New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-04
XTIsT CONGRESS-3D SESSION.

THE ",AND cRABBFRsn AGAIN DEFEATED IN
TIE HoUsE-EXPENsEs OF PRINTING THE
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE-DIsAGREEMENT ON
TIE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
10y TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNBl
WASHINGTON, Friday, March g. 1871
Mr. g G. Washburne made last trial Of the temper Of
the House to-day the subject Of land grants, ana
asked the passage OF the st. CrOx and Bayfield, Railroad
hin born Of the sections which made grants additional
to those originally given. He got bare majority on
small vote and had not wo-thirds vote been required,
no would not have obtained a majority at all. This
was the first land measure which occupied
the attention of House this session. and though Its
failure was from the first foregone conclusion IL mas
been again and again called up Mr. Randall Dem) OF
Pennsy gania, has led the opposition to It, Mr. Lain
fought good fight in the House to-day against resOu-
ton 10 give each new member OF the House full set OF
The CONGRESSIONAL Globe And he too In the course
of his speech r Latin said that The Globe began in the
XXIIId Congress 1885, and comprised, during the
first session. only one volume. The proceedings OF u
single session did not fill than two volumes I'LL dur
ing tho XXVIIth Congress- 1928. The hAAlFth
Congress stopped giving its members sets OF
The GLOBE when their salaries were Increased
70 $1,000 In the XXXyIIIth Congress this
custom was renewed, on condition that 10 might DC
sopped on two years notice. This notice was given
four wears ago Ten volumes Of the XLth Congress
cost 1914 05. The first session OF the AList
Congress continued &c days, and The Gfoo0
for that session cost 1925 II, or Sl,gD q uay'
Tho probable cost for the whole OF the XLIst Congress
will he s6976 49, or an average cost OF more than $1,000
member The cost OF each back set is $780, or for sup
plyng the XLIst Congress. $4,000 The resolution was
not passed Tho bill to increase soldiers pensions 20
per cent was not agreed to. This bill would
cost the country, il 1t passed, 100000 a year.
The Senate amendments TO the Ocean Tele
graphic Cable bill concurred in They
forbid the consolidation Of two more companies without
the consent of the General forbid combina
tons to raise the tolls and fix the charges of the com
NAMES at So 10 words from shore to shore
The Hon. g. g. offered resolution In the House this
afternoon thanking Speaker Blaine for his uniform kind
ness and fairness in presiding and made appropriate
speech in favor of its adoption The vote Ia its favor
would have been unanimous had it not been FOR MI
Mungen of Ohio who displayed his bad taste and narrow
mind by voting Nay"
The House proceeded with the utmost caution, to-day
with every bill or resolution which came up for action
and every measure which looked the least like ob
WAS promptly voted down. most OF them not receiving
majority and none the two-thrds vote requisite TO suS
mend the rules. Immediately after tho read
ing Of the Journal, Mr.. Dawes reported
that the last Conference Committee on the
Legislative, Judicial and Executive Appropriations
bill had been unable to agree, and asked for another
conference In making this motion Mr. Dawes said that
the new Committee should remember that the items on
which there was failure 10 agree were put In by the
Senate that they ought not TO be attached 10 an Appro
priaon bill and could just well be passed at any other
Congress in this Another conference was granted