The record-union., 1893-02-08
Special to the REcoRp-Ux1oS.


WASHINGTON, Feb. I'm the House
to-day the Senate amendments to the
Harter bill of lading were concurred in.
The House then proceeded in commit
tee of the whole to consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill. Dingley
said the appropriations made by this Con-
gress would reach 81, OBS, 600, against
sos, 100000 made by the Fifty-first Con-
gress, an increase of S5O,000,OC0. If there
should be no tariff legislation to disturb
the revenue for the fiscal year 1884. it
would undoubtedly reach S405, 100000,
and the expenditures should not exceed
1890, ,000, 900, and would not if the river
and harbor expenditures should not ex-
ceed Sl5,000,000, which is 100000 more
than ever expended. If they should go
up to $33.000,0 600, as contemplated by the
action of the House, there would inevita-
bly, be difficulty next year. The tariff
legislation foreshadowed would undoubt
edly diminish the revenue, unless the
duties should be made low enough to
enormously swell the importations. The
woods and woolens bills passed by the
House at the last session would surren-
der S, SOC. 900 of revenue on wool and Sl9,
100000 on manufactured wool, on the
basis of the importations of the last cal
endar year, and it would require an enor-
nous increase of importations of woolen
goods to make good the loss.
Dockery estimated the probable de-
ficiency to June 30, 1894, at SIG. 1896, 500.
The estimated deficiency based on appro-
,,riatiOnc an6 ravanuoc in, octua1
lures for that fiscal year was likely to
reach the limit of liabilities, S52S l10, ,246
This was entirely exclusive of S5,040,000
probable inadequacy in the deficiency es-
innate which was submitted for the cur
rent fiscal year. Taking the statements
of the Secretary of the Treasury, the
conclusion was irresistible that the pub
lie expenditures must be materially re-
duced, taxation increased, or new issue
of bonds made to meet the impending
liabilities.
The bill was then read for amendment,
and amendments were offered respect
lively by Wheeler to reduce the compen-
sation of Members of Congress to $1,000,
and by Miller to reduce the compensa-
ton of President to $4,000. Rejected.
Dearmond (Dem.) of Missouri offered
an amendment providing that until
places in the classified service shall be
distributed among adherents of the sew
eral political parties in proportion to the
respective members, as shown by the
vote cast at the last Presidential election,
no applicant, unless he is an adherent of
the political party which has not had it's
fosr Nn1-ffn Of ,,aI
service, shall be eligible to examination
or appointment under the civil service
law.
Lodge made point of order against
the amendment, which was defended by
Dearmond. The Chair, however, ruled
the amendment out of order.
Piclller made vigorous attack against
the provision of the bill providing for a
commission to inquire into the working
of the executive departments, and, with
out disposing of the paragraph, the COM
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Senate to-
day ratified the Russian extradition
treaty with its amendments. One amend
ment makes all attempts to assassinate
the Gar or members of the royal family
an extraditable offense, regardless of the
motive.
The car-coupler bill was then taken up.
Senator Chandler managed to give a
political twist to the debate on the auto
matte coupler bill. He brought up the
resolution in the National Democratic
platform which denounced the Repub-
lican party and Republican Senate for not
having provided legislation for protect
ing railroad employees and insisted that
the position of many Democratic SEN
ators against the bill was inconsistent
with party fealty. He twitted them with
the fact that only seven of them voted
yesterday 10 take up the bill for the re-
peal of the Sherman Act, knowing the
declaration of the National Democratic
Convention on the subject of silver and
knowing the entreaties of the President
elect to have the Sherman Act repealed
before the 4th of March, and he predicted
that the course of the Democratic Sem
ators at the next Congress on the subject
of the tariff would be equally at variance
with the party platform.
After considerable debate the bill went
over without action.
The Senate bill for the relief of the as
signees or legal representatives of John
Roach, deceased, to pay the balance due
ON the United States ship Dolphin, s., ,l65,
was taken from the calendar and passed.
Adjourned.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Not
Carried On.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Speaker
laid before tie House to-day a commune