The Portland daily press., 1873-03-03

United States, $4,000; Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, $4,000; Justices Of the Su.
preme Court, Vice President. Speaker, and
members of the Cabinet, $4,000; Senators,
members and delegates in Congress, $1,000.
The increased pay of members is to apply to
the present Congress, and that of the President
aud other officers is to commence on the 4th OF
March, 1873 =. .------ 7 -
The votes having been taken amid great ex-
cltement and announced, the Speaker called at
.eution 10 the fact that BY the terms of
the amendment his salary would be $40 COO for
tne present Congress. When the salaries
were last increased the pay of the Speaker was
aaJusdea oy me same plan as that of the Vice
did not think that the Adjustment should he
disturbed, aud he therefore asked uuanimons
consent to put in the word thereafter in refer
snee to the Speakers gay THAT the Speaker
Mr.. Randall object. @
MIR. Cox of N. Y.-That saves the reputation
of the House.
The Speaker hoped that Mr. Randall would
withdraw his objection, and Mr.. Randall hay-
ing done SO, the Speaker said he would UNDER
line that modification in the amendment
=, Mr.. Cox of N. X. presented petition from
the merchants of New York for the removal of
the taxes on State and national banks.
Mr.. Dickey Of Pa, from the Committee on
have all the Senate amendments to the army
appropriation bill rejected and referred to a
Conference Committee. Carried
Mr.. Pierce Of Miss, moved to suspend the
rules and order the Committee of Conference to
report on the Agricultural College bill, Lost
-32 to So.
The amendment suspending the payment of
judgments of the Court of Claims in favor of
disloyal persons, was rejected. ~
The substitute reported by the Committee on
Appropriations in reference to the withholding
OF the government charges for transportation
from the Pacific railroad and applying the
amount to the reimbursement of interest, was
agreed to Instead of the Senate anne ndment on
the same subject. The amendment on
the same subject known as the Wilson bill for
directing suits to be instituted for the restitu-
ton of Credit Moblier oyercharges, was agreed
to.
MI. Farnsworth of Ill, moved to lay the bill
on the table: Negatived. A conference was
then ordered on disagreeing votes.
Mr.. Banks, chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported from that Committee
a Joint resolution rendering in the name and ON
behalf OF the American people and Congress,
cent efforts to consolidate the principle of uni
Versal liberty in republican form Of govern
ment and requesting the President to transmit
this resolution to the American minister at
Madrid, with instructions to present it to the
Spanish government Passed without division
The House then went into Committee of the
" hoie on the deficiency in the appropriation
bill This bill approprates IS, 222, S3S.79. The
Total OF all the appropriation bills is $1S1, OO6,
The Committee rose without finishing the
The Speaker announced the Conference Com
mittee on the legislative appropriation bill as
Ressrs Garfield of O., Butler OF Mass. and
Messrs. Dickey, Coburn and Palmer were
appointed Committee of Conference on the
army appropriation bill. .a.l.-rt f..-,.. a
A recess was taken till eight O'clock.
Mr. Wi1co, froD, tho GQlaof
the Credit Moblier and Pacific railroads, re-
ported bill to provide for securing the inter
ests of the United States and the public in the
Central Pacific railroad Orderedto be printed
The Senate bill authorizing Deputy Collec-
tors and other customs officers to act as dis
bursting agents in ce tain cases was passed.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference report on
the naval appropriation bill, which was agreed
The House at ten o'clock weut into Commit
tee of the Whole and resumed the consideration
of the deficiency bill tHtIl
The last item in the deficiency bill was ST.
$4,000 for postage stamps for departments of
the government for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1874. Agreed to. Sc .
AT o'clock the committee rose and reported
on the bill, which was thereupon passed. The
House then took up the Senate amendments to
the sundry civil appropriation bill. After a
half hours wrangle over the proposition to pay
certain members from Georgia, who were sworn
in February, 1871, their full pay for Congress
commencing in March, 1858, which was carried.
it was proposed to non concur in the Senate
amendment in the sundry civil appropriation
bill and refer them to the Conference Commit
tee. (-4,...
Mr. voorhees,, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported back the Senate bill comforting juris-
dction onthescourt of claims suit of Corondolet
against the United States. Passed
Mr. Merriam moved to suspend the rules aud
pass the Senate bill for the suppression of the
trade of obscene literature. Agreed to-100 to
SO. ~ 1E@FE "a 49,
The House then, at IA past o'clock, ad-
jonrned until o'clock Monday morning.