New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-10
APPROPRIATION BILLS DEBATED.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL MEASURE ADOPTED-CLERKS
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.

| THE SCNDRY CIVIL MEASURE ADOPTED-CLIhhS
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.
Washington. Feb. 0.-The session Of tho House this
morning began in rather a stormy manner Aitcr te
reading Of the Journal. Ar Cannon. Of Illinois. moVed
that the House 20 into Committee Of the Whole on
| the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. Mr. Grout, Of
Vermont, called attention to the fact that This was
! District OF Columbia day. and opposed the notion
Mr. Anderson, Of Kansas, remarked that the b' OF
! the cLlAs brought in by the committee on tho
District Of Columbia were uniformly defeated in the
! House.
! Mr.. Iemphill Of South Carolina-A gentleman who
makes such a statement as that does not know what
| hc is taking about
Mr.. Andorson-I do know what / am talking about.
Mr.. Hemphill-I thought you had some sense.
The gentlemen approached one another and havnG
met good naturally, shook hands. and Nr. Anderson
| payhlly tapped Mr. lIcmphlll on the cheek
Mr. buchanan Of New-Jcrscy. demanded the regular
order. and despite Mr.. Sprnger'S vigorous attempt to
ask uuanim0u, consent for measure the speaker
| put the question on Mr.. Cannons motion, which was
agreed 10, Mr.. Payson. Of Illinois taking the chair
Mr. splnola, Of Ncw-York offered Amendments
appopriltnS 100000 for the erection Of monu-
meut at Fort Greene Erooklyn IN commemoraton OF
the victims Of the British prison ships. Mr. Cannon
OF Illinois, raised a point of order against the amend
mcnt The chairman sustained the point Of order. and
Nr. >pinol gave notice that he would bring The matter
before the House at every opportunity. lie appealed
to Mr. cannon (a, a member of the committee on
Rules, to give half dag for the consideration Of the
Monument Lll. Mr.. Cannon offered 10 Hvo the first
three weeks Of the Congress to the gentleman and
10 gentleman from NewJcrsey for the consideration
" their bills.
Mr. Huchauan-Ncxt Conrrcssl You are like IN"
fell who took the saviour up high mountain and
offered him the whole earth, when he did not own
foot Of the ground. GauehtcrJ
Tie consideration # the bill having been finished the
,.ft., rf ,f he
tive Appropriation bill The general debate which j.
limited to four hours. postponed until tomorrow,
and the bin was read By paragraphs for amendments.
Tie discussion Of the Barwndia case Will probably
consume most Of the -four hours.
Mr.. Holman. of Indiana. raised point Of order
against the provision for appropriations for clerks 10
senators. The CHAIR (Mr Allen, Of NichcauJ over
ruled the point II order.
". l. HAYES. Of Iowa offered an amendment giving
members mot chairmcn Of committees a. rI at
Sc Ton rate Of 300 month. ON point OF order the
amendment was ruled out.
Mr. HAYES then offered an amendment providing
session clerks 10 Representatives with salary Of -
wa, ovcrrulcd by the Chair.
Mr. nutter@orth -aid ~ he wa in favor OF gIvn-
be had found that upon tu, question (when vo'co
upon In COMMITTEE, Of The Whole. by teer, there lad
AWAY, been q majority, but That when the vote va,
taken by y,t, and nays I'm the House. the majority
had vanished a, f had been struck by whiriwind
VI. Kelley. Of KANSAS, Oucltu ,iil dl'UItIt ~ NJ
Hayes, amendment providing that the clerk, should
ic aupointcd under Civ service rules. rho reading
Srf1,ed 40 in ~ Sir. LAY, amendment with an
amendment dNug the sIlarc- ~ th' clerks at 900
a month"; Wa agreed 20 without division. The com
mit'ce then and the sundy Cvll blU was passed
MEASURES Is norm BRANCHES OF CONGRESS.
Washington. Feb. 9-Mr carlisle offered r-ou
ton 10 the senate to-day calling on the President for
comic, of rrccut corrc- pondcuce with The Minister #
nrall with translation, of the recent laws Of Brazil
i'm rr,cr nee to tho importation ~ certain products oi
tie United states into that country. The resolution
Wa agsrcd TO-
The bill introduced today By Senator Chandler
! chairman ~ the Joint Congressional Committee ON
Immigration. d, ,ubstauriallc the same hill As that
.ntg,,luccd in the House 1y Mr. owen. Tie ouN
change in he biz is the section relating to N" re'trc
coa- imposed upon immigrants who are idotc et'.'
which J., made lttc more stringent
senator morrill, reported fayom5ly from The Com
mttec Public Buildings and Grounds an ainehu'hch'
proposed 10y him t. the Sundry Clvu bll' providing
suitable site binding for the lie Of the supreme
Court. An amount Of money sufficient to pay Tor mo
land is appropriated with proyiso that the site be- the
square north Of tho new Library Building IN the
vicinity Of the Capitol.
senator Morrill, also reported favorably from the
same committee amendment proposed by him to the
Suudry Clvll bill appropriatns 100000 for the cree
ton in this city Of a building for the Of tho National
Museum.
The credentials Of Mr.. voorhees, for his new term
from March next were presented and placed on Me
The credentials Of Henry {. iau-brourh. a. senator
eject from the state Of North Dakota for the term
beginning March next, were presented ana referred
TO tho Committee Privileges and Elections
NJ. Henderson. from the Committee on Printing. re
ported a resolution (Which referred 10 the Com
mi,teo on Contingent Expenses providing for JOINS
commtc~, OF the two house, to examine into the sub
jcct u public printing and binding and Of the dietri
button Of document, GncudinS The Congressional
KecoldrD and b. report as to what Improvement should
bc nada therein and Mr.. sherman suggested the ap
pointn"ut Of an editor for " me congressman
Record" H. prevent Implications. 80
An attempt was made to hold night session Of the
senate. 4, the attendance was 80 small after me
rcr,s~ a short executive session was held. When the
doors Wer, Ir.opcued only thirty nine senators were
present six les than quorum At = ;io O'CLOCK inc
~tnaio adjourned. . -, ......, H.
NJ Stahlncckcr OF Ncw-YOrS. to-day presented IN
the Hons. Joint resolution Of the Legislature Of the
state OF New York flvoring the bill to prohibit tho
adultcr5ttion Of food and malt liquors