Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-23
CONeRHssJoNAL.
Conclusion Of Yesterday's Prsceedinss.

r. cstclCdy, dlter our report ctOSoQ-s,
Ire general appropriated being being undsf
consideration, snd the question pending on the
amendment recommended by the Com mittes
on Appropriations TO increase the appropria.
ZION for The Capitol Police from $4,000 70
Stills.
Mr.. Hendricks moved to amend that the cap.
tain of the Capitol police should receive i,s0o
instead Of s2,Gs1, the heutenants 1850 Instead
OF sl,soO, and the privates si,sdo instead Of
MT. Yates accused MI. Hendricks or acting
the character of an economist, with reference
to the Presidential nomination.
Mr.. Hendricks said the remark was not or.
iginal, having been frst made by the Senator
from Nevada, INT. Ste wart.l He (Mr HI was
not al all troubled about the nomination.
Mr.. Sherman thought that as Congress had
already refused 10 give the 20 per cent in.
crease 20 the clerks IN the Departments, IL
should not advance the salaries Of its own EN-.
ployees.
The amendment of Mr.. Hendricks was then
rejected, and the amendment OF the Committee
was agreed to.
The committee next reported to strike out the
appropriation for a short hand writer, clerk of
Pardons, and two other clerks for the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Sherman asked for an explanation to this
amendment.
Mt. morrill,, of Maine, replied that the ON.
GERS named had been added to the staff Of the
President in 1856, when the applicants for par
dan were oyerrunning the Executive Mansion:
but that necessity was now removed. Besides
these the President had two clerks, which he
mr.. M thought sufficient, as the President
had also, IN addition, detailed an officer of the
army (Col. Moore) to act as his private secre.
tary-
MI Sherman asked under what authority the
President had detailed an oficer of the army
for such purpose
Mr.. Morrill, did not know.
Mr.. Dixon thought this was discriminating
improperly against the President There Were
several clerks to committees of this body re.
ceiying 500 per annum who mad noihinr
whatever to do.
The amendment tn strika ont III. .nnron-;.
ten was then agreed to; Messrs. Sherman
Sprague Ross, and Wiley voting in the mega.
tive with the Conservatives.
by the committee was to repeal the act of
August II, 1856 requiring foreign regulations of
commerce to be laid annually before Congress;
and also TO repeal the second section of the act
of July IS, 1866, making appropriations for the
consular and diplomatic expenses Of the Gov.
eminent.
MI sumner opposed the amendment under
INSTRUCTIONS, as ne said, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
The first clause abolishes the office of Super
intendent of Statistics with salary Of $4,000
under existing laws our consuls abroad were
required to forward te the Department Of State
certain commercial information to be comma
nioated to Congress, and if this office was dis
tanning the information.
ished the office Of Second Assistant Secretarv
of State and Examiner of Claims.
Mr.. Hunter, the Assistant Secretary of State.
had been in the Department for forty years,
and Mr.. Smith, the Examiner, was an efficient
of;osr or Hi1 n; nc noPeo .nese emclent
therefore, worsd 40 striro nn, ,h WIZ, ana
"a une I
Jonnson anu Fessehoen pore testl-
WuUny " vne seIes oi MessIs. smith and
nuntei. M lnousut the once OF second
hss i Seere'ary snouio De mace a perma-
Hr NJ OIe.
WI. oonkhng thougul lne committee on APP
PIoPrIatlons might as Wen cease recommend
ing .euueions oi eAPenoilure.
Al 4;lO p m, al the suggestion Of Mr.. Trum-
pull, the pending bill was laid over informally,
parnrned hi i ,p ' p , Oh Arkansas as
ie,uIheo oy tue PRESIDENT Win ms veto, was
taken up.
WI: DaNIs PIoceeueu 10 argue against the
SonssIuuonaly OF me Dill, ana after review
ing the course OF congress, sald ne was gratified
10 oeheVe that the terrible rule OF RadIcalism
was tapidly Drawing TO close
inc quesion Was tnen laken, ana the bill
Mas Passeu Dy the CONSTITUTIONAL two-thirds
'ote' as IolIows;
dyss~messrs. CnahoieI, Cole. ConkHng, Con-
hess, CoIprtt, CragIh, Edmunos, Ferry, Fes-
Tarmnni Man Pat,s1 M ~ Morrlll OF
SHnisey' Ross, Sneiman, SpIague, Stewart,
sumner, mayer, Upon Irlmouil an VIM
Ais. Mads, whey, wilson. fates-0
Hdys-1IessIs. pay aru, DAVIS, Dooiittle, Hen
uIleks' MeCreery' PATTERSON OF Ienn, Sauls-
GUY
WI. hoWe announced tnat ne and Mr.. Nor
III, oi Mhhe, nao paireo Win mr DIXON, who
nau gone nome Irom inoisposltlon.
ine SENATE 'nen' a' p m.' adJourneo
HousR-Yesterday after our renort c,osad
Debate was contnued on the Kentueky con.
tested election case at CONSIDERABLE IenSth a,
the close Of which the question was taken N non
the several resolution -the first estion beino
upon agreeing to the resolution OF the minoritv
Of the committee, that John ID. Y oung was duly
elected and is entitled to his seat.
The resolution was rejected-yeas 30, nays
81: strict party vote.
The resolution declaring Mr.. Mckee entitled
10 his seat was then agreed TO, by a vote of 81
to -.
Mr.. Mckee then advanced TO the Clerks desk
and was sworn in, Mr.. Banks remarking
"W hat state does the gentleman represent"
III GARFIELD (Ohio) offered a resolution au.
thorzIEg the Secretary of War to sell all dam
aged ordnance stores that cannot be used by
the regular army or the militia Passed.
MIR. Schenck called up the special order
which was the amended tax bill.
Pending motion to 60 into Committee of the
Whole, the Speaker said he desired to state to
the House the effect OF the order adopted when
the tax bill was recommitted a week ago. The
operation OF the bill was that all other business
must give way 70 II, and even the morning
hour must De dispensed with, and after the
reading OF the journal IL any member de.
manded the regular order II must be taken up
AT once. There was business, however, that
could intervene, as, for instance, privileged
motions relating TO admission of mem bers,
Committee on Enrolled RMS "a