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the Credit Mober. Mr. Twohell made no reply. but
Dunne who had the bill IN charge. would not oOnsent
TO strike out the mortgage clause, and the House killed
the OH on a Yea and Nay vote.
TwESTY-EIG MILLIONS FOR MISCELLANEOUS
AUTHORIZATIONS
The House spent most OF the day the Mis-
cellaneous Appropriation bill, and sat until an I'M
usually late hour attempting To complete IL. The gar
ruousness of few MEMBERS who insisted on speaking
upon nearly every paragraph, forced adjournment be-
lore ne bill was finished. long debate arose upon an
amendment offered !by the Committee 10 appropriate
10000 for additional ground for the Boston PostOhce
MI Farnsworth denounced this a useless eXtrava-
gance designed to open way for job Of onlargng
tho building after s completed according 20 the pros
en- pan Ihe amendment was carried. MI. FarnswOrm
rhaIply criticised the system under which Government
puidhes are erected. and carried an amendment re-
curing mat all future contracts shall be given % the
lowest bidder Mr. Holman, the champion Of economy
% me Democratic side. after persistent and unsuc-
oesslul efforts 10 cut down or strike out
IN Washington. got into quarrel with Mr. Sargent and
charged nm with voting for all the Jobs that came up,
sdy MIR Sargent admitted that he had voted for the
Two measures mentioned, which were IN the interest OF
MS constituents but said IL false that be had voted
Ior hythng eHe that ever called JOB. HIS gar
ments were clean Of corruption with al Nh Hoimans
Migrant jobs Mr. Sargent said the two per cent BILL ana
the o TO reopen the musty accounts Of the war OF 1872
ana take i've millions from the treasury for me Denent
per cent bill by saving that he had voted under in
sructons from the Indiana Legslatur3.bu lac had moth
ing 20 say IN defense Of the other vote The D WI Dc
passed tomorrow. Amendments To the amount OF
SOJOo have been put upon 1t, and u now appToprates
over tWentyeight millions.
RECEIPTS FROM CUsTOM-HOUsE CONDEMN ATOMS.
Secretary Boutwell, sent 70 the Senate to-day,
spouse to resolution passed last month"; information
touching the payment OF money from the proceeds Of
fines, compromises forfeures and seizuss since July l.
1862 He that the time covered by the resolution
three years, six months and twenyeght days and dur
ing that period s5 distributions made of the pro
creds Of the nnes compromises, &c, 10 1912 persons
e total amount dstrfhufed was 81 1851 o. OF which
the su1, Of s269 200 "A was paid 70 Collectors
of Customs. .iGi12s Is 70 surveyors OF Customs
s1i91lO 81 10 navai officers, ana the SUN OF
S5i8I5s So TO informers a~d sezing officers The
resolution also called for the names 81 lnIOrnefs
The Secretary says that the publication o. eac names
would operate against the public service, since persons
terfeting will not be likely TO give information 70 lne
officers OF The Government II they we're 10 Do brought
into public n0t0riety by 30 doing
THE SOLDIERS LAND BOUNTY BILL DEFEATED.
The Senate Public Lands Committee made adverse
repOr; to-day upon the Soldiers Land Bounty BILL which
eftctuay dsposes OF pernicous measure devised by
and claim agents The bill originated ~ the
House Military Committee which has been truiiiHl d
Objectionable legislation this session, and was put
through tho House by the votes Of men who were afraid
70 oppose u beeause progressed benefit the soldiers
although they knew the pretense % 10 iaise one
Heretofore sTilsr measures have been allowed
rO lr unnOticcd the senate, BUS Tins uno the COM
itpe tn courageous tOiIr" OF ftplIJ
ing the bin pack and exposing its rial character They
thar would destroy the homestead system by
throwing the pubic lands INTO the hands Of specuat0rs
" AO would them with soldiers warrants bought
trifng sums they clearly demonstrate that The
money soldiers would receive for their warrants
Oud scarcely be sufficient repay them for the cost OF
procuring them The Committee annex 20 thelF tepnro
the convincing letter of the Hon w. Juligu, formerly
chairman of Tie House Public Lands Committee, w4cu
was published recently Ia THE TRIBUNE, few weeks
since.
THE LOUISIANA REPORTS.
Tie report oi Senator Carpenter for the majority on
The Louisiana question VIII be- called up some day next
week. but the time bias vet been liked. Senator'S
Morton and CARPENTER were m consultation the sub
rct to-day The report Of the former IN which the case
of che Kellogg Government is sustained. although 10 was
not tlururred hy member OF the committee, ii
known to he "a reflection 1f he views the President
There s little probability shat vote VIII De reached
pa the Louisiana trouble, 10 isl routesrdy one OF e
most -oriDu, that yet arisen, and DC viii occasion
much debate. III vote reached. the Kellogg Gov
eminent VIII remain, which VIII DE satisfactory I'd tf
Administration aud Mr. Morton. The latter expresses
belief o. % reached, Wall Dt uuit-
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