Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-02
PORTY-NTNTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. July 1.
This morning the Senate resumed the con-
siderstion of the legislative appropriation
bill.
A long discussion took place on the point
of order. ~ to whether the amendment to
insert the words "in full compensation" was
or was not in conflict with the rule.
The chair submitted the question to the
Senate and the amendment was decided to be
in order and Was agreed to.
A still longer discussion took place over
the proposition of the committee on appropri-
ations to strike out the paragraph for Office
work connected with the publication OF the
records of the rebellion, il being charged that
these records were not edited with imparti
ality and were not confined to records of the
war period. Finally the paragraph was re-
tanned, but with proviso restricting the pub
LEGATION to cotemporaneous events of the war,
and another proviso directing the publication
of evidence in the Porter case and the report
thereon of Judge Advocate Gen. Bolt.
The bill was then reported back to the SEN
ate. All the amendments on which separate
votes were not demanded were sgreed to in
bulk. The reserved amendments are to be
voted on tomorrow under the FIVE minute de-
bate rule.
The Senate then, at q, adjourned.
HOUSE.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing that that body had passed over
the Presidents veto, the bill TO quit the title
of the settlers on the Des Moines river lands.
motion to refer was lost; yeas lob, nays
l49, and the question required on the passage
of the bill. notw outstanding the objections of
the President. The House decided this ques
ton in the negative; yeas l6l, nays 81, not
the constitutional vote IN the affirmative.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Hiscock of New York criticised the ap
preparation for the public printing Office as
inadequate aud warned the democratic side
that this pretence of economy could have no
other result than swell the deficiencies which
must be provided for next year.
Mr. Randall presented in greater detail the
items in the deficiency tor the last fiscal year
ending yesterday, in order to show that Of the
Sl3 SOC, 900 only So, ,270, 900 was what might
be called usual deficiency. For the year toll
lowing the last session Of the 47th Congress,
in which the republicans had control, 1t was
necessary TO make deficiency appropriation
of IS 72l.000.
MIR. Reed of Maine, remarked that the
other eide had With sounding phrases made a
pretense of economy all along the line while
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (RandalD
knew that the pretense consisted in making
lower appropriations than the public service
required and demanded that the Senate
should stand up in defense of the real nee
essary expenses of the government
Mr. Randall offered an amendment appro-
priating $47 900 to meet the expenses of the
inauguration of the statue of Liberty Enlight-
enne the World.
Mr.. Hewitt of New York, offered a substi-
tute approprating Sl06, 100 for that purpose.
MIR Bland of Mo-, raised point of order
against both propositions.
MIR. Hewitt argued against the point OF
order and after some debate the point was
overruled.
Finally Mr.. Hewitt's substitute, slightly
modified, was agreed to-ll6 to 40. 1t ap-
propriates Sl03, 600 for the installation Of the
statue of Liberty EnliQhtening the World, on
Bedloe's island in the harbor of New York,
TO be expended under the direction of the
President for the objects specified 10 the esti-
mates submitted bv the engineer of the
American commissioner in charge of the
works, so far as the President shall deem
said expenditures or any part of them to be
necessary and proper.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House. The amendments were
agreed to in bulk except those relating to the
issue of small greenbacks and small silver
certificates, which were agreed to without
division, and the Bartholdi statue amendment,
which was rejected--yeas l03, nays LOG.
The bill was then passed, and the House at
5.35 adjourned