Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-25
Congressional

Il was after three O'Clock yesterday
evening when the Senate got down 0
actual work on the schedules. Very
fair progress was made. eight pages
from paragraph l2l-143. Inclusive be-
ing disposed OF. The surprise OF the day
was the acceptance BY the finance con-
mittee OF al amendment offered by M.
Allen, the Nebraska populisf, 10 place
oarbed wire on the free list. Several
republicans opposed it. but did not car
" their opposition 70 the extent
OF demanding a record-rnaking vote
upon il. An inumation from Mr..
Hoar that free barbed wire was
10 be the price Of Mr.. Allen :
vote for the tariff bill was indignantly
denied. Mr. Perkins introduced bill
10 grant the use ofSpringfeld rifles and
their equipments, now in the possession
OF the War Department and not need
ed Tor usa by the regular army, 10 the
militia Of the various States and Terri
tories.
In the House the legislative, e1ecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was
passed after the amendments declaring
The laws authorizing docking Of mem
bers' salaries for absence repealed and
refusing 10 provide for the civil service
commission were voted down. An
amendment to the legislative appropri-
alton bill offered by Mr.. Terry was
adopted, providing that each circuit
court OF appeals should be entitled 10
have expended for it ct least one-hal.
Of such surplus as it had accumulated
After being under consideration for just
one week, the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was pass
ed by the House. The main fight was
in the House, after the bill had been
reported back from the committee 0;
the whole, on the amendment declar-
ing the laws authorizing the docking OF
members salaries for absence repealed.
and on the amendment refusing to pro
vide for the civil service colnmissica
separate. Yea and nay votes were
demanded on these Amendments.
when the first was lost BY q vote q
l04 to lbs, and the latter by 50 to l5o.
Another amendment. proposed by
Mr. Caruth, Of Kentucky, aud agreed
70 in committee OF the whole, which
was designed to still further emascu-
late the civil service commission. was
defeated in the House without division.
as was also the amendment to equaliz.
the salaries Of the assistant doorkeep-
els of the House. The only amend
ments adopted yesterday in the com
mittee of the whole, and agreed to by
the House, were TO increase the appro-
priation for publishing the Postal GVide
from 50 900 to 5000 and an addi-
tional item OF =, 800 for clerical service
for the Dockerv commission.
The action OF the House in reversing
the action of the committee of the
whole regarding civil service, the dock
ing of members salaries for the time
they are absent without leave, and the
employment OF clerks in the Treasury
Department outside the classified SER
vice, was significant commentary on
the willingness of members TO vote one
way when their positions do not be-
come matter OF record, and another
when they know their actions are be-
ing scanned by the public. Every i'm
portant change made by the committee
OF the whole in the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was
thrown out when the bill came up for
final action in the House, simply be-
cause on each Of the important amend
ments an ave and nay vote was taken.