Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-11

appoiHsmen Of select committee
o! i've members to investigate TIE
methods Of business Ia the bureau Of per.
ssons, whether use has been msae by
the Commissioner OF his oficisi Eensicn te
promote his private xHai1s, or for pArsiss
| pol 'iesi pursosss; whe'hsr thss has been
| d. SC i1iBssien made hetSssa srp'icSnts
/ far psnsicus or practising attorneys /;
whether say clerks have taken advantage
OF their position TO make pr ifs; ami
whether the civil service lay has been vio-
ia!sd by the Commissioner.
/ En- os Of Team ssse, offered an Amerd-
mens < ending the scope Of the il airy to
include the neiho1s faliswed by tbs beard
Of pension appeals. In advocating
the smendmsns Ealoe critic ssd the adnin'
/ isuston Of the pension sffies and relssr
| sted tbe charges sgsirss the commissioner
| ans his son which he made in the las. Con-
frsss, upon which the investigation was
thsn based. The smsndmeat was agreed
10 and the resolui1n as amended vs..
adopted,
Bland Of Missouri. from the committee
on coinage. weighls and measures. report
ed bill for the free coirags Of gold and
silver and An issue Of coin Dosss. The
minority was given leave to file minority
| report rot later than MoudAy nexs.
Bland wished the bull placed upon the
House calendar, hut Dipglsy Of Maize made
the point ibss I 10 bill mus. inevitably in
vclya x.elsa usog the treasury and should
20 TO the conu,ittge of the whole. Bland
said there would be no cnarge made upon
the treasury. The Speaker hAd the matter
in sbsysncs, ststins he would examine tae
rule upon the subj ct.
b acon Of New York, from the committee
on bar king ard currency, called up the bill
for the better control and 10 promote the
safety Of national banks. He explained
thss the bill wss based upon q bill in
troduced by HArter OF Ohio. which
prohibited officers and employees Of 8 bAak
10 become borrowers or become lisble 20
the bank ny reason of ovefdrs~n a
accounts or as an endorser, guarsh-
tor, surely or Otherwise. The committee
thought the provisions of the bill to
broad and that the result sought could be
accomplished BY making it unlawful for
officers TO borrow any money from the
bsuk. except sfter making loan thss hsd
been requested Of AID spproved by the
board of directors Of the bank. or by
the executive committee OF snch board, snd
by requiring the comptroller of the currer =
cy 10 be fully informed from time to time
OF the extent Of such liabilities and Of the
,fsens to whom such loans were made.
After short discussion, pending a de-
mand for the previous ques,i, IN, the morn
ing hou, expired, . point Of no quorum
having been made sgsinst the demand.
This gave rise to little Pleasant colloquy
between the Speaker aud Reed Of
Maine, the latter coutsnding that
no business could be transacted Till
quorum appeared, and the Speaker taking
the view that the morning hour having
expired, business pending in it went over
until tomorrow without respect to quo
rum.
In the course Of the collcquy. the Spesk-
er said, with the greatest respect to the
gentleman, the gentleman was lodging the
question, as he had been accustomed 10 do
during the last Congress"
The laughter caused by this remark was
renewed when Reed smiiipgIy suggested
that cnmpls!nt had bsen made sRsinst him
because he had not lodged aDy question.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the military scsdemy bill
Ssysrs Of Te1ss,i in speaking Of the measure,
criticised the expenditures of the 5lsl
Congress. The total appropriate ms
made by the Eo'h Ccng'ssr, be said,
amounted to 1874 l43 426, ard those
made by the 5lst was 81 04l SIS ia, on
incresse Of s247 66s $50. The increase
Of appropriations in the 50ih Consrt IS
over those of the 49sh, excluding pensions
ard the postal service, was but $40 609,-
16i.s Excluding the same services
the increase msds by the 5lst
over the 50h Congress was slli,6Ss 05l.
The excess sppropris,ioss CT the 5lss over
the Both Congress sitter dsducting the ns-
nonsl bauk redemption account was S72i,-
34,755.
La speaking to the verbal amendment
Compton OF Maryland iDveighsd sg sinstthe
desperate and trembling Czu" Of the last
Causrsss, sgai9st the exsravsgsns ar
pr1ptistisns made under bi, rule and
criticised the appropriations made by the
military commi tee, the M ,riiy of whose
members we're elected on the platform of
reform, IS being exdavsgant.
Pendir & sciion on the dill. the committee
rose, ana the House ~ ,ufnsd
The Spesker bss placed the free coinage
bill upon the House calendar.