The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-19

70 subsoribe for the Globe and pay something to.
wards the expense oi repyinngEp Epreelsrly sueh
in subscfibing for a newspaper, and paying oc "a
sionailv for matter Of peculiar interest TO hims If
Conqress should not be held pound TO cJnttnoe
mat arrangement He did not complain OF the
expense, nor of the manner of reporting or pub.
fishing, but he believed II OF the highest possible
m portanc ce that the reporters and the publication
of the reports should be under the exclusive con-
troll of Congress, He hoped the COMMITTEES on
Printing would report legislation tending that
b The amen dment was rejected.
Mr.. FARNSW ORTIZ, Of Illinois, moved to add
the following proviso 10 an item appropriatng
S9376 for complete set of the ongressiona Globe
for Senators of the Forteth Congress- who were not
Senators of the Thirty ninth Congress; provided
that no further appropriation shall be made sup
plying complete sets OF the Oon gressional Globe TO
members of any succeeding Congress. He showed
how this thing was increasing year after year, and
said that unless IL was checked it would eventu-
ally cost million Of dollars to supply Congress
Mr. SPALDING, of Ohio, and Mr. MAY
NARD, Of Tennessee, spoke in favor of the
amendment, and MIR. HALE againstit
Finally the proviso was adopted by vote OF SO
yeas to as nays.
When the corresponding item for the House was
read, Mr.. COOK offered the following amend
mentRs proviso: Provided, that notice Is hereby
given that at the close of the Fortieth Congress
the United States will terminate the purchase of
one complete set of the Congressional Globe and
Appendix for each Senator, Representative and
DELI gate, provided for by the act approved Jaly
ith, 1866.
After further discussion the amendment was
MIR. HARDING, of Illinois, moved to strike
out the items giving twenty per cent. additional
compensation to employees of the House Mega
tived
Mr.. .WASHBURNE, of Illinois, moved pr oviso
to the appropriation for the Court of Claims tn
thing should be paid under its decisions till such
decisions were approved by Congress. Rejected.
Yeas 10, nays so.
Without dispOsing of the bill, the committee at
$50 rose.
On motion of Mr.. DEMING, of Connection, the
Committee on Commerce was instructed to in luire
into the expediency of making an appropriation
for the improvement OF the navigation OF the Con-
necticut river.
Mr. Dennison, of Pennsylvania, was excused
on account of illness from service on the Commit
tee on the New Orleans Riot, and Mr.. Boyer, of
Pennsy ylvania was appointed in his stead
On motion of Mr.. JULIAN, of Indiana, the
Committee of Ways and Means was instructed to
inquire into the propriety of reporting measure
for the employment of female clerks in the several
departments of the government, with definite iu-
suuciions to the number and qualific atoms,
and giving precedence TO the widows, daug hers,
mothers and sisters of soldiers who fought for the
United States during the late rebellion. -. al
A message from the Senate announcing the pro-
ceedngs of that body in connection with the death
Of Senator Wright of New Jersey, was laid be-
fore the House. Appropriate remarks were made
by Messrs. NEWELL and SITGREAVES Re-
solutions of coincidence were adopted, and the
House at 345 adjourned.