Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-01

the legislative appropriation bill. The hrst
amendment, upon which division was de-
manded, was that OF increasing the clerical
force OF the Civil-service Commission, which
was adopted by a vote OF 90 10 70. yea
aud nav vote was demanded on the amend
ment 10 ree,tablish the ~. Louis Assay Of
fee. The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Randall. 81 Pennsylvania, stated that
there were forty blanks In The bill, oil IN pro.
visions for salaries, which had been made ny
Doints OF order, and be asked consent 10 fill
them In according 10 existing law.
Mr.. Buchanan. OF New Jersey, objected
and charged the Appropriations Committee
with the responsibility for the blanks In dis
regarding the rules The bill was then re-
| committed 10 the Appropriations Committee.
MIR. Mills moved TO dispense with the
morning hour. presumably to take up the
tariff bill, Dut could not secure the necessary
two-thlrds vote.
Committees were called on for their re-
ports, and then, on motion OF Mr.. Mills. and
without negative voice, the House went
into Committee Of the Whole for the con-
sideratlon OF the tarid bill.
Chairman Springer announced that the
bill would be considered for amendments un-
der the 1ve-minute rule.
Mr.. Mckinley asked unanimous consent 10
have the entire bill read.
Mr.. Mills objected.
Mr.. Mckinley asked for the reading OF the
majority and minority reports, but Mr..
OATES, OF Alabama, objected. and the Clerk
read tAe enacting clause Of the bill.
Without resortng TO fillbusiering the Re-
plbhcans pursued n policy of obstruction
that was so successful that shortly before
O'Clock MFR. Mills asked that debate on the
pending section (isee Iist) be considered rs
closed but objection was made, and he
moved that the committee rise. This pre-
vailed by vote by telers oil l22 TO 80 Qhe
Republicans solidly opposing the motion).
and the committee rose, not having passed
over the first five lines Of the biz.
The first amendment offered was that OF
MIR. Adams (Repubcanl, Of Illinois, omake
the bill take effect January lst next ms cad
OF july list.
After speaking until HIS time had expired
Mr.. Adams mod fled his amendment so as TO
make it read January >, 1889, instead OF
January /, 1889. aud explained that he meant
II 10 apply only 10 the hrs; section. or the free
list
In the debate which followed several
speeches were made lumber being The prin-
cipal topic o; discussion, and Mr.. Kelley, OF
Pennsylvania, spoke for tht southern lumber
interest, as he said no one on :he Democi sllc
House not 10 lmpOyerlsh the poor people OF
Tennessee and South Carolina and decrease
the value Of their splendid timber lands by
making lumber free.
Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa, was the chief cham
pon Of the bill. He spoke in the interest OF
the farmers and poor men who used the
lumber. and protested against any action that
would ia,tcn the lumber trust upon the
farmer and not the consumer.
Mr.. Parker (Repubican), OF New York,
offered an amendment proposing TO subStl-
tute November 80, 1889, for the da'e given
in the section and addressing himself to the
lumber clauses.
When the debate had progressed some
time Mr.. Parker's amendment was rejected
yeas, So nays, 1874. The Democrats ap-
plauded the announcement Of the vote.
The disposition of Mr.. Parker's motion
afIording an opportunity for further amend
ments, Mr.. Bouelle proposed to make the
date in the Adams amendment 1890 instead
OF 1880. and the debate upon lumber took a
fresh start.
Other interests were touched upon in the
course Of the discussion, and MIR. Bayne, Of
Pennsylvania, Incidentally renewed the
charge that the bill bad been drawn on sec.
tiona lines and that it was infinitely worse
than the Morrison bill IN that respect. Tbs
brought about a debate upon the general
policy Of the bill.
When the committee rose Mr. Randall re.
ported the legislative appropriation bill as
amended by the Appropriations Committee
(blank salaries being filled I'M, and asked TO
have it considered Immediately.
Mr.. Peters, Of Kansas, raised the point Of
order that the bin muSt again be considered
in Committee OF the Whole, but the point
was oyerruled.
Messr.. Mckinley Of Ohio and Spiuola Of
New York, who held the report from Il e
Military Committee, sought 10 secure con-
sideratiOn for the bill TO revive the rank OF
general of the army to be filed by Lieulen-
ant General Sheridan, but objection was
made 10y Mr.. Kigore, OF Texas, and other
Democrats, and the House at O'Clock adj
iourned. pending a division on the motion
to table Mr.. Peters's resolution appealing
from the ruling OF the Chair on his point Of
order