Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12

mon SCHOOLS lDey were tO-uoN uuuer !
the influence OF public sentiment keenly
alive TO their importance. and il was safe
TO say that, so far as illIteracy in the
South is durable, it is decreasing under
the beneficial influence of an improved
system Of public schools.
House of Representatives.
The Speaker, as the first business in
order, proceeded TO OIL for reports OF
committees, but no reports Of any cha
racter were submitted.
The House then, on motion OF Mr..
Mills, Of Texas, vent into Committee of
the Whole Mr.. McCrcsry OF Kentucky,
in the chair upon the State Of the Unien
for the consideration OF the Presidents
massage.
Mr. Mills offered resolution referring
the message to the Committee on Ways
and Means. The resolution was agreed
to, and the committee having risen, its
action was confirmed by the House.
MIR. Springer. OF Illinois offered a
resolution granting the Committee on
Territories authority 10 have printed
such papers bearing upon the subjects OF
It's jurisdiction.
Various amendments were offered ex-
tending the same privilege TO other com
mi,tccs, and in order to cut off these
amendments Mr.. Springer demanded the
previous question but the Republicans
opposed the demand, aud being in the
majority the demand was not sustained.
I Other amendments were then offered,
/ but upon motion of Mr.. Randall, Of
+ PENNSYLVANIA, the whole subject was re-
ferrel to the Committee on Printing.
MIR. Randall, from the Committee on
Appropriations. reported the resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for a gchcduie Of all claims allowed by
the accounting officers Of the Treasury
under the appropriations the balances OF
which have been exhausted or carried
INTO the surplus fund under the provision
of the act OF June 20, 1874.
Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa, in speaking
TO the resolution, laid down the general
proposition that Congress should make
the anticipatory appropriation for the
payment of the claims aud Mr.. Reed, OF
Name, inquired whether Mr.. Randall
would permit the House TO vote upon the
proposition to make such an approprla-
ton.
Mr. Randall disclaimed any power to
prevent the vote being taken, ii dis
claimer which had little weight with Mr..
Reed who gave II as his experience that
the gentleman from Pennsylvania very
often had the power to prevent the votes
being taken.
The resolution was adopted, and the
House went into Committee Of the
Whole (Nr. Cox. of New York, in the
chair on the Little deficiency bill.
M. Burnes, OF Missouri, in charge O
the bill, made O statement III regard tC
the failure Of the deficiency bill IN thC
last session of the Forty-ninth Congress
owing to the fact that 1t was not laid be
fore the President in time to receive IN
signature. At that time the committee
of conference had agreed upon report
and that report had been substantially
followed ont in the pending bill. H'
hoped that unless there was case OF ex
IRENE urgency presented no one woulC
attempt TO eDgraft upon the bill any
thing which could be postponed unit
the urgent deficiency bill was reported
TO the House. which would be in TIN
course of ten days.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, also state'
that the Committee on Appropriation
had taken the conference report OF tn
last Congress as n basis OF the presen
measure, and he hoped that it would b
passed. and passed speedily, substan
tisllv as it WAS. thus giving to tn
, creditors OF the Government the poo
pittances to which they were entitled,
The debate upon the bill assumed
political character, the Republicans as
sailing the Appropriations Committee o
the last House for their dilatory actlo
in regard to all appropriation bills, an
the deficiency bill in particular.
Mr.. Randall was the principal speake
, in defence Of the last Appropriate
, Committee in reference to the failure {
? last years deficiency appropriation bll
) He statedd it had been due IN part to In
1 fact that the House conferreos had stOo
, against the payment of the Choctaw an
< Pacific railroad claims. The bill faile
because those two claims could not b
= forced through on the back of the so
3 dicrs' claims, and he commended IN
t House conferrees for their action. he
e. ferrinp to a remark of Henderson's b
/ said that he had become quite used
d the frequent seedlings which the Con
} mittee on Appropriations received, an
3 had become quite patient and submlssiy
e under them, but he felt 1t to be bls duty
/ ssv that he had never known of the con
1 mittee retarding appropriation bl
; through any improper motive.
70 had been said that appropriate
+ bills had been heldback to pr
p vent the consideration of revenu
| bills. This he denied. The reaso
revenue measures had not been censide
D ed had been that they had not had a mi
ioritv of the House in their favor. I'D
Committee on Appropriations was not
, blame for that. Re made this statemel
before. but he wished to repeat dellb
rately that at no time within bis e.
/. perience had any improper motives COZ
1 trolled the management OF an appropr
L alton bill.
: The provisions of the bill that no pa
v of any appropriation made Tor lndicil
p expebses of the United States shall
+ paia to any civil oficerwho has neglectte
p IN make his emolument return IN such
manner as the Attorney-General shall d
q rect was stricken ont on APPOINT OF orde
# An amendment WAS adopted approPrl
ting 500, 600 for the payment OF Jud
ments and awards against the Unit
States on account of damages caused
reason of the improvement OF the nc
and Wisconsin rivers.
Without further amendment the con
j. mittee arose, the bill was passed, al