Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-18

Cs.eisaasn Of Yss,erIay's Fr.e..I


.szS<In-Asss1ay, after our report closed.
NE On GO - was proceeded with. -
The Ueo1nn Of the bill provide that
% tsoeyer shall be entere1 3nto
Nan amount appropriated for a sf;rins
RurpSse, and no person shall be employee By
my oSpaSsf Nnless an appropriately sAall
On,cer Of he doSePnnent .Sa liO otfs an
ingiy against theforeGoing provisions, he tkaii
be deemed guilty OF a misdemsanor. and i'm
pffsoned NOT more than two years nor less than
SIX months, be fined $1,000, and thereafter be
deemed incapable OF holding any ofkcs of trus,
States.
section; which was agreed to-yeas q. nays 70.
M sherman Offered an 1xhendment appFo-
priatinG e2esW0 for the deteetuon of counter
letters Of United States notes and secrities;
The Serate then went into executive session,
and after some time spent theresn, took a recess
Upon reassembling. IT 7:A0 p m, -
Henry b. s.. Marie sio,O0O for his services Il,
was passed. = I--I' = =
Mr.. ssmner called up the bill making the
Appropriation for the purchase Of Alaska.
The Committee on Foreign Relations reported
IN iayor Of striking ont the first section d the
bill, as follows: ...-.rr
BE Il enacted, &c. That the assent Of Congress
is hereby given to the stipulations of SAID
treaty. -. -
The amendment was agreed TO. q. s.E
The COMMITTEES also reported to strike out
the preamble, which claims the JOINT po xer of
the House with the Senate and the President to
conclude treaties. ' tt
This amendment was also agreed to, and the
bill was then passed. 1t 10 as follows: , rF
BE it enacted, &C., That there be, and hereby
is, appropriated from any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, s7,sO0,000 in
sixth article Of the treaty with Russia, CON.
cluded at Washington March 30, 1867
Mr.. Harlan called mp the bill regulating the
rights Of married women In the District OF Co.
lumbia.
The Judiciary Committee reported a substi-
tute for the entire bill, providing that the hus.
band OF no married woman in the District Of
COLUMBIA shall have any control over her prop.
erty acquired previous to or subsequent to her
marriage; and she shall have absolute control
over all her property, except that conveyed to
creditors: and she shall have the absolute right
to bequea or dispose OF her property or any
interest In IL.
Debate being likely, the bill was laid over
The unfinished business, being the deficiency
appropriation bill, was then taken up, the
question being on the amendment Of MT.
chandler to appropriate S1,o00,00 for the re-
pair and Improvement Of the public works on
lakes and rivers.
Mr.. Howe moved to increase the amount to
81 ,5O0,t0O Agreed to.
Mr Trumbnll offered an amendment repeal
ing all laws making appropriations for the
salaries of solicitors Of the Court of Claims,
and Of the Assistant Attorney General for the
present fiscal year, and appropriating s12,4OO
for the salary Of two Assistant Attorney Gen
erals, one Chief Clerk and two clerks of class
!, and 100000 addition to the amount already
appropriated for the payment of judgments Of
the Court of Claims. Adopted.
Mr.. Cragin offered an amendment, appro-
priating s32.045.04, for pay Of assistant mes
sengers of the Senate. Adopted.
The bill was then passed, and the Senate, at
lilo p. m, adjourned.
HousK-Yesterday after our report closed,
the Funding bill being under con sideration,
several amendments were proposed and adopt
ed or voted down after long discussion, and the
sections proposed to be amended were finally
rejected.