Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-15
18th Congress---Second Session.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. l4. SENATE.-The Senate, on motion of Mr. i Hoar, non-eoncurred in the House amend ments to the electoral count bill. Messrs. l Hoar, Edmunds and Pugh were appointed conferees on the part of the Senate. | The Senate proceeded to consider the bill reported by Mir. Ingalls, prohibiting the use of streets of Washington for other than or l dinary purposes without the consent of Con gress. The debate took a wide range and l during the remarks the subject of Union depot was alluded to and the present ar ! engagements severely criticised. Finally the I bill was passed and the Senate took up the | bill repeating the tenure of office law. MT. Edmunds opposed the bill, declaring \ that it was brought forward in apparent aid I of the Democratic party and to relieve the President of the difficulties now attending removals and suspensions. It was an invi- tation to him to make short work of the whole civil service business and to expel at once all l within the provisions of the statute. | would make a mistake which it would live ! to regret.
 Mr. Hear supported the bill. It seemed to | him wholly inconsistent with the theory of government for a President in whom the executive power was lodged to be compelled ! to answer to that responsibility when instru- ments were forced upon him against his will or in whom he had no confidence. At 3 p. m. without action the doors were closed and the Senate in secret session re- ferred to appropriate committees the large number of nominations received from the President and shortly afterward adjourned. HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House letter from the Secretary of the Treasury submitting the book of estimates l for the fiscal year 1888. The Speaker also laid before the House a letter from the Sec ! of troy If of iron and steel. Referred.
 A bill was passed appropriating $1O.00O | for improving the approaches to the National
 cemetery near Danville, Va.
 Bills were reported from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds providing for the erection of public buildings at Lynn, Mass, and Eastport, Me, and for the repair of the public building at Charleston, Va. re- 1 ferred.
 l The House then in the morning hour pro- ' ceeded to consider a bill granting to the Gin | nabar and Clark's Fort railroad right of way through the northern portion of Yellowstone Park.
 After debate MT. Cox, of New York, moved to strike out the enacting clause. I This was agreed to in the committee, but be- ! fore action was taken by the House the morn ing hour expired.
 Mir. Morrison gave notice that on Saturday he would move that the House go into som-
  In Committee of the Whole the House re- I stunned consideration of the sundry civil ap- propriation bill. Messrs. Ryan, of Kansas, and Long, of Massachusetts. criticised the bill as being inadequate.
 Debate ensued, after which the bill was | read for amendment. Messrs. McComas | and Findlay, of Maryland, advocated an amendment increasing from $100,000 to | $137, ,000 the appropriation for continuing
 work on the postofice building at Baltimore; adopted.
 Other amendments were adopted as fol lows: Increasing from $50 0O00 to $65,O 900
 the appropriation for the public building at
 Galveston. Increasing from. $50, o,0O0 to s75,OOO the appropriation for the pub l lie building at Jacksonville, Florida.
 Appropriating s1Oo,OOO for the building at Troy, N. r.; approf riating 1000 to begin work on the public building at Detroit: in-
 creasing from $50, 900 to s100, 1000 the appro- priation for the building at Rochester, N. r.; appropriating s1O,0OO for breakwater at
 the Marine hospital in Chicago, H.; appro- priating $15, 900 for repairs to the Smithso nian Institute, Washington.
 The House then at p. m. adjourned.