Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-25

debate and that then the final vote be taken
ou the resolutions. Owing to the uncertainty,
however, as to what senators might wish to
speak and how long a time they might wish
TO occupy no understanding was arrived at ex-
cept somewhat indefinste one that they
should be disposed of before adjournment
Saturday and that in the meantime the debate
be resumed Immediately after the morning
hour.
Mr.. Voorhees, obtained the floor but gave
way for motion to adjourn. He will be the
first TO speak on the resolutions tomorrow
ani will be followed by Mr.. Evarts.
The Senate then, at ) so, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The chaplain this morning PRAYED that
Americans might De Impressed with the ne
cessity of educating their children at home,
in order that they might become inhued with
the principles # free institutions, instead of
abroad where they would become incapaci-
tated from the duties of American citizen
ship.
Mr.. Gotf of West Virginia, from the COM
mittee on naval affairs, reported back reso-
luton calling on the secretary of the navy
for information as to the present condition OF
the Chic ago." Boston" and atlanta" what
and when they will be ready TO be place d in
commission; also what steps have been taken
toward the construction of the two cruisers
and two gunboats authorized by the act of
March 3, 1885, and what time will be re-
CURED TO complete them. Adopted.
Mr.. Anderson of Kansas asked unanimous
consent that an order should be made allow
ing the committee on labor to report for ac-
ton at any time, not to interfere with the
revenue or appropriation bills legislation for
the purpose of providing for arbitration in
strikes on railroads. The order was made
without objection.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the congressional library bill
Mr.. Holman of Indiana offered substitute
for the erection of building whose ultimate
cost shall not exceed Sl,O0O,0O0 upon the
government reservation in Washington.
Pending action the morning hour expired
and the bill resumed its place on the calen-
dar
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
The pending question was on the point of
order raised yesterday by Mr.. Nelson of
Minnesota against the appropriation for the
Salem Indian school.
Mr.. Nelson said that he thought the COM
clause, but he didn't wish to delay the pas
sage of the bill and he therefore withdrew the
point OF order.
Mr.. Peel offered an amendment providing
that no part Of the money appropriated for
the Hampton Indian school shall be used to
educate and maintain any Indian pupil not
now enrolled and in actual attendance at
such school.
Mr.. PeePs amendment was rejected.
The committee then rose and the bill was
sed.-Yeas, 226: nays, 5.
The House Immediately went into IA com
mittee of the whole on the post Office appro-
priatIon bill.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia, chairman of the
committee on post Offices, briefly explained
the provisions of the bill. 1t appropriated.
he said. S54 1926, ,5SS as against the estimate
Of S5f, 1856, 1866, and an appropriation of S53,
700, $3.50 10 the current year. The largest
proportion of this increase over the appro-
priations for the current year occurred IN the
item tor railway mai transportation, the
increase in this item amounting to 81 ,5S5,-
900. This was large increase and was due
to the fact that the appropriation for this
service for the current year was far below
the needs Of the service.
The committee then rose and Mr.. Blount
limited to six hours, which was agreed TO.
The committee then resumed its session.
Mr.. Dockerey of Mssousi quoted from
statistics to show that the average annual per
cent of the increase in appropriations for the
past ten years had been three and Bine-tenths
per cent, whereas the increase in the pending
bill over that of the current year was only
one and one-tenth per cent, while the figures
showed an actual reduction of the annual in
crease of the appropriation of 81 ,092, ,SS9, or
two and eight-tenths per cent.
Mr.. BarrOws of Michigan said that the
amount estimated for the pay of postal clerks
WIS S4, ,S77 900 and the amount appropriated
S4S00 600. The estimate itself was too low,
being made on basis Of allowing postal
clerks of class four salary of Sll00 and OF
class five a salary of Sl300, while they should
receive salaries of Sl20O and Sl4O0 respeC-
lively. These salaries had been r,duced
merely because the appropriations made had
been insufficient. At the last session Con-
gres had appropriated $1,000 for the pur-
pose OF reestablishing those salaries though
il had not been specifically stated in the bill.
The postmaster general had refused to exc
cute the law because this purpose was not
directly specified. Yet the object desired
could not have been accomplished in any
sized the postmaster general for refusing to
expend $4,000 appropriated at the last ses-
sion for foreign mail service, but the admin
istration Of the post Office department, Mr..
Burrow said, was subject to just criticism not
only in regard to these matters but in other
particulars of no little public concern. 1t
had not only nulIifed the law touching the
administration of the postal service both do
nestle and foreign, but with uncommon
efirontry it had deded not only the spirit but
the letter of the civil service law. From the
beginning until this hour the head Of that de-
partme MT had sought everv opportunity not
how he might execute the Law but how he
might defy it He (Burrows) didn't wish to
be understood as intimating that there bad
been any observance of the civil service law
in any department On the contrary it might
be affirmed that in all the departments there
had been an effort to nullify rather than exc
cute it. If there had been any one thing in
the past Is years to which the democratic
party seemed more ardently attached than
another it had been reform in civil service
1t had been, he said in the virtue of such a
profession that the democratic party had
been entrusted with national control, yet in
so days after Cleye eland had entered upon
his office the postmaster general had issued
one of the most remarkable letters that had
ever emanated from any administration. 1t
had been marked confidential" and been
directed to the democracy of Ohio and Vir-
ginia expressing the hope that he would be
able to turn out two postmasters in each
o. A.