Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL PRGcFFDING SEEDLINGS



i"UR'DA4 MAY 20, 1870.
NJ, s,ool,,. SENATE.
.,,,,,n,, ,ho -, called up the joint resolution
snce BY y sasent Of Congress 70 th "a accept sept
Asc ssawiS A filS vdrs Pasacd. w
e ar. Mcdonald intrOduced joint resolution
granting tho use Of army tents for the Knight
Tomplars' exhibition at Willlamsport. Re
ferred 20 the Committee on Military Affair."
At ono o'clock the unhniahed business, being
the Legislative, executive, and judicial appro,
printion bill, was taken up, the question being
on the amendment Of Mr.. Stewart increasing
the clerical force In and the appropriation
for tho General Land Office.
Mr. Stewart asked for the reading Of q let
tor from the Secretary Of the Interior as TO
Ofice.
The amendment was agreed.to.
Mr.. Anthony offered an amendment pro-
yiding that where any resolution ls introduced
In either House for the printing Of documents,
&c, the cost Of which will exceed u, 500, the
resolution shall be q concurrent resolution,
and shall be referred Immediately 10 the Com
mlttco On Printing. Agreed 70.
Mr.. Anthony moved a further amendment
TO dispense hereafter with the publication Of
the Biennial Register or Blue Book; which
was agreed 20.
sundry Other minor amendments were
agreed 10, mainly increasing the clerical force
In the departments
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment. ''For
salary Of warden Of jail OF District Of Column
bla, 5000" which was agreed 10,
The BILL having been considered In Commit
tee Of the Whole, was reported 10 the Senate,
and the appointments which had been made
concurred In, with the exception Of certain
amendments, upon which separate vote was
asked.
The question was. on concurring In the
amendment providing for the dlscOnunuance
Of the oflcial publication Of the laws and
treaties In the newspapers, when Il was nom
concurTcd in-yeas 81, nays Do
Mr.. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post
Otilces, reported bill giving t3l, 100 per round
trip 10 the North American Steamship Cor,
pany between New York and Valparaiso %
way Of Panama, the steamers 10 be Of not
less than 2O00 tons.
Tho question next taken on concurring In
the amendment striking out tho appropria-
ton Of q, 900 for the salary Of the assistant
register OF Treasury.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Ne, and Mr.. Patterson said
this Office was entirely uselcas. Mr.. Patterson
said Mr.. Graham, the assistant register gave
as reason why he should not DO turned out,
that he did not want his feet kicked from
under him. He also told him that the register
was away great deal, and hence the reces-
aity for an assistant register. The fact IL,
there are too many officers under this Govern
ment and whom man once gets into Office
IL seems 10 be tho hardest trouble In the world
TO get rid Of him. Any good business man
could take these departments here and run
III n with half the force. When you 20 Into
them you find these clerks sitting back
In their chairs reading papers and smoking
cigars.
After further discussion the amendment
was concurred in-ySas 20, nays 10.
Mt. Anthony then moved an amendment,
that only the most important laws and trea-
ties shall be published, and the Secretary Of
State shall select the newspapers In which tho
publication Ahall be niado. Adopted.
The question being on concurring In the
amendment equallElng the pay Of female em-
ployees In the Departments with that Of males
performing the same service ......r.
Mr.. Hhofmau opposed tie amendment as
tending TO add largely to tho number Of per
mRnont clerks, and as really being a disad-
vantage TO the females concerned, and as i'm
posing heavy unnecessary expense.
Mn. Trnmbull replied TO Mr.. Sherman, and
denied that It would Increase the temporary
clerks.
Pending discussion, tho Senate at SIS pm,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Garfield, OF Ohio, from the Committee
on Rules, reported an amendment TO the rules
providing for the reference before tho ques-
lion Of concurrence Is taken Of any report
from the Committee Of tho Whole to any
committee Of the House; which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Garfield also reported a resolution de-
claring the speech Of Mr.. Mungen, Of Ohio
printed, by leave Of the House, In the Daily
Glooe an improper one, and directing the
publishers 70 exclude the same from the Con-
gressiondi Globe; but as Mr.. Mungen was not
In his scat, he Withdrew tho resolution Tor the
time being.
Mr.. Saver, Of wis.,, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported the river and harbor an
preparation bill; which was ordered printed
and referred 10 the Committee on Appropria,
Tho regular order being demanded, the
House resumed the consideration Of the North
ern Pacific railroad bin which came over
from yesterday as unfinished buslneEs, the
pending question being upon Inc adoption Of
amendment No. 3, offered by Mr.. Welker, Of
Ohio, which reserves the right 70 pre-emption
.On al lands granted except mineral and rim
her lande. ~ n II
The yeas and nays being ordured. die vote
resulted az follows--yeas ~ NAYS OIL
The next auIendlneht No. 4 ofinred NV Mr.
act shall DO Construed a. q srs,arnnlee' nv tho
G0yemment of th6 boniS ST fho road Or Of
any bonds rapthotized " Oils act was then,
nays %. 49, -
The next ame. odmant WA ono oiFered bv
Mr.. Clarke, o. Kansas iu,yas,os, ,DanS ~ ~
same rostrl ,dions and llmIintions a. wsre con.
template ID by preyions anendments Win he
addltston that patents shall issue 10 the COM
pew for an iands mai Inay remsin un.oid
three months nie, thn eonIS e ~ pu nssS
section, II alao proyidea foT the reyerNIon Of
lands 70 the Government under certain cir
The embodiment WA re,ected-yeas 40
NAYS I16
The sixth amendment was one offered by