The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-02
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lAla.l the mousse went INTO committee or
the whole on the naval appropriation bill.
JUNE 1S.-In the house, Mr.. Belmont of
New York, from the committee on foreign
affairs, reported back the consular aud
diplomatic appropriation bill, with re-
commentator that some OF the amend
ments thereto be c0ncurred in and Others
non-copcurred in. Agreed TO.
MIR. Belmont also reported back the mes
sage OF the president on the subject of the
Inauguration of the statue OF LIBERTY En-
Lightning the WOrld'' in New York larbOr
and 1t was referred to the commtte OH APP
preparations.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, offered reso-
luton providing for the final adjournment
OF congress at noon on Saturday, July 3.
Referred TO the committee on ways and
means.
The house at its evallng session passed
twenty-siX private pension bills. Mr.. Wal
lace, of Louisiana, took the house 10 task
for the small attendance at the night SEES
sions, and gave notice that on next Friday
night lie would demand q quorum.
The house at IL o'clock adjourned.
JUNE 19-The house again went into
committee of the whole to-day, Mr. Crisp,
OF Georgia, in the chair, OH the naval APP
preparation bill.
A fight occurred oven the item which
makes appropriation for the erection of the
observatory building at Washington, for
WRh q site has been purchased.
Warner, OF Ohio, said that it was his
Understanding that it was the intention to
the observatory The clause was so
framed, he thought, as not to limit the ex-
pendltures ito the construction of the OBJ
servatory buildings, but SO as to admit of
the building of fine country houses to be
occupied by the officers. He offered an
amendment limiting the cost to S100, 900
and providing that no money should be eX-
pended except on the observatory building
proper.
Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, tried to make
point OF order, but was too late.
MIR. Buck asked Mr.. Warner where he
got his information about the villas.
Mr.. Warner replied that there had been
considerable talk about the matter in the
newspapers, and he himself had seen the
plans.
Mr.. Breckenridge said he thought the
clause should be stricken out and the mat
ter not acted upon until the plans were
adopted.
Mr. Warner Withdrew his amendment
and submitted another which made no limit
as to cost of the buildings, but described
their character.
Mr.. Blanchard then showed that the
plans had already been adopted.
The amendment was agreed to by vote
OF "a to 6.
Mr. Breckenridge moved to strike out
the clause as amended.
The motion was lost by q vote of 81 to II.
and the clause was allowed to stand. The
clause apprOpriateS sol, 600 with which to
begin the buildings.
The president sent to the house message
announcing his approval of the shipping
bill and calling attention to the fact that
the adjustment OF the fees done away with
by the bill leaves the bureau of inspection
without funds. The president says that he
has approved the bill because of its good
features and on the assurance of its pro-
mOterS that another will be introduced to
make good the defect referred to- and asks
immediate consideration of the matter.
Mr.. Dingley asked leave to Introduce and
put upon its passage q bill covering the
point made by the president, but Mr.. Nor
rlsOn objected and the message was sent to
the shipping committee.
JUNE 21.-The president has sent to con-
greSS fifteen veto messages and has signed
nfteen private pension bills. Thirteen of
the veto messages are upon private pension
bills; the other two are on bills for public
buildings at Sioux City, Iowa, and Zanes-
vile, q.
The house refused to recOmmit the naval
appropriation bill to the naval committee
with instructions to report 1t back with an
amendment making provision for the COM
pleton of the double-turreted monitors.
The bill was then passed.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. The paragraph relative to the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing having been
reached, Mr.. Dngley offered an amend
ment requiring the engraving OF notes of
the denomination of one dollar, two dollars
and other denominations authorized by
law. Mr.. Randall raised q point of order
against the amendment and in the course
of his argument i'll support of the point he
present administration had wased war on
the silver dollar. Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa,
said it was clear that the Secretary OF the
Treasury had made war on the 81 and So
notes in violation of the law of May, 1878.
He did not change he had done so Willingly,
but he had violated the statute when he re-
tired 81 and So notes and issued notes of u
larger denomination. The point of order
was sustained, and upon an appeal the
committee reaffrmed-S7 to S5-the decis-.
ion of the chair. Mr.. Warner, of Ohio,
offered q similar amendment which met
with similar fate. Mr.. Warner then tried
to evade the point of order by modifying
the amendment so as to authorize the issue
OF 81 and So notes in place of mutilated
and Cancelled notes of like denomination.
He desired, he said. to let the people choose
which they would Undergraduates or
silver.
Mr.. Bland emphatically opposed the
amendment regarding it as an attempt on
the part of the opponents OF silver to do
away with the necessity of passing the bill
providing Tor the Issue or silver certl1lcateS
of small denominations. Mr.. Weaver an
nOunced himself as good silver man as
the gentleman from Missouri, but said if
the fight came between greenbacks and
silver, he was a greenback man. The
amendment was lOSt-75 to 81.
Mr.. Warner then offered an amendment
of similar purport, but, pending action, the
committee rose. The house, at 5 o'clock,
JUNE 22.-The speaker to-day laid before
the house nine messages from the president
his disapprOval of a like num-
Der OF private pension bills, and they were
referred to the committee on invalid pen
sions. Several of the presidents terse SEN
fences and ironical suggestions were greeted
with applause and laughter.
On motion of Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania,
a senate bill was passed granting the right
of way to railroad companies through the
Indian reservations in northern Montana.
Mr.. Morrison called up in the house to-
day the proposed change of rule making it
in order to amend general pension bill by
adding provision for the imposition of
tax to meet the expenditures required by
the bill. He thought Its adoption was alb
sOlutely necessary unless congress was pre-
pared to grant pensions and leave the gov
eminent without the means to pay them.
Mr.. Hiscock and others on both sides Of
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