Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-11
EVENING STAR,
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion Testerhay's Proceedfugp

SENAfE-At - the doors were reopened 4
sI. For'cn introduced bill 70 establish the
u.pi9maue mission n Berlin upon the same
TIsde end er1otnments with those At Paris and
I-oDeonr nIlpg the salary OF the Minis ter at
IL 800, and az the Secretary of Legation at
>z.es5 Per snnum. Referred.
MI. Morton also submitted q resolution in
>tructlng the Judiciary COMMITTEES TO inquire
What further T. giSlafion il necessary IL auy Ia
secure the colored people OF kentucky and other
states the night TO testify in State courts IN
eases IN which white persons are parties; bat
efore taking action on il the death of NJ.
SoEode was announced, and customary euloy es
eilieTed ard the customary resolutions pas-
arc the Senate took recess until evening { IT
me prrpose Of considerin. the appropriation
At the evening session, the Senate tooA up,tbe
legislative, executive, and judicial
APPROPRIATIONS ELL.
HE amen tment- to the bill reported from the
Noh lli ice on APPROPRIATIONS were agreed TO,
tNceEt the more important ones relating TO iu-
"C4A SalaIle~ aud prohibiting OH Gals from
ICING interested in claims coming before the
s'epar lment, action upon which was deferred.
n HtECnlent- reported from the Com nittee on
fuoic butl''tngs were adopted, appropriating
~srtp FOR A NEW STATE DEPARrNgET
.nI ing; setting apart the Capitol and Agrieul
t.'f& Department grounds and grounds sOuth o
The Presidents House for the esta bishment
public psTR; and providing for the sale OF one
IGTd a. judiciary Square. being that on the
north SIDE, a. no longer require by the govern
ment. Ny. CO~. chairman Of the Committee
Cn Appropriations, submitted an amsnimen
NfCNltuhg tha' touTth-CiaSS clerks In the Int
or Del aItment may be detailed a. heads of
SIVi-iOns; their . 'mpenSatIon when 20 detailed
70 be increased 500 per snnum. Adopted
MY Stewart expressed the hope that the ap-
IIopriatiOn tor new State Department build
irg, which was voted BY the Senate last YEAR
tut failed in the committee of Conferences
would be unanimously insisted upon bv the
chamber, and triunphsntly carried through at
his session.
The bill was then laid aside and the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up. The amend
ments reported BY the Committee on Appropri-
attons, involving a general reduction of the
appropriations voted by the House OF Repre-
SenteuTes, were severally agreed to, and the
td!l was gone through with ia Committee of the
" hole.
Both bills, as amended, were ordered to be
printed.
At 10 O'Clock the Senate adjourned
HOCSE.-After our report closed
Tue naval appropriation bill was passed
Sr. Willard, from the conference committee
On the bill granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors or the war Of 1872, made a report which
&c explained, and WHICH was agreed to- THE
tt. n passed provides for pensions to the sur
wing officers and enlisted and drafted men.
including militia ana volunteers. who served
SIXTY days In the army navy in the revolu-
fIOIsry war, in the war OF 1872, and wer.
hoEOrsbly discharged, And to the Surviving
widows of snch officers and drafted and en-
sisted men, pensions are to DC at the rate of
eight dollars q month
7 de House then adjourned