New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-19
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
PASSED BY TIE sENArE-rIE COST OF TELE-
PHONES.

Washington, Aug. lathe senate devoted most OF
the day 10 the consideration OF the General Dehcehcy
bill Among the amendments reported by the Com
mttcc on Appropriations. and agreed u By the senate
we're the following
Inserting item OF $4,000 for the international
boundary survey between the Ih'cn e'a'cs ah"
Mexico.
Inserting provision authorizing the payment of two
additional Deputy surveyors and one additional Deputy
Naval officer at -, 800 per annum, at the port of
New York.
Inserting item Of $4,000 TO compensate Messrs.
Clark and Msglnnls for their time and expenses III
contcstng seats in the Senate from Montana also
item Of s2.4j3 for the counsel fees ana expenses oil
Messrs Sanders and Power, the senators from that
state.
stirling out nine items for payments to the widows
OF deceased Members Of Congress
The amendments approprating aggregate OF
~ oagO -s for the payment Of the French spollaton
claims were opposed by Mr.. Plumb, who denounced
the claims ~ essentially fraudulent and as intended.
ma, for tlc benefit Of the claimants, but OF attorneys
and as,lenccS.
The amendments were defended and advocated by
ucssrs Hale Blair and Morgan. and were agreed
to-yeas, 81; nays L. The Dill was reporter Da'h
to the senate and all the amendments that were
agreed to by the Committee OF the Nhoc were agree"
To In bulk the only one reserved for spccial Noe
tcin that inserting an item If 100000 to complete
tbc by the Department OF Agriculture a.
to the undcrfow and artesan waters ana thelr aVaa
blty for irrigation.
Mr. German argued against the amendment as
propo,ition under the inspiration 81 men VINO "anted
paces lie said that before the session closed Congress
would have TO make provision by Increased taxation 10
meet the appropriations already made
Mr. Plumb advocated the amcndm' nj, and suggested
ua. Mr. German must havo spoken fhcctiou,y, ~
that senator had Just voted Sl2O0OOO for claims arts
ing prior 10 Isoo-bs for the payment OF which had
been vetoed by two Democratic PreSldchts-fCih anu
Pierce .
Mr. German said that he perfectly sincere In his
statement and that the senator from Kansas had made
= similar statement several times this session. lie
was opposed 10 any amendment for the Increase OF
olce, or for the enlargement OF the scope oil the Dc
uartmcnt 81 Agriculture.
rho amendment was discussed for nearly two hours
and was finally agreed to-yeas, 80, Hays, t,r any
officer Of the Government paying more tiah $50 wear
81 30 quarter Tor Telephone aSs hih lad ,np
furnished to him by wcll-lntorncd man ana "nch
was an argument In defence OF the proposition rms
nancr shaved that I'm the various Government Offices
In Washington there are 200 telephone INSTRUMENTS, ipr
which 800 each Is paid mahlG FtaUUU Spa dd ot
COZ. Y II"' re entirely too LIBERAL Mr. Plumb inter
poscd the Instruments do not cost more than ~
e"' W Morgan added that there scandal arising
t - II II vas reported that Government officials
had telephone instruments put IN their private houses
MIR. plumb said that he had Just been informed BY
A senator that 1t would require suctch OF III.
IMAGINATION 10 suppose that those Instruments cost
81 each Two dollars, 81 80, would be nearer the
| figure , 4. u, ,to ,iu ,r,s
| then passed. A., ,....t.,. A. ,,o.,
| Mr. Plumb offered resolution lnstructing thc Soin-
ritcc ON Rules TO make such orders as Will wholly
prevent the sale Of spirltuOus vnous or malt liquors
III NJ MAR Suggested the insertion Of the words
! And drinking
| Mr. Plnmb-I have objection.
Mr. Gorman-Let the resolution 90 over.
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