Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-26
CoyeREsslOyAL.

CON6HESS1OSAL.
SENArR.-Yesterday afternoon
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, the senate agreed
70 Toe request of the House for q committee of
conference on the army bill. .t-
On motion OF Mr.. kessenden, the Senate in
agreed 10 the request OF the House for a com.
mitfee OF conference. Messrs. Fessenden, Hen
derson and Howard were appointed the COM
mittee on the part Of the Sehate.
AT the evening session, the Civil Appropria-
ton bill being under consideration, Mr.. Wade
offered as an amendment the bill TO fix the
compensation Of employees of the Senate, but
at the suggestion Of Mr.. Sherman withdrew IL,
with a view 10 placing il on the deficiency bill.
Mr.. Henderson moved, as q substitute for the
amecdment Of Mr.. Wade, the bill reported by
the Committee ON Contingent Expenses.
Mr.. Grimes, IN explaining the bill, alluded
70 the Sereeant.at- Arms Of the Senate Mr..
Browp as having exceeded his duties in At
tempnng TO make purchases for the Senate. He
was the executive oficer Of the Senate, and his
place was on the right hand of the Presidents
chair, and not on Pennsylvania avenue ma
king purchases. This was the duty ofathe Sec
retary OF the Senate, and when Mr.. Dickens
was sick Vice President ,Hamlin had autho-
rized Mr.. Brown TO make purchases, and he
mad continued to do II. Other officers of the
Senate were also in the habit OF making purcha-
ses without authority Of law.
Mr. Trumbull defended Mr.. Brown as an
able and efficient oficer, and denied that his
place was at the right hand Of the Presidents
chair. The Sergeant at Arms attended faith
fully TO his duties. and he (Mr. TrumbuID
could not sit still and hear these assaults upon
a, Trend OF twenty .fve years standing. Did
the Senator want TO put in friend of has own
as the purchasing agent. which was provided
for IN the bill of the Committee on Contingent
ENpensesi
Mr.. Grimes denied that he had assaiIed MIR.
Brown, and said that he had called the atten-
tion OF the Senate TO this matter from a sense
OF right He had no friend TO appoint pur-
chasing agent and had been opposed to that
provision in the bill. Complaints i'm regard 10
Mr. Brown has been made by other Senators,
many OF whom had been here longer than he
them.
Mr.. Grimes said the Sergeant. at. Arms had
been brought here as the henchman of the
Senator from Illinois, and of course no Sena-
tors were going TO him with complaints
Some further discussion ensued, when
Mr.. sherman said il was very important
that tins bill should pass tonight He was IN
SO many were leaving that II was doubtful
whether there would be a quorum after to-
morrow. He therefore hoped the Senator
would withdraw his bill.
Mr.. Doolittle was opposed TO engrafung
bills Of this character on an appropriation bill
II this was done he should feel il his duty 70
partment.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment OF Mr.. Henderson; whenit was disagreed
The question was then taken on the amend
yeas ~, nays 20.
amendment making
the salary of the solicitor OF the Court of CIalms
s4,soo, and assistant solicitor So 500. Disagreed
to.
The bill having been considered m com.
mitiee OF the whole was reported to the Senate
when the question was taken on the amend
ment made in committee increasing the COM
pensation of the clerks Of the State Depart
ment twenty per cent.
The amendment was disagreed to by a vote
Of 50 10 16.
A separate vote was demanded on the amend
and Representatives to 5000 per annum.
Mr.. Henderson moved to amend by proyI-
ding that the mileage OF members from the At
Iante coast shaii hereafter be twenty cents per
The question was then taken on the amend
ment increasing the compensation to $500:
when u was lost-yeas is, nays 10.
Mr.. Henderson renewed his amendment 10
make the salary 5000 and mileage 20 cents per
mile. TO be estimated by the nearest route
mi Mr.; ~ henaT,eks & moved to make II 10 cents per
Disagreed 10.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment of Mr.. Henderson, when twas agreed to
Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment increast
ing the salaries of all the employees of the
Senate 20 per cent, TO take effect from the first
Monday in December last. Adopted.
The bill was then passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Fessenden, the deficiency
appropriation bill was taken up.
The Senate then, at five minutes to oIsck,
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Yesterday afternoon
The House took mp the bill TO amend an act
10 provide national currency secured by
pledge of United States bonds, and TO provide
for the circulation and redemption thereof.
After il was amended.
Mr.. Delano, of Ohio, moved to postpone it
until next December; which was agreed to
yeas, 81; nays. ~.
The House then took mp and agreed to Senate
resolution to adjourn on Saturday next at
noon, by yeas, "a; nays, AZ.
Mr.. Stokes. OF Tenn, offered a resolution
which was agreed to, extending the benefits of
the act to the loyal citizens of Tennessee, limi-
thug the jurisdiction OF the Court of Claims
THE proceedings in the evening session will
be found reported elsewhere in our paper un-
der the head Of ssthe District in Congress-