Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-16
took up the sun rry civil appropriation bill
in committee of the whole, Lester in the

took up the sun -ry civil appropriation bill
in committee of the whole, Lester in the
chair.
When the committee rose. yesterday,
there was pending point Of order made by
Black, agains, the passages under thu title
of National Soldiers Home, requiring dis
bursting officers of the Homes 10 give bond
to the United States, instead of 10 the board
Of managers OF the Homes, as at pres INT;
also that these disbgrsiag officers shall re-
part TO the secretary OF var, not TO the sec
rotary CT the treasury The disputed para
graphs were temporarily pissed over.
Under the section department of JUS
tice," an msndmsnt offered By Siyres was
agreed TO proviling that the las Of Feb.
1894, repeating the federal election laws,
hall not be construed to prevent the pay
ment of claims for services uEdrr these
laws legally performed prier to Feb. s, and
continuing the appropriations previously
made for that purpose. Black read from
the agricultural bulletin TO show The techni-
cal character of the language used, and
:reated considerable amusement by Iefeat-
ny some terms and subsequently explain
ny their meauipg in plain EDgli-h.
Sickles suggested that Gicii mary be
furnished to representatives in order that
the .nguage of the bulletin might be made
more inte!ligible. Black explained that he
read these extracts to show the fragrant
and ine1 casabie misuse of the peoples
money. Powers said the plbli .ation, of
the agricultural department, especially the
one cri icised, had been OF, vast benefit to
the people of bis state. The county was
9 .rl blirafJnpa laf
might be Of little interest or value TO one
section m ght not be to others.
The committee occurred to the section o.
the bill nakirg appropriations for the coast
and geodetic survey and Enloe offered an
amendment aboli-hing the bureau and
transferring its duties 10 the navy aud in
tari)r departments. Savers made the poirt
Of order against the amendment that it
changed the existing laws. Enloe said it
reduced the txpersss by the amount of the
appropriation made for the bureau. Outh-
waite said the transfer of the dates to other
departments did net provide for any reduc-
ton in expense, as the work would still
have TO be done.
Dinr!ey poiated out that til same ques--
ton was presented in the 52i Congress and
tie Speaker then ruled correctly, in his
opinion, that the amendment mast show on
It's face that Il reduction OF expenses would
ne cessarily ersue upon i.s sdottiun. Hol-
m IN argued that the amendmen. was ia =
Il r. Enloe amended the amend
m2nt by p7oliding that every ciii-
ser md employee of tie survey be
discontinued with the survey itself. The
Chsi. ruled tina, portion OF the amenIment
which rropos' d to charge the existing law,
by trarsfer of tie work of survey, did
not on its face reduce expenses, aud the
amFndment was therefore out Of order.
Enloc appealed fir, III: decision of the
Cheir, and the ruling of the Chair was sus-
taired rs the jualment of the committee.
Enloe moved 10 amend Tie appropriation
for thu surrey of toe Atlantic coast by In
st.ucting the ID .ckery Comul.sion to lnves-
t,gsts tine work of tie survey, end If found
tn It il could be done more efficiently aid
economically in the navy and interior de-
partments, TO report by bill or Otherwise. The
p)irt Ct order against this amendment was
OF, rruled and Enloe addressed the commit
tee in favor OF the amendment. lie quoted
from Secretaries Chandler and Herbert to
prove his assertion that the photographic
Office of the navy could 90 that part of the
sork of survey better and more satsfacto-
rilg than the bureau could.
The amendment that he (Entoe) tried to
have adopted was to effect this transfer.
Secretary Herbert wrote that it had the ap-
prevail of himself and Secretary Carlisle.
tie also had read an extract from one OF
President CIevclard's messages recommend
ing the abolition Of the survey or additional
legislation to restrict and detine its scope.
AZ / 50 the committee rose ard the House
s6iourned.