The record-union., 1893-03-16
Special to the REcoRp-Ux1oS.


able that the clerks and some other en-
ployes in the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, not directly employed in the
production of greenbacks and other Gov
eminent obligations, will have TO take
certificates of Indebtedness instead of
cash for their salaries for the remainder
of the current fiscal year as the result of
an error in the enrolment of the defci-
ency bill by which the word Thousand"
was left off after the appropriation in
tended TO be S37, 900 for the deficiency in
the pay of clerical and other help at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 1t
is presumed the employees will not be
dropped from the rolls for the remainder
of this fiscal year, as they will be neces-
sary to the working of the bureau. 1t is
likely this will be considered case
wherein the Government officers are
authorized to create an Indebtedness under
the statute providing that no Govern
ment officer shall incur Indebtedness for
the Government except to save life and
property. 1t may be held the employ
ment of these clerks is necessary to save
property" The clerks, then, will be
dered service to the value named, and
these they will probably be able to get
discounted for a consideration by the
local money-lenders.
Several other errors in the enrolment
have been discovered. There is one in
the pension appropriation bill in the APP
preparation of 100000, intended for the
fees of examining surgeons. In enroll
ing, the word five was left out, so that the
item reads three hundred and thousand
dollars" The deficiency of $1,000 from
the proper amount will not be serious, in
view of the smallness of the amount, and
OF the fact that it was made on estimates
which in any event may be too large or
too small, and which can be remedied next
session before the money actually appro-
priated is exhausted.
These are but a few of the mistakes
committed in the enrolment of the ap-
preparation bills, and others are expected
to come to light every day.
FIXING THE COMMITTEES.
Immediately on assembling the Senate
went into executive session. The COM
mittees not having been organized, no
business could be done. While still i'll
executive session, the Senate took recess
till $3.50, to enable the Republican caucus
TO complete its work. The Republicans
went into caucus this morning to receive
the report of the Committee on Minority
Chairmanships and Members of the Com
mittees, but was unable to complete its
work before the assembling of the Senate.
On reassembling there was a debate of
some length on the removal of Stewart of
Nevada from the Appropriations Com
mittee, and the opinion was practically
unanimous that as Stewart had been the
recipient of the Craftsmanship at the
hands of the majority, he should not be
permitted to remain on the important
Committee on Appropriations as a repre-
sentative of the minority. Hewas there
fore removed and Teller of Colorado sub
stituted.
The minority representation on the
Senate committees was subsequently an
nounced by the Chairman of the caucus,
as follows:
Committee on Agriculture and For
estry - Mcmillan, Washburn, Proctor.
Hansbrough.
On Appropriations = Allison, Hale,
Cullom, Teller.
TO Audit and Control Contingent Ex-
penses of the Senate-Jones of Nevada.
On Census-Hale, Stock bridge, Dixon,
Hansbrough.
on Civil Service and Retrenchment-
Stanford, Washburn, Morrill,, Lodge
On Claims-Mitchell, Davis, Stewart.
PETER.
On Coast Defenses Squire, Dolph,
Hawley, Higgins.
On Commerce-Frye, Jones of Nevada,
Dolph, Cullom, Washburn, Quay.
On District of Columbia - Mcmillan,
Wolcott, Gallinger, Hansbrough, Proctor.
On Education and Labor-Carey, STAN
ford, Washburn, Lodge.
On Engrossed Bills-Allison CHAIR
man.
On Enrolled Biils-Dubois.
On Epidemic Diseases-Jones of Ne
vada (Chairman), Stock bridge, Gallinger.
To Examine Several Branches of the
Civil Service-Power, Gallinger.
On Finance-Morrill, Sherman, Jones
of Nevada, Allison, Aldrich
On Fisheries Stock bridge, Stanford,
Squire, Power.
On. Foreign Relations-Sherman, Frye,
Dolph, Davis.
On Immigration - Chandler, Squire.
Proctor, Dubois, Lodge
On Improvement of the Mississippi
River and Tributaries-Washbu Petit
grew, Power.
On Indian Affairs-Platt, Stockbridge,
Henderson, Petiigrew, Shoup.
On Interstate Commerce-Cullom, Will
son, Chandler, Walcott, Higgins.
On Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid
Lands-Stewart, Dubois, Carey, Hans
brough.
Following are the chairmansh:ps elected
for ten of the committees:
observation-disclosures of Ohio.
Private Land Clailns-Hale of Maine,
Committee to investigate the condition
of the Potomac River-front-Frye OF
Maine.
Woman Suffrage-Hoar of Massachu-
sets.
Additional accommodations for library
OF Congress-Morrill of Vermont.
Five civilized tribes of Indians-Teller
of Colorado.
Transportation and sale of market pro-
ducts-Platt of Connecticut.
Corporations in District of Columbia
Aldrich of Rhode Island.
Revolutionary claims = Cameron OF
Pennsylvania.
Claims of citizens of the United States
against the Government of Nicaragua
Hawley of Connecticut.
The Republicans contented them
selves with removing Stewart from the