Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The House Figuring on Ap-
preparations.
LENGTHY REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
A Line Of Policy Discussed-G. A. r.
Men Find Fault With the
Public Printer.
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WASHINGTON, May 26.-The House
went into Committee of the Whole on
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
appropriation bills. The pending amend
ment, offered by McComas, of Mary
land, increasing the clerical force Of the
Civil Service Commission, was advocated
by Tracy, of New York, who said that
the increase would enable the President
to extend the classified list. The Presi-
dent had been criticised for having made
an extension. A discussion followed by
Messrs. Whitthorne, Hopkins, Adams
and Butler.
Butler, of Tennessee, said the Demo-
cratic party in Tennessee had method
which beat Jay Hubbell all hollow. He
sent to the desk and had read letter
from J. r. M. Davis, Secretary OF the
Hancock County Democratic Committee,
to United States Commissioner Williams,
at Xenophon, Tennessee, asking him
what steps he intended to take in the
ucAt ChnupoieuJ huo bnyiu6s Aho party
is willing to give to gain strength, but
otherwise the pay business will be with
held"
Whitthorne-I know nothing about the
truth Of the allegations. don't know
the parties; but I am gratifed for one,
that the thing Is working. (Laughter.(
The amendment wasthen agreed to, 81
to II. While the vote was in progress,
Spinola, of New York, entered the cham
Der and enquired what the pending ques-
ton was. On being informed by the
Chair that the vote was on an amend
ment increasing the force Of the Civil
Service Commission, he passed between
the tellers with the remark, 81 want to
be recorded in the negative against that
relic Of Federalism"
The amendment provides for one addi-
tional clerk Of class three, one of class
two, and one at $1,000, and increases the
appropriation for necessary travelling ex-
penses $4,000 to $4,000.
Grain, Of Texas, raised a point OF order
against the appropriation of $1,000 for
the salary Of an official who formerly got
$4,000, and denounced the practice of
cutting down salaries on appropriation
bills. Pending further action, the Com
mittee rose at l :05 P. M. and the House
adjourned.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican members Immediately
held q caucus. A resolution was adopt
ed declaring it to be the sense OF the Re-
publican members of the House that the
Committee on Rules be instructed to re-
port a resolution assigning days for the
consideration of all general pension legis-
lation, and that the order be made con-
tinuing one until all such legislation is
disposed Of.
The caucus also decided to recommend
the passage Of the Blair Educational bill,
and then took in consideration the tariff
question, from which the debate branch
ed into discussion of the general policy
of the party.
Representative Hovey, of Indiana,
made aspeech earnestly urging the Re-
publicans to combine in an effort to force
the Democratic party to take decided
stand in pension legislation. AS part
of his plan he urged that the bill to re-
move the restrictions upon the payment
of arrears Of pensions, be made party
issue If possible, and that the Democrats
be placed in the position of antagonizing
this and other pension bills by refusing
consideration for them. Hovey's remarks
were we'll received and led to a number
of other suggestions in the same line.
The following resolution was adopted.
In pension legislation, Resolved That it is
the sense of this caucus that the House
should make q special order for the con-
sideration Of general pension legislature
at the earliest day practicable during the
session, and that the Committee on Rules
be requested to report q resolution to
that end, said order to be a continuing
order from day to day until all the gem
eral pension legislation on the calendar
shall be disposed Of.
Houck, of Tennessee, then moved the
following resolution, which was unanim-
ously adopted:
Resolved, That It is the sense of this
caucus that the Committee on Rules of
the House of Representatives should
report resolution making it in order as
q matter cs privilege to move or dis
charge the Committee on Education
from further consideration of the Blair
Educational bill, and report it to the
House for consideration at the earliest
practicable day during this session.
The members Of the Ways and Means
Committee next laid before the Commit
tee the formal proposition that was made
ny luillo W IlbRcubc Will Q6Dbtt OH L1t
Tariff bill under the five minute rule,
and long debate ensued. At the be-
ginning several members favored the
acceptance Of the proposition, but in the
end they were induced into making the
action Of the caucus upon the subject
unanimous. 1t was disclosed during the
debate that the general sentiment Of the
caucus was that II Republican Tariff
bill should be formulated, it should fully
and emphatically represent the Republi-
can policy of protection.
Kelly vigorously protested against the
formulation of any bill, and other MEM
bers argued that it was not reasonable to
require the minority party to submit
bill which necessarially would not meet
the biews of the members OF that party,
but must be constructed with view to
securing sufficient strength for passage
from the majority party.
Nelson, Of Minnesota, while urging
the preparation of bill. re-
marked that he was not in love
with the Mills bill, and added that Min
nesota could be relied upon to give
Republican majority this fall regardless
Of the action Of the House on the tariff.
Finally Brown, Of Indiana, offered the
following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted. Resolved, that 1t ia the
sense Of this caucus that the pending
tariff bill be taken up and considered in
committee of the whole. under the five
minute rule in the usual way, section by
section, and paragraph by paragraph.
The caucus which lasted four hours
then adjourned.
COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.
WASHINGTON. Nav z6.--Col. D, s..
Grosvenor, member of the Employment
Committee Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, testi6ed to-day before the House
Committee on Prinfine, regarding the
employment X 6ldiom and sailors, and