Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-30
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
wAsHINGToN. June %. 1886.

| SENATE-The Senate passed the joint reso
luton appointing General William j. Sewel
of New Jersey, General Martin T. McMahol
of New York and Captain ]. N. Mitchell o
| W1nconsin managers of the national home
for soldiers to fill vacancies.
Mr.. Beck introduced bill to authorize
the Postmaster General to appoint and re
move third class postmasters, who are now
| appointed and removed by the President
referred.
| Mr.. Henderson presented letter from
| Senator Morrill, (absent because of illness
stating that he had prepared some remarks
on open executive sessions which he would
like to have read when the question comes
| up. Permission was granted and Mr.. Plat
/ gave notice that he would move to make the
| question special order for some day in
| December.
| The resolution authorizing inquiry into the
cost of public printing, binding, etc., was
| adopted and the Senate then resumed con-
sideration of the Presi lent's veto of the bill
| to quit titles of settlers on the Des Moines
river lands. Mr.. Evarts argued in favor of
| the Veto replying to Mr.. Allison's argument
yesterday in favor of the bill. Messrs. ALI.
son and Wilson, of Iowa, spoke in favor of
| the bill and at the conclusion of their re-
marks the bill was passed over the Presi-
| dents veto; yeas "a, nays 15-(the necessary
two-thirds.)
Yeas-Allison, Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Blair,
Dawes Eustis eoree Hale Harrisou Hoar
gals, Jones ArF2 Mcmillan, Malone henderson,
er, Sawyer seweli sherman, spooner, Teller, wal
thall, Wilson Qa)-34
Gray. Hampton, Hawley Mcpherson, Miller, Plat,
Rawson, Vance, Vest Whitthorne-15.
The conference report on the army appro-
priation bill was agreed to. (The bill now
approprates about $3.50, 900 less than it
passed the House.)
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was then taken up for
consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Allison the conference
reports on the bill to amend the Pacific rail-
road acts SO as to make the roads pay for the
cost of the surveying and selecting land was
agreed to.
Some amendments reported by the Com
missioner on Appropriations increasing the
clerical force of the State department were
the occasion of discussion in which the
anomaly was commented upon by the Repub-
lican Senators (Messrs Edmunds, Ingalls, and
Hale) that Democratic head of a depart
ment could not get the necessary increase
from the Appropriation committee of the
House, but was forced to come to the Ap
preparation committee of the Senate for it.
After the discussion closed, the amendments
on which it was based were agreed to.
Mr.. Allison having intimated his willing
ness to let the bill go over until tomorrow,
Mr.. Edmunds suggested sarcastically that
the Senate should not delay the passage of
the bill because the President, judging from
the time it occupied him to approve sixty
pension bills and veto fifty pension bills,
would require half an hour to consider all
the items in the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference commit
tee on the postofice appropriation bill, sub
n1itted report which was agreed to without
discussion and without yea and nay vote.
Mr.. Malone, from the conference commit
Hill t1a
department of agriculture, submitted
report which was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison gave notice that he would ask
the Senate to finish the legislative appropri
ton bill tomorrow.
Mr.. Plumb inquired whether if that were
the case it would obviate the necessity of a
joint resolution to continue the appropria-
tions.
Mr.. Allison thought not. The two houses
would be obliged to morrow to pass a joint
resolution extending the appropriations of
the current year until the legislative bill, the
naval appropriation bill, the sundry civil
bill and the District appropriation bill should
become laws.
Mr.. Edmunds inquired when the 1egisla-
tive bill had reached the Senate from the
House.
Mr.. Allison-On June II.
Mr. Edmunds-Six months after the Senate
met and within thirteen days of the time
Wn6u UQ0 annual appFOpFlAt1OuS run OUT.
Mr.. Allison-Yes. The most important
appropriation bills were not sent here until
the month of June, and whatever response
bility there is for having to pass joint res
olution extending the appropriations does
not rest on the Senate. -, Eat
The Senate at 6:15 adjourned.
HoUsE.-The sundry civil appropriation
was considered. Mr.. Springer moved to
make the appropriation for protecting public
lands from fraudulent entry 5000, instead
of 100000. Mr.. Hiscock opposed this as in
tended to increase patronage. Mr.. Springer
disclaimed any thought of patronage in con-
nection with his motion. At this point a
sharp colloquy took place between Messrs.
Reed and Springer during which the former
charged that Republicans were being turned
out of the Interior department, every day.
Mr.. Springer had no information to this eff
feet. His desire was to assist Secretary La
mar and Commissioner Sparks in their efforts
to expose land frauds.
Upon amendment tellers. were ordered.
When MessIs. Randall and Holman were
appointed the former walked to the bar of
the House and took his stand on the Demo-
cratic side of the main aisle. When Mr..
Holman arrived he requested Mr. Randall to
stand on the Republican side, to which the
Pennsylvania refused to accede. Mr.. Hol-
man also declined to stand on that side and
took position back of Mr.. Randall amid
roars of laughter. Finally Mr.. Holman
yielded his point and stood opposite Mr..
Randall.
Mr.. Springer finally withdrew his motion
to increase the appropriation for protecting
public lands from fraudulent entry.
Another scene was created on the question
as to the positions which Messrs. Weaver and
Perkins bore to occupation of public lands by
cattle syndicates and the Oklahoma "boom-
ers." Mr.. Perkins inquired if Mr.. Weaver
was not the paid attorney of the boomers.
Mr.. Weaver Indignantly replied in the mega
tive and inquired of Mr.. Perkins if he was
not the attorney of the cattle syndicates.
This imputation was Indignantly repealed.
The two gentlemen amused the committee
by addressing each other at the same time,
Perkins charging that Weaver had deluded
the Oklahoma boomers, while Weaver declared
that though Perkins had the voice of Jacob
he had the hand of Esau.
Mr. Herbert moved to reduce the appro-
priation for the geological survey from $780,
900 to 1915, 900, which after discussion was
rejected.
Pending further action the committee
rose.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia, submitted the con-
ference report on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill and it was agreed to. The Senate
recedes from the amendment which author
ICES the Postmaster General to contract for
inland and foreign steamboat mail service
when it can be combined in one route where
the foreign Office is not more than two hun
dred miles from the domestic Office on the
same terms as inland service, The Senate also
recedes from the amendment increasing by
$4,000 the appropriation for railway postal
car service. The Senate also recedes from
the foreign mail service amendment known
as the ''subsidy" amendment
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, submitted the
conference report on the army bill and it
was agreed to. There were no important
points of controversy between the two
houses on the bill, the differences being
principally as to matters of detail.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, submitted the
conference report on the agricultural bill
and it was agreed to.
The House then at o'clock adjourned.
HOME RULE IN IRELAND.