Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-13
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
Consolidation Yesterday Proceedins

Conclusion Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.-After our report closed. consider
atom of the legislative, executive and iudlcial
appropriation bill was proceeded with
An amendment was adopted appropristing
$4,000 for the publication Of the laws in the
newspapers.
Mr.. Ednunds then moved an amendment thai
the publication should cease with the present
Congress Adopted
The next question was on concurring in the
amendment reducing the pay OF the Capitol pO-
lice; which was disagreed to.
MT. sherman moved an amendment that on
and after January l, 1S12, the salaries OF the
assistant secretaries, second controller. the
register of the treasury, the auditors, the COM
miSSlOners of customs. the assistant postmaster
generals, the supervising architect of the treas
uTy, superintendent OF the money order and for
eign mails departments, commissioners of gene
raj land Office, pensions, and Indian affairs,
shall be $1,000 per annum. He said the salaries
OF some OF these officers were fixed as far back
a. tSl1, when a dollar was equal to three dollars
at this time. He advocated the prOpriety and
justice OF the increase.
motion to Law the amendment on the table
was lOst-ayes y, noes ..
MIR. Sawyer moved A. a further amendment,
90 increase the salary of the commissioner OF
education TO ~ ,oO0 per annum.
Mr.. Carpenter moved to Law this amendment
on the table. Hostages q, noes -.
The amendment was then agreed to.
Mr.. Logan moved to include in the proposed
increase the supervising officer OF the marine
hospitals
Pending the discussion, the Senate, at p m,
adjourned.
Hot SE--After our report closed
Mi. Leach IN. O. rose to
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
He said that upon coming into the House he had
been informed by his colleague that some excite
ment had grown out OF the fact that the name of
Governor Vance had appeared among those pre-
sente6 yesterday, and IL had been stated by the
Speaker that there was no one to avOw having
placed IL there. He had placed it there, believ-
ing that the duty devOlved upon him an hum
BE member OF the House. 1t was a fact known
20 the members of the House that the name of
Mr.. ance had not been excluded. He was
member OF this House and remained here till the
close OF his term andth inaugural ion of the late
iamented Lincoln. The House had already
passed four OF five bills removing his IVance'sl
disabilities. The legislature OF North Carolina
with large republican majority, had passed
resolution, with but nine or ten votes against il
asking Congress IL remove his disabilities and
be believed nineteen-twentieths OF the voters of
North Carolina, white and colOred, desired It,
ne MT L was incapable OF taking any politi-
cal advantage OF this nature, and Governor
Vance was the last man who would allow his
name to stand in the way Of the removal of any
mans disabilities.
MIR. Bingham (OhiO) entered notice of a
motion TO reconsider the vote by which the bill
was passed.
Mr.. HOar, Mass } from the Committee On
Elections, reported upon the case of Cessna vs.
Myers contestants for the seat from the 10th
Pennsylvania district with a resolution de-
claTing Mr.. Myers entitled to the seat: which
Mr.. Wheeler N. " entered a motion TO re-
consider the vote by which the Goat Island bill
was recOmmitted
MT. Holman (Ind.) moved to lay tha' motion
UTon the table. and the yeas and NAYS were
ordered. The vote reSulted-yeas, %; Iays 70
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. Palmer, (IOwa.) the House
then went into Committee of the Who'll. upon
the Post Office appropriation bill.
Mr.. Myers Pa moved 10 amend bv Inserting
an appropriation OF Sos I2j for uniforms for
ieiteT-earriers. After debate the amendment
was rejected.
Mr.. Palmer offered an amendment to ammo
Pirate c26,S2n for the employ OF ten add
UOnal special agents; which was adopted Also
On amendment appTopriating =, 500 for salary
81 The chief OF the division of the Post Office
Department on mail depredatiOns; adopted.
MI. Hoar offered pTOviso making bind ng
the bond and Sureties of a married woman act7
ing a. postmaster. Adopted. -
Mr.. FarnswOrth Ill moved an Amendment
authorizing the issue Of money orders by branch
6fhces. and hOldiHg the pOstmaster reponsib @
Tor his deputies and clerks, and another amend
ury OF the net proceeds of the monev-orCer svs-
TEN. tn he placed to the credit of the Post on e
department on account of mOney-order busi-
nes>; both of which were afopted
Mr.. COnger, (Mich.) from the Committee on
Commerce, reported an amendment increasing
the subsidy of the steamship line to China and
japan from $500 too to Il 900 900.
Mr. Holman (Ind.) made the point of order
that the amendment proposed to increase tie
subsidy now allowed by law, and was ther, fJre
new legislation.
The chairman overruled the point o order.
MI Holman appealed from the decision Of the
ShaIr, and the decision was sustained.
"A long debate followed. during which Nes.rs
Sargent, Wood, Brooks. Garfield and Da res
advocated the amendment and Messrs Kerr
Butler and Holman opposed IL.
Pending further debate, the Committee of TIE
jOurned.