Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-26
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in the house on June 18th the committee
on invalid pensions, reported back, with
amendments, the senate bill for the relief of
soldiers OF the late war nOnOrably dlscharg-
ed after three months service, and who are
disabled and dependent on their CWu labor
for support. Committee on NIe whole. The
house then went into a committee of the
whole, Blount of Georgia, IN the chair, ON
the Legislative appropriation bill. The
pending amendment was that offered Dy
O'Neill, of Missouri, restoring the salary of
the assistant treasurer at st. Louis to $+,-
500, the amount appropriated by the bill
being $4,000. Adopted after considerable de-
bate. Mr.. Laird, OF Nevada, moved to strike
out the crause appropriating $1,000 to pay
the per diem or inspectors and clerks or the
general land Office to investigate fraudulent
land entries. Rejected. On motion of Mr..
IhrOckmOrtOn5 OF Texas, the salary of tn
commissioner af pensions was gZed at 81, Geo.
The committee then rose and the house ad-
iOurned.
In the house on June 10th, on motion of
Mr.. IhrOckmOrtOn. of Texas, senate bill
authorizing the DeuI6On 81 Mashlua railroad
company to construct a road through the In
dian Territory was passed. Mr.. Morrison,
of Illinois, from the committee on ways and
MEANS reported back adversely a resolution
offered by GrOsYernOr, of Ohio; declaring in
favor of the restoration of the wool tariff of
1867; also a resolution offered by Wilkins
of Ohio, expressing the sense of congress as
adverse to any change IN the present wool
tariff. They were laid upon the table. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
An amendment was agreed to, reducing
from $2,050, 600 to 81, 800, 600, the apprOpria-
ton for the salaries and expenses OF agents,
surveyors, gauger5 and stOr6keepers IN the
bureau OF internal revenue. The committee
then rose and reported the bill to the house.
The amendment agreed to IN committee IL
creaslng the compensation of the assistant
treasurers at Chicago St. Louis Boston and
rr-rz TaH al Hrrr
The amendment appropriating $4,000 for
additional emergency clerks messengers
and Watchmen at the treasury at New
York, was also rejected. The other amend
ments were agreed to. and the bill was pass
ed. A bill was passed granting she franklng
privilege to the widow OF Gen. U ). Grant.
Adjourned.
In the house on June 18th, after the con
sideratiOn of some important measures in
committee of the whole motion was made
to take up the Morrison tariff bill for con
sideratiOn. The motion was lost by vote
of 40 to 147. An analysis of the vote shows
that Of the 40 affirmative votes l35 were
cast by democrats and four by republicans
Three of the repub leans are from Minnesota,
Messrs. Nelson's, Strait ana Wakefield, and
thetOurth, Mr.. ames, is one of the New York
representatives. OF the 13G democratic
votes, I'D were cast by representative from
the south and west, and fourteen by repre-
sentatlVes from the eastern and middle
sideration were Messrs. Anderson, Hill and
Cultivate. The New YORK democrats were
Adams, Beach, Belmont, Felix Campbell,
Hewitt and MahOney. TIE Pennsy lvgnia
democrats were Scott, Storm and SwOpe.
Of the 157 negative votes, I'D were cast by
republicans and 30 by democrats OF the
thirty-tive democrats voting in the negative
six came from the southern states, as fol-
lows; Maryland, Fiudley; Louisiana, Gay,
Irons, Il. Martin and Wallace; Alabama,
Martin. The western states contributed
eleven negative votes as follows: Colorado,
HaWley; Illinois, LaWler and Ward; Ohio,
Campbell, Ellsburg, Foran, tieddes, LIE
tevres Seney, Warner and Wilkins. The re-
naming democratic negative votes were cast
by members from New York, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, as follows, New Xork-Ar
mold, Bliss, I. j. Campbell, DOnduey, Mer-
riman, Huller, Pinda, Spriggs, StahlTicke
and Veille, New Jersey-Green, McAdoo
and PidcOck- PennsyIv Boyle Curtin,
EmentrOut, Randall and SoWdeu. OF
the gentleman paired, Aiken, OF
South Carolina has never taken
the oath Of office, having been i'll at the be
ginning Of the session. The only member
absent and impaired vas Frederick, of Iowa,
who was confined TO his home by illness.
Mr. Morrison seemed 70 accept philosophi-
caily his defeat On the tarih bin He said