Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-03
CONGR ESsIOyAL.
Csncissisa Of Yesterdays Proceedings

An amendnent to increase the salary q the
Treasurer OF the United States to $500.
Aiter ditcus.ion the amendment was reject
An amendmcnt Of the committee was axrsed
70 increasing the salary of the Solicitor OF the
Internal Revenue from tour TO five thousand
dollars.
Mr.. sherman moved an amendment that
hereafter no bond shall be exacted of the Com.
missioner OF Internal Revenue. He said that
not cent Of money now passed through the
hands Of the Commissioned.
The amendment was agreed to.
The amendment OF the committee increasing
the appropriation for salaries OF Collectors aud
Assessors Of Internal Reven ne and other gen.
eral expenses from six to eight million Of dol
Mr.. Sumner. from the COMMITTEES of Confer.
ence on the Consular and Diplomatic Appro.
priation bill, made q report which was con.
Cured ia.
The committee reported an amendment that,
with the exception Of the Com missioner OF Pa.
tents and the examiners In chief, ali the OIL
the appointing and removing 10 wer of the
Secretary OF the Interior
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Grimes moved to strike out the appro.
priauon Of $500 for the salary of the Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy, to reduce the number
OF fourth-class clerks in the Office Of the Sec.
retary Of the Navy from four to two, and OF
third class clerks from I've to three, all OF
which were adopted.
Mr.. Fsssenden offered an amend ment to pave
the walk through the Botanical Gardens, at a
Mr.. Grimes also offered an amendment to
abolish the office of Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. Adopted.
The recommendation of the committee to
strike out the appropriation OF S2p,OOO tor tenn.
porary clerks in the Post Office Department,
was agreed to.
The committee reported an amendment ap.
propriating SIS on for improvement of tue
grounds OF the Agricultural Department.
Adopted.
The committee reported an amendment au-
thorIzng the receiving at the mint and its
branches Of refined gold ana silver bullion
suitable for cotpage, and to deliver in payment
to the parties making such deposits impaired
bars, upon suth terms rs may be prescribed
by the director Of the mint subject to the an.
prevail OF the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The appropriation for salaries 10 the Office of
the Depository at Baltimore was increased from
5000 to $1,000.
Mr.. wbyte offered an amendment to give an
increased compensation of 10 per cent to the
department employees, and the Senate then
took a recess.
At the evening session, Mr.. Wilson called up
the bill donating cannon to the Lincoln Mon
ument Association Of Springfield, Illinois;
passed.
The bill more effec,uaIly to protect the fur
trade Of Alaska was amended and passed
Mr. simmer called up the bill relating to tel.
Graphic communication between the United
States and foreign countries being the bill re-
ported by him from the Committee on Foreign
Relations on February I'd.
Mr. Sumner moved all amendment to the Sec
ond sect on, the object of which Is to protect the
grant ALREADY made 10 the cable between Flor
ida and Cuba, which was adopted and the dill
passed.
The Legislative, Executive and Judiciary
Appropriation bill was then proceeded with
Mr.. Ferry moved amendments appropriatiue
sl6,OOO for expenses of investigating iato the
cause OF the Texas cattle disease, made and to
be made under the surpervision of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Adopted.
Dir. Hendricks offered an amendment that no
United States marshal of the District OF Co.
Iumbia In the settlement Of his accounts. shall
he charged with fees not coilectabIe by due dill.
igence. Adopted.
MIR. Wiley offered a number of amendments,
the effect OF which Is To Keep the present force
IN the Patent once. Adopted
The question was then taken on the amend.
mept OF MIR. Whyte to give ten per cent add.
tionai compensation to the government en-
ployees for the present aid the last h,.aI yeir
MIR. Morrill,. OF Maine, raised the point thar
the amer 0meht was not in order, not having
neen recommended by any committee of the
Sena,e:
The Chair decided the point of order Well ia
ken. and ruled he amendment OUT
mir. Morton moved an additional section
that tie act regulating the enure of certain
civil Offices be, and the same is hereby, re-
peatd
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a dispatch
IrCm C'isoh Guy NeVada, 10 the ELECT that the
Legislature mad ratified the constitutional
AM NJ NIL ,,
hr. Ferry sald ne was IL favor OF the repeal
oi ne HhuIe -oi-onice act, but at this stage of
ut SESSION Ne couid MOI Note TO place IT on the
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MN IN " tu Iio' On was OUT OF oroer
. nc Onait uecioed 'hat he amendment was
IN SIutu, Wnea
Mr, no"aIo aPpeaied from the decision of
IN Chair.
Mr; iiuinOui' W.tnouL Indicating how he
az. houIu VIZ, a.heo MI. norton TO Withdraw
~" r., IN Nv . a. - wouiu leaa 10 debate
WI, 80. t saau .ne i!eIns Oh .he repeal ola
NOT ihtehu 10 ueoate H. Inc vote could be
1Kth IN I'VE minutes, and the appropriation
Dill "ouid not DE endangered IN the House.
t .nao 1ouy naNihs aiTeady voted Tor the repeal
py ihIg majority.
ht,sI so me IuItheI ul.en SION Mr. Howard
" ,-",,. ~. o., nu ~ .o.ihner ouefed
as gu, ,!a loI tne ainehuhe nj on Mr. Nor
.on ane anoa.hru olil ,epofted from tue COM
NJ III uSunuu,.
en- M shonid oe srh 'nal ,ne Ten ure-of-
cnIe DiII snonia elmer De repealed or essen
,h. nou,nen' pui ne eouln hot countenancs
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- ~ M. .o "a 'Nol 'uA "a ON ths amend
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~, - NJ Mor,e,' III on the amend
Ls.s ~ " 80 ~ 'oN' men IL was REJECTED
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h, 81, r,, n 80, ~ A. "i.ho ugn lie Se'eu no,
M 1seaS, . " W." ,,. auout IT.
-. heuuiicAs s'ateu that ne refraned from
Tug ,',I NE nau PaIrd on on political
ques, -, YIN nir. ia'es VINO mad gone home,
~no re suPposea ~ouid vete with the majority
Va ~ N PAY On .nis suolect.
nesa,iNe, asked 70 withdraw his vote, as he.
aau ~. so..en ne n'o Ihaee some K,nd OF vague
Mr.. howard Obi.cted tn tha hdra