Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-02
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, July 1, 1886.

WASHINGTON, July 1, 1856.
SENATE.-Mr. Riddleberger introduced
preamble and a bill for the reduction b.
twenty-five per cent. of the salary of Cabine
officers, Senators and members, and address
| ed the Senate in its advocacy.
| Mr.. Allison called up the House join
resolution extending appropriations for tel
days.
After some discussion the joint resolution
was amended by extending the time to fifteel
days and was then passed.
The legislative appropriation bill was tax
en- up. A long discussion took place on tn,
point of order as to whether the amendment
to insert the words Gin full compensation
was or was not in conflict with the rules
The chair submitted the question and the
amendment was decided in order.
A still longer discussion took place on the
| proposition of the Committee on Appropria-
tions to strike out the paragraph for the Of
| fee work connected with the publication Of
the rebellion records, it being charged that
these works were not being edited with that
strict impartiality desirable in historical
| work A particular instance was dwelt up
on, that of the Fitz John Porter matter.
| Finally the paragraph was retained. but
| with proviso restricting the publication to
contemporaneous events of the war and an
| other proviso directing the publication of the
evidence in the Porter and the report
thereon by Judge Advocate General Holt.
The amendments reported to reduce the
salary of the director of the geological sur
vey from Sc, 600 to $4,000 and of the first
executive officer from So, 900 to So, 500 were
rejected.
An amendment offered to increase the sal
airy OF the first auditor from So, ZOO to 81, 900
was rejected.
The bill was reported back to the Senate
All the amendments on which separate votes
were not demanded were agreed to. The re-
served amendments are to be voted on to-
morrow.
The Senate then at z p m. adjourned.
HoUsE-After number of reports from
committees were submitted the House in
Committee of the Whole resumed considera-
ton of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Howard, of New York, severely CRITICS.
ed the appropriation for the public printing
Office as being inadequate. He warned the
Democratic side that the result of this pref
erence of economy would swell the deficiency
for next year. This course of the Democrat
ic party last year had resulted in a de-
iciency of $13, 900, 900 and the same conduct
this year would result in deficiency of
$16,000,000.
Mr.. Randall maintained that of the def
cheney of this year Sc, 500, 900 had been for
pensions. The Democrats he said had re-
sisted with an iron will the subsidy appro-
priation which had been insisted upon by
the Republican side and the Republican
New York that the same iron will would con-
tinue to regulate the Democratic side of the
House against the chronic effort of the other
side to raise appropriations everywhere.
Mr. Bayne read from the speech of Sena-
tor Beck in which he expressed humiliation
with the action of the House in reducing ap-
preparations SO that members of that body
could tell the country how economical the
House was as compared with the Senate. Mr..
Bayne also read published interview with
Mr.. Holman in which that gentleman was
quoted as charging the extravaganza of the
present as an outrage on the people and
violation of the party's pledges. Nj. Bayne
charged that the appropriations made at this
session of Congress would be larger than had
ever been paid out by any previous Congress.
Mr.. Holman declared that the appropria- |
ton bill for the session made good show |
ing. The debate was continued from polit- |
ical standpoint and Mr. Randall took occa-
cy for the last fiscal year only |
81, 270 900 was what might be |
called the usual deficiency. In reply |
to Mr.. Bayne, Mr. Randall said there was no |
or justification for the criticism re- |
peated by him as being language used in an
other chamber.
During the discussion the committee rose
and the House concurred in the Senate |
amendments to joint resolution providing
for the expenses of the government for fif-
teen days from to-day.
Resuming consideration of the sundry
civil bill, Mr.. Reed, of Maine, remarked that
the other side made pretense of economic
ing all along the line, while Mr.. Randall
knew hat pretense consisted of making low
sr appropriations than the public service re-
luired and demanded that the Senate should |
stand up in the defense of the necessary ex
Denses of the government. ~.
Mr.. Randall, acting under instructions
Il, H. ~sa%i of
Tered an amendment appropriating $47, 200 |
20 meet the expenses of the Inauguration of
The statue of liberty enlightening the world. |
Mr.. Hewitt offered a substitute appropri- |
ating $106, 900 for that purpose.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri raised a point of /
,1der against both propositions.
Mr.. Hewitt argued against the point and
coming to the merits of the proposition said |
he time had come when the unparalleled
evidence Of the sympathy and good will of
lister republic was to be inaugurated by /
he President of the United States
n the presence of the donors and the civil |
zed globe would look on the monument as
me Of the grandest achievements of arts and |
hat free people retained for each other a
ceiling of regard and sympathy higher than
III mercenary conditions of trade and COM
nerce. It was tribute from the heart of
he French people to the heart of the Ameri-
an people.
ng in the joint resolution accepting the
tatus which justified the appropriation of
100, 900 to enable the people of New York
o have good time.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, seconded Mr..
iewitt's amendment. 1t was, he said, in
accordance with the unanimous report of the
Committee Foreign Affairs. The statue |
vas not local affair; it had a national char
international character.
Mr.. Hewitt's substitute was agreed to.
The bill was reported to the House and the |
agreed to in bulk except those
elating to the issuing of small greenback
md small silver certificates, which were
lgreed to without division, and the Bartholdi |
amendment, which was rejected; yeas 103, |
lays 1O6 The bill was then passed and the
House adjourned.
A separate bill will be brought in for
he Bartholdi statue appropriation.
The following Democrats voted yea
IN the question of passing
he Des Moines land bill over the veto:
Nessrs. Allen of Mississippi, Barksdale,
Barry, Bland, Burnes, Bynum, Caldwell, |
Campbell of Ohio, Carleton, Cobb, Grain,
Daniel, Dockery, Eldridge, Fisher,
Frederick, Geddes, Hatch, Henley, Holman,
tones of Texas, Kleiner, Lafoon, Lanham,
Lowry, Matson, Maybury, Mills, Morgan,
Murphy, Neal, Niece, sayres, Skinner, Stew
lrt of Texas, Stone of Missouri, Torsney,
raulbes, J. NJ. Taylor, Tillman, Townshend,
Van Eaton, Warner of Ohio, Weaver of Iowa,
Wellborn, Wilkins, Winans, Wise, Wolford /