The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-04
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WASHINGTON, March3 5.
The city is full. Congress Is rushing mat
ters It's business Is confined to the appro-
prialion bill, with good prospects OF pass
Ing IL.
The Vice. President laid before the Senate
dispatch addressed TO him from John McEnery,
claiming 10 be governor of Louisiana. and an
nounclDg the election Of William d MCMILLAN
as senator from that State, adding that his
credentials mad been forwarded. West said
that while he would not object to the receipt
OF the credentials II regularly presented, he
must object to The receipts OF the irregular
notification. Edmunds thought 1t was In the
nature Of petition, and must be received as
such. Trumbuli did not attach much impor-
tance to The matter, but thought IL ought TO
be received. Morton declared the dispatch az
being merely an announcement that McHillan
had been elected by mob legislature, and
did not think the information important II 1t
was 80 regarded. It might have been sent 10
the Evening Star, but certainly IL had no busl-
ness In the Senate. Sherman moved to lay
the communication on the table, which was
agreed to. The bill making an appropriation
for the payment OF the awards OF the South.
ern claims commission was passed with but
few amendments, and sent to the House for
concurrence. The bill for the relief OF josiah
Morris, of Montgomery, Ala, was also passed
and sent to the President.
The Dill relieving ILe treasurer from re-
spenslbiity for money stolen from sle treasury
has passed, and now goes to the PresideDttor
his approval Itinvolves $4,000 expense to
the people. The bill permitting The unloading
OF vessels at night has passed the House. The
reports Of the conference committees on all
the principal appropriation bills were made
and agreed to. In the sundry civil appropfi.
aIlon bills the item for the sale Of the marine
hospital grounds and buildings al New Orleans,
the purchase Of more healthy site, and the
erection thereon Of pavilion hospital, was
retained; also, the item OF one hundred thou.
sand dollars i0r governmeBt building at
Raleigh, N. c.; also, the ilem for the pur-
chase OF sites for military depots 10 Texas.
The Agricultural College bill and the bill for
steamship line between New Orleans and
Mexican ports were laid on the table. i,.'
In the legislative appropriation DILL the sala-
res we're fixed as follows: President, twenty
i've thousand dollars; chief Justice OF the Su.
preme Court, ten thousand i've hundred dol
lars; associate justices Of the Supreme Court,
cabinet officers, Vice-PresIdent and speaker OF
the House, len thousand dollars each; eena-
tors and members OF Congress-, including tho
present Congress, in lieu OF mileage and all
allowances except actual individual travelling
expenses, seven thousand five hundred dol
lars. The amendment suspendlng Judgments
OF the Court OF Claims in favor Of disloyd
claimants was struck out Of the bill. The
committee Of investigation upon the case Of
Senator Pomeroy report thai York's charges
OF bribery against Pomeroy are not sustained,
though there was much positive swearing pro
and con, 49,.