Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-26
DrearyDay niConggFess
The Legislative, Executive and z Judicial Appropriation.
MANY AMENDMENTS PRESENTED.
The Monotony of Dull Debate Only Re lieved by Occasional Gum -senasor Blair Thinks State Laws Should Not Deal With Religious Subjects.

lieved by Occasional Gu6N -seBator
 Blair Thinks State Laws Should Not
 Deal With Religious Subjects.
 WASHINGTON, May 26-The house passed yesterday in discussing unimportant amend ments to the legislative, executive and ju- dicial appropriation bill
 Private business was set aside, and the house in committee of tSe whole resumed consideration of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill The bill was read by paragraphs for amendment
 Mir. J. D. Taylor, of Ohio, offered an amendment increasing the salary of the chaplain of the house from 5000 to el 200, which created some discussion of a bantering character relative to the amount of prayer necessary for the well being of Democratic house. The amendment was rejected
 Several hours of dreary discussion on trivial amendments ensued -~
 Mir. Cobb, of Alabama, opposed the entire appropriation for the botanical garden He said that when he first came to congress he bad said to an old member that he would vote to abolish the garden. This member m economy and reform Democrat too-told him that if he did he would be ''d-d fool. Naughter.) He had then asked what was the use of it, and the reply was that one of
  procure flowers there. His informant could not tell where the flowers went, but knew that they did not go to tho members wives. Uaughter.)
 Mir. McComas, of Maryland, offered al amendment increasing the clerical force of the civil service commission.
 This led to a debate on civil service reform The president was attacked for making many removals.
 
 Mir. Hopkins, of Illinois, asserted, and com mented on the assertion, that throughout the United States MT. Cleveland,s Federal office holders had captured Democratic state con- ventions and elected delegates to St Louis, regardless of the wishes of the people
 Mir Reed, of Maine, said that he could re- member how gentlemen on the other side, in season and out of season, used to point out the melancholy spectacle of Federal offics holders participating in nominating conven- tions- They asseverated that if they ever came into power they would end that thing, and declared that it was to the interest of the republic that it should end
 After further debate, and pending a vote upon Mir. McComas' amendment, the com mittee rose.
 A Republican caucus was called for to-day after adjournment, and Democratic caucus for this evening.
 In the senate, MT. Blair introduced joint resolution, which was laid on the table. pro posing a constitutional amendment prohibit ! ing the making or maintaining of any state laws respecting the establishment of religion or the free exercise thereof. i House amendments to the senate biu for 1 sA- ---.--sian Of r-La;- l-fhsfn5 sym, N. J., were concurred in
 House bill making an appropriation to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for expenses of collecting the revenue from GUS toms was passed, and the senate went into secret session
 discussion of the proposition to open the doors for consideration of the fisheries treaty. Mir Morgan occupied the greater prrt of the time. l The Democrats followed their policy of talk ' ing against time, and it is now evident that there is no prospect of an early vote on the !