Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-12
IN THE HOUSE.
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Bill
Passed-The Christmas Holiday.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE House. to-
day, passed the legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill prac-
tically as it came from the committee,
and adjourned until Monday. The
evil service commission provisions
disposed of, there was no long debate
on any item, today. Throughout the
session the policy Of retrenchment held
full sway and all attempts to increase
salaries failed.
The House passed a resolution to
adjourn, Dec. 81. until Jan. 4. 1906, 70,
the usual Christmas holiday.
When the House met, today. n con-
current resolution was adopted provid-
ing that when the House and Senate
adjourn, Wednesday, Dec. 81, it be I'M
til Jan. 4, 1905.
Monday next was substituted for to-
day for the consideration of the legis-
lative. executive and judicial appro-
Driation bill, DalZell, Pa, presiding
When adjournment Nas taken, yester-
day. the discussion was on the amend
ment of Hepburn, Iowa. cutting off APP
preparations for the civil service COM
mission. By a viva voce vote the
amendment was lost.
The further Of the bill had not pro-
ceeded far when Olmsted, Pa. placed
an obstruction in the path of the pro-
vision providing for a rural carrier ex.
animation board, by declaring it to be
new legislation and not properly in
the bill.
Littauer. n. Y, a members of the
subcommittee, ard Bingham, its
chairman, advocated the adoption Of
the para graph.
TIE contention of Olmsted was sus-
tained by the chair ana the paragraph
was stricken from the bill as was al
so the paragraph declaring it to be
unla full to detail clerks or other EN-
ploy lin the departments at Washing
to for duty with the civil service com
mission.
The appropriation of S35 900 for wor,
in connection with the publication Of
naval records of the rebellion was
severely criticised by Perkins of New
York, who asserted that so long as the
appropriation was made the work
would never be finished. He believed
time limit should be set for finishing
the publication. An amendement by
him to cut off the appropriation was
voted down.
On q point of order by Perkins. n.
Z, the provision appropriating $4,000
for compensation and expenses of
specialists to make investigation into
the department of commerce and labor
with the object of securing uniform,
economical and businass-like methods
vas stricken out.
In criticising the paragraph relating
to the bureau of corporations Baker.
n. Y, said that his complaint was not
that too much money had been ap-
propriated for the pay of special at
torneys, examiners and agents. bur
that no use had been made of the
money. On point Of order by Maddox
Ga. the salary for the position Of chief
of the bureau of manufactures of the
department of commerce and labor
vas cut cut.
The bill and the several amendments
were reported to the House.
The amendment reducing the COM
pcnsation of committee stenographers
from $1,000 to $4,000. was rejected and
the House restored the amount as
originally fixed.
As amended the bill then passed.
Palmer Pa. from the committee on
the judiciary. submitted the supple
mental report of the majority of the
committee on the SWaync impeach-
ment case. The minority was given
until Monday to file their report
The House then, at 5.25 p NJ, ad-
journed until Monday