Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS-
SECOND SESSION.


TUESDAY, June 4.
In the Senate the conference report on the tariff
bill was agreed to. Tho bill to prevent cruelty
TO animals in transition was passed. The report
Of the New York custom house investigation com
inittee was submitted At the evening session
the sundry civil service appropriation bill was
under consideration
In the House, the bill to distribute 10 the late
insurrectiOnary States their quota Of arms and
equipments for the years from 1862 to 1869 was
passed. The conference report on the tariff bill
was agreed u without n division. This finally
dispO~es of legislation on the tariff question. The
omnibus appropriation hill was not ready and
the House adjourned until Friday.
WEDNESDAY, June g.
In the Senate bill was passed for new post.
Office and court house in philadelphia, and an
other was reported for repairs On the custom
house in Bath. Me. The omnibus appropriation
bill was in hand all day, and az the evening ses-
sion il was postponed until Friday.
THURSDAY, June o.
In the United States Senate Mr. Chandler
Of Michigan replied to Mr. summers remarks
concerning the relations between the late Secre-
tary Stanton and the President The frtiica-
ton appropriation and the river and hnrbor APP
preparation bills were passed. An evening
session was held, but the business transacted was
not Of general interest.
FRiDAY, June T.
In the Senate the omnibus appropriation bill
was under consideration. Among the amendments
adopted was one authorizing the extension Of the
weather signal service for the benefit OF agricul-
ture. At the evening session an attempt was
made 10 attach the supplementary enforcement
bill as an amendment, and the eff resulted in a
wrange after which the Senate adjourned, at about
five clock in the morning.
In the House the Senate amendments 10 the
river and harbOr appropriation bill we're nOn-cOn-
CURED in, and conference Committee ordered
Suspension OF the rules for the passage of the en-
forcement bill was refused The conference re-
port Of the Denver and Rio Gnnde Railroad bill
was agreed To. The suspension Of the rule. on
the Senate ku-KluI bill was refu ed by a vote Of
Sc 10 So The Senate bill i0r the payment Of the
Kentucky war claim was passed. At the evening
session large number Of private bills were noted
upon
SATURDAY. June s.
The enforcement amendment to the civil service
appropriation bill was finally adopted. The bill
was also amended by appiopriating $50 900 Tor
furnishing the new post-uihce IN Boston, aud was
then passed. A Conference clumittee on the bill
was appointed. An evening session held. bill
Tor the appointment Of commissioners 10 the in
ternationa exposition at Nienna was passed The
conference report ON the river and harbor appro-
priatiOn bill was nonconcurFed in
In the House the hill Increasing the pensions
for physical disabilities was passed Conference
reports on the southern claims and the river and
harbOr and ratification appropriation bills were
agreed to. The greater part OF the day and even
ing was occupied in tlibustering upon the Senate
amendments to the civil service appropriation bill
but they were finally sent to a conference commit.
tee.
MONDAY, June 10.
Ia the Senate the minority report on the New
York custom house Investigation was presented
The Ohio bridge bill was passed. The bill remov-
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