Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-28
THE EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.

SrrATE-Yesterdsy amer our report clos~d-
The Naval Appropriation bill being under
The amendment striking out the prsyiso
ssthaf the civil engineer, naval stOrekee per at
the several navy yards, and the several persons
appointed st the several navy yards TO super
intend the mechanical department tspecstying
them.l shall be appointed by the President
with the advice and consent of the Senate, and
shall be men skilled in their several duties,
sno appointed from clyn lie. ana NOS nom OF
ncers of The navy was agreed to-9 tos
The amendments striking out the provision
LOT thfte aids TO the clerk OF the National OBJ
I'm the Bureau Of Med cine and Surgery" for
haNa ianofa tory, Ss.Uo; and striking out
rso's.eu aud Inserting sl7U.oOo," for pay.
&c. OF marine corps. We're agreed 10.
Ihe amendment substituting the word sex
clnehg ior 'snclusing' in the prov sion for
c.5tS seanen, &C. including apprantices and
10Y, anu lhserung the provision Tor f,sS0 Of
the latter, was agreed to-i9 TO a. "..|'
Pending final action on the bill the r~porf Of
the Committee OF Conference on the bili ,n re-
gard TO covering into the Treasury the pro-
ceyds of captured and abandoned propertv.
and the bill TO relieve certain m anufacturrrs
n ON internal tax, were presented by the Clerk
of the House, with the aEnouncement OF the
Houses concurrence.
Mr. sherman agreed TO let the report 70 oyer.
and be printed. and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Wilson offered a resolution which WAS
adopted, providing for sending the bill passed
over the Presidents veto 20 the Secretary Of
State for PRONUNCIATION. certified by the Secre-
tary Of the Senate and the Clerk OF the House.
Without further action on the Navy Appro-
priauon bill the Senate adjourned.
HoUsK.-Yesterday afternoon
The bin in relation 20 appeals 10 the Supreme
Court was passed over the Presidents veto by
yeas 1i2, nays -.
The Speaker proclaimed the bill a law, it.
having passed the two Houses by the constitu-
uonal majority, Notwithstanding the Presi-
dent objections.
Mr.. washburn, WIS J from the Conferpnce
COMMITTEES on the joint resolution directing GER
tain moneys now in the hands OF the United
States Treas urer, as special agent of the Treas
ury Department, 20 be covered by warrant into
the United States Treasury, made report. which
was agreed 10. III limits the sun allowed TO
the Secretary OF the Treasury for contesting
suits to S15.W0.l
Mr.. Sehenck, from the Conference COMMITTEES
on the bill exemptlng certain manufsctu rers
from taxation, made report, which was agreed
TO without division. The first five sections are
substantially, as heretofore reported in the
STAR. Another section provides Tor the pun
ishment Of unfaltbful revenue officers by fine
and Imprisonment The provision about
closing up all the distilleriss in the district
where whisky is on sale for ten days al less
than the amount OF The tx, caused various in
terrogations to be put 10 Mr.. Sehenck. He said
that bad AS the whisky frauds were in Chicago,
they We're little verse in New York, and
very much worse i'm Philadelphia
The bill making partial appropriation for In
dian service, was referred TO the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Impeachment Man.
agers, reported a resolution. IL at after Monday
next the House viii postpone action on all
matter except questions relating To the i'm
parchment OF the President until the conclu-
sion OF the trial now pending in the Senate.
Suhseq uently, owlsg TO the suggestion of Mr.
Stevens, Mr.. Boutwell, Withdrew he resolution.
and the House ADJOURNED.