The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-22
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FORTY-FIRsT TERM THIRD SESSION.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Tbe credentials Of Lot NJ
orril as Senator from the State OF Maine for six
years, from the 4th OF March next, were presented
by his colleague lAlr. Hamlin). Read and tabled.
On motion OF Mr.. Pomeroy. the 30th rule OF the
Senate was amended so that any amendments to
appropriation bill may be laid on the table with
out Affecting the BILL the effect OF which is to cut
Mr. Cole moved to limit debate on Postal and In
dian Appropriation bills to i've minutes for each
Mr.. Casl erly regarded the proposition as an inva.
sion OF privileges OF the minority, and demanded the
After controversy the whole subject was laid
aside, and the Senate, on motion OF Mr. Cameron,
took up the Philadelphia Centennial Celebration
Mr. Conkling opposed the bill tntimating that the
credit OF originating the idea belonged exclusively
to New York. lie maintained that proposition TO
give the sanction OF the Government to such cele-
bration should be matured with great deliberation
and not in the nteOest Of any particular locality.
He then forwarded to have read lengthy letter
on the subject lately published from the Hon. John
Bigelow, containing, among other suggestions that
a humber of places should be selected, with view
to general exposition OF manufactures, science
and art Before tne reading oI the letter was con
ron asked but failed to obtain leave to have the bill
further considered. He then asked that it be made
the order OF business for the morning hour OF to-
morrow, and hoped that his friend Mr. COnkling
would not further delay its pnsssge.
Mr.. Conkllng replied that lie did not wish to oc
cupy time unnecessarily, but would say frankly he
was not disposed to see such scheme go through
hastily without his determined opposition.
Mr.. Cameron defended the bill, and asserted his
intention to stand by It and carry 1t through.
Mr.. Harlan ana Oters protested against Jne aklnB
up of the morning hour by comparatively unlm-
pOrtant measure to the exclusion OF appropriation
bills.
The subject then went over, and the Senate took
up the Indian Appropriation bill in Committee of
the Whole and disposed OF number OF amend
ments reported from the Committee on Appro-
priatlons.
House,
The House pracAeded 20 the consideration OF the
Deficiency bill It appropriates si0677, ,525, which
includes the following items:-For reporting and
publishing debates, el20, ,000 for New York new Post
Ofice in addition to unex expended balance for pur-
chase of site, s64,2Ts S50OOOO for Boston new
Post once; for court house at Madison, Wis
consiD, S2l 500; for court house at Portland Maine
$40 079 for appraisers store I'm Philadelphia $40 OO0
for public printing paper and binding s225, 900;
for cavalry and artillery horses. $500 900; for army
clothing and camp equipage $500, 900; for army con-
tngencies, $3.50 600 Tor army medical supplies, tlOO,
00o for army pay and mileage aud clothing, g. 04o
900 for Quartermaster- Generals Department. $780,
0C0; for Freedmens Bureau Sl40 000; for collecting
OF revenue from imports for half year, S2 100 600.
The last item Is not included IN the aggregate.
The item for the New York Post once reads as
follows For the continuance OF the work on the
building for Post ONCE and Courthouse In New
York CITY, to be applied only 20 furnishing the Ioun-
datIOns IN TO and Including the sill course, ana
ceving and setting the granite OF the first story above
M Nj. Dawes Dawes moved to add the words "and subject