The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-01
WASHINGTON.
DESUTTORY AND LONG
wINDED DISCUSSION IN
BOTH HOUSES.
A WITTY DEBATE ON BUYING
NEW FURNITURE FOR THE
WHITE HOUSE.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 2g.-1he senate A., on mo-
tion of Mr.. Plumb, resumed consideration of the
nrasdent's veto of the bill to quiet the titles of
settlers on Des Moues lands, and after arguments
bv Evarts in support of the veto, and by Allison
and Wilson in favor of the BILL it was passed over
the PRESIDENTS veto by the requisite twO-thirds
vote yeas, "a; nays, Is,
Mr. Plumb suhm tied the conference report on
the army appropriation bill.
The bill now appropriates about S1A OOn less
than it did when 1t passed the house. The report
was agreed TO.
Mr. Allison submitted conference report on the
bill to amend the Pacific railroad acts, and it was
agreed TO.
The senate then, on motion of Mr.. Allison, pro-
ceded tO consider the bill, making appropriations
for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses
Of the government.
Some amendments reported by the committee
on an appropriation increasing the clerical force OF
the state Department. were the occasion OF
discussion in which the anomaly was commented
on hv the republican senators, Messrs. Edmu.ds,
T1,aIIs ana Hale. that the democratic head of the
department could not get the necessary increase c
but was forced to come to the appropriation com
mittee Of the senate for it.
Mn ingalls, said in reference to 1t that the chair,
man of the house appropriation committee would
be going on the stump and claiming that the
efforts of the democratic house TO prevent eXtrava
g,nce had been thwarted by arepublcan senate.
Mr. Hale referred to it as the publicity proc aim
ed confession on the part of those who had been
arragning the republican party for extravaganza; !;
that there was no foundation for the charge.
Mr.. COckTell declared that the necessity
for the increase came from charitable
desire of the secretary of state to retain in pay an
old superannuated public servant, who was re
publican (Reteuing to Assistant Secretary Hun
Mr.. Dawes denied this old official was repub-
lican He had been appointed by democratic ad-
ninistratiun and had been retained by democratic
and republican administrations alike. Quite a
sharp debate ensued. which was closed by Mr..
COckrell, with the remark that the administration
needed no defender in the senate The people of
the United states would live to bend their knees
in everlasting IA rnkfulness to Almighty God that
Grover Cleveland had become president of the
United States. He was an honest man, g brave
man, a true man He was doing all that any one
mortal being could do to give the people of the
United States an honest, fearless, economical and
constitutional administration
The discussion having closed, the amendments
on which 1t was based were agreed to.
Mr. Allison having intmated his Willingness to
let the bill 20 over till tomorrow, Mr.. Edmunds
suggested sarcastically that the senate should no
delay the passage of the bill, because the president
judging from the time it occupied him to approve
sixty pension bills and to veto fifty pension bills
would require at least half an hour to consider al
the items of the Legislative appropriation bill.
Mr. Plumb from the conference committee OF
The bill making appropriations for the department
of agriculture, submitted report, which wa
Mr. Allison gave notice he would ask tn,
senate to finish toe legislative bill tomorrow.
The senate adjourned.
Mr. Glover, of Missouri, asked to discharge thu
committee on expenditures in the treasury depart
neut from further consideration of the resolution
offered by him some weeks ago, calling upon th
secretary OF the treasury for his reason for refusing
90 submit to tire house the papers in the case o
Richard y. Lancaster, of Missouri.
a motion to discharge the committee was lost
AZ to Il,
OF the conference committee on the pension appro
prlation bill, and u was agreed to.
Mr. Burns, of Missouri, from the committee OF
appropriations, reported the general deficiency bill
and it was referred to the committee OF the whole
IL appropriated &c. 62S45. The house then wen
into committee of the whole lMr Reagan, of Texas
in the chair on the sundry civil bills.
Mr. Springer, Of Illinois, moved to increase iron
500 to 52OO't0 The appropriation for protectin
public lands and fraudulent entry. Mr.. Syringe
said his desire was to uphold the hands OF Com
missioner Sparks and Secretary Lamar in thei
efforts to expose lr luds perpetrated on the publ
domain, and tC reclaim the thousands of million
Of acres from the frauds of syndicates After tn
debate Mr. springer withdrew his motion, and
motion made by Mr.. Laird, of Nebraska, to strik
out the clause was rejected. .
Mr. Carey OF Wyoming, defended the cattl
growers and settlers in Wyoming from the abus
that had been showered upon them. He declare
there we're just as honest and upright men as coul
lenged the production of evidence, except tha
made by lawyers and perjurers which would sho'
they had prevented any man from settling on an
pu6ttsl-seCtiUn Of land o ven to settlement ii
Feuen in Wyoming, setting forth that the fence
around the public lands we're not erected as bal
rier to any party who might wish to enter Tor Sc
Element under The homestead or preemptlon laws
The constant abuse of the people OF the west, II
said, came with poor grace from the gentlema
from Indiana Holman), when in that stat
100000 acres we're claimed as swamp LANDS, 0
nc strength of few frog puddles
Mr Hepburn, of Iowa. criticised the items al
propriaunc IN aggregate of $4,000 for new fu
ntgge for Ae eHeGuys manfCn log I caff for UI oS M
Incidental expenses. What, he said, could u
present head of the administration, welded as !
vas to Jeifersonian simplicity, want with SSS,W oO
Tor furniture and flowers? The president won
not tolerate such a useless expenditure IL W
known that when he addressed himself 10 u
thankIess duty of yetoing the pension bills OF SIX
by hls official oath, constrained by his official dut
and forced b.. JetfersOnian simpl1cit
Yet those pensiOn bills aggrTeggatt reg =
less than $1,000, one fourth of the sum whlcn u
committee was trying to force upon MIN 10 eHpe
for furniture and flowers.
Mr. Randall remarked that the bill approprlatt
$4,000 for repairs and furniture for the execntl
mansion while in 1888, 5000 0, and in 1881, So,
had been appropriated for like purpose, :" u
the committee was in the line of Jefersonlan 81
plicity. Next year, perhaps, 1t would 40 oeu'
The committee should remem9er mere was ane re
ter and applausel. ill., uoo =
Pending further action the committee rose, a
MI BlOunt, of Georgia. submitted conleI a ~ -
puIh III Lue pOelohCe IT. op,a,
agreed to- The senate recedes from the aneI
srient which authorized the postmaster genera, d
contract for inland and foreign steamboat IL, IN
service when it can be combined IN one one TO-
where the foreign office is not more than 2Oo mi mi
distant from the domestic office, on the same ter
as steamboat service The senate also recedes II
the amendment increasing by $500 tne app
priation for the railway postal car service !
senate also recedes from the foreign mail serV
amendment, known as the subsidy amendment, e6to
M, MI bisgg m r. Oh & mlscons ennEonration bill and it
agreed to. "a.
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri submitted Gontere
report the agricultural appropriation DILL ah
Was agreed TO-.
The house then adjourned