The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-04

over from the House fractional and
incomplete. II would find, for ex-
ample, a page OF regular estimates,
one-third Of the items on which bad
been left out, while there was no diff
ference in point Of merit between
these omitted and those included.
This did give rise TO statements more
or less decamatory in another branch
OF the government as TO tho extrava-
gance OF the Senate while the f5ct wss
the Senate was very careful TO put in
nothing that was not necessary to the
running OF the government. There
we're impatient uterancss at being
charged with these increased appro'
priations, and he was bound to say
for the Committee on Appropriations
that in dealing with this subject 1t had
not been treated as a party matter, the
Democratic members having mani
tested the same impatience as the
Republicans.
senator Edmunds read from the
book estimates the items Of the de-
ficiency estimated for by the heads OF
departments, aggregating mora than
1900, 900, and said II was we'll known
when the regular appropriation bills
were passed last year that the sums
appropriated were inadequate TO the
necessities Of the government as 1t is
today, but they were not increased be-
cause an opportunity was wanted to
tell the "dear people, the working
men," how economical Congress had
been.
The report was agreed 10.
Senator Allison, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported back the
Joint resolution approprlating $4,000
additional for the purchase OF lands
for a sits for the Congressional Library.
Senator Plumb objected to its pres
ent consideration, and 1t was placed
on the calendar.
Senator Allison also reported back
the House Joint resolution to continue
the appropriations temporarily.
TlSenator Plumb and Senator Edmun ls
objected to its present consideration.
Senator Allison asked that the oh
lection be withdrawn, and stated Chat
If the resolutions were not passed
those employees whose compensation
is provided for In the sundry civil bill
could not be paid for the time inter
vening between the last day OF July
and the day when that bill would re.
ceive the Presidents signature.
Senator Plumb declined to with
draw the objection, being willing, he
said, to leave with the House the re-
sponsibility for its tardinefs Ia eend-
ing appropriation bills to the Senate.
The change OF rule in the House, by
which seven or eigit OF the general
appropriation bills were taken from
the Appropriation Committee, had not
gone deep enough. He might partic-
uarlze to chow where the blame
rested, but as the House tolerated an
autocracy which controlled it's bust,
ness 1t became itself responsible for all
the delay. The joint resolution WAS
placed on the calendar.
Senator Allison, from the same
committee, reported back the House
adjournment resolution, with an
amendment changing the time from
the Goth OF July ~ 4 O'Clock pm. on
the 4tb OF August,
Senator Hoar expressed his dissent
TO the passage of this OF any other adj.
iournment res lluion until the Senate
had considered the bill reported by
him from the Judiciary Committee on
April 10th ioy inquests under ma
tionol authority. He referred TO the
massacTes during the last few years in
Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi and other Southern States,
and stated that In every one Of these
cFses, so far as was shown the people
of the North by the press, negro ard
Republican Was the victim and a
Democrat and a white man the sg.
greesor. II any OF these outrages had
been perpetTated on any American
citizen in Mexico or Canada Congress
would not anjourn until it ha1 made
provision to put the national licenses
IN condition fer war
Senator Kenna prested aga INST the
speech made by the Senator from
Massachusetts, in the closing hours OF
the session. Tnat spesch would 90
into the Record and would 20 into the
campaign as q bloody ehiIt campaign
document with n fraud on it), car
ried free through the mails for the
purpose of aglaing sectional senti-
mems and feelings which, $ far as he
was concerned, were dead, and would
remain so forever.
Senator Salisbury expressed his
surprise that Senator with the eX,
| perienoe Of the Senator from Malsa,
chusetts should have so far Departed
from all legislative proprety as to in
| jet into the discussion of an adjourn.
menb resolution the virulence Of such
n speech from the exhibition made by
the Republican Senators while the
speech waB being made, many
Senators having left their seats
He knew that ii hadn't the
approval OF those with whom the
Senator wa5 politically affiliated
He exonerated thel Senator's party
from sll completely with the grave inn
propriety manifested by the Sena.
tor fron Massachusetts,, but he EN-
phasized his condemnation Of the
Representative of the Senator's at
tempt to make political capital for hi
party when there was no opportunity
to reply TO IT,
Senator Eusti5 denied that II singl,
Outrage had taken place in the Stat,
of Louisiana for many years pas
which hadn't been the subject OF in
YES ,igation, discussion and decisions
He wouldn't stop now 10 discuss sue /
sale subject At the proper tim,
he would be found prepared TO deienC
the white people of the State of LouisI
ana against any such accusation as BAG
been made by the Senator. He
couldn't recall a single occurrence,
eince 1876 in that State that required
the enactment of such a bill, On tai
contrary, peace, quietude and con
tentment had prevailed among all th'
people Of the State OF Louisiana, IRE
speCtive oi race, classes or conditions
Senator Hosr Why, then, object b
having the matter judiCially esCer
taaed by Uni ed States couu2
Senator EuStis That involves al
entirely different question. l dom
consider the bill constitutional.
don't consider that n judge has an,
such duty to perform, duty that /
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