Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-17
IN The HOUSE.
Mora Of The Civil Sundry Appropris ton Fill
Under iscassion and Passsd.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The House, in
com nittee of the whole, resumed coDt idera-
ton Of the sundry civil appropriation ILL the
pc aiding question being on Enoe's amend
n. mt directing the DOckery commission to
investigate whether the work of the coast
and geodetic survey could not be better per-
formed by the bureaus of the navy and in
terror departments: upon which debate was
resumed After discussion the vote was
announced Ayes, So; nays, II, and En-
loe demanded reilers. This vote was an
nouacsd Ayes, 81; nays, los, and the
amendment was lost Subsequently the
,eral sui iect was further discussed by
Cummi 1gs and Enloe. TIE former said
the work Of survey should be transferred 10
the navy department for the reason that the
same cl IS Of work was performed in the
navy partment. Enloe ssil, in taking
farewell of the subject for the present, that
he shou' d renew the fight a. every oppor-
tunity til the survey was reformed or
abolished.
Hopkins moved to strike out the pro-
vision of the bill directing the secretary of
the treasury to reorganize the Office force
of the survey, to bring the cost within
1925 900 year, reduction of SIS 900
from the appropriation carried in the bill.
He said this was cowardly subterfuge to
bring about what the House declined to do
on Eloe's amen ,ment, to abolish the sur
vey. The work was to be transferred to
the secretary of the treasury, because, ow-
ing to his reported opposition to the civil
eery ice law, it is believed he could be de-
pended on to relegate the scientific gentle
me n in the survey to private life and fill
leir PAGES with paytisans.
The discussion drifted to the relation of
the futyey to the civil service law. Ding
ley said the reorganization proposed by the
Committee might lead to serious conse-
quences as sffecting the civil service law,
and asked the Chair whether that matter
had been considered.
Savers said the intention, so far as he
knew, was simply to reduce expenditures,
but he was willing that any provision to
prevent an infractIon Of the law mi yht be
inserted. The following amendment was
proposed by Dingley:
..Pro vided, that nothing herein shall be
construed to affect the civil service rules in
SO far as now applicable TO the coast and
geodetic surveys" Agreed TO. 1t was
subse qIently agreed that the amendment
that Hopkins moved to strike out be modi-
fled by directing the secretary of the treas
ury to reduce the number of employees of
the office force CT the surrey, or rate of
compensation, to bring the expenditures
down to $l25 900, putting limit to the re-
duction, aud abandoning the idea of re-
organizing the force. Hopkins thereupon
Withdrew his motion, and the survey fnsl.
ly passed.
The paragraph of the bill carrying an
appropriation Tor the Missouri commission,
gave rae to an animated discussion III
which Wilson inyeighed against the dis
elimination made ia This bill and the river
and harbor bill against the great West and
Northwest.
After reply by Catchings, chairman of
the committee On rivers and harbors, in
which he defended the action of the COM
mittee and policy under which the appro-
priations for these Improvements were
made, the House took rsces, until s,
y AT the night session about 60 members
were present. After passing favorably
upon seven pension bills, the committee Of
the whole arose and the House adjourned.
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The shoe shop Of Leighton Brothers, the
largest Industry in East Peppsrell, Mass !,
shut down Thursday night for an indefinite
time. The shutdown is the result of dis