The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-02
THIRD EDITEII16!Ms 7 I G n
FROM THK CAPITAL.
Proceedings in the Senate and
House Of Representatives
To-day.
United states senate.
"a E.ru Page.
Coatia1ed

Several amendments reported by the Con.
MI Mr.. MorriIi W. moved to strike Si out the
clause, providing that females clerks In the de-
partments shall receive equal pay with the
said, the result Of the previous Increase of the
compensation had been o greatly multiply the
predicted that il the increase now proposed
were me ede, 1t would result In the abandonment
Of the employment of female clerks
MIR. Trumbull thought IL just that clerks OF
both sexes doing equal work should receive
Mr.. Ferry took the same view.
Mr.. Howe said the reason why female clerks
were not paid as much by the Government as
organization Of society, their labor does not
command anywhere as high pay as the labor OF
This general inequality could not be rsmozed
by raising the pay OF the female clerks In. the
employ of the Government.
the employment and pay of clorSs In the de.
partments, to show the determinations made
against females, and again urged the Justice of
paying them the same as males.
House of Representatives.
Continued from Second Edtion.
Mr.; BeDjsmin moved to reeonsidsr the vote app.o-
soer on the table: The latter motoa was agreed %
the amend a ent offered by Mr.. Axten aopropria-
asI eed to-yess, 20; nays. S7
The next proposition was that to pay S25O0
each to j. II. Christy, John ID. Young, John A
Wimpy, and John II. Birch for time lost and
expenses incurred in prosecuting their clai ms
Mr.. Ross moved to reduce the amount to
| $500 each.
The amendment to the amendment was
| agreed to-yeas, 81; nays. 81
The amendment as amended was then agreed
to without division, and the bill was passed.
| Mr.. Fox presented the memorial OF the Spe-
| cial Committee of the CJmmon Council OF the
| city Of New York in reference to the payment
Mr., ,Schenck suggested that as the caucuses
Of the two parties were to be held this evening.
| the usual time for the meeting of the House be
postponed from hall. past I'LL o'clock.
| Mr.. Wood objected.
| Mr.. Gar field asked the Speaker to state the
| condition of the public business.
The Speaker, in reply, stated tnat the House
was now In advance Of the Sen ate In regard to
| the appropriation bills. Those bills were all
disposed of in the House except the Senate
amendment to the Indian Appropriation bills.
| make to the appropriation bills before 1t. The
| next business of pressing importance was the
bills on the Speakers table, which had not
| been considered for a long time. There were
| about one hundred and fifteen bills on the
| Speak er's table. Many of these were House
bills with Senate amendments, most of them
Mr.. Schenck said he thought 1t must be OBJ
| vious to any one who considered the ,ndition
| of the business that one whole nights session
| was absolutely necessary. and he thought II
| best that that session should be to night, when
members were yet fresh. aud when there was
likely to be less confusion than on the last
at o'clock tonight and Sit for two or three
hours. a good deal Of business would be des
| patCneO IN Guab tlIne. DE nODeu Jnat g61b9.
! men on the other side who did not feel the re.
sponsibility which lay on members on his side
| would not object.
Mr.. Wood withdrew his objection, and the
| proposition was agreed to-
The Speaker informed the House that he de-
| sired to present to the House, at the hour o
| meeting Tomorrow. his resignation of the office
| which by its kindness he held.
On motion of Mr.. Butler (Mass the rule,
| were suspended.
The Senate amendments to the Indian Ap
preparation bill were non-concurred in, and
| com mittee of con inference was asked.
Subsequently the Speaker appointed Messrs
Butler (MasR.). Scofeld and Window, such
| cpmmtttee Of conference.
Mr.. Orrh, from the committee OF conference
| on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriatlor or
| bill, made report, made O report. which. afte
| brief discussion between MesSre Butler Mass.
and Scofield, the report OF ,he committee wa
| agreed 10.