Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-08-01
APPROPRIATIONS
RECEIVE THE ATTENTION OF BOTH
BRANCHES OF CONGRESS.
The Public Building Amendment to the
sundry Civil BIZ KNOCKED oot--An
Amendment offered Rsfunding ths d.
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WASHINGTON, August THE Senate
worked industriously on the Sundry Civil
appropriation bill yesterday and made con-
siderable progress. But did not finish it
Mr.. Frye, from the select COMMITTEES on
Pacific railroads reported a bill and accom-
panying report, providing for the refunding
OF the Union Pacific and Central branch,
Union Pacific companies debt. The bill Is
identical with what is known as the Outh-
waite bill, reported unanimously by the
the Pacific Railroads committee in the
House. The bill and report has the unani-
nous endorsement OF the select committee,
Mr.. Frye stated that the committee found
much greater difficulty in formulating an
adjustment and settlement with the Central
Pacific than with the Union Pacific road,
aud WAS not prepared at present to make
any report touching that road. The bill
was placed on the calendar and with the
report ordered printed
Mr. Hoars resolution offered on the 24th
instant, for committee 10 investigate the
effects of the Canadian system of railways
upon the commerce and carrying trade OF
the United States, was agreed to.
The Senate then took up the sundry
civil appropriation bill, the pending ques-
ton being on the amendment offered Mon
day by Mr.. Spooner, chairman of the COM
mittee on public building, appropriating
$4,000 for public building at Atchison,
Kansas
Mr. Beck made point of order against
attaching public building bills to the
sundry civil bill, it being understood that
If this amendment was adopted, Mr..
Spooner would offer number of other
amendments providing for public buildings
at other points.
Mr. Beck contended that by attaching
public building bills to the sundry civil
bill, the Senate might force the House to
act upon them and force the President TO
approve them, whether he objected to them
or not He did not believe in applying
coercion to the House or TO the President,
or in saying TO the President that he must
either sign the bill or allow the wheels of
government to stop. Senators Vest, Sher-
man and Reagan spoke against the unfairness
of singing out some public building unless
all were included, and Senators Riddle
berger and Daniels spoke in favor OF il.
Finally Mr. Beck withdrew his point of
order and called for yea and nay vote ON
the amendment as q test question. The
amendment was rejected--yeas q, nays %.
Mr.. Spooner, in Difference to the vote, said
he would offer no other similar public
building amendments. but offered an
amendment appropriating $4,000 for
public building at 0peiousas, La, saying
that such q bill had passed both houses but
did not contain the appropriation clause.
This amendment was also rejected-yeas 6,
NAYS SO.
Mr. Spoone- then offered an amendment
to refund the direct tax, identical in Ian
guage with the measure that led to the
deadlock in the House several months ago.
The presiding officer, Mr.. Ingalls,, promptly
decided that the point of order was well
taken. An amendment appropriating
$i5,0o0 for the purchase of the fish-hatching
station on Battery Island, near Havre De
Grace, NJ. D., was adopted: also an amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for an artesian
well at the United States Arsenal, near
Augusta, Ga.
Mr.. Call offered an amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 to be expended for the re-
coyery of property which had belonged to
the Confederate States. Mr.. Sherman and
Mr.. Evarts spoke of the hope of recovering
such property as Elusive Mr.. Cockrel
also opposed the appropriation as an abso-
lutte waste of so much money, and said it
might complicate the Government in trou-
bles from which it might not easily extri-
cate itself.
Without action on Mr. Calls amendment
the Senate, at $50. adjourned.
TIE HOUSE.
The House spent most Of the day in con-
sidering Senate amendments to the army
appropriation bill, and adjourned pending
discussion on q motion to non-concur in the
Hawley heavy ordinance amendments to
the bill.
When the House met at noon the clerk
read a letter from Speaker Carlisle announc-
ing his enforced absence from the city for
several days, and Mr.. McMillin Of Tennes-
see, was elected Speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. Mills asked unanimous consent that
August 7th be assigned for the considera-
ton of bills from the labor committee with
exception of the convict labor bill; but Mr..
Spinola of New York, objected TO this ex-
ception being made, so the request was not
granted. The conference report on the
Omaha, Neb., public building bill was
called up aud after some discussion the
report. which provides limit of 81, 2O0, 600
for building and site; and limits the cost
of the site to S400, 600 was rejected and the
bill was again sent to conference. A bill
for the revocation of Withdrawals of certain
Iowa and Minnesota railroad lands was
passed. 1t authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior, in adjusting these land grants, to
restore the excess of indemnity lands to
the public domain. The general def
cheney bill was then laid Aside and the
army appropriation bill with Senate
amendments was taken up in committee
of the whole. All the Senate amendments
were non-concurred in with the exception
of those relating to fortifcations and
ordnance.
Mr. Townshend. Chairman of the Mill
tary Committee, moved non-concurrence
in these amendments.
Mr.. Sayres, member of the Appropria-
tions Committee, argued that the Senate
had no right to put their amendment on
the House Military bill, and criticised the
extravagant provisions of the amendment
appropriating 5000 900 for steel for heavy
guns.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia, argued that the
subject of Notifications, under the rules of
the House, came under the jurisdiction of
the Appropriations Committee, which had
already reported the Fortifications bill, and
that the Senate; in putting these amend
ments on the Army bill, was endesvoring
TO set these rules aside. He would rather
see the Army bill fail, and was willing to
resort to every parliamentary method 20
prevent the preparation of this outrage on
the House. Without action on Mr.. Town
shend's motion to non-concur, the Commit
tee rose, and the House, at p. m, ad-
journed.
WAsHISsroS. August 1.-The President,
Postmaster General Dickinson and Colonel
d. 8. Lamont arrived in Washington at z.
O'Clock yesterday morning. There was
small crowd of passengers at the station,
but the President passed through al
most unrecognized except by the rail.
road officials. He and Colonel La
mont were driven direct to the
White House. They are both very much
sunburned, the Presidents face, however,
showing the most decided eoloring. Col.
Lamont0said TO press reporter:
1--WE got in at o'clock, having
come from Fire Island with only tive stops.
The President went on board the Sasqus-
hanna Thursday night and did not leave
her except TO fish until last night at IL
O'Clock. These stories about his visits to
vsrio,s places on the route are untrue. He
did not Jake meal off the yacht, and there
was no one of the party at any time except
those who were with Us when we left New
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