New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-30
IN con alder the subject After lively discussion ho
was granted more time to deal with the matter
WRESTLING WITH THE APPROPRIATIONS.
ARMY, POSTAL. PENSION AND AGRICULTURAL BILLS

ARMY. POSTAL, PENSION AND AGRICULTURAL BILLS
PAssED-oTuERs DELAYED
WAsHJNGToy June 20 dh.-Chalrman
Randall does not push the sundry civil Dill WIN MS
usua, energy on the contrary hs dawdes 10 AL oAo"
which Indicates that he IL willing TO waste Time Az lpo
pese rate the bill will not pass tho House before
Thursday night, and tomorrow is tho Iast DAY OF tne
fiscal year. good deal Of time was consumed to-day
in the discussion OF items relating TO the pnoho iabus
service. and among them al amendment W mn
Springer to Increase from 100000 10 500
600 tho appropriation to prevent aepre'
da,,ons on tho public lands. MI. Hiscock
made br,.k speech In which he charged that the OK
,rav,oant Increase demanded was to enable General
Sparks TO distribute more literally among
Democrats in districts repre>cnteu oy oPri"s'' ~
othsrpatriot. nost OF whom stubbvgnly opposed the
reasonable appro prations asked by the n'
the Republicans controlled the House Inc now aPFv''
ments would be made regardless OF the Civil Service
law or course Mr. Springer denied that he had ever
harbored thought OF patronage" and declared that
his sole desire to protect the public domain An
hour was devoted general deba Oh The items TOT 'ho
.upport Of the Geological Survey, which Important
branch OF the public service brsky attacked ana
warmly defended Mr. Hepburn OF Iowa. Criticised inc
tems an aggregate OF about S29ooo Tor
new furniture for the Executive Mansion, Tor the care o
the houses tho White House and for general ih
cdental expenses. What he asked. could tho pr'se"'
mead of the Administration welded. as he was to Jeer
flowers Mr.. Randall remarked that the bill appropri
ated 900 for repairs and furniture for the Execu
tive Mansion. while IN 1888 $4,000 AMI In 1854
$4,000. had been appropriated for lKe purpose 30
that the committee In the line OF Jefersonah sim-
plicity. Next year perhaps 1t would do better. mo
committee should remainder that there was very aoi9
hous eeper at the White House now lLaughtcr ana
applause. A., Dan
Tho House agreed to conference reports on the rem
sion Army Agricultural and Postal Appropriation DIS
On that named Senate recedss from tho anehu-
mrnt which authorizes tho Postmasterien"ra 10 con
tract for inland and foreign steamboat mall service
when be combined in route. where the oeish
Office IA not more than 200 miles distant from the 40
service The Senate also recedes from the foreign mall
The Senate to-day concurre In the conference report
on the ARMY Appropriation bill aud Pacific Railroad
Act and then took the legislative. Executive aha
Judicial Appropriation bills brisk discussion occurred
over an to the last named measure giving
the state Department some Items not GRANTED oy
the House Some sighting mention or Chlef CierR
Hunter was made by Mr.. Cockre. to when MI Evarts
Piled This bill then went over untn tomorrow Con.
ference reports the Post Office Appropriation Dill ana
that for Agricultural Department were aRrrei To-
Mr. Allison said tho two houses would Ds ooigeu W.
morrow pass joint resolution extending inc appro
pations OF the year until the Legislative pil
inc Naval Appropriation bill, the Sundry Civil D ana
the District OF Columbia Appropriation Dill should DC
come laws