Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Republican Senators
Speaking to Buncombe.
PENSIONS AND CHEAP DRINKS.
How to Spend the Surplus and Give
the People Taxed Bibles and
Free Whisky.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.--In the Senate
to-day, Davis, from the Pension Com.
miitee, reported back eight vetoed pen
sion bills with the Recommendation that
they be passed, notwithstanding the
President's objection. The eight bills
were placed on the calendar. A motion
to have the committees report on them
printed in the Record was agreed to, and
a motion to print 5000 copies Of the re-
ports was referred to the Committee on
Printing. Faulkner stated that the Demo
cratic members Of the Committee on
Pensions had not yet seen them.
Allison reported the Army Appropria-
ton bill, and indicated his intention to
call it up this afternoon.
Further consideration of the Fisheries
treaty, and Of Morgan's resolution there
upon, was postponed till Monday next.
The Senate then resumed considera-
tion Of the Rivers and Harbors Appro.
priation bill, the pending question being
on the amendment appropriating $40 900
for the Yadkin River, North Carolina.
The amendment was agreed to-37 to s.
Several other amendments were agreed
to.
An unimportant amendment as to the
improvement of the Muskingum river,
Ohio, gave Edmunds an opportunity to
state that he had given up the idea ol
persuading majority of the Senate
doubtless more wise and patriotic men
than himself) that any item could be re-
jected that was supported earnestly by q
Senator from that locality. His respect
for the Senate was such that he did not
want to strive against manifest destiny
and against the judgment of his fellows.
1t was useless and perhaps unjust fol
any one Senator to resist the judgment oi
the majority OF the Senate in regard to O
bill which contained 80 large percent
age of things which ought not to be done
After disposing Of fifty-seven of the
ninety-seven pages of the bill it was laid
aside.
The conference report on the Diplo.
matte and Consular bill was presented by
Hale and agreed to. Hale said the only
point there was failure to agree upon
was the amendment reported from the
Committee on Foreign Relations and
adopted by the Senate, for Scientific
Commission to the Upper Congo Basin
To that the House conferees were strong
ly opposed. Senators Sherman, Morgan
and Edmunds made full statements te
show the great Importance Of the propo
sition, Morgan suggesting the grand op
portunity which the Upper Congo re-
gion offered for the African population o.
the United States, and Edmunds remark
ing that under the policy of the House
the United States was standing dumt
and idle, while its great commercial ri
walls were obtaining control of all tn,
markets of the world. On motion o
Frye6 the Senate still further insisted
uponMe amendment.
The joint resolution extending fol
thirty days the appropriations for the
current fiscal year, where regular appro
priation bills may not have passed before
the 30th OF June, was presented and re
ferred to the Committee on Appropria
tions.
The Senate then took up the Army ap
preparation bill. One important amend
ment reported by the Committee was the
insertion OF an item appropriating 5000,
900 for cannon and carriages, projectiles
experiments in the means OF projectin,
the torpedo line, etc., all the materials t.
be OF American manufacture. Tht
amendment was agreed to with ar
amendment adding after the word "pro
jectiles," the words Increased facilities
for their manufacture"
Hawley offered an amendment to in
sert an additional section appropriatins
$3.50 900 for an army gun factory a.
Watervleit arsenal, West Troy, N.Y.
IS 1000, 900 for the purchase OF steel fol
high power coast defense guns, OF s. Il
and l2.inch calibre; $500, 900 for the pur
chase OF submarine mines, cable CALLER
les and appliances to operate submarine
mines; and 100000 for the purchase O
submarine controllable torpedoes ant
torpedo boats. A point Of order was made
against the amendment by German, thai
it was neither germane nor relevent, bu
the point was overruled. Without actor
on the bill or amendment, the Senate
adjourned.
DEMOCRATS ExPEDITING BUSINESS.
The Democrats OF the Senate held ar
order OF business caucus to-day, and for
mally decided, by vote, to insist on the
postponement of all matters before the
Senate, except the regular appropriation
bills, and to oppose the usual adjourn.
ment from Thursday until Monday, the
purpose being to secure the passage Of
the more important appropriation bills
before the end of the fiscal year, and thus
avoid the necessity of passing makesbift
resolutions to keep the departments run.
ming