The San Francisco call., 1896-01-22
WORK Of HOUSE
AND SENATE,
Third Appropriation Bill
Passed in Very Short
Order.
TO MEET DEFICIENCIES.
Reasons for Delay in Building
the New Postoffce Are
Demanded.
THE CUBAN QUESTION TOUCHED.
Two Resolutions Relating to Arrest of
Citizens and the Progress of
the War.
TO MEET DEFICIENCIES.
THE CUBAN QUESTION TOUCHED

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 21.-The
House OF Representatives to-day passed
It's third appropriation bill-that provid-
ing for urgent deficiencies for the current
and past tscal years, reported yesterday.
The total amount carried by the bill as
prepared by the Committee on Appropri-
ations was 81. .4l5, ,923 and as passed by the
House $4,420, ,4o3, the only amendment
made of any importance being one to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the survey of the Chico
pee lands in Wisconsin. Nearly three
quarters of the amount named in the bill
was for court expenses. largely fees of wit
nesses, deputy Marshals and commission
ers, and much of the debate on the bill was
devoted to the necessity of reform in the
system which now prevails.
Early in the day joint resolution pro-
viding for an increase of twenty in the
number of reports and documents fur
nished the State Department gave rise to
discussion of the printing bill passed at
the last session of Congress. It was criti-
cised by Cannon (R.) of Illinois and de-
Tended by Richardson CD of Tennessee,
who managed its passage through the
House.
Resolutions were agreed to calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury to inform
the House whether or not, in his opinion,
the provisions of the law for the safety of
the public in ocean travel were sufficient,
and II so, whethersnot they were being en-
forced; and for a statement of the reasons
for the delay in the construction OF the
San Francisco Postotfice building.
A bill was passed affirming and legaliz-
ing the issue ofscertain bonds authorized by
the Legislature of New Mexico for public
buildings.
In his opening prayer Chaplain Couden
invoked the blessing of God upon Miss
Barton. president of the Red Cross Society,
and her party in their trip TO Turkey.
Castron (R.) of New Mexico, from the
Committee on Territories, reported bill
to affirm various acts passed by the Legis-
ture OF New Mexico and it was passed
A resolution of inquiry reported from
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds by Hilborn (R.) of California was
agreed to, calling upon the Secretary of
the Treasury for the reasons for the DELAY
in the construction of the San Francisco
Postoffice building.
Crisp (D.) OF Georgia asked what had be-
come of the unfinished business-the re-
port of the Committee on Rules.
Speaker Reed stated that all the pro-
posed amendments save ore had been
agreed to and were in force.
Crisp said that the report as whole
had not been disposed of. and yet those
officials were enforcing the changes recon-
mended by the committee. 1t was not
proper to proceed in that manner, he said.
He had intended at the proper time to
offer substitute for the whole code of
rules.
Dalzell (R. } of Pennsylvania stated thai
1t was the intention of the Committee on
Rules to hold meeting shortly and when
the committee made its report the gentle
man from Georgia (Crisp) would have an
opportunity to offer his proposed substi-
tute.
The House then, on motion of Cannon
(K.) OF illinois, went into committee of the
whole to consider the urgent deficiency
bill. A brief general debate ensued upon
the subject of the fee system of paying
officials of the United States courts and
the necessity for its reformation if not
adjustment, in which Cannon, Savers
Cd of Texas, Henderson (R.) of Iowa,
Northway (R.) of Ohio, Swanson CD of
Virginia and Daniels (R.) of New York
participated.
Dinsmore Cd of Arkansas sought to
amend the paragraph making an appro-
prlat1on to pay the salaries of court officials
IN Indian Territory by specially designat-
ing l.. L.. Stowe, marshal, and J. B.
Walker, an attorney, one of whom died
and the other resigned after q few months
service without having been confirmed by
the Senate. The amendment was offered
to meet the ruling of Comptroller Bowler
that he cannot pass salary accounts of
officers not so confirmed. After brief
discussion, in which the Comptroller S
policy was made the subject of some criti-
clsm, the amendment was adopted.
Lacey (R.) of Iowa discussed the neces-
slty for reform of the fee system in
Federal courts, presenting some striking
hgures. The consideration of the bill
having been concluded, several unimport-
ant amendments being added, the com
mittee arose and the bill as amended was
passed.
AT AIS o'clock the House adjourned
until to- m nrrnw