The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-26
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
The Senate Shows that 1t Is Not Respon-
sible for insufficient Appropriations,
And that the Blame Rests Entirely with the
Democratic House-The Latter Orders an
Investigated of the Trusts and Pools.

rommittee contingent expenses, TO pay Mr.
Lucas. who contested the seat OF Senator FAUX
ner, 81 900 in full for all expenses and Tor any
claim for salary and on motion or MIR. Faux
ner it was adopted.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Chandler. some
days ago, calm; on the Navy Department for
information "a to the purchase OF plans and
specifications in foreign countries OF ships OF
war and an to contracts made for ships and
ordnance since the 4th Of March, 1885, were
taken up. The FIRST was adopted and the second
referred to the committee on naval affairs. As
70 the third, Mr. Butler moved to amend it so
as to substitute 1880 for 1885.
Mr. Chandler said he had not the slightest OBJ
lection to extending the call desired, and to
having all the contracts made since 1880 printed
IN one book. But all the contracts betweeA
1880 and 1885 had been once printed already, as
well as all of the other documents that would be
called for, and, besides, the amendments would
cause delay in the answer. Still. he withdrew
all opposition to the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to and the reso-
luton adopted.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Mitchell, some
days since. calling on the Interior Department
for information to the boundaries of the
Occur d. Alene Indian reservation, in Oregon.
was taken up and passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF the
deficiency BILL the question being on the amend
ment offered yesterday by Mr.. Hawley. to pay
certain amounts for the manufacture Of postage
stamps, stamped envelopes, etc.
Mr.. Hale, who has charge of the bill again. de-
fined the attitude taken by the Senate commit
tee on appropriations in regard to items
which the Houre had refrained from
placing on the bill The House, he
said, was continually cutting off appropriate on
bills items necessary for the carrying of the
rect and proper. 1t such items were added by
the Senate, charges of extravaganza would be
made against it by the House, and elaborate
tables and memoranda would be got up at the
end of the session to show that extravagance
existed in the Senate and not in the House
Such state OF things was iutolerable, and the
Senate committee on appropriations had thought
IL proper not to supply the omissions of the
House. but to leave to the House the full re-
sponsibility for making the necessary and
proper appropriations l. was for the Senate to
decide whether, under all the conditions and
circumstances, the items which should be az
propriated for land speedily would be put 10
this bill
Mr.. Stewart suggested that it would be
good idea if mem bers of the House repudiated
honest debts in order to make show of econo-
my, to postpone appropriations for payment OF
their own salaries He did not see why they
could q OF wait we'll as the constituents Of the
Senators from Connecticut.
Mr. Hawley related the circumstances under
which the contractor for supplying postage
stamps, stamped envelopes, etc, had supplied
the Postoffice Department. last year to
amount beyond that appropriated for. The de-
partm6nt, ne Ea10. was not In 1d1it, out MS con-
stituent was out Of his money, and was paying
Per cent interest &c the banks, while the pro-
ceeds Of the sale OF the stamps and envelopes
were In the hands of the government.
Finally the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee of appropria-
tons, offered an amendment appropriating
$26l.161 to complete the construction and arma-
ment of the three steel cruisers, Chicago, Bos-
ton and Atlanta long discussion ensued,
many Senators arguing against the propriety of
putting into the billaamendments that would
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Hale defended his action in Offering the amend
ment the ground that the Senate had just
overruled the position which the appropriations
committee had taken on the sub1ect-not to add
any items to the bill as it came from the House
and also on the ground that the Secretary of
the Navy stated that the appropriation was alb
Mr. Allison, chairman of the committee on
appropriations, made q long and somewhat i'm
FASHIONED speech in contradiction of statements
made in the House to the effect that the failure
of the deficiency bill last session w6s owing to
delays in the Senate, and to the Senate having
put upon the bill amendments which the House
could not assent to- He said that that bill had
not reached the Senate until after o'clock the
evening of March l. that IL had not come back
from the printer in order TO have it ntelligently
considered by the committee appropriations
until the morning of March g.; that 1t was re-
ported back to the Senate the same
evening, and considered; that its discussion in
the Senate did not occupy more than q couple of
hours, mainly devoted to the items for paying
the judgments of the Supreme Court to the Pa
cifc railroad companies that it was sent back
TO the House March 3; that the conference
committee had spent upon it the hours which
should have been given TO sleep, and that it
could not be enrolled in time to have it signed
by the President before the final adjournment of
Congress.
Mr.. Butler asked Mr.. Allison to state what
the committee on appropriations desired the
Senate to do in the matter.
Mr. Allson--I will tell you what propose to
do. shall vote against the amendment offered
by the Senator from Maine, although should
be glad to vote for 1t under other circumstances.
[ shall also vote against proposition insert
item for the tunnel to increase the Washing
ton water supply, although believe that that is
the most pressing public service for which money
be appropriated at this time. have said this
much for the purpose of showing to the Senate
and TO people elsewhere who may be interested
in the subject that this bill is not before the
Senate now on account of any fault in the SEN
ate that it is here because, last year. it was de.
layed elsewhere until it was impossible to have
IL passed into law. and that wherever or whence
soever comes the statement that the bill failed
last year because of the conduct of the Senate,
/ repel it and deny that the Senate was in any
sense responsible.
Mr. Beck said that since the debate began he
had taken pains to inquire and had ascertained
that another deficiency bill, containing all those
important items of appropriation, would be be-
fore the Senate within n week from this time.
Dir. Hale withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. Evarts moved to strike out of the item
Of $500. 900 for repayment of duties improperly
collected. proviso limiting the rate of interest
thereon to 3 per cent.
After long discussion the question was taken
on Mr.. Evarts's motion to strike out the proyiso
and it was rejected-yeas D. nays %
Mr. Evatts then moved to add to the proviso
the words, But this amendment shall not affect
existing suits or demands" and it was agreed to-
Mr.. Sherman offered amendment to paw
per cent TO the several payees named in the
bill. but it was excluded on a point of order
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment appropriat-
ing for jurors fees $l50000 for witness fees
$500. 000, and for pay of baiiffs and criers
SIS. 000 but. on opposition by Mr.. Hale IL was
rejected.
Without further amendments the bill was
passed and, after an executive session, the Sem
ate adjourned.
The Trusts To BE Investigated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-In the House, Mr.