Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON. Eeh %

The Senate resumed the consider
alton of the calender and the follow
ing bills were passed:
Amending the act authorizing
honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors to acquire homesteads on
public lands; House bill authorizing
the use of their beer barrels and
stamps.
Atthe expiration of the morning
hour sundry civil service appropri-
alton bills were taken up.
An amendment repeating the
clause in last years bill, forbidding
the Globe from printing the debates
in Congress after the fourth of March
without contract, was brought up
as the general subject Of the report
ing and printing debates, and after
discussion an amendment offered by
Mr.. Sherman sending the work to
the government printing office was
agreed to. -rai s.a eses1a
At 8 P. M. the Senate took a re-
cess until P. NJ. ys tal.
EVENING SEssIoN.-The Senate re-
sumed the consideration of the Sun
dry Civil appropriations bill. The
following new amendment was
agreed to: Appropriation of six
hundred thousand dollars to replace
worn and mutilated bank notes.
A bill was passed legalizing the
homestead entries Of soldiers and
sailors not exceeding one hundred
and sixty acres each within the linn
its of railroads grants. tHl e2''-
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported a river and
harbor appropriation bill with
amendments. They struck out the
section directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to assume control and
management of the Louisville and
portland canal in conformity with
the terms of the resolution of the
Kentucky Legislature of March 2Sth
1872, and also omit the following
items $4,000 for Great Kanawha
river;$15 900 for St Clair river;$75,
600, harbor of refuge, Lake Huron;
$4,000 Ashtabula harbor, Ohio $50
600; White and St. Lawrence riv-
ers.
They insert the following items;
$29, 900 for Pentwater harbor Michi
gan 900 Frankfort harbor, Mich
igan ;$15, 900 Meeker's Island, Mimi
esota. .,.l icH.. 20
The Committee reduced the ap-
preparation for the improvement of
the Mississippi river between the
Missouri and Ohio rivers, from 5000
600 to 100000: for the Illinois river
from 100000 to $4,000.
The Appropriation bill was resum-
ed. The appropriation for the i'm
provement of the capitol grounds
was increased to $35, ,OOO;the appro-
priation for light houses at Isle Roy
al, Lake Superior, and Port Austin,
Saginaw Bay, were retained in the
bill. ss .-sl ,s-a..i
An amendment reducing the ap-
on the new State war
and navy department building by
$50, 600 was agreed to, also an ap
priation of 100000 for the building
for the Bureau of Printing and En-,
craving, tae amendment reducing
the preparation for the continuation
of the New York !. city postoffiee.
from $1,000, ,OOO.to 81, 400, 900 was re
iected, also an amendment striking
QUE the appropriation of 81, 400, 900
for the building at Philadelphla, also
the appropriations Of 81 100000 for
, public building at St.Louis. The
appropriation of 100000 for the
Boston postofIice site and repairs on
he postoffice building was agreed
%. A reduction of the appropria- |
ion for the Rock Island arsenal was
lot agreed to. 'n adI l-irla aan]
An amendment providing for the
reimbursement of the late corpor:-
ion of Washington and Board off
Public Works, for work done around
government reservations was agreed
o, also an appropriation for com
'ietlng improvements around gov
rnment property in the District of
The appropriation of$5O0,00O for
he construction of a military tele-
raph from San Diego to Prescott
nd Tucson, Arizona, and all appro-
rlation for Island Navy Yard
Iere agreed to as passed by the s
louise.