Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-21
Eorfy-$econd Congress second
Congress.


SENATE.-Mr. Cameron offered rCSO-
luton asking the President to inform the
Senate what amount Of money had been
expended by the government during the
past three years for Geographic service,
including cable dispatches, and the rates
paid. The Senate then resumed the con
sideratiOn Of the Legislative Appropri-
alton bill. The pending question was
on the amendment repeating the law au-
thorixing the publication of laws in
newspapers. Messrs. POmcroy, (N.I.),
Carpenter, Flanagan, Logan and COrbett
opposed the amendment. Mr.. POmerOy
moved that the amendment be laid on
the table. Agreed to: Yeas22, nays p. ]
An amendment was adopted appropri-
ating $50, 900 for the publication of laws
in newspapers }lr. Edmunds offered
an amendment providing that after the
publication Of the laws OF the present
Congress the publication Of laws in news
papers shall cease.
The Senate adjourned at ) p. II.
HOUSE. The resolution declaring b.
F. Myers entitled to Il scat from the
10Th Pennsylvania district was adopted.
Mr.. Wheeler entered motion to re-
consider the vote recommitting the Yer
ba Buena bill 50 as to give the Pacific
railroad committee control of the bill TO
bring it before the House at any time.
Mr. Holman moved to lay the motion
on the table. Lost by 68 to 10. The
bill consequently remains under the con-
troll of the committee.
The post office appropriation bill was
taken up in Committee of the Whole.
The propositions to furnish uniforms
TNl Il
supply letter boxes, were rejected.
Mr. Wood exhibited a tabular state
ment showing a surplus in revenues next
wear of 1852, 5000. If 1926, 900, 900 of
this amount were paid toward liquidat-
ing the debt, fifty seven millions would
be left to be taken from taxation. He
offered an amendment to effect this be
taken off duties on iron, tea, coffee, salt
and wOolens and by the repeal of the in
cOlne tax He criticised the policy of
keeping so much cash in the treasury.
Mr.. Conger, from the Committee ON
Commerce, offered a resolution ncreas-
ing the subsidy for mail service to China
to a million, provided semi-mOnthly ser
vice is performed.
Mr.. Sargent favored the amendment
and believed. if adopted, that steamship
service would be shortly increased to
three trips a month.
Mr. Wood opposed the amendment,
but Mr. Brooks, of New York, favored
it, The latter said it was a struggle be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States which should have the commerce
of the people of China, Bornco, etc.
Mr. Garfield stated that while he was
opposed to subsidies in general, he felt
it his duty to support this amendment.
Mr. Dawes favored it as judicious
and proper appropriation.
The discussion was continued, and
without disposing of the amendment the
committee arose and the House adj
iourned.
WEDNESDAY,.
SENATE. The Senate resumed consid-
Grafton OF the Legislative Appropriation
bill, the question being on the amend
nent to increase the salary of the SUI
pervising Surgeon at the Marine Hospi-
tai to 81, 900.
Mr.. Boreman moved to lay it and also
Sherman's amendment increasing the
salaries of heads of bureaus to 81 900.
on the table; lost. ayes, 10, nays 81.
AIr. Logan then modified his amend
ment so as to make supervising surgeons
salary So, 900. the amendment recon-
mended by the Secretary of the Treasu-
rv, and it was adopted.
Mr., Sherman'S amendment Increasing
the salaries of heads of bureaus. the
commissioner of education having been
included, was then adopted ayes 30,
nays 18.
Mr.. Sawyer renewed his amendment
increasing the appropriation for the
Board Of Education agreed to: ayes
%, nays 16
An amendment was adopted raising
salaries of Commissioner of Agriculture.
the Solicitor, Treasurer and Collector of
Internal Revenue Department to $4,000
each.
Mr. Trumbull offered an amendment
to increase the salaries of Judges of the
Court of Claims to $1,000, which was
pending when the Senate adjourned
HOUSE. The discussion Of the Paci-
fic Mail Steamship subsidies was con-
tinued at great length, when without
Of the bill or the amendments
the House adjourned.
THURSDAY.
SENATE. The Senate resumed the con-
slderation of the Legislative Appropri-
alton bill The amendment to Increase
the salaries of United States District
Judges to S., 900 was adopted, and also
an amendment increasing the salaries of
the Judges of the Court of Claims to
81, 600
Mr. Trumbull offered an amendment
for the transfer of the Judges
from one district to another, according
to the exigencies of the occasion, which
v as adopted. Mr.. Trumbull offered an
appropriating the amount
necessary to pay the increased salaries,
which was adopted The bill was then
passed.
Mr.. Sherman moved to take up the
tariff bill.
Messrs. Trumbull, Logan and Wright
advocated the immediate consideration
Of the Chicago Relief bill