New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-23
TIM CAMPBELL PLEADS FOR HOME RULE
HE WANTS NETWORK CITY LET ALoNE-THE

HOUSE PASSES IMPORTANT BILLS.
Washington, June 2o.-The House considered the
sundry Civil Appropriation bill to-day. In connection
with the paragraph making appropriation for
special assistants TO District-Attorneys, Mr. OATES
of Alabama defended the action Of the Department
OF Justice I'm prosecuting the telephone suit saying
that the officers of the Department OF Justice, the
Commissioner Of Patents the law officers OF tho Int
rior Department and the secretary OF the Interior
himself acting independently, had declared the prose-
oution to be Just and necessary to the pubic good
He deprecated any reduction of the appropriation for
the purpose.
Mr. BOWDEN, OF Pennsylvania, denounced the
account of Mr. Lowery, Of the special counsel,
as wholly unjustifable. He wanted to know II IL
was true that the Attorney General with his assist
ants and the United States Distrct-Attorneys couo
not represent the Government for the salary received
and not allow the Government 10 Dc muiceo III
$50 600 for one suit.
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE, of Arkansas, and Mr..
OATES united In a denial that the Attorney General
had anything to do with the telephone suits, which
led Mr. BUCHANAN to remark sarcastcaly that he
would not undertake TO say that the AttorneyGen-
eral had anything to do with running the Department
of Justice Mr. OATES moved to increase the appro-
pration from $4,000 10 S4oooO. Delea'cu-iodS,
81 nays, 80.
Mr. JOHNSTON of North Carolina, offered as an
amendment to the clause providing fees for tho Com
missoners the clause the Tariff bill forbiddng the
issue of warrants in unless upon sworn
complaint. Adopted.
Mr. TIMOTHY J. CAMPBELL, of New-York, made
point of order against the reduction In the number
of ballfs In United States Courts from five to three,
stating that he was for home rule and wanted New
York City let alone. Its courts could not set along
with smaller number Of balifs At the sugges,
ton of Mr. BUCHANAN, an amendment was adopted
excepting the Southern District of Newly ork from the
limitation upon the number Of balfs. The Dill was
then passed as was also the Naval Appropriation
bill The senate bill restore certain cadet engl-
neers of the class of 1ss1-1ss2 passed The evening
session was devoted to the consideration OF private
pension bills
CHANGES IN THE MARINE CoNPERENCE BILL.
Washington, June % specaD.-At the request OF
Senator Morgan one Of the conferces, reconsidera
ton was had this afternoon of the agreement reached
on the International Marine Conference Bill and the
amount appropriated by the bill was Increased from
$4,000 to $4,000, As originally proposed IN the
House bill The appointment Of the United states
delegates will be based follows under the proposed
change:
One from the Navy, one from the Life saving ser
vice. two members from the merchant marine zone
of whom shall be from the sailing marine ana one
from the steam marine), and two citizens familiar
with the shipping and admiralty practice
The place Of meeting Of the convention which IN
the original bill is designated Washington is left
discretionary with the President. In all other re-
spects the bill is left as published In todayS IT'D