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recess This resolution was concurred in by the House
The army bill was reported by the CommitleeOn FL
nance. se NV. 5000 NJ s.sa,5.s
A message received from the House, announcing
that they had agreed certain amendments OF the Senate
to the civil and diplomatic BILL with amendments and had
disagreed 10 Others
On motion BY Mr.. Dickinson the Senate insisted its
amendments. tss,H.its
Mr. Davis, Of Massachusetts, reported from the Com
mittee Commerce, House bill making provision for
the better security of the lives OF passengers on board OF
vessels propelled in whole in part by steam and the
same was laid on the table till the next session.
Mr. Dickinson called up the naval appropriation bill.
The amendment providing for semi-monthly mail steam
srs from Panama to San Francisco was rejected.
A propostion for line Of steamers from San Fran
cisco to Shanghai. in Chi ma. was also rejected.
Mr. Yulee moved to amend by striking out appro.
priaton of 100000 for floating dry dock the coast
Of California After debate, the motion was rejected
The House insisting the disagreeing votes on the
amendments to the civil and diplomatic bill, committee
on conference was appointed.
Mr.. Mason moved to amend the bill by striking out
provso abolishing fogging in the navy Alter long
debate the motion agreed toyeas a. nays 30 But
owing to an error recording the voie the question was
taken again, and the proviso not stricken outyeas
"a, nays 26.
A large number Of minor amendments were proposed.
debated, and rejected
message was received from the House, stating that
some Of the amendments to the Indian appropriation bill
had been concurred in and others disagreed to- On mo-
ton By Mr. Hunter, the Senate insisted its amend
ments
Mr. Hale moved to amend the naval bill by requiring
that no more captains be appointed till the present num-
Der shall be reduced to fifty. Rejected after debate.
The bill was reported to the Senate and all the amend
ments concurred in and the bill was passed.
The bounty land bill was returned from the House,
with the announcement that the House disagreed to the
second and sixth anne ndmens OF the Senate relating to
the extension Of the bounty to officers, seamen and MAJ
rines. W. .5s. g.
On motion by Mr. Shields the Senate insisted its
| amendments ssta -
Mr.. Hunter called up the army bill and several amend
mens, proposed by Mr. Davis, of Mississippi from the
Committee on Military Affairs, were agreed TO-
| TheIndan appropriation bill returned from the
House, with an that that body insisted on
its disagreement certain amendments OF the Senate and
asked conference Messrs Thompson OF Mississippi
Bayly, and Wellborn, being the managers on its part
and on notion Messrs Sebastian Pearce and Dodge, Of
| Iowa, were appointed on the part Of the Senate.
An additional amendment to the army bill was under
consideration when the hour OF four arrived, and the
Senate took a recess 3#
| leat " u EVENING SESSION. a.as .3.
/ message was received from the House, announcing
the passage Of the Senate hill to create certain collection
districts in California, with certain amendments.
Also the passage of resolution suspending the joint
rule which nhibits The sending Of any bill which is
passed by one house the other within three days OF the
close OF session, far relates to House bill No 8,
relating to payment OF company Of Indian volunteers.
This resolution was concurred in by the Senate House
bill No then brought in, referred to the Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported, considered, and passed
Messrs Winthrop, Soue, Butler, and Berren, made
explanations OF certain remarks made in debate on the
DILL suppressng the slave trade in the District OF Colum-
oia relating to the police laws Of Charleston Savannah
and New Orleans q. Y. .e
The consideration Of the army bill was resumed Va
rious amendments proposed, debated and rejected
4 The bill was then passed. % -.tt ..5...s4 IN
Mr.. Walker reported resolution allowing to the Of
6cers and employees Of the Senate certain extra CON-
pensation; which taken up. debated, and passed.
/ Mr. Dickinson, from the committee conference
made report on the disagrceng votes Of the two houses
upon the Senate amendments the civil and diplomatic ap
preparation bill. excepting three amendments upon which
| no agreement had been made. These three were the
amendments respecting the printing the mileage OF SEN
.tos and and the salary OF the chief Of
he bureau of medicine and surgery The report, as far
as the committees agreed, was concuned in. The
Senate insisted on its three remaining amendments.
message was received from the House. stating that
the House insisted on It's disagreement 10 the second and
sixth amendments to the bounty land bill, and asked
committee on conference Messs Shields. Hunter, and
Smith appointed
Mr.. Davis, OF Massachusetts, called up the bill to
create collection districts in California, and The thirteen
amendments made thereto by the House agreed TO-
The bill to extend the jurisdiction and laws Of the
United States California returned from the House
with amendments reducing the salary Of the judge Of
the northern district to $500 and that Of the Judge Of
the southern district to s2soo and the Senate concur
red in the amendments. t54s ss.s
A message was received from the House, stating tha
they had agreed TO all the Senate amendments 10 the
naval bin but one; and on motion OF Mr.. Hunter the
Senate receded from that amendment.
The House bill for the relief Of William Whicher wa,
taken up and passed.
On motion by Mr.. Hunter. the "bill to provide cons
pensa,ion to such persons a. may be designated BY the
Secretary Of the Treasury to receive and keep the public
money, under the fifteenth section OF the oct Of August
1885, for the additional service required under that act
i was considered and passed s.f srail