Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Pours Hot Shot Into the
House for Dilatoriness in Pass.
ing appropriations.
House Fails TO Pass Over the Veto the
Bill to Quit the Title of Settlers on
the Des Moinss River.
XIX congress
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July L. Mr.. Muller,
from the committee on agriculture, re-
ported back without amendments the
house bill taxing oleomargarlne, and
gave notice that he would call it up for
action after passage OF the appropriations
bill.
MIR. Jones of Arkansas stated that
Senators George, Gibson, Fair and him
self, a minority Of the committee, dis
sented from the report
! Mr.. Riddleberger introduced a pre.
amble and bill for reduction by 25 per
cent Of salaries of cabinet officers, senat-
ors and members, and addressed the
senate In its advocacy. lie said that dis
i cussions on $1,000 clerkships and such
things were sufficient justification to
! hope it would become law
at the next session Of congress. If they
were to commence reductions of S1200
clerks and to conclude With the reduction
of per.diem labor 1t seemed to him they
should go back and begin at the head.
| The bill was referred to the committee
on finance.
Mr.. Allison called up the house Joint
resolution extending appropriations for
ten days.
Mr.. Edmunds called attention to this
way of doing business and to prevent this
state OF affairs. For several years APP
preparation bills were not sent to the
senate in time to have them
properly considered, and when
they came to the president
ne had no time to examine them, but had
either to sign blindly or veto them
blindy. He gave a list of the dates on
which appropriation bills were received
"a hn lact
congresses, and said this was not credit
to congress. II congress could not better
administer the public business in this
most important feature, the proper con
troll of public money, it was not deserv
Ing the confidence of the people.
He thought, therefore, that the
senate ought to take some
lawful, constitutional and respectful way
to see II 1t cannot get on with the impor-
tant public business in reasonable, re-
spectacle and satisfactory manner. II
they could not bring themselves into bet
ter fashions about this business, he
should rather the wheels of the govern
ment stop by refusing to pass this JOINT
resolution. The passing of such reso-
luton was very confusing and mis-
chievous practice.
Mr.. Beck stated that an extension for
ten days was simply absurd. The sun
dry civil bill had not yet reached the
senate, ana that bill alone would require
at least three weeks for its consideration
Since throwing grass had no effect, he
was in favor OF trying the efficacy of
! stones, and he thought 1t would do no
harm to let the departments close for
Z week.
! After further discussion the Joint reso-
, luton was amended by extending the
J time to fifteen days, and was then passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the legislative appropria ton bill.
The bill was reported back to the SEN
ate with all amendments on which sep
arate votes were not demanded but were
agreed to In bulk. Reserved amendments
are to be voted on to morrow under the
flve.minute debate rule.
The senate then adjourned.
THE HoUeE.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The house went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Reagan
OF Texas in the chair, on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. When the committee
rose the house concurred In the senate
amendments to the joint resolutio npro-
viding temporarily for the expenses Of
the government.
Inc veto bill TO quit the title OF settlers
On Inc DesMOlneR river land was laid be-
fore the house. The presidents message
having been read, Mr. Payson of Illinois
presented reasons why the bill should be
passed over the presidents veto, which,
he said, was based on the total misappre-
hension of the facts in the case and of the
end sought TO be accomplished by the
measure.
Mr.. Oates of Alabama moved TO refer
the bill and message to the committee on
Judiciary, Lost, yeas l09, nays l49.
The speaker announced that the question
required on the passage of the bill not
withstanding the objection of the presi-
dent. The house resolved this question
In the negative, yeas l6l, nays 81, not
constitutional two-thirds.
The committee of the whole then re-
/ sumed its session. The sundry civil bin
was reported to the house. The amend.
ments were agreed to in a bulk, except
: those relating to the issue of small green.
backs and small silver certificates, which
were agreed TO without division. The
Oil then passed and the house adjourned
Hung Jury.
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