Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-25

Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proc eedinss.


Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedings.
SENATR.-After our report closed
The joint resolu ZION providing for the repDr--
ing and publication of the d-baies IN O)ngress
was discussed at considerable length WHEN aas
amendment of Mr.. Why e, being in the form Of
a substitute TO authorize the Joint CJmmttee
On Printing TO make satisfactory contract
with Rives Bailey for the printing OF tn- de-
bates for two years longer, and appropristing
so much OF s350.O0O as is necessary to carry on
the contract, was adopted by-yeas 2i, nays l.
and the JOINT resolution, beng so sm- nd Id, IS
then passed, and now goes to the House for
Mr.. Morrill, fMe.) then called up the Army
Appropriation bill. The various anne ndmeut Is
reported bv the IN mittee on Appropriations
We're agreed TO.
At the evening session, Mr.. Wilson called up
the following House bills: ProvidiG that bre vet
commissions snail Only be issued 10 time OF
war; passed. Bal to authorize the Secretary of
war To take possession of the national cemate-
Ties at Gettysburg, Pa, and Antietam, Md.
passed Joint resolution dropping from the
rolls OF the army officers three months absent
without leave; passed. Bill continuing certain
freedmen's hospitals; passed. House till to
declare and fix the status of the corps of Judge
sdvoeate generals of the army. Mr. Wilson
offered substitute for the bill, liking the mum
Der OF Judge advocate generals at ten. Agreed
o, and the bill passed.
Bill TO repeal the section OF the Army Ap.
preparation providing that that the General of
ington, and all orders from the President mus
be issued through him. Mr.. Davis was very
grad that this provision was to be repealed. L.
ought never to have enacted, as its only obiAc
was to shackle the present President. The bill
was then passed.
Bill to pay Walker u. Plowden, a coIored
scout and spy, 8 900 Tor services rendered TO
the command of Major General Hunter, IN
south Carolina; passed.
House bill in relation to additional bounties
and other purposes, was amended and passed.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-After our report closed
The bill to strengthen the public credit and
legalize gold contracts passed in the same
shape IN which it was reported from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means BY vote of-yeas
On motion Of Mr.. Butler, mass the House
then went into Committee OF the Whole on tn Q
Legislative Appropriation bill.
viso adopted last evening relative to striking
out the appropriation for the salary OF the
special Commissioner Of the Revenue, by in /.
serting the words s.after June 30, 1S7O' After
debate by Messrs. Allison, Kelley, Pike and
Moorehead, the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Slower (NissouriJ moved to reduce the
appropriation for the miscellaneous items of
the Treasury Bureau from S2O,OOO to $4,000.
Adopted.
Mr. Schofield (Pa) from the Committee on
Appropriations, meved to insert the folio wing:
"for the commissioner OF education. $1,000; for
two clerks OF class |, Sl,40n; for contingent ex.
penses, S6O0-in all 5000" Adopted.
Mr.. Price (IowaJ moved to strike out the ap-
preparation for Survey or General Of Utsh Ter
Mr.. Kelsey IN. Y moved to insert under the
head of appropriations for the Patent ONCE
"for one superintendent of drawings for the
annual report, S2,5OO'' Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Butler Mass. the Com init
tee arose, when
Mr. Blair mich. offered two resolutions, one
dschargiDg ID W. Reeves, a recusant witness,
arrested for refusing to testify before the seec.
committee the New YORK election frauds
from the custody of the Sergeant Arms of
the House, and the other disCnarging j. H.
Bell, arrested for a similar cause, from the Gus
tody OF the Sergeant at Arms on the payment
of the costs OF his arrest. Both resolutions
were adobted.
The House took a recess
At the evening session, the House res umed Us
session in Committee of the Whole, and re-
sumed the consideration of the Legislative
Appropriation bilE
MIR. Kelsey IN. " moved to increase the
number of second-c class clerks in the Patent
Office from thirty-two TO thirty five; adopted
Also increase the number of fast class
clerks from twenty six TO forty.
Mr.. AXteIl Cal moved 10 amend by insert
ing the W ords female clerks" he argued that
women should be appointed TO the departments
and not driven, a they often were, TO the eX-
usme West to seek employment.
Mr.. Butler Mass )-"DOn't you think the
women are wanted more In ldaa and Montana
To raise childre n than here?' Loud laughter
The amendment OF Mr.. AXteIl was rejected
and that OF Mr.. Kelsey adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Kelsey, the following
amendments were adopted: Striking out the
appropriation for temporary clerks the
Patent Office and providing for thirteen copy
lists of drawings at 500 each, and fifteen fe-
ms IL copyIsts at 500 each.
MIR. Dickey pa opposed cutting down the
estimates OF the departments below last years
appropriation bills upon the mere judgments
Of the committees, and without any evidence,
as 1t would inevitably lead to a large deficien-
oy bill next year to be charged to the admins
tration of General q rant, and Il was bad policy
Oh the part OF his friends.
MIR. Schofield (Pa) replied that the commit.
tee had acted upon the best IN formation il h d
IN Its possession, and that General Grant had
enough reputation already without giving him
d Glance to make any IN this way.
Mr.. Poland (Nt) offered the following:
And be IL further enacted, !Tnas the clerks,
messengers, watchmen and laborers or other
persons, male and female. now employed at
Washington, ID. G., at a salary fixed by law or
by regulations of a department., in the State,
Treasury, War, Navy. Interior, Agricultural
and Post Office Departments, including the
Attorney Generals office ana City Post Office,
and the bureaus or branches of the several de-
paTtments herein named, w no are paid at rate
not exceeding S1,5nO per alnum. shall be al
lowed an additional compensation of ten per
cent. on the amount of salary OF paw received
or that shall be received by them respectively
during the past and present fiscal Year, and be
and is hereby appropriated out OF any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The Committee proceeded 10 divide on the
question, but before the result was ascertained.
the tellers left their places, and the CHAR, Mr..
Wilson, OF Iowa. decided the amendment lost
The Comm Ittee then rose.
Mr.. Kelley, tPa.) from the Committee on
coinage, weights and Measu res, reported bill
for the coinage of nickel cOppers of Ave cents
ana under.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) made a report from the
Conference Committee on the Diplomatic APP
preparation bill.
The House then adjourned