Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-15
IN THE HOUSE.
Civil Service Item Replaced and An.
other Appropriation Bill Passed.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE House.
today, passed the Legislative, cxecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
carrying an aggregate of $29. Ill, 7CO
and then adjourned until Monday next
This is the second of the big supply
measures to pass the House.
The House, today, by q vote of IS to
liz refused to sustain the action of the
committee OF the whole which, yester-
dav, adopted an amendment striking
out the paragraph providing for the
salaries and expenses of the civil SER
vice commission, thus restoring the
item to the bill. Amendments adopted
in committee Increasing, in one in
stance, the salaries of territorial Off
GERS in New Mexico and Arizona, and
reducing the salary of the directors of
the census in another, met similar
fates in the House.
An amendment to the bill was
adopted restricting the use of govern
ment horses and carriages to the
President, his secretary and cabinet
officers.
When the House convened the
Senate joint resolution authorizing the
erection of IL monument in memory of
the late President Benjamin Harrison,
upon government land in indianapolis
was passed. The Senate bill author
izing the trustees of the Colombian
University to change its name was
passed
The House then went into the COM
mttee of the whole with Tawney,
H..
siLeration of the legislative. executive
ana judicial Appropriation bill.
Goebel. Ohio. took occasion during
the course of the consideration of the
bill to reply to Baker. n. ", who on
Tuesday. read and commented on a
newspaper article which said that
soup houses had been established in
Cincinnati. Goebel made Il general
defense of the administration in the
city OF Cincinnati. He said he was at
a loss to understand the motive for the
remarks made by the gentleman from
New York. and called. attention to an
incident which he said occurred when
Mr.. Baker recently participated in q
campaign in Ohio. where. he said. the
gentleman from New York collidcd
fwith a sprinkling cart.
Baker responded with an arragnment
of the Republican administration in Gin,
cinnati and speaking of politics in that
city alluded to George Ii. Cox and John
f. Mclean as walking hand in glove"
together.
Cowherd Mo. moved to reduce the sal
arv of the director Of the census from
$4,000 to 5000. After discussion the amend
ment was adopted. % to 4.
=. u. Lands proposed the following
amendment:
provided that no part Of any money
appropriated by this aC, shall he avail
able for paying the expenses Of horses
and carriages or drivers therefor Tor the
personal use of any officer provided for
h"rcin other than the President Of the
United States. heads Of executive depart
mcnts and the secretary of the Presi-
dent
Lands said if the horses and carriages
now used by government officials We're
lined Up on Pennsylvania avenue they
would reach from the Peace monument
to the White House. He said that un
less Congress fixed some limitation il
would become scandal He added that
it would only be Il question OF time when
all those on the government payroll. eX-
cept senator's and representatives. would
be riding in carriages at the govern
meut'S expense
Hemenway supported the amendment
Grosvcnor called attention to the fact
that the Speaker of the House. who, he
said. occupied an Office second only in i'm
portance to any III the United States. was
not provided carriage. lie said he
knew the Speaker would not approve II
measure providing him one. and for that
reason he would not propose such an
amendment at this time.
Lands amendment was adopted with
ont division
At $50 p NJ. the legislative. executive
and judicial bill was reported by the com
mittec. with amendments. to the House.
Separate votes were demanded on
amendments striking out provision for the
expense of the civil service commission;
irc~eaS irg the salaries of the governors
and secretaries of New Mexico and Ari-
zona. and reducing the salary of the di-
rector Of the census. All other amend
ments were adopted without division.
Delegates Rodes. n. NJ. and Wilson.
AriZ., made appeals for the increase OF
salaries for the territorial officials. while
Hemenway stated that the committee had
brought in a bill free from increases and
he hoped none would be made. On an
ave and nay vote moved by Hepburn.
Iowa. the amendment striking out the
paragraph providing for the salaries and
expenses of the civil service commission
was defeated by IS to y. The House re-
fused to agree to the amendments to in
crease the salaries of the governors and
secretaries of New Mexico and Arizona.
the vote being Il to 49, The amendment
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