The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-06
CONGRESS TO-DAT.


Senate.
WARRINGTON, April 6-Mr. Mssenden from the Com
mttee op Approprsssons lepored the deficiency
ps9n by n % spSendms1 ,Sn ins"1s committee. .as rsno,t
in regard e the mode Of and reeS o
irenehmont chiefly 81 the e@plCymeSt q eIts on
and e o s snd o % sans Se
Arms 70 employ their friends when he has need their
Senators caa about three times as much as those
Mr. Ramsey, chairman of the Committee Post Offices
aap Poet Roads presented from the
Mr. Sumner said there movement on foot in Eng
opon %aa 9 Pf%s hTe
cent postage, it would be great thing to accom-
The bill to make San Diego, California, port of entry,
Mr. Pstterson reported bill to reOrganze the clerical
oe T0n @sa psoS t9 Sshei eees the sc
ta Of the Senate to pay the Senators from the recon
SS'S Fortoh iS @S 9 table S0'O"u
zion Of branch Of the Central Pacific Railroad 70 Port
land be taken up Ihe motion Prevailed and it was dis
House of Representatives.
The House proceeded to consider the bill providing for
Mr. Garfield took the floor and explained and advocated
Mr. Butler (Mass), demanded that the bill be read
The Speaker remarked that it quite unusual to have
Mr. Eldridge hoped it would be ruled out of order to
The Speaker remarked that the bill had had it's first and
The bill was then read on file.
MIR Ge said ID that the OS Of n6 n1c @ on aee ee
bn HooT bn p tbe Of the Chairnan of The Census
Committee (Mr Stokes), because he (Mr Gareldl had
minded the House Of the TemarEsbe fact that the Ons
modern that in itself provides for the
They were living under dspensotion of the Govern
ment in which population the great source OF wealth
when every legislator furnished with facts not
wants wealth. the industry the tendency and
OF se % 5f be PSs to for 5 e
the Of statisticsthe time would be like the pilot
Who could doubt that the next census would reveal
amt SnS nnsr soe se %
regard to he expressed his opinion IN
bases seoqS odS be fixed S on Ths
give the decade 2O membeas of the House. which
He believed that population of 900 much oI
nan to Snd % hs result sns aS
one to do faithfully and we all station
Mr. Iaw1enoe, he re%srEed that it was impossible
q
n e m0F Ge OF i' Du' nc
Rs~rsHes @ sasssstsd that So day ON much
any higher order those mechanics smaller rate
o make am in large Cities
States and Territories where the compensation fixed
Was66@Tn S moved to ROstPCne @ the b so
Mr. Soofeld moved to postpone the bill till the frs
The Vote was taken on the latter notion it was
agreed to- Yeas Co. nays, the Democrats yotinggains
The House then proceeded to consider the bill by sec
strike ike SoS Fsating
matter be superseded BY bill to be reported and acte
| on at the next session.
| The amendment agreed to-
Mr. Jenckes moved to make the salary of the Superir
tendent the $4,000 instead of $4,000 Rejected
Mr. Morrill, (Me moved to reduce the salary to $9lot
| Rejected.
Mr.. Jenckes moved an amendment to make the az
pontment of subordinate officers to be the nominato
| of the superintendent. Agreed to-
| Mr.. Garfield, behalf of the committee, moved t
amend by requiring the to be taken the LIST
| June, 1870
Mr.. Allison supported the amendment and argued that
l from ne
| of April LIST for the purpose. The amendment wa
| agreed to.