Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-26

and bad taken nothing." [Ia u ghs~Y, 4 Ant After
all The rcnrhh OF o.. gtntI- waa's fesolutioa
wss nothing IN his charges. Then, was no
evidence OF any allusion To The su beet OF i'm
peschment, and although the witnesses wero
.ofsiy preasea q all points, there was de-
the Indictment Laughter In conclusion,
Mr. GiUssbIenner suggested that there WAS
one md Nidual who, il be could be prevailed
upon 70 come out OF the privacy into which he
had retired. might bring proof te brand cor
Tupt taYeaiping upon all. and that was San
foId Conover. GLsughterl
The report was then laid on the table And
the committee was discharged from the fpr
tner confederation of the subject. ---.-
Mr. Hale ~. asked, but failed to obtain,
leave TO INTRODUCES resolution directing rns
COMMITTEE on the Library to make a contrac,
with the artist, Mr. Rossiter of New YORK. 10
paint picture for the head Of one of the stair
oftbe Constitution. the said con ct n or 10 10
for greater sum than S25, Gee
Mr. Garfield, co. from the COMMITTEES OF
Ways ana means, reported back the bill grant
ing Increased compensation to the clerks in the
civil service OF the United States At Washinv
ton, with certain smo ndmeBts
amendments including the employees AZ the
Executive Mansion and the lampIiRhtars
under the Commissioner OF Public Buildines
were agreed TO
The amendpent ofthe Senate. exemptinr al,
employees of the Treasury paid by the dav or
week, was stricken out
MT John l.. Thomas asked il the EN- ploye,,
at the Navy Yard and elsewhere were included
Mr.. arield said the wages of these am.
ploy ees was eeulated by outside shops, and
they had received a due increase at various
tunes during the past year.
he bill WAS then passed as amen ded And i,
goes back to the Senate
On motion of Mr.. Stevens (Pa.) the House
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on
the bi ~ making appropriation for the re- air
o. ctI'ain Notifications, Mr.. Donnelley Afi nn)
IN the Chair.
Mr. Bepiamin (Mo) proposed an amend
ntht MAKING an appropriation TO enable the
Commander-In IN Chief OF the Army and Navv
10 have salute of one hundred guns fired in
yesterday. ~
The Chair ruled the amendment out of or
der.
After several items of the bill had been con-
s.ueieo mr. Maynard CTenn) moved to strike
out the eDactIng clause.
MT kasson (lOwa) made he point that the
House had refused to agree to that motion last
night.
The Chair decided the motion TO Ia IN order
IA his was At a different stage OF the bill
me motlen TO strike out prevailed. and the
committee rose, and reported the fact to the
The House. by a vote ef - yeas to 70 nays.
refused TO concur in the action Of the commit
zee and the bill was recommitted to Commit
tee OF the Whole
Mr LeBlond CO.. moved to add an add,
uonai section enactIDg that not over fifty per
cent OF the amount appropriated shall be ex-
INC CuTTeut uScdt year, and that
the residue shall not be expended untu $40 or
dpred. Agreed to.
- The bill as amended was then reported to the
HGuse and passed as amended.
The morning hour commenc ed at twenty-five
minutes OF 2 O'Clock. and the House proceeded
10 the consideration of the resolutions of Mr.
brandeeee and Mr.. Schenck relative to the
removal OF the Naval Academy from Annap-
oils, Md.
Aftsr the resolutions had been read
MT Schenck (Ohio) said he would allow his
resolution 10 EN- brace a wider
provide that the committee should examine
any other site.
Mr Conkling IN. " suggested to add the
WORDS, any other site that the com mittee NAV
deem advisable
MT Schenck said he did not desire to mako
wrong commIssion, but he would accent the
proposition.
The previous question being seconded, the
bill was discussed