Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-04
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, August 3, 1886.

| WASAlN6ION, aug y, LOU.
SENATE.-Mr. Hale, from the conference
committee on the deficiency bill, submitted
report and proceeded to explain it. In re
| gard to certain claims for income tax paid b,
| nonresident aliens, which had been regular
| ly estimated for and which the House hat
| partially and the Senate entirely put in tn,
| bill, it had turned out in conference tina
| there were objections to some of those put il
| by the Senate and the conferees recommend
! ed that these items be referred back to the
| Secretary of the Treasury with instructions
| to report the facts to Congress next session
Mr.. Hoar asked how the appropriation
| bills of this session compared with those OF
preceding sessions with regard to the omis
sion by the House of Representatives of items
| of appropriation absolutely necessary fol-
the operations of the government depend
ing upon Republican Senate to put them
on.
Mr.. Hale replied that in his opinion this
practice of the House was becoming worse
from year to year.
Mr.. Edmunds read from the book of esti-
mates the items of deficiency estimated for
by the heads of the departments, aggregat-
ing more than $500, 900. and said it was just
as well known when the regular appropria-
ton bills were passed last year, that the
sums appropriated were inadequate to the
necessities of the government as it is to day,
but they were not increased, because an OPP
portunity was wanted to tell 'sthe dear peo-
ple"-the workingmen-how economical
Congress had been.
Mr.. Allison, from the same committee, re-
ported back the House adjournment resolu-
ton, with an amendment changing the time
from July 20 to pm. August 4.
Mr.. Hoar protested against the passage of
this or any other adjournment resolution I'M
til the Senate had considered the bill report
ed by him from the Judiciary committee in
April last for "inquests under national au-
thority." He referred to the massacres5 dur
ing the last few years in Louisiana, South
Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and other
southern States and stated that in every one
of these cases, as far as was known, a negro
and a Republican was the victim and Dem
ocrat and a white man the aggressor.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hears remarks
Mr.. Kenna protested against the speech made
by the Senator from Massachusetts in the
closing hours of the session. This speech,
he said, would go into the Record and would
go into the campaign as bloody shirt cam
paign document with frank on it, for the
purpose of agitating sectional feelings
Mr.. Salisbury condemned the attempt of
the Senator from Massachusetts to make po-
litical capital for his party when there was
no opportunity to reply to it. From the ex-
hibition made by Republican Senators while
the speech was being made (manv Senators
having left their seats) he knew that it had
not the approval of those with whom the
Senator was politically affiliated.
Mr.. Eustis denied that a single outrage
had taken place in Louisiana for years past
which had not been properly investigated.
He did not consider the bill constitutional
Mr.. Berry also protested against Mr.. Hoar's
speech and maintained that order had pre-
vailed in Arkansas since the Democratic
party went into power.
Mr.. Gibson said Mr.. Hoar's speech was an
apple of discord thrown into the Senate in
the closing hours of the session. He COM
pared the peace and quiet in his own State
to the disturbances in Chicago.
Mr.. Hoar defended his bill. It applied to
the North well as to the South.
Mr.. Riddleberger denounced the bill.
Mr.. Blair objected to further consideration
of the adjournment resolution and it was
placed on the calendar. Mr.. Blair called up
the vetoed pension bill of Mary J. Nottage.
He criticised the President for the free use
of the power of veto. The President should
recollect that all legislative power was con-
ferred upon Congress and none upon him.
Debate was interrupted and the Senate
insisted upon its amendments to the fortif-
cations bill and appointed conference COM
mittee.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada, from the committee
on contingent expenses, reported joint reso-
luton allowing one month extra pay to all
session employees.
Consideration of the vetoed pension bill
was resumed, but the discussion was again
and Mr.. Mcmillan, from the con-
ference on the river and harbor bill, reported
in the shape of substitute for the whole bill.
Mr. Edmunds demanded that it should be
read.
The reading of the river and harbor bill
was proceeded with The con ference report
was agreed to. The Senate fsiled-yeas 26, ]
nays 19-to pass over the veto the pension
to Mary J. Nottage. The Senate passed unan-
imously over the veto the pension to Jacob
Rosimer, Mr.. Wilson explaining that the
President had been misinformed.
The Senate then took recess until
o'clock.
At the evening session bill appropriating
$50, 900 for the expense of the Mississippi
river commission and $50, 600 for the Missou-
ri river commission was passed. The con-
ference report on the sundry civil bill was
taken up and adopted: yeas q, nays IA.
The Senate went into secret session and at Ii
o'clock the doors we've reopened and the SEN
ate adjourned.
The calendar of unobjected cases was
cleared in executive session. but the few con-
frmations were of minor character.
HoUsE-The Speaker laid before the House
the Presidents message announcing his ap
proval of the oleomargarine bill, and it was
read and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means; also message from the Presi-
dent transmitting the papers in the Cutting
case, ana IL was f6I6rf6u TO the COnm1Gl6e
on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, presented the
conference report on the river and harbor
bill and it was read. The statement accom-
panying the report states that the bill as re-
ported from the conference appropriated
$14, 473, 900. The Sandy Bay, New York
harbor and Potomac flats items remain in the
bill. No appropriation is made for the Hen
nepin canal, but board of three engineers
is required to consider the value of the pro
posed canal to the commerce of the country.
A proviso is attached that nothing in this
clause shall be construed committing the
government to the improvement. No appro-
priation is made for the Sturgeon Bay or
Portage lake canals, but board is required
to report as to the facts connected with their
construction. The report was agreed to;
yeas 121, nays SO.
Mr.. Burnes, of Missouri, submitted the
conference report upon the deficiency bill
and after debate it was agreed to.
Mr.. Morrison submitted the conference re-
port on the surplus resolution and asked that
it be printed in the Record, stating that he
would call it up hereafter; agreed to.
Mr.. Randall submitted a report the
sundry civil bill and obtained unanimous
consent to proposition that the session be
extended until the bill shall have been dis
posed Of The report was read and Mr.. Hol-
man, of Indiana, wished consideration post
poned until to morrow, saying that the in
creased appropriations for the salaries of Off
GERS were unexampled.
Mr.. Randall replied that most of the Off
GERS whose salaries were increased were in the
land office.
The report was agreed to; yeas 1876, nays
&c.
The House at o'clock adjourned.
THE WAR CLOUD GROWING.
All Mexican Men-of-War Ordered
Home From Foreign shores.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 3.-The Mexican
man of war La Liberia, which has been lay
ing in port several months for repairs
and which was to have remained until the
latter part of September, has received orders
to leave this week for Vera Cruz and there
await further orders. This sudden order is
surprise to the officers of the ship, but they
say all Mexican men of-war anchored in
foreign ports have been called home since
the Cutting and Rasures matter has assumed
threatening shape. The Mexican consul
positively refuses to talk on the matter, but
other Mexicans are of the opinion that war is
possible, if not probable. They comment Sc
verely on the action of the House Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs in instructing Secre-
tary Bayard to again demand the uncOndl-