Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-29
EVENING STAR.
CONS RRSsIoNAa.



SENATE.-Aftsr our report olo.sd-
MI Thurman ofitrcd = resolution. which go
scoptd, directing The Secretary OF tn Tres
sury b. inform the senate of the agyregsfs
amount nom hines, compromises. srd seiEarcs
Ps,d snce june a, lisa, - oaaccrs. detecti.sa,
aud inicrrncrs. with the specific am Dunt received
by each such person.
Mr.. Upton introduced bin "a pay Dr. Nov
n. Walker Tor srrsiccs in the army
Mr.. Morrill, (St.l entered motion % rnoss-
slider the passage of the Vienna Exrosisss
Mr.. sherman renewed his amcndmeus q, ,ss
Legislative appropriation bin increasing ~ sayeso
pr AMMAN the
of the following officers: The assistant socrets-
ries, the solicitor, the register. and she sapervis
ing architect OF the Treasury. the assistant sce-
rotary of The Interior, the comm isSioncr Of pa
tents, the commissioners OF IRdisn aaalrs. -
agriculture. OF customs, Of the iaHd ofioe. snd
OF pensions; the auditors OF the Treasury; the
assistant festmastrrs General, the suPerint-oa
emit OF the money order system, aud the zupeS-
lntt ndent Of foreign mails OF the Once
Department Adopted.
MIR. CoRkling ogfsrod an order directing ne
secretary OF The Senate to cause q statement %
be prepared, showing the action of The senate
and the House of Representative rclaaVe 70
examining and
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL vorEs
for President and Vice President of The UsiteS
States, from ESs down to The present sAs.
Adopted.
INCREASED SALARIES.
Mr.. Window moved 60 strike from the spNrs-
-
uitional clerks and additional compensation IN
the Office OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
Considerable debate ensned. and it Was con
tended that 10 Was not proper 90 confer this de-
cretiOnaTy power ts increase salaries ON any
ofhcer. The amendment Ma then agreed 80
yeas 30. NAYS Il.
Mr. Window then moved to strike out the die
cretionsry sum OF s.. Sia Appropriated IOr sss
Treasurer office. Adopted.
SALARIES oF sENBKRs CONGRESS-.
MIR. Hill, Ina behalf of the committee ON eles-
E,rikfi
creasing the salaries OF mem beers OF Congress 10
;. 200 per annum, ~ take effect from March 4.
1871.
ON motion of Mr.. Wright. the amendment uas
laid ON the tnhle-yeas y, NAYS Ia
MT. Lewis introduced ball % authorize the
WASHINGTON, CiscINNATt. AND 81. Lot u q All
WAY COMPANY
90 extend and construct their road into the De
uict OF Columbia, through the states OF West
Virginia. Ohio, and Illinois "a the city Of st.
Louis. Referred % committee ON commerce.
Mr.. Edmunds moved 90 reconsider the vote
Increasing the salaries Of certain heads u be-
rcaus, &c.
pesred and communicated the resolutions OF that
body i'm regard 10 the death OF Hon. Juliss
Strong. OF Connecticut, late one of It's memb.Is.
Messrs. buckingham aud Ferry (ConnD deiiv-
cred eulogies on the deceased Representative,
and the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report CLOSED
ON motion OF Mr Sargent, committee a.
conference was ordered on the a lisa greeting votes
on the Indian appropriation bill.
The House then, I'm the morning hour re-
sumed the consideration OF the bill for the
admission of Colorado rs a state, the previoss
question being understood as having been
ordered, and IL was dehSted az some length.
At $50 the Colorado bin was laid aside. the
Speaker announcing that IL would come up 10
tie morning unfinished business.
Mr. Hawley Coma then announced the dsstS
of Mr.. Julius l.. Strong, late Representative
from the LIST Connecticut district, giving a
brief biography, pronouncing a eul0gy, and
offering the usual resolutions. Messrs. Kellogg
and Harris lNa.D followed with eulogistie
remarks, and the resolutions were unanlmOasiy
adopted, and the House, ats 10 p. m, adjourned.