Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-11
OUR "HoUsE OF LORDS,

OUR "HoUsE OF LORDS"
It May Not BE, Perfect, but \. Can D..
patch Business.
WAsHI-@ToNt Aug. 6.-The senate to-da
passeSse rld's lair bill withouta divis
ieEs ,ssnd Messrs. Hawl,y, Palmer an,
SMA.s&sepoken in support OF the measur
aAS essrs. Vest and Cockrell in opposi
aon. Mr.. Sherman did not approve tn
Dill. he said, but would vote for it, as moth
Ing better could be done. A recess wa
taken until 8 p. nj.
When the senate reassembled MI. Petit
grew, chairman OF the ouadro- centennial
committee, called up his resolution to an.
tnorize that committee, or subcommittee
thereof to visit Chicago during the reces:
aud lnquire asto the expenditure o; money
appropriated hv congress and as to the
general management. Mr.. Coke gave no.
lice that he would insist on the
yeas and nays. Mr.. Pe:tierew said that he
had no idea OF a:unketing trip Tor himself
or any other member of the COMMITTEES and
he modified the retuest by striking out HE
provision Tor clerl. Mr.. Coke moved to
amend the resolutlo, so as to provide that
the visit should be a. the expense OF the
committee: Mr.; Hwley regarded the
moved to lay i, on the liable. The NOTION nor r,e
was agreed to and thenYr Pettirrews res.
olution was adopted. L. 9:o5 q Mosaic
from the house announce that ,bat Lodv
had agreed 10 the cohferelce report ON m.
sundry civil bill, and the snate then also
agreed to it.
AN EXCELLENT REAEp,
Mr.. ManderSun made .OiA rcnarls as
| fn tho hl1si,,oSS nf tIo 7 -
precedented, he said, at leat for many
years. That the calendar OF cses was re-
duced as it was now. There yas on the
calendar not exceeding six hous bills vet
undisposed OF, and there wertcompara-
lively few senate bills on the cale,dar, The
senate had passed 7C9 bills, aud chose the
house had passed l2N The hose had
senate had passed S14 lie submittd that
that was'a showing .. th@dispatcll i very
considerable business. y all the presi.
dental nominations thaGhau comeio the
senate this session there 3ad not ben
single one rejected, and b. three nonina-
tons had died on the cxetltive calendr Of
the sena:e. One of thesgwas collected O.
internal revenue and %o OF them were
rostmasters. He douted whether any
snch showing could be Iade Tor any Ire.
vious long session.
| Mr.. Allison said thu he would state in
general Terms the appropriations OF this
session as comparedfith the aprropria-
tons of the first seson of the Fifty first
congress. The sprr.'iatlons OF that ses-
sion were, in roundumbers. $463, OOO, 900,
and those OF the prese session, S5O7OOO,UJO..
! S44, OO0 900. The prcipal increases were
in appropriations lcpensions and or the
postotfice departl1lt. There We're some
Hminutions at the'escnt session, notably
| in deficiencies, to ? amount OF s., 900 600.
There was also minution of "a. 600 600
in miscellaneous appropriations. He be-
lieved that til: was not sim
passed both iouses this session
He thought he aid claim LOT the senate
! committee on aspirations and Tor the |
senate itself til during this session III
regular approprion bills had been care.
July scanned, athat scanning
HAD sLBEEN POLITICAL
| IN its characterlt was obvious to all that
postal taciliti ana postal expenditures
were constanincreasing; and so there
had been Sc, goo added to the postottice
appropriatiorlll at this session. as COM
| barred with tyyears ago. The postal an
| preparations uld Iall very short OF meet,
ing the neccsy expenditures Of the fiscal
year of ls9*id large deficiencies Tor the
posto tlice dstment and Tor other depart
mems y government would be neces-
sary at the session. For instance, the
api,ro pratt or United States cour,s was
about 81 900 less than was necessary,
aud that wrIe in regard to other depart
mcnts of government. He was not saw
ing these us in adverse criticism.
Mr.. Goh, member OF the commit
| tee on iopriations, commended the
| chairma,that committee Tor his tair and
candid sment. The fact remained.
49, - q |
session Id exceed $500, co., 0OO, noLwirh-
standinie extraordinary efforts OF the
! house representatives. 10 keep them with. 6
| in reaslle bounds. 1t was not alto-
gether arty matter. for these immense \
approts sons We're parity made necessary ,
beca,lSthe growth OF TIE country. the .
exter$o. 'He postal system and the ex- c
pansi ths pension and other perma-
nent necessary expenditures ior which +
neitlarty shonid De held responsible, T
Oftrmense sum OF $5O7, COO, 900 appro- t
| pria.t the present session, SGU. O0O 900
| haL!Ihe necessary because y. the leyls- G
latlt the tlttv-iirst congress-a congress Z
| tor "a the =, invcra,ic party had no re- s
sptllty. Twenty ol that $50 900, 600 =
lane ;, y
FROM PENSIONS ALONE. 4
| appropriation Tor pensions at tho t,
| ntSsion would be al least twenty MILL NJ
| itioFe tlan at the present session; and a
| lLbted very much if it would be rossi-
have appropriations reduced next s
81 much below $500, OUOLOO. He be- n
t!lat congress would be compelled 10 G.
nthcr anu additional lakes to meet the
ircinents .: the treasury. He believed
Inc would come be.ore the end OF the
\ year la93; and then he had 10 doubt
both l'urues, being rougit so sharply b.
10 lace with the people, would find ef
e methods by which these immense er-
ultures would be reduced. III
! lO:3O the signature OF the vice presi ar
to the sundry civil bill was aunounccd Ii,
resolution for final adjournment at II a,
}. Tonight WAS reported by MIR. Allison =
agreed 10. r.
motion o: Mr.. Allison a committee of 81
senators was appointed (Me.srs. ALI M
and Germany 10 JOIN like committee Al
me part OF The mouse and in.urm the lei
ldent that unless he had further com an
'lcatlon to make the two houses were
ready to adjourn.
solutions were offered by Messrs.
rls and Cockrell giving the thanks OF
enate 10 Vice President Morton and to
ldent Pro Tenn. Henderson for the dig
q, impartial and courteous manner in
"a they had presided over its delibera-
1855 Mr.. Allison, Of the committee to
upon the president, reported that the
MlLtee bEd performed that dntv ond