Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-02
TIE DaY IN CONGRESS-.
4 PropssItien - Reduce
the Rig Salaries.
Ths OIsOmarsarins BIN Reported in ths
senaas-Pssaras Il tAs RsbsEisa.
ApprsprintIuus Extsaasa fer
Finesa Daya


WkEHnaroz, Jnly l--MiIlsE. from the
Committse On A9rienlture, reported
back without ame1dment tha House
bill taxinR oleom8rRarine, and gave ne
ties that be would call 4 up for action
afIer ihs passage ef tie appropriation
bills.
Ionss, az Arkansas, stated that Sena-
toFs George Gibson, Fair and himself.
the majority af TIE COMMITTEES, dissent
ed from the seport.
RiddslbsraeF introduced preamble
and bill for q reduction BY Is per cent
of salaries Of CAhinat olhoers. Senator'S
and members. He aaid thai Discussions
on el200 elerkships aud such things
wsEe sufleient 20 justify The hope that
tbs bill waula bee0me . Law at sha next
session Of OonRress. II theg we're 20
eommenee With FednofioRs Of SI200
clerks aud 10 conclnde With reduoiions
Of per dism labor, Il seemed 10 him that
they should 20 back and begin q the
head.
Ths bin uas referred 70 The Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr.. Allison called 40 ths Hoaas ioiut
resolution extending appropriations for
Ten days Altar discussion on the reso-
lution Il VS. amended by extending tie
time 20 hfteen dAya and vas then pass
ed. The Senate resumed the oonaidera-
ton Of the Legislative Appropriation
bill A long discussion took plaoe on q
Uoint Of order e. 70 whether the amend-
ment 70 insert the words, Gin full oom-
penaation," waa or was not in oonhict
with the rule. The Ohair submitted
the question 20 the Senate and the
amendment vas decided 10 Be h order,
and Il was agreed 10.
A still longer discussion took place On
the proposition Of the COMMITTEES on ap.
propriations 20 strike ont q paragraph
Tor ofliss work connected with The pub
lication Of ths records Of the rebellion.
lt being charged that thOse records Wgra
not edited With impaFtiAlity and we're
not connnea 70 the records Of the war
periods. A particalar instance Of this
vas dwelt upon, namely, thai Of Fitz
John Porter. The matter in the para
graph vas finally retained, bat With q
proyiso restricting the publication 10
ootemporansons events Of the var. and
another pFoviso directing the pnblioa-
tion Of the evidenee in she Porter case
and report thereon ~ Judge Advocate
General Hoit. Tue bill vas reported
back 70 the Senate. All the amend
menis on which separate votes were NOT
demanded, were agreed 70 in bulk.
The reserved amendments are 10 Be
voted on tomorrow under the I've min
ute debate rule.
WAsHnaroE, July 1.-The Speaker
laid before the House q message from
The Senate announcing that that body
had passed over the Presidents veto
the bill 30 qniet title Of settlers on She
Dss Moinea river land.
Oates moved 10 refer the bill and mes
SAGE 20 the Oommittee on Judiciary.
Lest, 100 10 It9, and the Speaker an
nounoed that the question reourrsd on
The passage Of the bill notwithstandinR
the objections Of th President.
The House resolved this question ia
the negative, yeas 160, nays 9l-not the
constitutional two-thirds vote in the
Affirmative. The Housa then vent int
Committee Of the whole on The sundry
civil appropriation bill.
Hiscook, Of New York, criticised the
appropriation fer the public printing
olioe as being inadequate, and warned
the Democratic side that this pFefeuse
OF economy would have no other result
than TO swell the deficiency which must
be provided for next year.
After q lengthy debate Of political
nalure, Randall, acting under instruo-
tions from committee on appropria-
sions, offered an amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 TO meet the expenses OF
the Inauguration Of The statue sf Lib !
eFty EaliQhenine the World. Hewitt,
Of New York, offered q substitute, ap-
propriatiug &i06, 900 for that purp0ss.
He0itt'a substitute vas slightly modi
hed and agreed 10. yeas ll6, nays -.
Committee then rose and reported the
bin 70 the Hoaae. fhe amendments
we're agreed 20, In bulk, except those
relating to the Issue Of small green
backs and small silver certificates,
which we're agreed 10 without division
aha Batholdi Statue amandment, which
vas rejected l08 10 106. The bill was
thsn uas1ad and the House adiouFned.