Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-11

Conclusion Of Yesserdav's Proceedings.

Cenclusten Of YesteFdav's Proceedings.
a. SMATEYesterday after our report closed
3 the electoral college votes Of States lately in
rebellion which hail not have been reorSau-
lied, was then continued at considsrable
length. ve0 MI. Conkling's amendment ~
way o. sunst1sute, was rejected Yeas, - maya
The senate ten took a recess, and upsn re-
assemolng at 73o p. m the joint resolutioA
was again taken up, the question being on the
amendmeut Of 0I. Drake - =
Mr. Oonness moved to strike out Of Mr.
brakes amendmentthe words sheen re>aAmit-
ted and insert "become entitled" &
MIR. Drake accepted the amendment OF MIR,
CONFESS, and also inherited after the word
Congress" "under the reconstruction laws
thereof" trGE
The amendment Of Mr.. Drake. was then re-
jected.
Mr.. Sherman moved 70 exclude Arkansas
and Florida from The provisiops Of the bill;
Mr.. Thay er offeref an amendment providing
that none of the States lately in rebellion. and
net new represented In Co6ness, shall. b en-
titled to representation in the electoral college,
&c which was agreed 10. es
The bill was then passed.
The Senate then, a. 1928 p. m. adjourned.
HoUsE.-Yesterday after our report closed
The House resumed the consideration OF the
cehciency appropriation bill. ra-t
The amendments made in Committee Of the
Whole were agreed to. r-s.. - ....s.t. ..fF
A section that had been stricken ont in the
si3sS TO reimburse the City Of Washington for
certain expt nses incurred, was reinserted as
an independent section.
An independent section was then offered and
pas sed to punish any officer making q con-
tract the expenditure OF which shall exceed the
amount appropriated.
The question then required upon Mr..
Stevens amendment, giving the clerks and
others in the departments additional compen-
sation, as follows: To clerks receiving 81, 400
and less, Is per cent; between 81 400 and 1000,
12h between SLIGO and $3.50. an increase of
lO per cent.
The yeas and nays were demanded. and the
amendment was rejected-yeas, IS; nays, Go.
Mr.. Washburn of Mass, moved to 90 into
Committee of the Whole on the private calen.
dar, which was agreed to- and after action on
number OF bills, the House Committee rose,
and the House took a recess.
AT the evening session,
Mr. Garfield, (Ohio,) from Military Commit
tee, reported back the bill in relation to the
tired officers of the army. THE bill provides
that where wounds have been contracted in
the volunteer service, and an officer so wound.
ed has been transferred to the regular army,
that be may be retired upon the same terms as
though his wounds were contracted within the
regular ARMY Passed.
The bill to reduee and fix the military peace
establishment was then taken up
Mr.. Garfield reported from the committee an
amendment to section Z, allowing an additional
force 10 be kept in forts and arsenals when
ever the Secretary OF War may deem it neces-
sary.
The first section Of the bill was amended by
providing that when the office OF General OF
the army ceases by vacancy, his duties shall
devoIye upon the officer next in rank; and the
same amendment was made to the paragraph
relating to the Lieutenant General.
Mr.. Butler Mass moved to amend by pro-
viding that no brevet appointment of any Of
flee shall be made in time of peace. Agreed to.
MIR. Butler moved to amend further by strik-
ing out the fourth section relating to Major
Generals, and providing that there shall be but
three Major Generals, TO be selected by the
General of the army; and the Major Generals
not selected shall be mustered out OF the ser
vice on or before January I, 1869.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was agreed to, but
with an understanding that a vote shall be
taken when more members were present.
Pending the consideration of the resolu
and amendments, the House, at 1879, ad-
louTned.