Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-03


/ support Of the veto, and by Mr.. Allison and
+ Mr.. Wilson IN favor of the bill. it was passed
I over the presidents veto by the requisite
{ two thirds majority yeas "a, nays %. The
I senate them on motion or mr.. Allison. pro
/ cesded TO consider the bill making appro-
I priatIons for the legislative, executive and
/ Judicial expenses of the government. Pend
/ ing discussion the senate adjourned.
HOUSE
In the house June %, Morrison. of Hi
nolss called mp the report of the committee
I On rules, amending the rules of the house
upon wH1en the debate occurred yesterday
Heed or Maine, raised the question of con
61derat1On. and H1scOck, of New York, eZ-
pressed desire to 90 on with the sundry
civil Dill Randall remarked that ne could
take care OF that measure. On a standing
vote the house refused, so to 81, to consider
the report and the result was read with ap-
plause ON the republican side, but on
: ca and Lay vote the house determined
yeas 154s nays Il5-to consider the report,
Reed charging his vote at the last moment
TO enable him to move to reconsider. Having
make that notion he yielded TO H1BCoCE
TO move to adjourn, and tins motion sup
piemented with another that when the house
adjourns to-day, it be to meet Friday next
BurEoWs5 or Michigan ironically suggested
that Friday was too early day, moved TO
substitute Saturday. Thus having laid the
foundation for day of hIbustering, the re-
pubLcans re1ra1ned from voting, which left
the house without quorum. Mr.. Morrison
demanded a call of the house. Mr. Reed
suggested that the house must consider the
sundry civil bill. Il viii take care of the
sundry civil bill remarked Morrison.
you, too exclaimed Reed, IN afi eted sur
prise. 81 am afraid the suudry civil bill is
being taken too much care Of A call
OF the house was ordered and the
doors of the chamber were closed. [
Then roll call followed roll call with mo
notonous regularity. Members lOUnged In
their seats reading and writing, or retired to
the cloak Roth a5Faa
determined IN their course, and but little at /
tentOn was paid to the proceedings, which /
were unattended by any occurrence TO break [
their undressing character. A resolution /
was adopted. directing the rgeant-at-arms /
TO arrest absent members and bring them 4
to the bar of the house. Inc house remained. I
as one member characterized it in a state of i
-'1nnOCuOus deslretUde, - until a quarter past /
four when further proceedings under the I
call were dispensed with and the question /
EscurEed on Mr.. BurrOW's motion to adjourn I
until Saturday. This was voted down
yeas, .; nays, II; and no quorum, and anOth- /
er roll call consumed the time to 3 O'Clock, /
when the house adjourned.
In the house June 9th, the section of the /
Dill concerning the coast and geOd6tic sur
Vey having been reached, according to the I
previous agreement. the general debate was /
IN order; and Mr.. Ryan, Of Kansas, proceed /
ed TO cr1tIclse the bill. He said there had /
been no dlmlnutIOn Of expenses thus far by /
the democratic administration, while the eE- /
peudIUures for the next fiscal year would not /
be less than S35, 100000. In that estimate /
be took no account of the navy, coast de- /
lenses, an educational bill, the removal of 1
limitations on the arrears OF pensions, the ]
Mexican pension bill, and other pension /
bills. Whether the revenue would suffice to 1
meet the expenditures would depend upon I
the general prosperity of TIE country. What 1
assurance had the people that the admins !
trat1On was making an honest effort to cur 4
tail the expenditures. when th5 house had /
declared that more than S50,OO9,OOO of the |
estimates were not needed. Adjourned.
In the house on June 26ths Mr.. Crisp of l
Georgia, submitted the conference report /
on the bill r6quir ing the land grant railroad |
to pay the cost of selecting conveying and I
surveying their lands. As the bill original ]
ly passed the house 1t applied only to the
Union Pacific system, but as amended bv
the senate and agreed to by the conference
committee, the provisions are extended to /
all land grant roads The report was
adopted. After considering the sundrv ]
civil appropriation bill in committee OF the /
whole. The house adjourned.
In the house on June 9th, under the call /
OF states rthe following bills etc, were /
introduced and referred: By Mr.. Gallinger, /
OF New Hampshire, a resolution reciting 1
that it is a matter of current newspaper /
rumOr that officers of the democratic /
ca mpalgn committee, through persons now
employees OF the government, are engaged /
IN soliciting contributions from democratic I
congressman and others in the employ of /
the government, and directing the com
nlttee on civil service reform to investigate /
the facts with a view of ascertaining
whether section IL of the civil service
law had been violated. By Mr.. Randall,
OF Pennsylvania, to reduce and eQualizs
duties on imports; to reduce Internal
revenue taxes, and to modify
the laws in relation to the collection of reve-
nue.. By Mr.. King, of louisiana pre-
amble and resolution stating that: The
french government Informed the United
States that the project of De Lesseps was a .
DEITHEB guCeFDEIEa. which the HramnE ]
government was IN no wise responsible, and
that that government has recently recon-
mended to the chamber Of deputies to grant
the necessary authorization to secure 6,O00-
600 francs. RssOiUed, That the United
states views with great s0icituds and dis
favor this action of the French government, /
or any measure calculated to identify it with
the Panama canal. Pending the discussion
of the sundry civil service appropriation
bill IN committee of the whole, the house
adjourned.
In the house on June 18th. Mr.. Glover, of
Missouri. asked the discharge of the com
m1ttee on expenditures in the treasury de-
partment from the further consideration of
the resolution offered by him some weeks
ago, rscIting that the government had OBJ
tanned judgment against Richard ID. Ian
caster, of Missouri; that said Lancaster
traudulently transferred his property and /
securities and settled with the government /
for $500; that the district attorney for the /
eastern district of Missouri, in investigating .
the case, demanded from the treasury de
partment certain papers required IN the in
vestigation, which were refused, and calling /
upon the secretary of the treasury for his .
reason for thus refusing. Motion to dis
charge the committee lost. Mr.. Burnes, of .
Missouri, from the committee on apprOpria-
uOns, reported the general deficiency bill. /
1t was referred to the committee of the .
whole. 1t apprOpriates $1,000, S45. Pend /
ing discussion the committee arose. Sew
eral conference reports on appropriation /
bills were presented, and the house ad-
jOurned.