The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-03

sition in which the Senate placed the House. on
these forfeiture bills. He was not ready to have
a thumb-screw put upon him by the Senate or
any conceivable form Of railroad power The
question presented was. whether the House
would maintain its position. or give way to the
railroad power in the Senate.
Mr. Weaver. Of Iowa, Endorsed Mr. Ander
sons remarks, and favored sending the bill to q
conference committee
Mr. Adams, of Illinois, thought that the
amendment should be non concurred in. as he
saw no reason for excepting the Gulf d Ship
Island road from the operations of a bill which
applied to other railroads in exactly the same
condition
Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi, declared that
Mr. Anderson's intimaten that the Senate was
controlled by railroad influences was unjust and
unjustifable.
The amendment was finally agreed to--154 to
81
Mr.. Harmer, of Pennsylvania, presented pc
tition signed by 1900 Knights of Labor of the
Fifth congressional district of Pennsylvania,
urging the passage of bills now pending before
Congress calculated to protect the interests of
labor. Referred.
On motion of Mr. Cobb, of Indiana, the Sem
ate amendments were non-concurred in to the
bill repeating the presumption, timber-culture
and desertland laws and Messrs. Cobo Stone of
Missouri, and Payson, were appointed as confer
ees
Mr.. Taulbee. of Kentucky. from the commit
the veto message of the President on the bill
granting pension to Carter w. Tiller.
Mr.. Sawyer, of New York, submitted similar
report on the veto message on the bill granting
pension to Mr. Andrew Wilson. The reports
were ordered printed and laid over for the
present
The House went into committee OF the whole
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia. in the chair-on
the general deficiency bill. There was no gene
raj debate, and the bill was forthwith read for
amendments.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, offered an amend
| ment making an appropriation for the payment
of the claims of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company for the transportation of troops to
Panama in June, 1885 He maintained that 1t was
the duty of Congress to pay this claim. which
had accrued by reason of the order of President
Cleveland, under the statute, sending troops to
Panama to protect the property of American
citizens. Not to provide the appropriation would
be to cast a censure upon the President The
amendment was agreed to-76 to AZ.
The clause making an appropriation of 1868
for deficiency in the expenses of the board of
visitors to the Naval Academy in June 1885,
having been reached, Mr. Burnes, of Missouri,
sent to the Clerks desk and had read voucher
submitted by the disbursing officer at Annapo-
lis, giving itemized statement of the expenses
incurred Much merriment was INDUCED in as
the Clerk read list of eatables and drinkables
including sardnes, turtles spring chickens old
chickens. eggs, squash, beer, cognac Santa
Cruz rum and Appolinaris.
Mr.. Cannon called attention to the fact that
the congressional visitors were not subject to
criticism in this connection; whatever blame
there was, attached to the officers of the acad-
| envy, who expended the money
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine stated the mann ar in
which the visitors at Annapolis wee enter
| tanned, liz order to show that no FAULT attached
| to the disbursing officer OF the academy. and
protested against this 'damnable iteration" OF a
| provision list. The government was bound to
entertain the visitors suitably.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, offered an amendment
| providing that none of this sum, or other appro-
| priation made by Congress for the expenses of
the board of visitors shall be used to pay for in
| toxcating liquors.
Mr.. Findlay, of Maryland opposed the amend
nent contending that the dealers who had fur
| nshed the liquors in accordance with orders
ought to be paid
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, thought the Guar
| termaster at Annapolis should not be blamed for
| the purchases. He had not bought anything
that the visitors did not want. If an attack was
| to be made by reason of the purchase of beer
rum and brandy, the attack should be made on
the board, and not upon the officer who suppl ed
| them.
| The amendment was adopted-79 to 49,
| Mr. Alien. of Mississippi, attacked the quar-
| termaster at Annapolis, for having run up liquor
bills, and said that their settlement was ques-
| ton between the Quartermaster and the grocer
| Mr.. Adams. of New York, inquired whether
| the gentleman would refuse to pay the grocer
for the article furnished, to which Mr. Allen re-
piled with the declaration that every grocer in
tho country knew that intoxicating liquors were
not a necessary expense of board of visitors.
Mr.. McComas. of Maryland, in speaking to
| the clause making deficiency appropriation for
the fees of witnesses and jurors. called attention
| to the steady increase in the appropriations re-
| quired for this purpose.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, and Mr.. Rogers of
| Arkansas. favored the m aking of ample appro-
| priations for the running of United States
Courts, anc cited instances where poor witnesses
| suffered great hardship by reason Of The appro-
| priations being insufficient.
Dir. Dockery, of Missouri in speaking to the
paragraph relating to the Navy Department
submitted some remarks in which he contrasted
the condition of the navy in 1866 with its condi-
ton to-day In 1866 there were 800 serviceable
vessels in the navy; today there were but
eighty seven vessels and of these the Secretary
of the Navy certified that only thirty seven
were serriceable During these twenty years
$4l9 600, 900 had been expended for the naval es-
Enlistment. of which 800 000 900 had been ex-
pended for construction and repairs.
After finishing 43 of the 100 pages of the bill
the committee rose and the House took recess
until o'clock, the evening session to be for con-
sideration of pension bills.
At its evening session the House got into a
deadlock, and, without traEsacting any business
at Ills adjourned.
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