The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-10

Mr. Beck objected to that reference os
the ground that that committee had M
jurisdiction over the subject. as ths
House of Representatives alone could
initiate bill for the reduction Of taxes
He wished to have the resolution lie on
the table, so that some of the Senator
could be heard on the opposite side oi
the question. The Senate had just
listened to the defence of the Georgia
moonshiners, and to an attack on the
Government and its officers He wished
a chance to reply to it.
THE BLAIR BILL AGAIN.
The resolution was laid on the table
and the Blair Education bill was taken
up as unfinished business.
Mr.. Vest opposed the bill upon con-
stitutiOnal grounds. II he was called
upon, he said, to frame title for it, he
| would call it ian act TO erect a monu-
| ment to the memory Of Alexander
Hamilton, and to encourage mendicancy
in the Southern States"
When Mr.. Vest concluded, Mr.. Wilson,
of Mary land, obtained the floor.
The Senate took up and passed the
bill appropriating 81 .OOO, 600 for Gov
ernment building at Milwaukee.
After an executive session of half an
hour the Senate adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate, to-day, by the President were
the following: John +. Redding to be
postmaster at Barnesville. Ga, and
John +. Kidd, at Cuthbert, Ga.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 9.-Mr. Baker,
of Illinois, said that he felt constrained
to resign his position as a member of the
Committee on Claims adding, however,
citation of the personnel OF that commit
tee. HIS resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced a joint resolution for the printing
of a supplement to Wharton's Interna-
tional Law. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, a
resolution was adopted granting leave to
the Committee ON Elections to sit during
the sessions of the House.
Mr.. Shaw, Of Maryland, chairman of
the Committee on Accounts, reported a
resolution designating the committee en-
titled to employ clerks.
Mr.. Shaw demanded the previous
question, but the House refused-yeas,
So; nays, 1s6-to sustain the demand.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, offered an
amendment assigning clerks to the Com
mittees on Expenditures i'm the State De
partment, ON Expenditures in the Navy
Department, on Expenditures in the De
partment of Justice, on the Mississippi
Improvement and on Ventilation and
Acoustics committees which had not
been allowed separate clerks by the
| report of the Committee on Ac-
counts.
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas. offered an
amendment that every member of the
House not chairman Of a COMMITTEES
shall be allowed clerk during the SEES
sion, who shall receive a salary of $1O(
per month. Ruled out ON a point of or
der as not germane.
MIR. Perkins then changed the phrase
olOey of the provision SO az to bring il
| within the rules, without changing it,
effect. Mr.. Brumm, of Pennsylvania
and Struble, of Iowa, favored the propo
sition.
Mr.. Browne, of Indiana, while &C
knowledging the advantage which the
members would derive from being al
lowed clerks, opposed the proviso al be
| ing an indirect method of increasing
compensation of a member Of Congress
during his term Of service. A thing
| which should never be done.
| Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, took q simi
lar view, and warned his politica
friends that though the proposition came
from the other side, the Democratic ma
jority would be held responsible for it
| adoption.
Mr.. Biount earnestly urged his party
friends to defeat the proposition which
had already been repudiated repeatedly
by Democratic Houses. He regrettet
the division which had occurred in TIN
ranks of the majority upon the report o
the Committee on Accounts, and advo
Gated the recommittal Of the report ans
amendments thereto.
Mr.. Dougherty, of Florida, suggestes
that if every member had a clerk. the in
terests of his constituents would be NOR
faithfully attended to. He was ready Z
justify his vote in favor Of the PROPOSE
ton before his constituents.
Mr.. Bayre, of Pennsylvania, contende'
that the members needed clerks, an
that they ought to have the courage t
say so and not beat the devil around tn
bush by giving clerks to committees tina
had nothing to do.
Mr.. Scott, Of Pennsylvania, stOo
ready to vote to give every member
clerk, and was not afraid to go hom
and meet his people after having don
so.
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, said that i
voting for the proposition he would no
} be voting for his own benefit but fo
that of his constituents.
= Mr.. Stewart. of Georgia, opposed wha
he regarded as an indirect and q sur
, mode Of adding 500 month to the sa
aries of members. IL the propositio
had any merit it should be enacted int
, a permanent law, to take effect in th
future.
: After futher debate, Mr.. Mills, {
l Texas, moved to recommit the repol
E and pending amendments TO the Con