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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.' ATLANTA. OA- TUESDAY .TUNE 29 1886 CONGRESS. Proceedings of the Two'Houses Last Week. With the President and His Ad; visers—General News. Washington, Jobs 21.—Iu tbe senate, Ur. George, from the committee on the judiciary, reported favorably tbe bill to remove tbe po litical disabilities of J. G. Flournoy, of Miss is- Uppl, and on motion of Ur. George, tbe bill at once pamed, the vote being unanimous. Ur. Vest, from tbo committee on commerce, reported favorably Senator Plumb's bill to au thorise tbe Kanin City and Memphis railroad and bridge company to construct a bridge over the Mlsslmlppl river fromHopeleld,Ark., to Memphis, Tcnn. The committee haa amended the bill so aa to provide that If the construction of the bridge is not commenced vrltbln one year, tbe act ahall be be void. Ur. Conger, from tbo committee on com merce, reported favorably bill recently passed by the honse to amend section 4670 of the re vised statutes, so as to provide for not ex ceeding sixteen light honse districts and re pealing any law or regulation prohibiting the employment in light nouses of persons over forty-five years of age, and directing the secretary of the treasury to establish range lights near Fort UcBse; to re-establish Fort Barn seas range and to place a [dsy beacon to mark shoals between the anchorage and Black Water bay, Florida, at a cost of $17,250. Washington, June 23.—In the senate Ur Frye, from the committee on commerce, re ported favorably tbe bill to amend laws re lating to the Inspection of steam vessels. Tbe bill provides for payment ont of the treasury of tbe expenses of steamboat Inspectors. Ur. Frye raid the bill was In answer to re commendation of the president. The vessel owners of the country, Mr. Five added, were under obligations to the president for his ap- S val of the shipping Ull, and Ms recommen- ion for supplementary legislation to pro- e for tho expenses of steamboat inspectors. Congress ought atones to provide that legisla- Tbe bill passed without debate. Ur. Hawley's motion was then taken np to reconsider tbe vote by which the senate passed the bill prohibiting members of congress from acting as attorneys of land-grant railroads. Tbe motion to reconsider having been brought to a vote, was agreed to—year 31, nays 21. The only republican voting in the negative was Van Wyck. Democrats voting in the affirmative wore Cell, Gray, Payne, Pugh and Bansom. Ur. Hawley then moved to refer the bill to the judiciary committee. Ur. Vance called for tbe reading of tho bill by way of a final “farewell” to it. [Laughter) The bill having been road, Mr. Edmunds axinred Ur. Vance heshouldbave the pleasure cf seeing the bill back in the senate within eight days. llr.Uaxey, (sotto voce,)—With an advorso report Tho bill was then referred to tho judiciary cimmittec by a vote of thirty to twonty-one. A number of veto messages, received from tbe president, were read and laid on tbe table, Ur. Logan remarking as to one of them that he had never before known such a construc tion as that a soldier on furlough was not in the lino duty. Ur. Blair said tbe president seemed to find It a congenial duty to express himself in most extraordinary terms respecting the twohouies of congress. That, however, was a matter of official propriety as to which overy ‘man must jndge for bimeelf. Mr. Blair defended congress from criticisms made by tbe president and stated some of tho president's statements were an entire misap prehension of facts. Ur. Blair gave instances to support his own assertion. Ho charged that the pension officers organised, was or ganised to ndect claims whenever that could be done. It bad come to bo a court of chan ary. Some of the statements made about tho action of congress regarding pensions were “petty, trilling and contemptible." Washington, June2l.—After routine morn ing business in the senate, the bill repealing tho pre-emption and timber culture laws was 1»M before tho ccnoto. On request of Mr, l'ogb, it was informally laid aside to permit the consideration of the bill providing for the appointment and com pensation of a United States district judge for the southern district of Alabama. Ur. Logan moved, aa an amendment, the provision of the bill heretofore passed by tho senate fixing all district judges' salaries at $5,000 a year. Ueasrs. Ke amendment so of salary, Ur. George maintaining that when cotton was down ton cents per pound, wheat to 70 cents per bushel, it was no Urns to In- create the salaries of gentlemen who bad lifo placets Ur. Logan advocated the amendment, which was agreed to, the first division (relating to salaries) by a voto of 32 yeas to 20 nays; the second division (prohibiting nepotism) by a viva voce vote. The bill as amended was then passed. The bill repealing the pre-emption and timber culture laws was then proceeded with, and after a short debate passed; yeas 34, nays 20. The House. The following Georgia bills were Introduced Ur. Crisp—To authorise the Americas, Pres ton and Lumpkin railroad to bridge the Flint Mr! Norwood-To extend for two years the time within which tho Importing and Export ing company of Georgia may sue the United States for property taken during tbe war. Ur. Blount—To pay B. U. Jackson two thou sand two hundred dollars for property taken during tho war. _ ... Tho house passed the Anal appropriation for tho Macon public building, and work will soon be begun. The bouse having resumed consideration, the naval approprlaUou bUl was rejected—yeas Ths^motion made Saturday by Mr. Goff, of West Virginia, to rocommltt tho Mil with in structions to the committee on naval affairs to report it back with an amendment making a provision for tho completion of the double turrettc monitor. The bill was thsnpaaMd. Ur. Zack Taylor, of Tennessee, ofihred a resolution reciting the fact that tbs lower por tion of Uemphls has boon Inpart destroyed S r tbo caving of the bank of the Mississippi ver at that point, and providing for a loan to properly authorized officers of the taxing dis trict of Shelby connty, all or enough of barge beat, tools, implements and appliances under control of tho Mississippi river commission to be used In improving the river below Peel street in that city. The resolution wax adopted. Wbllo tho house eras considering pennon Mils this evening, Ur. Gibson, of west Vir ginia, criticiied several of tho reports sub mitted by tho committee on invalid pensions, and slated he would raise a point cf no quo rum upon certain measures. Thereupon, Mr. Barne, of Pennsylvania, rose and attacked the president for hU recent voto msssagas on pension bills. He was serenaded at the vetoes. In the whole history of the republic they were without a parallel. The tasters and rigorous Andrew Jackson, do- sirons of asserting bit power and making his individuality conspicioat, had never monopolized power as the present oreil- dent had dona with reference to those pension bills. This man had oven had tbo temerity to sneer at tho reports of a committee of this house. He bad tbs temerity to pot tho seal of his sarcasm on tbs reports of the committee granting a pension to tbe widow of some man who had been alala In the terries of his coun try. This sasa, himself no soldier, hiaaatlf walking in the path of penes, when ail those | other men imperiled their lives to save the union, came in and put his v.t the unanlmeuc vote of honte and sc us to of United States, what constitutional asperity bed tho president for going to this length? Who had Invested this man with such power that he must assert himself and any to the people of tho country, “I am larger than yon, and I know more about what ihould be come law than the three hundred and twenty- five members of tho house of represents tires and the seventy-nix members of tho senate.-" It was the fault of men endowed with brief authority to arrogate to themselves knowledge that they did not possess. He was no better than any American cltiien, and he, by G al, wan not the equal of any man who perilled his Ufa and went out to save the union. [Ap- plonse on the republican aide.] Mr. Matson, of Indiana, defended tbe pres! dent, who, he declared, was fair and just and prompted by his conscience. Two men might honestly differ npon s question and that war all there was In all this talk. All the gentle man has said in tbo way of abase of the presi dent was uncmlled for. Tho president was an honest man and the people of the country knew It, [applause], though ha (Matson) d(d not agree with the president on this question, Tho president was a courageous man, and ha honored him for it. Howes president of tho United Slates, and was called npon, in the ox- ercise of his high office, to take tho grave re- sponoibility of approving or vetoing Mile, and when be did it honestly, though ho (Matson) might differ from his views, ho would not abuse him, and the gentleman from Ponnsyl- rents could make no more ont of aboaiag him than he mode out of abusing his own presi dent, Arthur, Ur. l’eten, of Konsao—Wo cannot honor tho praoidont for an ignorance of his preroga tive. Mr. Matson—Ho knows his prerogatives, and knowing them ho has the courage to ex ercise them. [Applause.] Tbe Tariff mil. Mr. Morrison said that last Thursday ho had given notice that he would today move to go into committee of tho whole on tho tariff Mil. Ho bad no expectation now that any different result would be attained from that of Thun- day last, and he. therefore, would not make the motion today. Mr. Morrison then called np aa a privileged question tho report of the committee on rulee amending tho rules oo ae to provide that it shall ha in order, when a general pension bill la reported to the house to attach thereto a provision raising tho revenue nocoosary to moot tho expenditure involved. In advoca ting tha proposition Mr, Morrison argued that its adoption wa* absolutely necessary unless congress was prepared to grant pensions and leavo tbo government without moans to pay them. Since the war tha government had paid ont $800,050,000 In pensions. When it had paid out $$00,000,000 more there would bo pensions yet to pay. It had boon estimated when the arrears set vnu passed, in 1870, that it wonld coat $35,000,000. Thera had already beeo paid out nearly $203,000,003, and by tbe time tbe act was fully executed there would have been paid out $260,009,030. Congreao, at tbo present aassion, had passed tbe widowo' increase bill, and the house had passed tho Mexican pension bill. It was esti mated that these two measures would add to tho onnual pension list from ten to fifteen million dollars. There were now ponding in the honse what was known as tho dependent soldiers’ bill, to pension mon who suffered in confederate prisonsand are near limitation of tbe repeal bill. It was estimated that tbe re peal bill would require an ex penditure of $222,000,000, anvwhere from fifty to ■eventy-five millions of which must bo paid in tbe first year. He need not •gain go over tho qneotion of revenue and the smiunt of surplus. Tha gentlemsu from New York, (Hiscock) aud other gentlemen on both sldea of the house had predictod for tha next fiscal year there wonld be u deficit of $14,000,000. For himself, he thonght that there wonld bo a surplus, but eertainly no surplus to compare with tho large number of pozi'oao asked. If hit or tho othar gentlemen’s prediction ehould prove true, and there genareal pension bills shonld pass theta wonld bo no money to moot tho first yett’s payment. He thought that as a prin ciple, m these times of reckless appropria tions—he meant other appropriations than cnslon appropriations—it would bo safe to [■corporate In overy bill making a now appro bation of any great sum » tax bill, and thus provide means for meeting tho expenditure. He thought that it would add to tho frugality of tbe administration. Mr. Baed, of Maine,said that he had llstoned with some intereot to hoar tho ressons which had governed the majority of tbo committee on tploo in reporting tho props- liticn to change of rules. Ho admitted a drain to dlsgnteo it, but he wea surprised to tee tho ecu on which tho majority proposed to tako. If there wore anything in logic presented in fitvor of a change, It would be equally applicable to all subjects of appropriation aa well aa that of pensions, mad yet tbla rale was proposed to bo confined to pensions alone. What was tha real object and what would be tho practical effeet of thin action ? There waa not a practical man in tho house who did not know that tha proposed rote wonld bo applied to Luton up on ovary pen sion bill tome method of taxation which would prove obnoxious to mon who might ba deoiriouxof voting for the ponslon mascara. Why was tbla {nvldlouo distinction made’ The purpose waa to saddle on tho pension bills legislation which would result in tho defeat ortho bills thcmoelroe, end ho saw no aaoh < rials which demanded that the house should invlduoualy single out s single class of leg islation and give an opportunity to hamper it by tacking on leg islation which would ho obnoxious to those who favored tho drat clans. Ho, for one, won not willing to enter on each an in vidiam course as proposed by the gontloman from Illinois Mr. Hiscock regarded tbe propoood rale as more than an attempt to mako an invidious distinction against the pension bills It was an attempt on the port of tha gontloman from Illinois to avoid tbe reaponribUity of defeat of pension legislation by a direct vote. When tbe pension bills wore reported hero and the gentleman desired that be and bis friends should escape the raoponslbllity of a direct vote against tho bills, bo wonld move an amendment levy ing a tax, and the recall would bo that the whole system, either of internal taxation or of easterns taxation, wonld ho forced la tho honse, and an endless debate wonld enauo. Tho malt would be that all pension legislation would bo defeated, and gentleman who opposed ouch legietetlon would avdld tho responsibility of voting directly against is It was sail that it waa proper that a pension bill should carry a pledge of a particular fund for its payment. This was s strange position to be taken by the gentleman from Illinois. Mr. Bandall—Hava wo not already pledged gold that oomrs Into tho treasury for the In- i crest of bonds? Mr. Hiscock—Yes, wo have and that Is tha only pledge that congress has aver made of tho revenues of the general government It pledged its gold for the payment of tho pnbllo debt whoa It was necessary to do It to sus tain ths public credit When this govern ment wu striving for Its vary existence, when it was necessary to sustain our credit abroad to rapport our armies In tbe field, wa pladged that should be collected tbo payment of tho public debt, and I confcao to surprise that this should bo cited at a precedent for tbo measure. Htvo wo retched that point that what wa ware obliged to do to maintain oar credit la the marneta of tho world In the darkest days of tbe nation’s lmtory, should bo cftad as a pm cedent for a llll to pension soldiers/ Mr. Hiscock than want on to onoto from tho democratic platform, which, ho said, had boon framed by Mr. Morrison in fsvor of dedicating internal revenue to tho relief of persons dis abled In tha line of duty fa tho wan of tho republic and in tha payment of roeh pensions as congress may ftom Urns to tlmo grant to aoldiere. A hundred and fifteen million dollars had boon received from Internal taxes and tha Modes of tho democra cy wu that this hundred and fifteen mil toss should be devoted to the support of all sol diers. Yet in tho first congress since tho adoption of that platform the same distin guished gentleman who reported that plank fit the platform wu found saying to oolalert, “wo have not money enough to pay your pen dens and to cure out our pledge. We repu diets tho obligation that war taxes shall bo devoted to this holy purooeo.” ' Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, gave notice that he wonld offitr an amendment making it in order to amend the river and hubor bills and bills for the erection of public bulldinp by attaching thereto a provision raising revenue to meet the expenditures. Tho com mittee on rules proposed to place it in tho power of say man In tbe house, friendly or unfriendly, to movo a revision of tho tariff »r an imposition of Internal taxation all along the line on pension bills, which meant the de feat of all poaaton measures. Ho wanted to ige whether, In their hottillty to pensions, the S ntlemeu on the other side wonld go a stop rther and ssy that where there wu to bo a public building erected to benefit some gentle man In hla own 'district, they would allow an amendment railing a tax to meet the expendi ture. Mr. Bandall said that remarks of the gentle- mon from Illinois, who reported tho change of rales, were so clear and comprehensive that there wu little left for others to ssy in its advocacy. Heconoededtothoothersidoarull measure of patriotism In this connection, and be claimed for his side a like spirit in overy paiticnlar, both Individually and collectively. So far u he know, there wu no gentleman on the floor who wu not ready to do entire Jus tice to tbo Midlore. Some might differ u to tbe method or extent to which congrau would go; none would differ on the proposition tbot if congress did grant pensions ft ought honorably to provide money to nay them. The probable revenue and amount of appropriation approached equality. The pemionllsulraady required eighty million dollars, and this proposition meiely said that if congress added to that eighty million it thouid at ths umo time provide a way of payment. That wu a manly, courageous way to do it. Ho had wit nessed from time to time an effort to got umo political advantage for one party over ths otherin connection with tho pension claims. All sack efforts should be dismissed. There should be no doubt about the standing or purpose of any repnoantattve in thla particular. The g entleman from Now York (Hiscock) thougnt o had found danger in tbo opportunity for tariff legislation. Thosentloman need not be uneeay about that The snppooition had no such object. Let not tho houu pettifog about this matter or venture; in tho lout, npon ths realms of domogogaory. There had been enough of this heretofore and now lot ths bouse uy deliberately that whan it voted pen sions it would alio voto taxation to moot them. Hr. McKinley held that If Mr. Mor-lton's proposition had any meaning, it wu s confes sion to the houso and country that tho reve nues were inadequate to moot tho Just do- mauds of pensions. If tho government had to reurt to the taxation of Incomes to pay pen sions, then he fovored an Income tax for gen eral purposes. Mr. Bramm, of Pennsylvania, referred to whet he termed the attempt of tho demo cratic party to foist upon congress a tariff bill and commented on tbo fact that upon the heels of tbo failure of that attempt, the chair man of tho committee on ways and mss ns brought in the resolution which would ena ble him to gain, by iudlreclion, what ths gen tleman from l'ennaylvante (Bandall) and other democrat# who had stood with republi cans, to prevent him from gaining directly. It wu a cowardly effort to do what tho gen tlemen had failed to do openly and above Loard. Mr. Hewitt, of Now York, laid that the democratic party hid mtds two great pledges in Its Chicago platform. Ono was that tho democracy pledged Itself to revise tho tariff in a spirit of fairness to all interests. The other wu that so long u tho government con tinued to levy war taxes under the internal revenue system It wonld dsvote that money notedly to tho payment of ponolonr. Those two pledget wen honest, and ths demo cratic party coming Into power was bound to fulfill thorn. Within a'weok It bod attempted to begin tho fulfillment of tho first pledge, end by a combination between the meraben on the other aids and gentlemen on tbo democratic tide, It had bun prevented from going into that quution. [Applause.] But the pledge was there, and democrats who combined with republicans to dafut the ful fillment of that pledge ware bound tooooit executed and bo expected to see them and " ilrdistinguished leader,!Ilaudall,)bringing _ meuuro in tbe honse which would enable ths democrats to tako up tha S neilion in n spirit of fairaou to !1 Interests sad revise the tariff and redact tho bnrden of taxation. Tho ponding measure he hold wu in fulfillment of that pledge. It provided that monay might ho raised by special taxes or otherwise. Tbs word "other- wlao" wu pat there for tho purpose of enabling the hoasc to dedicate Internal taxes to tho payment ol pensions. Mr. Cannon offered an amsndmaat of which he bad given notice, but subsequently with drawn, stating that ho wonld rather have n direct vote on tho proposition. Mr. Boed, of Marne, argued that the purpose of the proposition wu to attach tariff legisla tion to the pension bill, and Inquired in a oar- cutic manner what legislation on earth could ttand n tariff diaenmion, Mr. Brug, of Wisconsin, expressed his do- light at ltr. Heed's reference to tho failure of tho honu to content to consider revenuo bills. “I am delighted,’’ ho uld, "because it allows what sort of contampt tha republicans of this houu leal for thouwho have boon recreant to their faith and their pledges. While they are received with open arms and approbation for tho act they have done, they are thoroughly despised for their political defection.” [Loud applause on the democratic side ] Hr. Bandall—I did not intend to Indulge in any further discussion of this subject nod I would not, except for the language used by the gentleman from Wiaoonsin. I stand hare, bis peer In every respect, with convictions u pore aa ho can pouibfy have, [applause on tho republican side, participated in by the demo crats who followed in Mr. Baadall's load Thursday last,] and 1 have tbo courage to maintain thorn. How la this question? Home yean ago, ws bad the asms controversy, and I cut my vote then u I cut it on Thursday— ftom conviction, I resisted anything tint tended to free trade In tho United States, and tha lowering of wages to American laborers " republican aide. 1 I water quarters for that vote, went with the rest of yon (addressing tha democratic side) to tbo notional convention, where I wu told thst I wonld bare no repair- ” n to help me. What wu tbe result of that nation? Don any man here attempt to . that ths measure reported to this house by tho committee on ways and menu u in harmony with tho spirit of thst con vention, or the ennncistions ot thou who took thoetump in its behalf? No, I am just today where I stood then. I am in favor of a revision of tho tariff and tha lowering of tho rates of doty, and tha repeal, in port, of in ternal taxu, npon which ths ways and menu committee of this honu has denied any ono tbo privilege of n voto. [Applaoao.1 I hare cnlyfouytothe gentleman from Wisconsin that ha has from me u much contempt u I can well lend to him. [Laughter and ap- platue.1 And I am ready to dioeom with him tho propriety of my conns either ben or in my own city, whore tho gen tleman from New York (Hewitt) recently took occuion logo. I invite that gentleman from Now York to coma and partake of tbe can raw in my district in November nest. [Laughter and applause.) Mr. Hewitt—The gentleman asks whether tha meunre reported by the wage and mesas committu was in accord an CO with tha Chicago platform. I uy it ms end on that question I will go to his district and talk to his worklng- know well the conduct of the gentleman laths Chicago convention. I know this, that neither bo nor oar other men went on the stamp in kia state sad declared la direction of the bill (u I conceive it to ba from the committee on nays and mesas. On tha contrary, I not only know that, bat I kuw I wu invited there, sad stamped your ctateia tha exact line of tbe declarations I make ten now. I know that wkaa Cover no BUI • canvass came lut fall yon took care to Invito me ogaln, and Invited many other men who agree with me in their conception of that platfbim, and failed to invite any man to speck there who thonght u — now declare. [Applause and laughter.) democratic majority of tho state of Now York increased from 1,000 in 1884 to 11.000 In 1885, and it was not on any free trade doctrine whatever. I declare that I am ready and will ing to vote with anybody who will seek Intel- ■Jgtnlly to reform the Inequalities of ths tariff. But how have wo bun met in thlo particular? Wo bare had to take one particular bill si nothing. It io asserted that we cannot put on tha customs bill anything that looks to the repeal of Internal taxation. I believe 'that Internal taxation Is unamorican and un democratic. It wu to pronounced by the fa thers of our country ana I ahall never waver In reeking its repeal In part or in whole. Mr. Morrison—I do not intend to bo driven sway from tho subject before the house; as the gentleman from Pennsylvania very well understands. He very well understands that I cannot go Into the tariff quution now. It Is true he claims that no bill la fair and the in spirit of the Chicago platform that dou not present him an opportunity of voting on in ternal revenuo taxes, and again and again he mtkrs hla promise as to what ho wonld do. Azd here we are reproached by the other side because, at Chicago, we pledged ourselves aiainst tbe repeal of internal taxu and in favor of a revision of the tariff. Hr. Henley of California—You are taking representations or the other side In arraign ment of the democrats on this side who voted against you. Mr. Morrison—I am arraigning nobody, and tbe lust of all tho representative from Cali fornio. [Applause and laughter on tho democratic side.] I am talking to a mon whom ho followed and invited mo to spook hero. I •hero with tho gontloman ftom Pennsylvania in feeling that this snb|ect (loos not belong here. Wa are here for another purpeso. Bnt I will take an early occuion to reply in detail to what ho hu uld, if he will only efford tho occasion and to prove that there la not a word of troth in hit Dronlwi. After short speeches upon the qnution be fore tho house by a few republican members, Mr. Morrison recurred to tbe subject of hie controversy with the gentlemen from Penn sylvania (Mr. Bandall) because ths gontloman teemed to invite it, because In replying to ths gentleman from Wisconsin (Hr. Bragg) ho had gone ont of his way to my that tha proposition presented by the wage and means committee was not without tho spirit of tho Chicago platform. He wished to call atten tion to tho tho fact thst in nearly overy par agraph of that platform, tha democracy had pledged Itself u a party to a reduction of the tariff taxes and especially declared in favor ofthecontlnnance of the internal revenue taxes. The war taxes remain substantially as they did at tha clou of tho war, and tho party promised a redaction, Y'et tha gentleman from Pennsylvania, not withstanding the promlu of reduction and hla desire to keep faith with the platform, would not voto to consider tho bill nnlou It fare him an opportunity to do that which he had pledged himself not to do. The gontloman knew that tho Chicago platform required ad- dltlons to the free list. Mr. Kendall axkodif the gentleman believed that President Clove- land could have been elected if the conven tion had declared fur free, raw material? Mr. Morrison replied that Mr. Cleveland would bavo gotten more vote# than he did. He bad not carried Ohio, anyhow, and had not carried Pennsylvania by eighty thousand votes, and wonld not have carried them if tbe tariff on wool bad boon piled a milo high. If tbo democrat! never voted to redneo tho taxu nntll tho gentleman from Pennsylvania voted that way It would never voto at ail. Many of the gentlemen who had voted for tho bill re ported by tbo ways and menu committee did not favor many of its provisions, yet they had voted for ita consideration because tho bill would bring the whole subject before tbe bouse for consideration. Tho taxeo could not bo re duced unless tbo bill received consideration, and uie gentlemen who reftsaed to permit con sideration were Justly chargeable with a desire to keen taxes u they are. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, oboerved that if tha hare purpose now before thohoaM raised such a atom, it would bo Impouiblo to uy what the tariff question ltaolf would do, Mr, Morrison retorted that If tha repub licans would give np their illicit In- tsrcourao with bis aide, than this pension matter would ran along eully. [Laughter.] But tho republicans soduced members on his oldo into voting with them and reproached tho democracy for failing to carry ont ita pladgee. Than wu not an hon est man in the country who wonld (aspect his (Morrison’s) vote on this or any other qnu tion, Dotwlthetanding all tbe hard namM that had bun called, and tbo republicans wore welcome to mako all they could out of tbo chargee, when applied to him. If tho arrure of pensions wore to bo paid, did not tho gen tlemen know that thora wu no money to pay them? If tbe democrats hsd reduced taxor or If they had not bun reduced at all and tho propooltlon to grant arrears of pension ihould put ths honu, ths republicans knew—and If they had troth in them they wonld uy re— that thin woald bo no money to pay them next yur. Ona of thsir moo bad[told tho home that It wonld bo fourteen million dollare In debt. Mr. Hiscock, (rising)—Don’t yon believe [ft Mr. Morrison—I do not; I do not. Conllnning ho charged that tha republicans wanted to hup a surplus In the trsuurr and yet stood np ben and told tbo honu they were paying pensions. The country did nut bcliovo them. This resolution enabled tbo houso to lay on a tax to got money if it fslt itself in duty bound to great pensions, that it found itself without money to pay. If it wu left to tho ways and means committee to got it la tho regular way, tho bonne would not coo- aider it. (Applauu on the democratic aide.] Mr. Morrison then moved tho previous ques tion on tho adoption of tho reoolution. Ilr. Beod moved, u n substitute, to toy ths resolution on tbo table. Tho you and nays were ordered, and re sulted in tbo dtfeat of Mr. Ilcod's substitute- ytss 120, nays 130, Before tho vote could bo takon on tho orig inal motion, Mr. Boed moved adjournment, end tha republican!, by dilatory tactics, man aged to co ana mo tho Umo np to 5 o'clock, when, under tha standing order, ths house ad journed amid an outburst of opjrlanu and do- rlalve laughter from tha republicans. A natch uf Vetoes. Washington, Juno 21.—Tho president to day sent to roDpress fifteen voto messages, six of which wore tent to tho nuts and nlnoto tho homo. In hie message vetolngo bill grant ing a tension to Etiubeth 8. DaKraff, tho president uys hit objection in that it la ot no possible advantage to the bonilclary; tbot tho present pension loin give her all ths ad vantages which oho would reeeivo under tho spscial law. Tho president adds: I am so tbonmibly tired of disapproving gifts of pul,lie mosey to IndirMtieU who,fa my view,here on licks or culm to the seme, notwllhgteadiog the apparent congressional sanction, that f interpose, with a feeling of relief In aeon wbtrt I find It un necessary, so determine the menu of tho applica tion. In speaking of promiscuous tad III advised grants of pensions which have lately been present ed to me Tor approval, I hare spoken of their “ap parent congressional sanction" In re* cognition of tho fact that a largo proportion of these bills have never been luUnittid tee majority o(either iranch of eon- R ese, but arc tbs result of nominal sessions held Mbs psprcaa purpose of their consideration, and attended by a smalt minority of tbo membere of the rsfpecsfve houses of tho fcstilaUvs branch of the government. Every relaxation of principle In the grsnilog of pensions. Invites applications without merit and cncoursgss those who. for pain urge honest men to become dishonest. This Is a demoralising lsssoa laugh t the peopls fthit as ■salmi the public treasury, the moss qiiosslsMahla •xpcditnis ore allowable. Burins the present •eteion < r-ou tress m special pension bills hare been tubmluad to me owl 1 cm advised tbot 111 ms-re have received the favorable action of both houses ol contram tndwlll bo predentod within a day or two, teak ugover MU of there bills which hove been passed rp to this time during the pres ent retslou, nearly ihreo times the number rested at any entire session. since MSI. With [be pension bureau fully equipped and regulated by the most Itoeral rales la scllve operation, supplemented lulu work by constant special legislation, It certainly Is not un reasonable to suppose tbat In all tho yean that have elapsed since the clo>e of war, malorltyor meritorious claims for pensions hare been present, ed and determined. rhave now more Uiau 130 ot and the consequences involved in Us continu ance." Washington, Jane 22.—Tho ipeeksr laid before tbo boare nine messages from tho preat- fen', snnonro'ng his disapproval of a like l umber ot private pepsion blue, and they were referred to the committee on invalid pensions. Severs! of ths president's tons sentences and iionicsl suggestions were greeted with applsnso ai d laughter. Tho Nlls-Jnhn Foster Hill. Washington, June 25.—On motion of Ur. Sowell, the senate lookup tho Fits John Porter The bill wu then brought to a vote and petted; yets 30, nays 17, u follows: „ 'ra»-Btek, Berry. Blackburn. Brown, Butler, Cell, Cemeion. Cockrell, coke, Colquitt, George, Gibson. Gorman, Grey, Boer, Jones of Arkansas, Jones ol Nevada, Ifcl'henon, Maxoy, Mile bell of Oregon. Fngh, Ransom, Rlridleberger, dewell, 'sure, tern. Voorbres,Walthall, Wbltthorn end Wilson of Maryland—50. _ bsys—A Idrich, AUlson, Conger, Cullom. Brads, Frye, Halo, Uairlton. lla-ley. Ingalls, Logan, Mandenon, Palmer, .-’su per, Hpooucr. Teller and Wilton or Iowa-17. Among tbe pain announced ware the fol lowing: Dolph with Meant, Blair with Pike, Chaco with Keans, Edmunda with Uarrte, Me- Millan with 8alien, Miller with Hampton, Dawes with Payae, Platt with C.nndcn, Plumb with Morgan, Morrill with Hsulcaburry, Van Wyck with Fair, Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, with Jones, of Florida. The senator first named In each pair would, It la believed, have voted against the bill and senator hut named In Its fsvor. Tho bill having already puled the homo, and not having boon amended l>y the senate, now goes to tho president for hla signature. . The River and Uarbor mil. Washington, Jobs 21.—Tho senate com mittee of commerce has nearly completed the river end harbor bill. It la possible, but not probebli. that a flaw unimportant changes may be made at tha meeting tomorrow. Itame In tho honu bill hare bun Increased to an aggro* gate of $3,483|275 and others have boon do- erected to an aggrsnte of $015,500; not In crease $2,807,775. The total appropriation by tbe mate bill la $18,019,075. The following are among the changes made in tha home bill, the uiuounta given Ming to tals of tho appropriations recommendod by tho unato committee. river, *15.000: New river, tIO 000; James river (do- --rate), 1100,000. North Carolina—Cepe Fear rlrcr, IJIS.OOO; Can- tentnls creek. t15,o£?IXewi river. *30.000: Paul. llco and Tar river. it.OOO: Hogue sound, 110,000; Ko- onoko river, *30,000: Ban river, *10,000. South Carolina—Wltigan bay. *25,000. Georsts—Usvsmish. 5;.vooo. Cumberland sound j. at, high, The Regulator and Cotstrolter a* Low Frteae. Klorida-k'hoctawhotchec river (decrease), *7,500; Conecuh and Cambria rlverKdecreue). *7,000. Alabama-Black Warrior liver (decrease), *50.- (0. Mississippi—Big Black river appropriation la Irlrkett out. Tcnncrscc-Cnmborland river (decrease). *50,00); lllawasscc river la stricken out. Tbe south fork of Hie Forked Beer river Is stricken out; Wasaol tlioa)B.(dccrcue), >250,000. For Insurbordlaatlon. Washington, Juno 24.—Tho following special notice was today tuned by the general superintendent of railway urvlco. By order of poetm(iler.geurral, the ctcrkr named below base been relieved ftom service to- insubordination In conspiring to obstruct tbo rags illation of service by the deportment and to Injure *"TboyhsvfcWrefiyattempted to form an asso- elation with a view to dictate oollon to the department end many of them have also been guilty or decptloo [towards tbolr Allow clerks by representing the purponof such association lobe merely benerolanl and Ihm entangling them, AS rbc tame time the postmas ter general directs me to express his gratification In ibat so Aw comparatively could be found to ongago In such a scheme suit his| acknowledgment to those who have kept tbo department Informed. A Hat of twenty-seven darks in lira railway mall urvlco Is gppended, alt of them located west of Itttabnrg, north of tho Ohio river and east of On-aha, a ma|ority of them In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Presidential Postmasters. Tbo regular annual readjustment of tho tel- arlea of presidential postmasters, was complet ed today. Tho following channel wen made for Georgia: Savannah wu Increased from $3,100 to $3,200; Gsloravlllo, from $1,400 to $1,500; Balnbrldgo, from $1,100 to$1.200; Hew- klnavlllo, from $1,100 to $1,200; LaGraags, ftom $1,200 to $1,300; Weet Point, from $1,000 to $1,100; Thoiuaiville, ftom $1,000 to $1,700; Nawnan, ftom $1,300 to $1,400. Tbo follow ing wore reduced: Columbus, from $2,500 to $2,400; Cnlhbert, from $1,500 to $1,400: Modi, ■on, from $1,400 to $1,100: Washington, from $1,400 to $1^00. Tho Atlanta office wu not tuuehed. The salaries are adjusted on tho bs< •Io ol last year’s hnalaou. An Important Hill, Washington, Jane 20.—[Special.]—A moat important Mil wu finally passed this morning byaconenmncohythohoawln the report of a committee of conference. Daring tho lut leulon tho houu committu on Pacific rail roads matured and named a bill requiring the Union Pacilo and California Pacific read* to pay the amounts they owe tho goverament for tho ratvoying, selecting and conveying lands donated to tboao roads, emanating to nearly ono million dollare. That bill waa re ported by Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, and support ed In strong and elaborate speeches by him, Governor T'hrockmarUm aud othorsof tbat committee, but after piulog tho bourn wu not noted upon by ths unato. At an early day of the present ternlon tbe committee on Pacific railroads again considered tho anbjoct, which wu again reported by Mr. Crisp, and again pamed tho boom and wont to the rebate. Ths committee also re ported another bill, through Mr. Blchordeon, of Tonneaus, which waa ably and elaborately supported by him Inn speerh to tho house, making like re quirements of tbs Northern Pacific railroad company. Tbo unato amended tho first honu bill by Including in it tho Northern PXdfic rend. Tho two Mila than consolidated provided for tbe collection of over a million and a half of dollare. Thou several lsa-1 S rent railroads of tbo government fur to surveying already done In which under the original lawa thouid kayo boon paid from Umo to llmo u tbo work was dona and will also Include man than a half mil lion dollars for fntars work. Bat the most Important resnlts ftom the legislation la in, ths requirement tbU thus land grant rail roads and their amigneu ahall psy (axes on thou lands to tho state tad territories whore they exist, when- aver tho government oatboriUoa notify the sold companies tbat the patents are resdv. Heretofore then bade have paid comparatively no taxes to tho states or territoriee become of tho refute! of the companlniondtheparobssere onder them, who bay the lands on long time, to take out potent*. These Unde being in’ largo bodice Io many localities and paying no taxes, have been a great and growing bunion upon tLo counties, states and terrlturieo where they are situated. Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, tbla morn ing made a strong presentation of tho bill and report of tho conference eom-nitteo, after which tha honu agreed to tho report and passed the bill. Tbo members of tho com mittee on tbo Pacific reUrotde congratulate themselves upon tha saccate of this meat are. Congrats This Weak. Washing-ton, Juno 27.—In pa nuance ot remaina to berooijsldaiwd to ofccnpy phe time of tho hotuo for a day rr tiro a* the beginning of the week, and before It U finally disposed «f, tboappnpriatlMt eommittco will have placed the naonl deficiency Appropriation bill on theciuendar. Tbla wilt loavo but one general appropriation bill—tho fortification blllo—to be reported to tbe homo. On Wed- neidny nnd Thursday tho commute on public lands will call np tha northern pacific land grant forfeiture bln, and it It tho present Intention to allow n day’s debate on tho meu nre before patting it on Its passage. If the - temper of the honu le favorable, this bill will bo followed by other forfeltnreo MBs In tho order In which they stand on tho calendar, and their consideration and necessary action WIlimaflmmplMof allcismucf Dry Goods, *ad g tho policy agreed npon at the democratic psyexpeeamgo oo ail ssdjm abm'Mm. Ton . etneu lut week, tho present week In tho I homo of repreeentotlvm will bo devoted to is the consideration of appropriation bill* nnd tUocknowMndlowaMprieu. Mud4* WUlo- \ Mils declaring forfeitures of land granta U« acxnow^ogeo loveae pneso. m ~ | Eacugh of ths aondry dvll appropriation bill Ull swot. Atlanta. So Apparently lnaurmonutable parliamentary obstacles threaten to thwart Morrison In bin ’. desire to Monro tho action of the hooao cn hla re solution directing the redemption of United statu aecnritiea to tho oxtent of tho treasury •qrplna. Tha resolution la not privileged on- : dor tho recent roieaof tho hotuo, nor 1* tbo bill providing for s new naval establishment, but in each case it lathe determination of the ’ promoter to secure tome action by ths honu — the next ten da - of poulbUlty, IN THK SKNATC. In tho senate it is proposed to devote ono day this week to the consideration of tbe vo to of the Dcamoina river land bill, and anoth er to executive business, if oo mnch time ie re quired. Tomorrow the bill provldiag^for the adjustment of landSgranta, which stonas ns un finished butlnen, will bo discussed. It Is ex pected tbat the rest of the week will b# devot ed to the lfgletative and the poatofflea appro priation bills, tho latter oomilig up on tho dla- agreeing report of tho conferees. The river and harbor bill will bo reported, but will not bo taken np nntll next week. At tho fiscal year will expire be fore tho end of tho present week, - THE CONDITION Of BUSINESS, Tho following la a lummary statement of the present rendition of tho regular annual appropriation bills: Become a law—The Indian npproprlatlon billo Awaiting tho president’! approval—Tbo Uilltarjr Academy. Fused both houses, bnt now In tho hand! of conference committees—The pootoffiso, tho army, the District of Columbia, tho agrienl- ture!, ths consular and dlplomatlo sod the pension billo, and only ono of tho regular ap propriation bills hu yU bocomo a law. Congress will bo required to make tem porary provision for tho executive do- e rtmento. This to expected to be done poising a resolution authorising tho continuance for a few dayo of tho expondl- lures for tho several branches urvlco npon tho bule of tbs appropriations for the present year. This may give rise to a abort discus sion. Tbo policy of anticipating appropria tions la criticised, at loading to confusion, by rraMnofthe fact that the expenditure are thus often made npon accounts for which itta afterwards found congress makes no provix- ion U all In tho regular appropriation bill. Passed tbe home of representatives and awaiting report from ths senate committees; tho river and harbor, the naval and legisla tive, the executive and Judicial. Under coneideratlon in the honu of repre sentatives. The sundry civil. In coureo of preparation by thohoau com mittee on appropriation; tho gonoral defi ciency and the fortification bills. MS. BAKDALL’l BILL. Mr. Kendall will tomorrow introduce hit tariff bill In tho house. Tho bill, bo uys, dou not contain anything novtl or extrsor- ordinary, snd it designed to buildup much oded lnduatrlre, revive those that are Ian- ... . dsttog . cam- • nlete or a perfect meunre of tariff revision, but bolds that it la n dcoldod stop In ths right direction, and a sufficient Indication of ths policy tbat ahontd bo pnnnod in remodelling the tariff and revenue laws. Ths changes in rates proposed on to go Into affect tho first of January, 1887. Manyofthoprapoudchangea have already been published. Homo of tha most Important are aa fellowa: Iron snd stool railway bam-*13par ton. Iron and atatl Tec rails and fiat rolls punched— tic per ton. Boiler Iron—1H rente per pound. Bboel Iron—one cent per pound. Iloreesaoo nalli and wire nails—three cents per pound. Iran er stool beams, girders end Jolst-onoeent per pound. M &£ , £»hfn l posed of cotton—forty | ^ Cotton corda, braids. meal, broken rice-twenty per ady made Mothlng, tseept knit goods cotn- - per centum ail valorem. gimps, oto-IS per coot, ad- Uon tod all lawa root riding lit sale and tioalUon by fermtra and producers after Octo ber 1 next. It tllowx a drawback or a rebate of tho fell amount taxu paid os tobacco of ovory description held by mannfacturan or dcnliis at tho time tho repeal gore iota effect It also permits, from and after the passage of tho act, ths monnfiseture and tale of fruit breadies and trines, free of Inter nal revenue taxes. 7. Balt In packages—ten cents par hundred ponnda, and la balk font cents ptr hundred pounds. The main festeru ofthsllowltt bill are incorporated, inclndlng tho olanu removing tho doty on alcohol mod In the aria, tha tobacco wrapper clause and admlnlalratlvo clanaqe. Florida Cooks, from tbe Evening Wisconsin. Ths highest ambition of tbo colored indi vidual or tbo female persuasion Bi Florida la to possess tho title of ''cook.” From aumstrom to washwoman, Iboy Invariably speak of each other u Mrs. Fo-and-Ho'i "cook.” Hy tlrxt (and lost) "cook" ponemod tbe romantic cognomen of Violet love. Vloltl appeared one morning dressed Io a pale blue soother bnbbord, end applied for talma- lion. Her -anrlces were engaged, and (ha follow ing coo reflation look piece: "YMbnia " n *°° c<>0 * ,,, "Gan you' make bread?" "No’ll*.’- Can yon broil steokr- "No’nm. I kin done fly boom." "Gan yon moke coker ’ “Yoibnm,” "What klndl" "W«U?vioiet,what else can yon oookT’ , Oh, n heap of things. I kin make rice, and hominy, and solIcIons Hop andjobn." “Andwbat Athol, prey!" "Well. Misty, you Jet dona taka some sire and prasaaa baoon, and put 'urn In spot and cook "note Vlqlct love that she might gel the dinner, and hungrily awaited tha result. Alter -undent urn# to prepare an elaborate meal bed elapsed, diaper wu announced, and we repaired to the table, nut tor a bag* walarmelqa that nature bed prepared, end tbo contents ole tin eta tbat oqr own boontlml and oat bad famished, we should bare for our dinner-all except VW to appreciation had, she of l John that she ala It ail. An English Jury, From tbo fit James Gtmtte. I was prrasit la ooort whan ths following Incident occurred: Beene—Berby Assises—fiemuol Lows and James Hallitan charged with stealing a ham. Clerk of Aadse-Do yon find the prisonon gnilly or not guilty? Foreman of the Jnry-Wc find u ono oa ’em stole It ud tho other received It knowing II Io have been stolon. Glerk of Asdso—Who do yon sty stole 111. „ Foreman-Nay, I can’t say which stole it. Ono on ’em brought It home under hla arm end the other took Itnom him. . . . "'wSmoa-Yea LowertoUlt. J 5SK,‘li33=SS ! J?-.ar of too *jory (foreman Included h-Tra. MBA WOTLO Wt fiOOTBUra STBUF tat OkB- Mon, shays all pahs sat I • wtadttue. fesasw