Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-02
CONGREGATIONAL.

senciusteu Of Yesterdav's Preeee6tncs
SkAATr-After our repori closed yestariay.
sIderation-
Mr. tragin offered AZ amendment providing
that nc repairs or improvements OF the Capitol
e1tenslon shall be made unless under .ilrs, "A an
OF the supervising architect OF the IrrAsary.
Adopted.
Mr. Crsgin said heretofore siouou haa be.
Appropriated to pay the expenses OF the i'm
parchment of the President The eutire .x-
pense OF the trial. including furniture, wltae.s-
IS, &c. need not be over $1,000 probably some
Thing less. He moved TO appropriate sS.ynO al
amendment was agreed 20.
Mr.. Corbett moved 20 aprtoprists s5l.o0i
70 Construct a custom house, post office. sud
United States court Al Portland, Oregon.
Adopted
Mr.. Stewart offered Az amendment Sppropri-
ating $40 for the collection o. staustlcs ON
mines and mining. AdopSd
Mr.. Cole offered an amendment SpDropr-
sting 5000 10 enable the SECRETARY otfhe la
terror 10 institute measures for the planting
snd CULTIVATION Of forest trees on the plans
Adopted.
Mr.. Wiley offered an amendment arp-opri.
atIng =. so, 20 be paid out u the Patent % ne
iund, for the expenses Of receiving. arranrlrs
and taking car OF copynght books, chs-,s snd
other copyright mstter. Adopted.
Mr.. Wiley offered another amendment au-
hOrizing the Com missioner OF Patents 20 rent
such rooms as he may deem necessary tor ta..
transaction of the business and 10 ma a..
same out II The fund. Adopted.
Dir. Harlan offered an amendment Sppropri-
aung Al ga 10 purchase school SITES and Tor
school purposes IN the county OF Washington.
Adopted.
ar. Harlan offered an amendment su-hor-
ng the cities OF Washington, GieorK-towu
and th" county Of Wa Ihgton to levy ana col
lect tsN not exceeding nfty cents o. the ~lBl
On ass-ssabie property ~ be used tor school
purposes. Adopted.
MIR. Anthony offered an amendment repeating
all laws or parts of Laws regulating the prize
Of labor IN the Government Printing Obs.
AID authorizing he Superintendent 10 csnt-ser
with the persons employed in taat Office A.
prices satisfactory and favorable TO the Gov
eTnment.
Mr. Anthony, IN response Ia InqHIrles stated
thai The laws now PROVIDED that the employees
VI the GoNefAment Printing Ofii - should re-
Ce.ye the same wages a. We're paid an similar
establishments in this cIiy. The employees 10
the Office constituted a majority OF thu TYPO
graphical society, ana has sOCIely regulated
the prices 20 suit themselves. di ctaiiRg an fact
70 the Superintendent. They were now pad
. per cent more than Was pai1 % the SAM
class IN other citIes- 30 thar there was gr-at
cOmpetition 10 get into the office. men gettiag
there en- political grounds. The amsndm-st
IVES adOpie..
Mr.. Anthony called attention To the mutt.
lated Condition o. The bron AZ door ia the ives
tern end of the Capitol. and the fact that pOr-
lions o. them were being carried OF coHstanl-
~. he onered an amendment directing the
removal OF he doors by he superyisfNg arcnI-
tect OF the Capitol 10 some plsce OF sec urlty
The amendment was adopted.
Pending actlCn on the appropriation DILL.
the Ssnaie went into executive session, AMI
after a short time spent therein, took recess
The Senate reasssmbled AZ ~. and sner tn..
passage OF number of private balls sdiourn-d
HoUsE--After our report closed Yesterday
The Alaska bill VAS discussed MP 70 the hour
OF ad lourn menl H. p. m.