Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-01
FIrIIETU CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1sSS.

" ArntNbIbNf ohiS Of Ap'N'
Senate.
House bill removing the political disabili-
ties Of Elliot, Johnston, OF Aceomack coun-
". Va. was reported snd passed win YER
bal amcndment).
Mr. Frye, from the Select Committee on
the Pacific Railroads. reported the Union
Pacific funding bill providing for the settle
mepl OF the claims growing out OF the issue
of bonds aud 10 secure the payment Of the
Indebtedness. lie said TINT the bin is the
Cultivate bill ~ reported - the House, con-
tanning many amendments over the bill IS II
came from the commission originally. Inc
Sennio report Is signed by oil The members
az the committee. the Senator from Maine
MIR. Dayisl who was absent, having
authorized tho chairman 10y TELEGRAPH
10 SIGN his name to the report. The BIZ
relates only 10 The Union Pacific aud The
Central Branch, having nothing whatever
10 do with the Central Pacihc. The CON-
mittoe found much greater difficulty IN
formulating an adjustment and settlement
with the Central Pacific than with the Union
Pacific, and j. not prepared nj The present
time 10 make auy report touching that COM
Dsnv. IL is barely possible that it may be
necessary 10 amend the bin when 1t Is under
consideration. ID provides for finding the
present worth Of the debt OF the United
states against this corporation, and desire
that the statement OF process (Which have
here and win read may be printed In the
Rsc0id.
Mr. Frye read the paucr referred 10 and
sad the acttiaries Of the New York Life In
surance Company had been requested TO pre-
sent the statefncdt and that il was possible
that fwhen Tec.iVed) the committee might
want TO otferit as an amendment 10 the bill.
The bill was placed on the calendar and
Twin rerori) ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. Riddleherger. from the Committee on
Manufactures, reported a bill providing
shat the surplus from the appropriation made
Tor the Centennial Exposition Of the OHIO
Valley may be used for the cXposiuous at
Augusta, Ca. and Richmond, Va. Referred
70 tha Committee On Appropriations.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the pending
question being en- amendment offered yes
terdav hy Mr.. Spooner, H. chairman OF the
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds,
apprOpriating $4,000 for public building
at Atchison, Kansas.
Mr.. Beck made n point OF order on The
amendment and proceeded 10 argue II. III
tins amendment were decided'to be In order
the effect Of Tie decision would he that here
after for OIL time TO come The rule OF the
senate would be that the Senate might al
tach 20 the sundry civil appropriation btll
appropriations for public buildings, force
the House to pct upon them, and force
tbe President to approve them whe-
Their be objected 10 them or not. He
had inquired this morning at The document
room Of the senate and found that at the
present session siXty-siX public building
bills (aggregating In cost S9,I23,OoO had
passed The Senate, onlya few OF which run
ming up 90 about bali n million dollars,
bad4assed the House. The attachment OF
any Of these public building bills TO the gen.
eral appropriation bill was not good lesisla-
ZION. n tended 10 mike divisions between
the two houses and would be regarded by the
House as IN invasion OF its rights, as an at
tempt 70 coerce II in doing what the Senate
had done. There was enough Of that sort OF
feeling always growing up between two
houses in this and other legislative bodies,
aud II was well TO avoid IL whenever mat
could be done. lie understood that the
Committee on Finance intepded 10 offer the
direci-tax IefundiDg bill as an amendment to
this bin. That would add SlI,0O0,0O0 more
10 u, tho public-buidiDg bills would add ten
millions more. so thst II this thing went on
the bill would appropriate more money than
bad been spent In any rear OF Buchanan
Administration for all purposes OF the Gov.
eminent He did not believe In applying
that sort 81 coerciOn 10 the House or 10 the
President or in saying to tue President that
he must either sign the bill or allow the
wheels OF the Government to be stopped
Mr.. spooner replied to Mr.. Beck and ar
gued that the amendment was not subject To
the point OF order IL might be, he said, that
the rule ought 10 be amended In accordance
with the views expressed by the Senator
from Kentucky. but the only question nov
was whether the amendment was in order
,nder tho exisffnp Tulp
Mr.. Dawes ioquired how the Committee
on Pubic Buildings and Grounds had Sc
lecied amendments 10 be offered.
Mr.. Spooner replied that the committee
would simply offer the amendments to the
pnbiie-building bills which had been re.
ferrcd TO ii, reported back by IL, and bad
then been referred 10 the Committee on APP
propriations.
The discussion was continued at much
Length, and was participated In by Messrs.
Vest, sherman, and Reagan against the fair
ness OF singing out some public buildisgs
unless All were included, aud by Messrs.
RiddIebereer and Daniel in favor OF the
amendment.
Finally Nr. Beck withdrew the point OF
order, as the opinion OF the senators seemed
TO be against IT, and called for the yeas and
nays On The amendment as test question.
The yole was taken and the amendment was
reiected-yess n. nays Gas follows:
YesiS.-Messrs. Aldrich, Bowen, Cameron,
Chsndler. Cullom, Daniel. EyaTts, lngals,
Jones Of Nevada Henderson, Mitchell, Pal
mer, Payne, Plumb. Riadebsrger, Sabln,
spooner, stewart, stockbridge, Teller. and
Wilson Of lows-2I.
kays.-Messrs. Allison, Bate. Beck, Der.
~. Blackburn, Biodgett, Cali. Coke, Dawes,
Edmunds, Gibson, Gray, Hampton, Hawiey,
Jones OF Arkansas. MORGAN, Pugb. Reagan,
SALISBURY, sherman, Vest, Walihail, and
Wilson Of Msrylsnd--23.
nr. spooper said that 10 Difference 10 the
vote jusi bad be would offer no other public
building amendments that were m the same
category a. the Atchlson one, but be would
offer now an amendment appfopriating
$4,000 FOR the public building al 0pelousas,
La, the circumstances being that such bill
had passed both houses and was nov before
the President, but u did not contain the APP
preparation clause.
The amendment was reieesed--yess, O.;
pays. 33,
Amer the statement bs DIR. Gibson ths, he
should vote 40 because he did not think
thai the fact Of IT'S having passed both houses
cssneed che pfiselpal esseniislly, and did
not tbfnk u respectful On the put Of the
seusie 10 ipsss, on The House agreeing to II
aud oD ihe President approving II, Mr..
spooner offered - rn amendment the bin 10
refund The direct tax.
M Harms made The point Of order that
ne amendment WAS general legislation aud
nof IN order on the general appropriation
bijI.
Ihe presiding officer tMr. Iussli>'g 1ae