Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-21
District Interests I'm Congress-
PASSAGE OF THE DEFICIENCY BILL BY TT


In the Senate, yesterday, pending discussion
OF the Arkansas election business, Mr.. Window
called Tor the regular order, the Indian apprO-
priation bill. He then moved 70 Law the Indian
appropriation bill on the table; which being
sgIeeo 70, ne SAID n at the committee on appro-
prlatians bad considered the deficiency apprO-
priation bill, and had approved il. He there
tore moved 10 discharge the committee from
the further consideration Of the bill, his pur-
pose being &c bring il before the Senate for i'm
mediate action.
Mr.. Edmunds had no objection to the bill
oelng considered by unanimous consent, but he
raised the point Of order that the motion made
by Mr.. Window must lie over one day.
After some discussion the chair submitted
the question 70 the Senate. and il was decided
that the motion could not be made, by yeas .,
Mr. Window then said that although the bin
could not become now a lsw-stin IL would be a
source OF comfort TO the poor people here who
were interested IN II, to know that il would be
passed as soon as Senators came back from their
holiday festivities. He now asked unanimous
consent to have the bill considered to-day, and
he low reported IL from the committee.
The bin was then taken up.
MT. Edmunds declared that he should not
consent to vote lump appropriation for the
pistriet board OF public works. He insisted
with propriety.
Mr.. Morrill, w.t. alluded to the distress pre-
Vailing among the workingmen of the District
the employees Of the board. by reason of their
not receiving their pay. The board had been
unable 10 negotiate the balance Of the loan au-
tboriZed because OF the Boston fire. and hence
were without funds to pay their employees
Some people, his colleague (Mr, Edmunds) for
instance, may have felt themselves treated q
little roughly; but he believed in the main that
the board had acted with fairness and Justice,
and according TO law
Mr.. Edmunds moved an amendment that the
Secretary Of the Interior shall reimburse the
board of public works such {" reasonable" ex-
pepditures only as were incurred In m skipg i'm
proyements in front of the government prop
erty. He said that II the board had paid higher
prices than they should: IL they had acted UNI
lawfully, il could not be commended that the
government should pay them for &c.
MIR. Morrill, and Mr.. Sherman thou chit the
amendment unreasonable. How could the Sec
Rotary of the Interior have the time 70 20 into
such an Investigation as this q?
After discussion Of q similar nature 20 that i'm
the House on the same subject, the amendment
was rejected-ayes Is, noes 30.
MT. Edmunds then moved an amendment that
the amount appropriated shall be paid on the an
prevail Of the prices named by the commissioner
Of public buildings and groapds. Adopted
ayes %, noes 2l.
Mr.. Logan said the government property was
assessed At III actual cost, which was not fair
Tor private property neither In this nor any
other city was ever assessed at lie actual cost or
valuation.
THE BILL WAS THEM PASSED,
and now goes back TO the House for coucur-
renee In the amendment