Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-07
CONGRESSIONAL :


SENATE.
In the senate July 28th, Mr.. Mcmillan
from the conference committee on the river
and harbor bill, reported thatthe committee
had been unable to agree. The chair, Mr..
Sherman, therefore laid before the senate
a message from the house, to the effect that
il had instructed It's cOnferees to insist
striking from the bill the items as to the
portage lake and Lake Superior ship canal,
the Lake Michigan and Hennepin canal, the
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal,
the Mississippi river Improvements and the
Potomac river improvements Mr.. Plumb
offered an amendment appropriating $780,
coo to enable the secretary Of the navy to
provide additional tools and machinery for
the finishing and assembling of heavy ord
nance at the Washington navy yard. The
senate then took up the surplus joint rssolu-
ton and thereupOn adjourned.
In the senate July 18th, the consideration
Of the house joint resolution to apply the
surplus in the treasury to the payment Of
the public debt was taken up. Mr. Allison,
who had reported back the resolution from
the committee on finance, opened the de-
bate. He asserted his belief that by
the statutes Of 1865 and 1882. there had
been a devotion or dedication of $780,
OOO,OOO to be held IN the treasury Tor
the purpose Of maintaining at par in coin all
the paper money issued by the government.
The house joint resolution known as the
Morrison resolution proposed IN absolute
terms to set apart and devote 500, 600 OOOfOr
the specific purpose of redseming United
States notes and for no other purpose what
ever. If that joint resolution should pass
without the dotting of an app or the cross
ing Of ''I'' il would stand in the pathway
of the secretary Of the treasury IN managing
the current business. If the secretary
should undertake to use any portion
of that 800, 900, goo for current obligations,
q, would violate q distinct and clear prOVis-
ion of law. Therefore il was that the COM
mittee on finance had thought it wise to re-
serve a further working fund of $4,000, co.,
Mr.. Plumb advocated the resolution as it
came from the house. He believed reserve
Of $50, 900 amply sufficient. be was IN
favor of taking away from the secretary OF
the treasury that discretion which hs now
had, and which he (the secretary insisted
should be left with him. He was infavor Of
lettingths people, who elect their represen-
tativss to congress, say, from time to time,
what the interests of the country require.
Adjourned.
July 81, the senate took up the Hoar reso-
luton, from the library committee for
the appointment Of a commission to enquire
into the eZpedienoy of and plan for the eel
ebration of the hundrsdth anniversary of the
constitution and four hundrsdth Of the dis
cOysry Of America. Mr.. Plumb, from the
committee On public lands reported back a
house bill to declare a forfeiture OF the
lands OF the New Orleans, Baton Rouge,
and FicEsburg railroad company. Calendar.
The senate then went into executive session.
When the doors reopensd the senate ad-
iourusds The senate IN secret session re-
feoted By considerable majority the nom1-
nation Of w. o. Aiatheua5 OF Albany 70 be
recorder Of deeds for the District Of Coluna-