Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-03
Sunday Nights Session.

| The Senate reassemb led at ID. m.
Several bills were taken up and passed, in
/ Guiding House joint resolutions cOngratulatiny
republic.
for defalcauOn of certain of his subordinates,
was objected to by Mr.. Trumbull until it should
be referred to the committee on finance, as nc
The House bill relieving VIM. Selden, late
United States marshal Of the District Of I0lum-
bla, wac passed.
| Mr.. Anthony, from the committee on print
ing, reported joint resolution to print 1900 cop
les OF the report of the United States commits
sioner to the national prison congress; passed.
Also, joint resolution to print 50 200 extra cop
| les OF the report Of the Commissioner of Agri-
culture, which may be sent to parties through
out the country ON the receipt OF 50 cents per
copy Passed, after rejecting proviso offered
by MI. Nye, that the document should go free
through the mails.
Mir. Howe then called for the regular order.
which was the bill to pay the awards made by
the southern claims commission.
The bill was proceeded with, and certain
amendments reported by the committee OH
Claims, striking out appropriations in favor OF
various parties, were agreed to.
The Clerk Of the House here appeared with
the deficiency appropriation bill, which was
read twice and referred to the committee on ap-
preparations.
to the House for action on the amendments.
Mr. Pratt then called up q large number of
private pension bills, which were passed.
Mr.. Bayard called up his resolution of inquiry
as to whether any army officer in South Caro-
lima Is now engaged in practicing law in that
state, or is attempting to procure payment from
the legislature for the rendering Of any alleged
Joint resolution to enable the Secretary of War
to pay expenses incurred in suppressing Indian
hosilities in the territory of Montana in the year
MIR. Cole, from the committee on appropria-
tons, reported the deficiency appropriation bin
and it wasproceeded with.
The bill being read through, the Senate, at
l1:5e p m, went Into executive session, and then
adjourned.
HOUSE.--After our report closed
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
was read by paragraphs for amendment.
Mr.. Garfield moved to amend by inserting
an appropriation of 90, l56 for expenses Of the
American and British Commissioni which was
on mot,on.of Mr.. Garfield. Al, Amendment mas
the Engineer In charge of Public Buildings and
Grounds Sl,A,s5 for furnishing the Executive
When the paragraph appropriating sasa. 1,o. IL
TO autleriSe the Secretary of the Interior to
purchase the remaining real estate in square
MrsHolman moved 70 strike It ont. and de-
nounced it and the former appropriation of
si.s,.eoo as q fraud upon the country.
The amendment was rejected.
At5o'clock the committee rose.
The Speaker announced g members of tbe
conference committee on the legislative sppro.
prfatlon bill; Messrs. Garfield, Butler MAS,
anu hs11an, Oh tae army appropriation bill:
Nessrs. Diekeys Coburn and Donnan.
On MOTION OF NE. Palmer, the Senate amend
ments 70 We RoS once appropriation bill were
non-coneuTred In, and \ com mitfaa AZ xo,,ra-
ence ordered.
The House then NJ S.f0 n m xocl $500.
till 8 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Cd motion Of MT. Wheeler, the Senate bill,
supplementary to the act of March 8, 1871, in,