Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Admission Bill Sent to
the President.
lsoME APPROPRIATIONS MADE.
A DOuceur to Dan LamOnt-EcOnOmy
Practiced in Furnishing
Public Buildings.

WASHINGTON, February Z2.-- Inc senate |
Committee on Buildings and Grounds
reported resolution directing the Presi-
dent of the Senate to issue warrant
commanding the Sergeant-at.Ar forth
with to arrest and bring to the bar of the
Senate Thomas D. Fister, chief clerk in
the Supervising Architects office, tos show
cause why he should not be punished
for contempt.
Morgan objected to its present consid-
Grafton, and it went over till Monday.
Srockbridge presented two immense
packages of petitions in favor OF the
"Sunday Rest Law" and sent them to
the clerks tesk by couple of pages,
who were almost overburdened by the
load.
The conference report OF the Legislative
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to.
The Senate proceeded to the consider
alton of the resolution reported from the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
to investigate the alleged election out
RACES in certain States. At 2 O'Clock the
resolution was laid asite informally, and
the Senate resumed consideration Of the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, the
pending question being on the amend
ment as to steam plate printing ma
chimes. At 3 AS the presiding officer
announced that the enrolled bill for the
admission Of the States Of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana and Washington
had been signed by him and by the
Speaker of the House. 1t was then sent
to the President for his approval.
In the course OF his speech against
steam plate printing machines, Blair
spoke of Graves (the Superintendent of
the Bureau of engraving and printing! as
the agent and attorney of the steam
press owners to all appearance, and of
the report of the Senate Committee as "a
rotten report" and as mot worth rush !"
| Morrill, resented with much spirit the
remarks of Blair.
After long debate. the amendment,
as reported by the Committee on Appro-
priations, was agreed to.
| Among other amendments reported
from the Committee on Appropriations
and agreed to was one approsriating
$75 coo additional for the expenses OF the
international Conference of American
States; appropriating $4,000 for the re-
pair of roads, ETC., at the Presidio mill
tary post at San Francisco. Mitchell
offered two amendments, which were
agreed to. appropriating $4,000 for a
light house at Hecate Head, Suislaw
river, Oregon, and $780, 600 additional for
4 the light house on the headlands near
the mouth of the Umpqua river, Oregon.
Harris offered an amendment, which was
agreed to. appropriating $685. 900 addi-
tional under the head of the prevention
of epidemics. Hiscock offered an amend
ment, appropriating 5000, 900 for the ex-
penses of an adequate preparation for
the appropriate celebration of the CEN
tennial of the Constitution of the United
States. A vote on the amendment re-
suited, yeas 16, nays II; no quorum. A
motion to adJourn having been made,
Harris gave notice that, if such thing
occurred again during the expiring year
of Congress (meaning the absence OF
quorum, he would insist en- regular
call of the Senate, and on having the
Sergeant alarms send for the absent
members. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 2l.-In the
House, Randall fred the first gun in the
contest between the Ways and Means
Committee and the Committee on Appro-
priations, with resolution amending the
rules to provide that on the = day til
House shall at once proceed, in Commit
tee Of the Whole, to consider the Cowles
bill, and shall report it to the House at 4
p. M. and vote on its passage forthwith,
no dilatory motions to be allowed at any
stage of the proceedings. The resolution
was referred to the Committee on Rules.
After several unsuccessful attempts to
get particular measures considered. the
House went into Committee OF the Whole
on the Postoffics Appropriation bill.
Alter discussion OF minor amendments, |
consideration Of the bill was concluded
and the committee rose. Cannon, of |
Illinois, moved to recommit the bill, |
with instructions to the Postoffice COM
mittee to report it back with the classifi- |
cation feature eliminated. The motion |
was lost, and the bill then passed.
Forney presented the conference re.
port on the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to.
1dO AAouSo WouJ lutO OOulmlLC60 OIL the |
Whole on the Deficiency Approximation
bill. On motion, Scott, of Pennsylya-
MAS, amendment was adopted appropri-
ating $6 900 to pay Daniel Lam ont, the
President's private secretary, the differ
ence between his present salary and the
20, 600 year salary which his successor
will receive.
Conger of Iowa, moved to increase
from $7S 900 to $l26,O0O the appropria.
tion for furnishing public buildings. In |
speaking to this amendment Hatch OF |
Missouri said the parsimonious treat |
ment which the Committee on Appropri-
ations accorded to the public buildings of
the country was disgraceful. Randall
defended the appropriations committee
and said it had struck against everything
that looked like undue expenditure Of
public money. Hatch inquired whether
the Democratic Secretary Of the Treasury
was not as competent to Judge of the an.
propriations which should be made for
furniture as were the members of the
Committee on Appropriations. Randall
replied that the committee had examined
into the contracts, and knew that the es.
innate for the Department could be cut
down one-half without inconvenience to
the public service. It had been shown
that there had been gross extravaganza
ia the expenditure for furniture. After
further debate the amendment was re-
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