The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-30
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. June 2!

WASHINGTON, June 20.
A resolution for inquiry of the cost of pub
lie printing, binding, engraving, hthograph-
ing, etc, was adopted
the Presidents veto of the bill to quiet titles
of settlers on Des Moines land, and Mr..
EyartS argued in support OF the Veto
Mr. Camden, rising to a question OF per
sonal privilege, pronounced as entlrely 1aise
an article in Cincinnati newspaper on the
subject of the proposed Payne investigation,
stating in effect that Camden was prepared
to pay $4,000 each for votes necessary TO
carry the, Senate for Payne In the interest OIL
the Standard Oil Company.
Messrs. Allison and Wilson of Iowa, 1.-THE
question was taken and the bill was passed
over the Presidents veto by the requisite
two-thirds majority-yeas "a, nays 10. Inc
vote in detail follows:
Yeas-Allison, Beck. Berry, Blackburn, Blair,
Call, Cameron, Chace, Coekerell Coke, Conger,
Dawes Eustis, George, Hale, Harrison, Hoar,
ingalls,, Jones of Arkansas, Mcmillan, Malone
Plumb Riddleberger, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman,
Spooner, Teller, Walthall. and Wilson of Iowa
Nays-Brown, Butler, Colquitt, Edmunds,
Evarts, Gray, Hampton, Hawley, McPherSon,
Miller, Platt Ransom, Vance, Vest, and Whit
thorne-16.
Mr.. Plumb submitted the conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill.
The conference report was received and
Mr. Allison explained that the bill now ap-
propriates $150,000 less than it did as 1t
passed the House The report was agreed
to.
Mr.. Allison submitted the conference re-
port on the bill to amend the Pacific railroad
acts. Agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
bill making appropriations for the leglsia-
tive, executive and judicial expenses OF the
government. Some amendments reported by
the committee on appropriations, increasing
the clerical force of the State Department,
caused discussion, in which 1t was comment
ed on by Republican Senators (Messrs.
Fdmunds, Ingalls, and Hale) that the Demo-
Gratis at the head of the departments, could
not get the necessary increase from the ap-
preparation committee of the House, but was
forced to come to the appropriation commit
tee of the Senate for it.
Mr.. Hale referred to it as a publicly pro-
claimed confession on the part OF those who
had been arraigning the Republican party
for extravaganza that there was no founda-
ton for the charge
Mr.. Cockrell declared that the necessity
for the increase came from the charitable
desire of the Secretary of State to retain in
pay an old superannuated public servant,
who was Republican (referring to Assist
ant Secretary Hunter)
Mr. Evarts took exception to Mr.. Cock
relPs characterization of Mr.. Hunter, who
Mr. Evarts said had served the government
nearly sixty years through all administra-
tions He was still valuable public SER
want, though over so years old and not In
robust health.
Mr. Cockrell denied that he had intended
to reflect on Mr.. Hunter, for whom he had
the greatest respect and admiration.
The discussion having closed the amend
ments on which it was based were agreed to.
The bill then went over till tomorrow,
when Mr.. Allison will call for vote upon 1t.
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference committee
on the post office appropriation. BILL, sub
mitted a report, which was agreed to without
discussion and without yea and nay vote.
Mr. Malone, from the conference commit
tee on the bill making appropriations for the
Department of Agriculture, submitted re-
port, which was agreed to.
MI. Allison stated that the two Houses ;s
would be obliged tomorrow to pass a joint
resolution extending the appropriations of
the current year until the egsatiiyiei tive bl1 bll
and the District of Columbia appropriation
bill should become laws. Mr. Allison ID de- 2
clared that whatever responsibility there is
for having to pass joint resolution extend
ing the appropriations does not rest on the
Senate.
The Senate at 6.15 o'clock adjourned.