The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on Friday, the Conference
Committee on the disagreement of the two
Houses on the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation BILL after three at
tempts succeeded in making report,
which was concurred in. Bills were intro
duced to increase pensions twenty per cent
to certain classes of pensioners and to en-
force penalties for the obstruction of navi-
gable waters. The Postoffice Appropria-
ton bill was taken up and the amendment
increasing to 81, 900, 900 annually the sub
sidy to the San Francisco and China steam
ship line was adopted. In the House of
Representatives the report of the Confer
ence Committee already agreed to by the
Senate was concurred in. Debate OH the
Tariff bill was closed at three o'clock by
speech from MI. Dawes. Mr.. Richie pre-
sented bill to give military telegraph
operators land bounty, and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on Monday, the effort to
increase the mail steamship service between
the United States and Rio Janeiro to semi
weekly trips failed by the rejection of an
amendment to increase the appropriation.
Mr.. Morton introduced an amendment to
the Postoffice bill abolshing the franking
privilege, but the Senate promptly killed
1t by laying it on the table by q majority
of seven. The section prohibiting ex-offi-
Gals of the Government from practicing as
attorneys in the Department was struck
out. Without finishing the bill the Senate
went into Executive session. In the House
of Representatives Mr.. Poland introduced
q resolution for a Constitutional Amend
ment making Senators, Representatives
and Judges of the Supreme Court inelgi-
BILE to the Presidency for two years after
fhns fsrav, mt f,{.s lrsl
headed off the Supplementary Civils Rights
bill by introducing Mr.. kelley's Tariff bill,
and withdrawn. it after the necessary
time had been consumed in reading it.
MIR. Wood complained of the exclusion of
the Democratic members of the Foreign
Affairs Committee from the consultation
with the President on Saturday in regard
to the Arbitration difficulties, and called
the attention Of the House to the matter,
but the subject was quietly dropped, and
the Deficiency Appropriation bill was taken
up and the Senate amendment reducing
the appropriation for the Baltimore Gus
tom House and Postofiice was non concur.
ed in.
In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Chandler at
tempted to introduce resolution for the
appointment of 4 committee to decide what
steamship lines should be granted subsidies
but objection was made. Mr.. Summers
bill to secure equal rights in the public
schools of the District of Columbia was
discussed and laid over until Thursday.
The Postal Appropriation bill was taken
up and the mail subsidy to the California
and China steamship line increased to 81,
600, 600 annually on the condition that the
ocean service between New York and San
Francisco be continued. The subsidy to
o. To- linz ~,
creased to 100000 annually, and pending
further action on the bill the Senate ad-
journed. In the House Of Representatives
that "nobody's child, " the Tariff bill of
the Ways and Means Committee, was dis
posed of by striking out the enacting clause.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes the Committee
was then instructed to report in place of it
q bill reducing by ten per cent. the duties
on manufactures of cotton, wool, iron,
India rubber, gutta percha, straw and oil
cloths, which will make it very much the
same bill as the Senate framed and the
House refused to consider on constitutional
grounds. The bill was then referred to
! the Committee of the Whole, and the tar
| iff matter is now in good shape for final
settlement at an early day. An important
amendment was adopted to the Deficiency
Appropriation bill, directing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to pay to the owners, or
their legal representatives, of property seiz-
ed since June 80, 1865, the net proceeds Of
the sales, without intrest, taking receipts
| in full on account of such seizure, and ap-
propriating sufficient amount to pay
| such claims. Committees OF Conference
were ordered on the disagreeing votes of
the Senate and House on this bill and the
Indian Appropriation bill, and the House
then adjourned.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. Sum-
ner presented the memorial of the New
York Chamber of Commerce asking for a
reduction of coinage charges and the unfit
cation of silver coinage. The District
Committee reported favorably on the bill
to give President Garrett depot advantages
in the central portion OF Washington. The
Louisiana election bill was taken up, and
the Senate drifted off into political de-
bate, which was terminated by the expira-
ton of the morning hour. The Postal
Appropriation bill was passed. The gen.
eral Amnesty bill was called up, and Mr..
| Sumner promptly offered his Supplement
| tary Civil Rights bill as an amendment to
it. After considerable discussion the Sem
ate adjourned, with the understanding that
on Thursday, voting on the bill and amend
ment should commence. In the House
at Representatives the Apportionment bill
was amended to increase the number of
members of the House from two hundred
and eighty-thr to two hundred and nine
ty-two and passed. The consideration Of
the Tax and Tariff bill was resumed, and
Mr.. Dawes explained that it provided for
a reduction of forty millions annually,
nearly fourteen millions Of which is in in
ternal taxation and the remainder in Gus
tom duties. He advocated further reduc-
ton of ten millions by the removal of the
stamp tax, and believed this amount could
safely he spared. Tea and coffee were
transferred to the free list, and Mr.. Rit-
chic offered an amendment to increase the
duty on bituminous coal to one dollar per
ton, which was rejected and seventy-five
cents per ton fixed as the figures.
In the Senate on Thursday the General
| Amnesty bill was taken up and occupied
nearly the whole of the session. Mr.. Sum-
ner's Supplementary Civil Rights bill was
pending az a substitute, and after numb
er of amendments had been acted upon the
two were placed before the Senate in such a
position as to be combinedint one bill. the
vote being tie and the Vice President Civ
AS united both measures were then rejected