Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-27
CONGR ESSIONAL.
Csnclusien Of Yesterdays Proceedings.
our report closed

committee OF Con ference GA the CJD s'Itoeion III
Amendmsnt, In which Messrs. Howard, Ell
n,upds, Wilson, Mort n, sawyer, Stewart,
Frehr ghuysen, DAVIS. Hendricks and others
participated
The Senate then took n RECESS
At the evening session. the CHAIR announced
the new Committee OF Conference on the C)u-
sular snd Diplomatic bill as Messrs. Sumner,
Frelpehuysen aud Whytr.
ON motion of AIR. Ste Eart, the Constitutional
Amendment was taken up. After consider
ahle discussion the report of the Conference
COMMITTEE was eoncurred in, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Anthony, CttteIl Chandler,
COLI. Conkling, Conne~a Orsgin, Drake,
Ferry, F-ssenden, FreIinehuysen, H,rIan.
Harris, Howe, Howard kellogg, Nc Donald,
Morgan, morrill, OF M sine morrill, of Vermont
Morton, Nye, Osborn, Patterson of New amp
shire, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson. Sherman
Stewart, ThsyeI, Tipton, TrumbuIl, Van
Wrinkle. Wade, Warner, w-lcn, Wiley, Will
Noys-Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew Davis,
Doolttle. Dixon, Fowler, Hendri ks, Nc
CTeery, Norton, Patterson of Tenn, Poole.
Nickers, ana Whyt--i3
MessTs. Edmunds and PomOroy werein their
seats, but fused TO ans wer " hen their names
were called
TIE Chair stated that two-thirds having vo,.
ed IN the affirmative, the Constitutional A mend
ment vas adopted.
Mr.. Davis MADE point of order that it re-
quirtd TWO thirds of the entire number of Sen
alors TO pass Constitutional Amendment: that
there we're sixty-eight Senators, and thirty
nine was not two-thIrds.
MI 1rumbul said that when Mr.. Breckiu-
ridge presided here, n Constitutional amend.
lneut had passed this body providing that sls-
very should never BE- abolished, and he M.
1rumbulD had raised the same point a that
now made by Mr.. Davis, and the Senate bad,
by a formal vote, decided that two-thlrds of
those present only were necessary to pass a
Constitutional amendment.
The Char stated that he had always under
stood such to be the prac ice OF the Senate.
The Chair announced as a Committee to re.
wise the rules of the Senate, MessrS Anthony
Pomeroy and Edmunds.
Mr. Sherman called up the House bill rela-
tive 10 the reports of nation al banks, which was
amended so as To provide that the reports shall
be mace five times a year and oftener when
the Comptrol.r calls for it; passed. Also
House bill prohibiting any national banks from
certifying checks of parues who have not the
amount o. money on deposit that the checks
call for: passed.
Mr. Hendricks called up the bill to restore to
Blanton Duncan, OF Kentucky, his property
taken by the Government during the war;
passed.
The Senate adjoursed.
HoUsE.-After our report closed
The House being in Committee of the Whole
on the Deficiency Apr npriatioD bill, the mo.
ton of Mr. Chanler to strike on, the appropri-
alton of -, ~ for cavalry and artillery horses
was rcIsctrd.
The following item IN the bill having been
rracht d:-"FOr suffitien amount to pay the
Regular salary ot the present minister resident
NJ Portugal, and the exchange thereon, from
tne ist 81 July. 1900. so long as ne shall hold
his 80 q ,fiicP.'
After debate Mr.. Schenck '(Ohio) moved to
str ke out the entire paragraph. Agreed tn.
Mr. Spa'dins (ohio) moved An appropriation
OF -, t0 to supply de fici-ncirs of cpr'ain cirks
IN n Treasury Impairment. Rel Ctei
Mr. SCh"fi"Id pa moved To insert S9,2SG -
t. carry ont treaty supulatiIns with certain
bands Ot the lndians. Adopted.
The COMMITTEE then rose. aud the bill and
amendments we're report to To- House
MIR Spading (Ohi'l from the Conference
Committee OF the Naval Appropriation bill,
presented report, which W adopted with
on debate.
Mr.. Schenck (Ohiol from the Conference
CCmmIt'ee on the bill relative 10 paying As
elStant Collectors and Assessors of Internal
Revenue the salaries of Collector and a ,ses-
sore VI hen performing their duties, presented a
report, V hich was agreed to.
The House then proceeded TO the consldera.
ton II the amendment made in Committee OF
The Mole 10 the Legislative Appropriation
bill All the amendments of the Committee
were adopted.
when he amendment offered by Mr. Poland
adding ~ FER cent. to the salaries OF the clerks
in the Departments at Washington, was reach
ed
ready agreed to raise the salaries OF the female
clerks, and now il was proposed TO raise the
salaries of all the clerks.
MIR. ChaBler IN. " rose TO a point OF order
and was going on TO say something when
MIR. Butler, Mass in an excited manner
SAID: u do not WELD to the gentleman. The
ldsf lime NlPlQPO 10 MIN ne iDs'llted me-.
Mr.. Chanler IN. y. well, sir, you were
WORTHY of the insult
Nh. Butler (Mass.) called for a vote on the
amendment of MIR. O'NeIll. which was
include The employees OF the Philadelphi Post
Offce I'm the IL per cent advance. 1t was re-
leCfed.
Mr.. Poland VT said he had offered the
amen dment at the request of n committee of
clerks. lie thought it was Just and right and
he had so stated TO the committee of clerks
The subject had been discussed IN ali the public
prints and he would not trouble the House or
himself To debate IL. The salaries OF these clerks
were the same Il Ow as before the war. Fverv-
body knew that the cost of living was much
greater now than then, and it followed that the
clerks Were either overpaid before the war or
underpaid now.
MI Logan II.) affirmed his sta,eman, made
last evening that some bureaus IN the Treasury
had more clerks than there was work for. He
had voted tor the twenty per cent. be fore. but
he would not vote tor il now.
The amendment was adopted-yeas g., nays
30
MIR Polar (VtD moved 10 re,Onsld the vote
ana lay that motion on the table. Not agreed
tO-ycas -. nays ~.
Gir. Bsr IamIn Mo- moved to reconsider The
VOC by which the amendment WAS adopted.
The motion TO reconsider prevailed-yeas %,
nays Ga.
Pending the question OF agreeing 20 the
anne nd ment,
The House took a recess.
AT he evening session, the House sumed the
consideration OF the Legislative Appropriation
bill, The pending question being on the amend
Iut mt Inc Ieasing the salaries OF the department
clerks ten per cent The motion was To recon
slider the vote by which the House agreed to
the amendment, on which the yeas and nays
were ordered. The vote resulted yeas 81, NAYS
s.. SO the amer ment was defeated. The
legislative Appropriation bill was then passed.
Nj. Lsfiin, IN. " from the Committee on
Printing. called up the Senate joint resolution
providing for the reporting and printing OF the
debates in Congress. BY unanimous consent
the resolution was considered IN the House as
in Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Lafiin IN. y proceeded to explain the
resolution, and TO indicate the amendments
" hich had been agreed upon by the Committee
on Pruning since the resolution passed the
Senate. Among other amendments was one to
insert the name OF CrowslI at ,er the names of
Reeves a Bailey.
Mr.. Covode tPa) inquired if this man
Crowell was the same person he (Mr. CovOde)
had put through in his IN vestigation OF the
Leeompton frauds. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Latin IN. Y } said he W Guild answer that
question in due time. He then proceeded to
speak favor OF the proposed amendments
to the IuInt resolution. Mr.. Latin had only
forty minutes allowed him by the Commute
on Appropriations for the consideration Of his
resolution. The time expired during the call
ot the yeas and nays on secOndlng the demand
Tor th@ pr-vIons question: ana the resolution
went u thu Speakers table.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the ame ndments to the deficiency bill. The
only ameud meDt OF importance adopted by the
L, mmItte~ of me W hole, which was not agreed
10 ny the EOuse, was the one striking out the
salary CT The Minister To Portugal. The para
gTspb was ret;Linsd-yeas 10, nays 68. The bill
wrs then pass q.
Mr.. Cuiiom IN offered resoluti On relative
10 the struggle now going on in the island of
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