Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-09

President on May 10, 1871, was nom
concurred in. The amendment in re-
card TO eight hours work by government
EMPLOYEES being paid as full days work
was. after long discussion, agreed to,
and the proposition by MIR. Farnsworth
to add twenty per cent. to pay OF men
who had worked ten hours was rejected.
when. without finishing the amendment,
the House adjourned.
TUESDAY.
SENATE.-At the expiration OF morn
ing hour. the Post office appropriation
bill was taken up.
The pending question was on concur
ring in the amendment increasing the
subsidy of the Pacific Mail steamship
line to $1,000, 900 per annum. The
amendment was further amended SO as
to give the government the right to take
the vessels in the case of war at a price
not greater than the original cost, and it
was concurred in. The striking out OF
the section prohibiting ex-officials OF the
government from acting as claim agents
against the government, was concurred
in.
Mr.. Fenton offered a substitute in
creasing the subsidy for mail service
with Brazil to $400, 900 per annum for
semi-monthly service, subject to the
same conditions as the Pacific Mail sub
sidy: agreed to by % ayes to pa noes.
Mr.. Cassidy offered an amendment re-
curing the Pacific Mail line as a condi-
ton of an increase of subsidy to contin-
ue its line between San Francisco and
New York by way of the 1sthmus of
Panama; agreed to by % ayes to IL
noes
Mr.. Nye offered an amendment APP
| plying this condition to any other com
| pany which may secure the contract for
mail service between San Francisco,
China and Japan. Pending action on
/ the amendment, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Cox, the
/ President was called on for the cores
/ pondence relating to the extradition
/ treaty with Belgium. The House then
went into committee of the whole on the
tariff bill. On motion of Mr.. Kelley the
enacting clause was stricken out by
ayes 95. noes rs. The committee then
rose and reported, and motion to con-
cur in the action of the committee and
/ to recommit the bill to the committee on
WAYS and means. with instructions to
report back a bill reducing duties to
EluGLi pei GCut VI AllC PlNoIHN Ae-NS' w.
adopted by ayes III, noes n. The pro
position does not apply to coal, salt,
leather, or pig iron, which are to remain
at the rates reported in the bill originally.
Mr.. Dawes reported back the bill as in
structed, and it was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole to be taken up to-
day. The House at P. NJ. took re-
/ cess.
EVENING SEssIoN.-A number of bills
were reported from the committee on
military affairs, and passed.
Mr.. COburn reported bill constituting
the existing acts so as to allow pay to
officers from the date of their commits
siOns. in cases where they were not
mustered in at the time in consequence
of being in the hospital from wounds,
or in rebel prisons. After long dis
cussion. this bill was recommitted.
Mr.. StOughton reported bill to ena-
bic honorably discharged soldiers and sal
lors, their widows and orphans, to &C
quire homesteads on the public lands,
and allowing their righst to be assigned,
After long debate, and without reach
ing any vote on the bill, the House ad-
jOurned.