The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-02
Congressional.
TUESDAY, AUGUST /, 1913.

TUESDAY AUGUST /, 1913.
In the Senate after the presentation OF petitions and
reports the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was
again taken up, and considerable progress made with
the amendments reported thereto by the Committee
Finance The bill having been passed for the pur-
pose Of proceeding the consideration of executive bust
ness
The joint resolution from the House. providing for the
selection OF Joint committee in relation TO revision Of
the present mode OF reporting the proceedings and debates
OF Congress- taken up (by unanimous consenD and
passed and
The Presiding Officer appointed Messrs Benton Rusk,
and Clayton said committee the part Of the Senate
Joint resolution OF thanks TO the navy for their
vices during the with Mexico, also taken
up and passed.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration of ex
ecuve business and after time spent, the doors
were again opened and the Senate resumed the consid
Grafton of the amendments to the civil and diplomatic
appropriation bill.
Mr. Badger moved an amendment providing that the
chief OF the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing in the
Navy Department shall be captain in the navy, and
receive other compensation than his pay and emou-
mens as a naval officer After debate, the amendment
was passed over informally
Among the items inserted in the bill, are the fol-
lowing:
For Lighting the Capitol and Capitol grounds and the
Presidents House, six thousand dollars.
For grading, draining. planting, and enclosing with
awooden fence, the grounds south of the Presidents
House, and extending TO the canal thousand dollars
For painting the Capitol, twenty thousand dollars
The proviso of the House reducing the salary of the
assistant resident New York to three thou
sand dollars, stricken out.
An amendment striking out appropriation of fifty
thousand dollars for the Improvement of the navigation
of Savannah river, and other amendments were
passed over informally.
Upon proposition to amend the bill by inserting the
following item, "For the salary of consul general a,
Alexandria [Egypt.] three thousand dollars debate
ensued with reference to the proprety of allowing the
consul at that place the rank OF consul genera-such
being the title of similar officers at that point for the gov
ernments of Europe; after which, Mr.. Dix moved TO
strike out the word general !" which was disagreed to-
and the original amendment was then adopted
An amendment increasing the compensation of the AS
sisan Postmaster Generals to $4,000 was agreed to-
Pending the consideration of the amendments
The Senate adjourned.
In the House. by the reading OF the journal of yester
day ii appeared that the part of the House. the Joint
committee TO devise system of reporting the proceedings
and debates of Congress-, consists of MIR. Mckay Mr.
Ashmun, and Mr.. Duncan of Kentucky
The day was wholly occupied in Committee of the
Whole on the state OF the Unon (Mr Morehead in the
charD with explanations of amendments and votngs up
on the bill to establish the territorial government of Ore
gon. Numerous amendments were proposed and adopt
ed; amongst which propositions to strike out the
provision for the exercise of the veto by the
said territory and to strike out the provision in the
twelfth section derived from the ordinance of 1857
Al thirty five minutes past four the committee rose and
reported the bill the previous question was demanded
and seconded but before the TAKEN the House
adjourned.