Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-03
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSI0NAL
Conclusion Saturday. Proceedings
sENATE-After cur rerort closed-

Conclusion Saturday. Proceedings
SENATE~-After our report closed
THE sUNDEv CIVIL APPcPRIATtos ELL
was proceeded with
Mir. Davis moved 70 lay the whole subject OF
the proposed amendment providing for con-
tracing with w. y. Murtagh for one year for
printing the debates Of Congress on the table;
which was agreed to--yeas 81, nays %.
The Senate, at p. m, took recess till !
At the evening session Mr.. Morrill, tMe.)
offered an amendment reappropriating the nm
expended bafance of the appropris ton Of last
year to enable the President to carry out civil
service reform. Agreed to.
The bin WAS then passed.
THE LOUISIANA BILL.
Mr. Datis moved to reconsider the vote by
Which the Louisiana bill was rejected, but gave
way temporarily 10
MIR. Conkiing, who called UP the House bin
to authorize the Secretary of War TO dispose OF
Mr.. Davis reclaimed the floor, and moved to
proceed to the Consideration of the notion TO
reconsider.
Mr.. Stewart moved 10 lay the motion to re-
consider Oh the table.
The Senate refused TO lay Mr.. Davis motion
on the table-yeas 70. nays 2o.
MIR. Chandler said that this vote meant that
there " as to be an extra session, and announced
that he would surrender and would not attempt
TO press the river and harbOr bill.
Nh. Ednunds--That is ight; that viii save
several millions OF dollars. lLaughterl
MIR. Morton then moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table, ami 1t was agreed to
yeas Is, navs -.
Mr.. NORTH (Me.) called up tide
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL AP-
Preparation BILL.
and moved to non-concur in the House amend
uaents ana ask for a committee OF conference.
Mr.. EdmuEds moved to amend the House
amendment increasing salaries by striking out
ali except the clause increasing the President
salary to $50 900.
Some debate followed on
THE INCREASE OF SALARY QUESTION.
Mr.. Carpenter hoped the House amendment
increasing the salaries of members of Congress
would be disagreed to, because il was entirely
too small. daughter.
MIR. Flanagan took the same view, and ex-
pressed the fear that unless the salaries OF Con-
inferior men 10 Congress. tLaughter.l
Mr.. Edmunds' amendment was lost-yeas 20,
nays 81.
MIR. Morton said if his salary was to be in
creased-n he was TO have the name of 1.-THE
wanted substantial increase, but this increase
amounted comparatively 10 nothing, aud he
preferred to let il stay a il was.
Mr.. Hill moved an amendment that sala-
res of members Of Congress be 81 800, bat with
drew it.
The question was then taken on the amend
meEt to strike out the increase for members of
Congress, which was lost-yeas "A, NAYS Sc.
The question was then taken on concurriny in
the whole amendment, when it was nOn-concur-
red ir-yeas 2, navs 50; the alternatives being
Messrs Bayard and Stockton.
Mr.. Morton said that by mistake in the re-
yised code OF California the election for men,
beers of Congress had been fixed for the first
Wednesday OF next September, eighteen months
before their term commenced. The House had
passed bill fixing the election for the first We'd
nesday OF September. 1874. H. asked that this
bill be taken up.
The bill was taken up and passed.
CONFERENCE REPORTS.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved to concur in the
amendment relative to suits to be entered
against the Pacific railroads.
Mr. Conkling opposed concurrence, after
which the amendment was c0ncurreG in.
The other House amendments when then non
concurred i'll, and a committee of conference
asked.
Mr.. Ransom presented credentials of Aug S.
Merrimon, Senator-elect from North Carolina
which were read and laid ON the table.
Mr.. Cole submitted report from the commit
tee OF conference on the naval appropriation
bill, which was concurred in.
MI. Chandler then called up the river and
barbOr appropriation bill.
The appropriation OF so 600 for improvement
of the harbors of Washington and Georgetown
was struck out
MIR. EdmGnds called up the bill authorizing
the President to continue the employment of the
present agent and counsel OF the United States
before the British American Joint Claims Com
mission. Passed
Mr.. COnklng, from the committee on the re-
vision of the laws, submitted, with an adverse
report, the petition of Susan Il. Anthony and
others asking female suffrage amendment to
the constitution.
Several appropriations for investigations
were struck out.
The House amendments to the bin for the sup
preston OF tie circulation and trade in obscene
literature were concurred in, and the bill now
goes TO the President.
The Chair announced the committee of con-
ference Oh the sundry civil appropriation bill as
MessIs. Cole, Sawyer, and Stockton.
The bill was then passed.
MIR. Stewart called up the bill in relation IL
the Texas Pacific railroad.
Mr.. Morrill, Me. moved an amendment au-
thorizing the Secretary of War TO furnish pro-
visions and arms to the engineering and survey
ing parties of the Northern Pacific and Texas
Pacific railroads at the cost Of such arms and
TO. and the bill passed.
Mr.. Davis called up House bill making appro-
rristions to pay the awards made to various
southern claimants.
Mr.. Morrill,, (Nle.) chairman of the credit mo-
biller committee, called the attention of the
Senate to the report from that committee now
lying on the table. He said the committee has
fulfilled the duty which the Senate had imposed
uIon them; they did not regard themselves In
ter now for the decision of the Senate.
After discussion the Senate, at 4:45 a. m. Sun
day, took q recess to p. m.
Sunday Nights Session.
The Senate reassembled at p. m.
Several bills were taken up and passed, in
GLIDING House joint resolutions cOngratulatny
republic.
The House bill relieving Gen Spinner, Treas
urer Of the United States, from responsibility
for defalcatiOn of certain Of his subordinates
be referred to the committee on finance, as he
said il involved So ON