bill, notwith-
standing the objections of the president
he vote on this resulted, yeas, l6I, nays,
g!-not the constitutional two-third vote IN
the affirmative
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toes were submitted tha ho,sa j., oen,n,it
tee of the whole resumed consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill His
cock of New York severely criticised the ap-
pro,rigrion for the puII,c nripting nf9ca
as helm, ira,Ia,uata ua varnad tho p,r,o
cratic sid that the ro.ult of this nrstance
of q onomy would swell tba daGciapcv for
newt va,r mis- co,r.a of tho Da,,,ooua.;,.
rartv Iost v,aar had ras,,l,ai in aaG,.,an",,
OF 81, SON tIoo and the same condu = if rar.
sisted on this wear would result in a def.
,iencv of slG.upJu1u
Randall maintained that the daft ien..y
for the prssant yeor-Sf 5o1 ufo had been
for pensions The Demaiditic s,da be said
had resisted with s,n iron win the subsidy
spproi,r.~ "a which had been iusistad unon
NV The Renuhlica, sida and ,ha Republican,
sapata Tia informed tho ,a,tI,m,,, from
Naw Norl that tho sauna iron will ,vould
roptinua tn rar,,ata tho psmocrati. s;da of
the bouse AGAINST the chronic afFort of the
o,ba- cid, 70 raisa a,nronr;at;,,s oyo,.,,
,karo IAr,,1o,,, ~, e., u,,,oo-,.i, ia. !
R,v,a rad from the snaach of se,ator
| Eack in which ba axrrassod bruiIt,tion
thai the action of Che house redu,,ipc an
rronr;,tiops ca that tho namber, of tbat
h,dy co,lJ toll IN, co,rt,.,, ho,v economical
tho house was comnarad with the senate
Havre also read ruhlishad interview with
| Hojman in which that cart,aman was
,roted a. cbaracter,,;n,, Tho vtr,y,,,,r,,, of
ill.,, ,,r,s,,,t ho,s,, a., s,,,,,,,,, -, b. ,,s,,
| nh. and 81 vioIntinn nj the n,rfv,s rIedgs
,ade this session. Of conagreIa ,youlJ hs
previous congress Holman declared that