The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-16
SUNDRI CIVIL BILL.
Sir. Enioe Making an Effort to Abolish the
COAST md GeodelIc NurYe. Blu on

Coast and Geode'Ic suryes Bu ca.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March l5.-Up
to the hour OF 1850 the time OF the House
consideration Of bills by unanimous con-
sent. only one bill got through, that was
local to Oklahoma. After several com
mittee reports had been made the House
took up the sundry civil appropriation
bill, in committee of the whole. with
| Mr. Lester Dem, Ga.) in the chair
Under the section Department OF JUS
| tice' an amendment was offered by Mr.
Sayers QDem., Texas. and agreed TO.
providing that the law OF February 8.
1894, repeating the election law should
not be construed to prevent the payment
OF any claims for services under those
laws legally performed prior to February
Z, 1894, and continuing the appropriation
made for that purpose
Mr. Black Dem, Ga.) read from an
agricultural bulletin to show the technl-
cal character OF the language used and
created considerable amusement by re-
peating some Of the terms and subse-
quently explaining their meaning in plain
English. During the course OF the read
ing the members left their seats and gath
cred about the speaker and in the area
Of the chamber
-htI4Dtlo interrupted the IedllnG with
jocular remarks from time TO time. and
General Sickles at one point suggested
that dictionary be furnished to the
representatives In order that the Ian
guage of the bulletin might be made more |
Ineligible He explained in conclusion |
that he had read these extracts TO show |
the fragrant and inexcusable misuse of the |
peoples money.
Mr.. Bowers (Rep., CALI, answering Mr..
~
Black, said the publication of the Agri- |
cultural Department, and especially the |
one criticised, had been OF vast benefit |
to the people Of his State and district.
The country was Of vast proportions and
publications that might be OF little interest
or value 10 one State might be to others
The committee REQUIRED 10 the section OF
thebill making appropriations for the coast
and geOdetc survey, and Mr.. Enloe
Dem, TENN. offered his amendment
abo,ishing the bureau and transferring its
duties to the Navy and Interior Depart
ments.
Mr. Savers made The point Of order
against the amendment that IL changed
Existing law.
Mr.. Enloe said that It reduced expenses
~ the amount Of appropriation made for
he bureau.
Mr.. Cultivate said that the transfer Of
'rovide for any reduction Of expense. the
work would still have to be done.
The point was further argued by Messrs.
'annon Rep.. III, Hooker Dem. Miss).
)lngley Rep.. Me-. and Cultivate Dem,
-. in support thereof, and by Mr.. Enloe
n opposition.
Mr.. Enloe amended his amendment by
roviding further that every officer ana
mploye OF the survey shall be discon-
nued with the survey itself
The Chair ruled that the amendment
as obnoxious To the point OF order: that
rat portion OF it which proposed TO
lange the existing law by the transfer
{ the work Of the survey did not on its
ice reduce expenses. and was therefore
AZ Of order
Mr.. Enloe appealed from the decision OF
lie Chair. but the ruling Of the Chair
as sustained as the judgment Of the
without division.
Mr.. Enloe then moved TO amend by
ducing the appropriation for the survey
the Atlantic coast by instructing the
ockery commission to investigate the !
DIRK Of the survey. and IL IL found 1t
ud be done more efficiently and eco
mically I'm the Navy and Interior De-
1t may report bill or other
Sc.
4 point of order against this amend
ent was overruled. and Mr. Enloc adj
essed the committee In favor Of II.
ing into the subject generally. His ar
ment for the abolition OF the survey
~ that the work for which IL was
ginally instituted In 1907 had been prac-
ally completed. and that not only that
rk, but the latter addition. the geodetc
rvey, could be better and more cheaply
ne by the Navy and Interior Depart
nts.
Il i:35 the committee rose and the
use adjourned until IL o'clock to-mor-
Y.