Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-27
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SuNATR-Y Yeetefday afsernoon- ..
Among the amendments to the deficiency An.
proprtatioa bill agreed to were the following:
Ihs regular compensation Of female folders In
tne dead letter once to Be $50 per month after
June ~. 1906; 70 complete the repairing and
furnishing the Presidents House, S2o,ooc
| Ar. sumner moved to amend by providing
Per cent increased compensation to the
s.ci sso,r tne Depertment Of State, 70 take ef.
| Mr.. Grimes moved to amend the auendmsu,
y Sllow ns the proposed Increase to the clerks
MT. Feessnden hoped the Senate would not
ADOPT the amendment. The Senator from Mss-
sacnusetts lMr. Surner( insisted upon offer
menced in one department IL would have "a
De extended TO all He had not heard that snv
OF the heads OF the departments had recoui.
think 1t was necessary He knew X Was nor
necessary in the Treasury Department. The
clerks OF that department. got all they earned,
ano II the Senate voted &c increase their s,I
ries, IL was Just because they had the fancy %
take so much money out Of the treasury. There
was TOO much heedlessness in aprropriatins
the public money. Ii was not the case before
| the war, but now every one seemed 10 desire
10 oe foremost in urging these appropriations
Mr. Grimes Withdrew The amendment offered
by him.
Mr.. Sumner advocated his amendmen. q,
iengtn, arguing on the insufficiency of the nav
OF the clerks Of the State Department. In reply
% .oa query, Mr; 3 said that there We're twenty
nve CLERKS in the department receiving M ay
gregate compensation OF S4l.OOO
Mr.. hendricks said he almost regretted that
Congress was to adjourn so early. He had
oeen very ANXIOUS for an early adjournment
put thought that If they remained three or four
days longer, they might, by the aid OF the Sena.
tor from massachusetts, understand fully the
great service rendered by the clerks of this de-
partment. According to the Senator'S own
showing these clerks were now paid higher
than any other clerks in Washington.
the fact " No"o' VI
Mr.. MeDougalI offered an amendment. in.
cludlng In the proposed increase the clerks OF
the War, Interior, Navy, Treasury, and Posi-
Office Departments, and in the off,ce ~ ~
Attorney General ~ VAC
The question was then taken on the amend
~. M NJ ot Mr. sumner, when 1t was disagreed
Mr wilson moved TO amend by instructinp
tne secretary of War to cause estimates 10 be
mace lor the erection of fire. proof building
ior tne Quartermasters Department, stating
Location and price OF lard, and probable cost OF
puildlng, and report at the next session of the
MI. Grimes moved to amend by inserting War
department IN place of Quartermaster's be-
partment Adopted.
The amendment was then agreed to.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment approprta
tng 2aUs3bO.2l TO supply deficiencies In the
expense OF taking the census OF 1s6O
Mr. sherman moved to amend the amend
Adopted.
The amendment as amended was then agrssd
10 6y yeas rs, nays Is.
The bill having been considered "a in Com
miuee OF the Whole, was reported to the Sen
1's, wnsn-
creasiEg the compensation Of the State Depart.
Mr.. spraeue offered an amendment inclu.
ding the War and Navy Departments. Dis.
The question was then taken on the amend.
msnt, resuldng-yeas 13 nays 10.
So the amendment was DISAGREED to-
The bill was then passed.
HoUsE.-Yesterday afternoon
Inc Speaker laid before the House a message
from the President, enclosing letter from the
ence had been entered on between the Gov.
ernment and Great Britain for the release of
Fenian prisoners. Ordered to be printed
and referred to the Committee on Foreign Az
The House then took mp as the special order
the bill reported from the Commiitee on For
eIgn Affairs to amend the neu trality act
Mr.. Banks, of Mass, chairman of the com.
mittee, very briefly explained the bill. and said
the object was TO scale our neutrality laws of
ISIS TO the standard of the enlistment act of
Great Britain. Mr.. B. explained the biIi main
ly in accordance with the report in support of
it published this day, and all uded 10 the fact
that 1t repealed the section Of the neutrality
act authorizing collectors of customs to de-
tam vessels on suspicion of being about 70 en-.
gage in armed hostility. The obiect of th.
6lli IS TO enable this Government TO stand on
the same footing with Great Britain. LII also
allows the sale TO foreign Governments with
whom we are at peace, Of vessels of war and
arms.
Mr. Raymond, of N Y, opposed the nrasent
necessarily hasty consideration OF this blu and
deprecated the sudden important change in our
neutraIIty laws, which had remained in force
from the time OF Washington TO the present
laws which had commanded the admiration OF
foreign nations. He thought that more time
was necessary to discuss so important mat
ter, and he, therefore, moved as a substitute
for the bill resolution Tor q Joint committee
TO be composed Of three members of the Senate
and report at the next session.
After further debate the previous ouestion
was seconded, and the substitute of MIR Raw
mord flor joint commirteeJ was disagreed 10.
The bill was then passed unanimousIy-yeas.
l24, nsys, none. -'
The civil appropriation bill was received
from the Senate with amendment, and com.
mittee OF conference was ordered on the disa-
greeing votes.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, House
bill equalizing bounties of soldiers and sailors
was added as an amendment and the House
committee instructed TO insist on IT, rE
At the evening session, on motion of Mr..
Moorhead, Of Pennsylvania q new committee
OF conference was ordered on the bill to protect
Mr. Allison, from the Committee ON WAYS
and Means, reported back Senate bill to sus-
pend the collection of internal revenue i'm GER
tain cases in Portland, Maine, until March q.
1867; which was passed with amendment.
The House proceeded TO the Speakers table
and disposed of the Senate bill to prevent the
wearing of fsheath-knives in the merchant SER
vice by sailors. Passed without amendment
Senate bill to provide for the transfer of
causes in the State courts to the United States
courts. Passed without amendments This
was the last bill on the Speakers table
Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, from the Committee of |
Ways and Means, reported bill to explain the |
thirteenth section Of the internal act lately |
passed; which was passed.
At 10.p. m. the House adjourned.
SHOOTING BETWEEN WoNEN.-The San An.
tonic Herald of the sth has the following: An
unfortunate shooting affair occurred last
Thursday. A few miles above he cif an