New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-25
EFFORTS TO REDUCE SALARIES.

| THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL STILL TAKING Up THE
TINE OF THE HOUSE.
| Washington. MAY 24-The House to-day won't into
q Committee of the Whole Mr.. Lester. OF Georgia. IN
the chair on the sundry Civil Appropriation bill Tit
committee proceeded to the consideration OF those
portions OF the measure which had been passed ove
informally The amendment offered by Mr.. Cogsweii
of Massachusetts, apprOprauDg $4,000 for hghtssr
M Nantucket Shoals was ruled out OF order A sim
liar fate attended an amendment offered by Mr. Stock
dale, OF Mississippi. appropnang $4,000 for the re-
establishment OF lighthouse at Pass Christian. his
sissippi Sound
The mort amendment reached was one offered BY
Mr. Taylor Of illinois, sppropriang $4,000 for the
construction Of steam vessel to be used In boarding
vessels the port Of Chicago. In addition to the sun
OF s2s 900 appropriated by the last sundry CIVIL act
Adopted
The paragraphs relative to the Coast and Geodeti'
Survey were then taken up In speaking to the gen
ersl subject, Mr.. Enoe OF Tennessee, while making
no specific charge against the management OF the
Coast Survey declared that there great need for
reform In the bureau. Mr. Enloe offered an amend
ment having In view detailed appropriation for
party expenses under the Coast Survey instead OF
bulk appropriation provided In the bill. Mr.. HOP
kins OF Illinois. supported the amendment. MI
Outhwnite Of Ohio, bore testimony to the value 70
the country OF the work OF the bureau. Mr. Blng-
ham, of Pennsylvania. criticised the bill for reducing
the appropriations for the survey 10000 less than
the estimates The amendment defeated.
Mr. Cogswell moved TO increase the appropriation
for party expenses from 100000 TO Sl6oooo lie
conteridcd that to appropriate the smaller sum would
be 10 cripple the service contention which was con-
troverted by Mr. Holman who asserted that the amount
named in the bill was ample The motion 10 Increase
the appropriation was lost
Mr. D;ngley al Maine. offered a substitute for the
provision with reference 10 the Alaska boundary sur
vey the substitute being to provide for joint survey
unde, the recent treaty between Great Britain and The
limited States to settle the boundary line dispute
The amendment was agreed to after the appropriation
Ar proposed by Mr.. Dngley was reduced nom s3oooo
to $4,000.
Mr. Enloe then moved to reduce the salary OF tho
superintendent OF the Coast and Geodesic survey from
$4,000 to 5000.
After a long discussion the motion was lost
AZ 10 1O3
Mr. Enloe made several other unsuccessful efforts
10 reduce salaries aud In speaking TO one OF his
amendments he said that n this Congress were guilty
OF extravaganza II was due TO two canscs-hrst, 10
the legislation Of the List Congress ard second Ia
the fact that the Committee Appropriations did
not back him up In his effort to cut salaries.
Mr. PAYNE OF New York-Do you refer 10 the River
and IIarbor Appropriation bill Laugreri
Mr. Enloe-The River and Hnrbor bill IS O very
insi gnifcaut item. aughter.l II Is about the only
appropriation of public money that promises TO benefit
the country to any extent.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment providing that
the places OF all persons employed in field work or
tho Office whose services be dispensed with shall
be vacated. Agreed TO-
Without dlposing of the bill the committee arose