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provemen,s Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers which took

Mr. FrnKY, Fep Of Mich, presented the memorial OF
the Ascatu socs Of nchissn g osv osSs
poses, which also took the same reference.
The srEAKn laid before the House Executive Aocu-
ments, which were laid upon the table, as foil sws:-
the names OF persons employed in the cOasl survey
with the expenditures Of the once. The anr a report
Of The ID Public Printing .ns o.
nance stores in reply TO House resolution or the 9th
inst. offered by Mr.. BroomaiL
The SPKAKxR the select Committee on Direct
Taxes and Forfeited Lands ordered by the House yes
terday as folow::-hessrs conking Donneily, Dawes.
PETITION REMOVAL INEQUALITIES ACCOUNT or
Mr. sroxxs, (ep) Of Tenn, presented petition from
ltical inequalities on account Of race or color 1t was
referred to the Committee ON Reconstruction.
DisrMcr or coLvNBIA LAWS.
Mr. MArsA.D rspl Of Tenn, Introduced : bin to
ferred 10 the District Committee.
PENSION TO WIDOW.
MI o. q .o%
Surgeon James W. Fitzpatrick, OF Mddlesex county,
Conn., he having died OF wounds received while acting
assurgeon in the army It was referred TO the Com
mittee on Iavaid Pensions.
LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION
The House went into COMMITTEES Of the Whole, Mr..
Lawrence Of Pennsylvania in the chair and proceeded
Judicial Appropriation bill Considerable debate
on the items reporting and Publishing Of the pro-
Mr. LArLN, (rep.I OF N Y, Chairman Of tho Commit
tee Printing suggested amendment that all the
items scattered through the bill for the Congregational
Globe should be put into tsm showing the aggregate
500 S a. 'A''''' - ''-' pN'p'''' 80 -'S "
debates In the Globe had attracted considerable atten
ton In former years. Many members had supposed that
the public printing once The Geos establishment was
fungus on the government which should be removed.
He trusted that the amendment would be adopted q il
would show the entire expense OF the Globe to Congress-
The publication proceedings should be made under
the immediate direction Of Congress and at the Public
Printing once Anything looking to that ultimate
change would meet with his approval
Mr. STEVENS (rep) Of Pa did not know that there was
anything materially Objectionable In the amendment ex
cep that was desirable TO keep the expenses OF each
House under its own heading.
Mr. LAYIIs declared that the Committee on Printing
had intention Of interfering with the bill further than
TO gather up all the items for the Globe and put them into
one aggregate sum- That would simplify the bill and
would not operate against the interests or convenience Of
MI. HAZE (repJ Of N Y, opposed the amendment as
tending only to lead to confusion and being unproduc-
Mr. LATI thought these items should .. least be con-
soldaed into two one for the House and one for the
Senate He withdrew his amendment
Mr. MAYNARD moved 70 strike ont tho appropriation OF
$2 $50 for Senate Globe reporting He argued that the
price and Congress should not be Called upon to pay
than that regular price for such copies were fur
nshed to members. This would not amount to one
tenth the appropriated The whole subject ought to
be re.examned He knew that a proposition had been
made at the commencement OF this Congress ~ do that
metaliu OF legislation for number OF years. and II was
time the matter should he overhauled.
Mr. STEVENS explained at some length how the pub
fishing Of Congressional debates had grown up.
Mr. LAFLS concurred to some extent with the remarks
Of Mr. Maynard but remarked that there contract
written or implied, with the publishers Of the Gio6e.
Mr. MAYNARD asked what evidence there was OF any
never seen II. and nobody else had
Mr. wAsHBuRsr, OF ILL.,, suggested that the contract II
there was one, should be produced.
Mr. LAFIIS stated that the Joint Committee Print.
ing had had a meeting this morning, when II became
necessary look and examine this contract Proper
had already been taken unearth IT, II any
existed. He very much disposed to agree
with Mr. Maynard that such written contract did
the publishers Of the Globe II was The intention Of the
Committee Printing TO examine thoroughly into this
matter and u 4 should seem proper 70 make change
the committee would Ut the proper time make due re-
commentator.
Mr.. HALF opposed the amendment II improve
ment were TO be made In the mode OF publishing the
debates that improvement would not be found In trans
ferrng the matter to the public printer He believed
than they cost The whole matter shosld be
left TO private competition and Congress should get rid
Of supplying the GtJe TO members.
Mr.. Cook rep) Of I'll said that the Judiciary Com
mee had the matter before II last session, and he pro-
ceeded to state the facts and history or the
OF 1854 which provided that either Congress- or the
Globe proprieors should give two years notice OF the
intention to cease the arrangement for supplying the
members with back sets OF the Globe.
Mr. BANKS repl Of Mass, said that he did not believe
that the Globe proprstors had any binding contract
The arrangement was plainly written It's history
II was simply an arrangement to subscribe for the Globe
and pay something towards the expense OF reporting
precisely such arrangement as any private citizen
might make in subscribing for newspaper and paying
occasionally for matter Of peculiar interest TO himself
Congress should not be held bound TO continue that
rangement. Hedd not complain OF the expense OF
the manner Of reporting or publishing but he believed
and the publication Of the reports should under the
exclusive control OF Congress- He hoped the Committee
on Printing would report legislation tending that way
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. FARSswoRrH, (rcpl OF H. moved TO add the fol-
lowing provso 10 an item appropristing 3d. 375 for
complete Of the Congregational Globe for the Senators
OF the Forticth Congress who Of
Thirty ninth Consress"Provided that no further ap
preparation shall be made for supplying complete scts Of
tho Congressional GLOBE 70 members Of any succeeding
Congress- He showed how this thing was increasing
year after year. and said that unless was checkedt
would eventually cost million Of dollars 10 supply Con-
gress with back sets OF the Globe
Messrs srAibIsa, epl Ohio. and Maynard spoke in
favor OF the amendment and Mr. Hale against ~ Final
" the proviso was inserted by vote Of 50 tolS.
Whom the correspondent Item for the House was read
Mr. Cock offered the following amendment Provided
cth Congress tho United States will terminate the pur
chase Of complete set Of the Congregational GLOBE and
Appendr for each Senator ana delegate
provided for by the act approved July 4, 1894"
After further discussion the amendment was agreed
Mr. HARDING, frep) Of H., moved TO strike out the
items giving twenty per cent additional compensation TO
employees Of the House. Negaiived.
Mr. wAsHBuRNk, Of ILL.,, moved proviso 10 the appro
pration for the Court of Claims that nothing houd be
pad under its decisions till such decisions were approved
by Congress II rejected by vote Of ID yeas 70 81
nava
without disposing OF the BILL the committee rose at
hafpast three ~
mrnovYSxsr or cosvscncrr ArvxR NAVIGATION
On motion Of Mr. DINING. trep.l OF Conn. the Com
mttee on commercs was instructed to inquire into the
expcdiency OF making appropriation for the improve
ment OF the navigation OF the Connecticut river.
PROM COMMITTEE sERvIck
Mr. DgNrsov, dem Of Pa, excused on account OF
illness, from serving upon the Committee on the New
Orleans Riot, and Mr. Boyer appointed in his stead.
ukRKa
On motion OF Mr. JrAv, (rep) Of Ind, the Committee
Of Ways and Means instructed TO inquire into tho
proprety OF reporting for the employment OF
female clerks In the several departments OF the
ment, with definite Instructions 10 the number and
qualifications, and giving precedence 70 the widows,
daughters mothers and sisters OF soldiers who fought
for the United States during tho late rebellion.
pEArn SENATOR WRIGHT.
The message from the Senate announcing the proceed