St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
THE HOUSE AT WORK.

Passage OF the General Deficiency
E1iil--Eays and N cans Measures.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-The house re-
sumed the consideration of the general de-
ficiency bill, the pending question being on
the amendment refunding to certain rail-
road companies taxes Illegally collected.
The amendment was rejected. Yeas 104,
nays los.
Mr.. Reagan Of Texas took the floor to en-
phasize his opposition to the amendment
adopted yesterday granting months extra
pay TO the house and senate employees. This
amendment, he said, calculated to take
from the treasury at least 100000 eXtorted
from the taxpayers, to be given as pure
gratuiTy to men who were already receiving
high salaries. Mr. Price of Wisconsin Sc
verely criticised the bill, declaring that it was
marked and scared all over with frauds upon
the people. After considerable debate, Mr.
Reagan OF Texas moved to recommit the bill,
with instructions to the committee on appro-
prietiouS to report it back with an amend
ment striking out the extra pay clause.
Agreed to; yeas l5G, nays 81. Mr.. Burns,
from the committee on appropriations re-
ported back the general deficiency bill,
amended in accordance with instructions.
Mr.. Browne Of Indiana moved to recommit
the bin, with instructions to report it back
with an amendment riking out the clause
claim for the occupation by the United States
of wharf property at Galveston, Tex, imme-
diately alter the war. Lost; yeas 80, nays
liz. The amendment striking out the extra
pay clause was agreed TO, as to 81. The bill
was then passed; yeas 1G3, nays 81. Mr.
Morrison of Illinois, from the committee on
rules, reported
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
Resolved, That Tuesday, July Is, be set
apart for the Consideration of such business
may be presented by the committee on
ways and ways, not to include any bill raising
revenue, ana If any bill shall be under con-
sideration and moi disposed of when the
house adjourns on said day the consideration
of said bill shall he continued from day 10
day until disposed OFF,
Mr. Hewitt of New York made the point of
order that it was not competent for the COM
nittee on rules to report in the nature of a
rule resolution 70 set apart day for the
consideration OF the measures Of a single
committee. This resolution had never been
considered by the committee on ways and
means, and he had never heard OF it until to-
day. This proceeding was entirely contrary
to every rule OF order and to the practice of
the house. Mr.. Morrison said this motion had
been referred, in q resolution offered by him
(Mr. Morrison), to the committee on rules.
TIE MAIN OBJECT
of the resolution was to allow the house to
reach the joint resolution reported from the
committee on ways and means requiring the
payment of some money, called the surplus,
out of the treasury.
Mr.. Mckinley Of Ohio-Is it the purpose to
consider bills relating to the treaties?
Mr.. MorriSon-IUi is not. The treaties affect
the revenue question.
Mr.. Randall (Pa.) favored the resolution
the object of which was to reach the consid-
Grafton OF the measure proposing to pay out
OF the treasury the sum OF about $40, 900, coo,
and thus save 81, d00, 900 annually to the tax
payers Of the United States. MIR. Hewitt
again urged his point of order. A majority
or the committee on rules were members OF
the committee on ways and means. and the
ways and means committee could control the
committee on rules. 1t was running the
committee or rules. He objected to any one
committee controlling the committee on rules,
thus having the inside track and ''haviug the
bulge" over the committees Of the house
The speaker pro tempore (Hfr. Crisp OF Ga)
said that the resolution had been referred to
the committee on rules, aud twas competent
for the committee TO report it back He
therefore overruled the point of order Mr.
Morrison thought that he ought to say in JUS
tice to the committee on ways and means
and the committee on rules, if either commit
tee required any justification, that the sur
plus resolution had been considered by the
former committee and reported to the house
and those of its members who favored the
measure wanted it to be considered The
resolution was adopted-yeas 1S4, nays a.