Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-23
EVENING STAR.
CONFERENCE.-THE.
Coscinsies Yesterday. Proce.a,.
sENATE.-After our repor, closed

committee on the part Of the Senate a. - - =
70 oe presented a, ne newt session OF Con-
the District OF Columbia, Mesrs. Morrill, Me-
and Hamilton ma
enee report on TIE post ONCE appropriation blIl.
which was sgreeS to-yeas =; nave -
BIT. sherman opPoted the report ON account
o. tne great reductsoa which IL made IN news
paper postage. IL re suced the postage 81 news
papers fully one-h half below the present rates
ne .nought was very unwise IT THE time,
\ Nneh We were hooking around for AL sources OF
reyenue, to make such = large reduction
Aiter further discussion ne conference report
ON melton Of Nr. MorT,ii Me-. TIA He,..
| ereSuested 70 grant anew committee OF con-
terence on the post Office appropriation bin.
| The new committee OF conference on the Dast
| ofhce appropriation bill WAS scpOinted bv the
Chair rs foliows:-Messrs. WINDOW, Allison and
| Davis.
The Senate then, st s. 80 p. m, took q reee..
| until 80 y.
At the evening session
| Mr. Hamln called up the House btu Author-
iEug the President 10 sppolnt George Henry
| Preble, now captain on the active list, 10 be =
commodore. Passed.
| A message was received from the House Ask
| ing committee Of conference on the sundry
| civil Appropriation hill. which Was acceded To-
aud Messrs. Morrill, Me, Sargent Rnf steven
| son appointed ~ the members OF the COMMITTEES
/ on the part OF the senate.
| Mir. Davis called up the House bill referring
! the case OF Jos. Wilson % the Court OF Gains.
1 The claimant made a contract 20 furnish mules
TO the government during the war. 60 be denv-
cred IN Washington, but was kent out OF the
| CITY by virtue OF an order from the War depsrt-
ment, issued during Early's raid, and forbid
ding exit from or entrance into the city. In the
meantime bis mules were captured by the en-
Mr.. Carpenter asked that the Committee ON
the Judiciary he discharged from the further
| consloeIauOn of the inquiry ~ 70 whether the
| Police Court Of Washington Is a consti tutional
tribunal. he said bill had been reported on
| this subject.
The motion Of Mr.. Carpenter was agreed 70.
| Mr. frelinghuysen called up the conference
report on the Geneva award bill, upon which
The report OF the Committee OF Conference
Was then concurred in ey IS in the Affirmative
10 is in the negative.
| MI Edmunds, who would have voted In the
affirmative, was paired with Mr.. Thurman,
4 who would have voted in the negative.
Mr. sherman, from the Committee on Con-
| ference on the tariff bill, submitted a report,
| which was concurred i'm.
The House concurrent resolution 20 extend
| the time tor final adjournment 70 Tuesday,
| June =, At y. m, was agreed 90.
| Mr.. Chandler submitted a report from the
| Committee on Conference on the river and
| barbor bill. lie stated, in answer TO a question
| OF Mr.. Davis, that u LEFT untouched the provi-
sioDs for surveys inserted AZ the Instance CT the
| Select Committee on Transportation.
| committed.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, from the Committee
! Of Conference, submitted a report the bin
/ regulating the gas works OF the District OF
| Columbia. lie said there was no change made
| TO the price fixed for gas.
Mr.. Window submitted a report from the
| second committee Of conference on the Post
| Office appropriation bin. lie said the rates of
| newspapers postage were now put At two cents
a pound, ana the Congressional Record % be
| cent through the mails AZ one cent per pound.
| The report was concurred in.
| Mr.. Sargent called up the bin TO protect from
| involuntary servitude or fOrcible restraint chill
dren Of foreign parentsge, which was amended
so as TO apply TO all persons, and WAS passed.
MIR. Dennis, from the Committee OF confer
| ence on the river aud harbOr bill, submitted a
report. Ii now provides that the board of engi-
| neers 10 consider the Improvements of the Mis-
sissiFpi shall consist OF three from the army,
one from the Coast Survey, and three from
| The report was then concurred in.
| Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee on Trans
| portation, submitted a report in regard to the
the postal service OF the country, and whether
any further legislation is necessary to guard the
| postal service from interruption or Injury by
reason Of hostile action on the part OF the rail-
road companies, accompanied by a resolution
| authorizing the committee TO sit during the re-
cess at Washington in further inyestig CATION Of
| the subject.
The resolution was adopted.
| on motion OF Mr.. Allison, the Committee on
the Library we're authorized TO sit during the
The Senate then, at 1:4O a. m, adjourned to
| 10 8. m.
HoUsE,-After our report closed
The sundry civil appropriation bin being I'M
The amendment appropriating sc 600 for the
| expenses OF the JOINT Select Committee Dis
| irict Affairs was cOncurred in. Also, the
amendment appropriating $50 go 10 defray the
expenses of the Board of Health Of the District
4 Of Columbia.
The amendments appointing a commission,
consisting OF Fred. Law Olmstesd, Vim. II.
Hall and H. W. 5. Cleveland, To consider and
report upon the improvement Of the Capitol
grounds; that of $4,000 Tor the Improvement
of the grounds under the direction OF Fred.
Law oimstead; that sppropriating $4,000 for
in the basement of the Post Ofice building; and
that TO pay the Indebtedness of the Reform
School OF the District Of Columbia, were nom
concurred in.
The amendment apppropriating 500 900 for
continuing the work on the erection and fitting
| up OF the buildings of the Columbia Institution
for the Deaf and Dumb was concurred in. Also,
the amendment apprOpriating SOS, 900 for the
Women's Christian Association Of the District
| Of Columbia
The next paragraph was an appropriation Of
$1,000 for the Little Sisters OF the Poor, OF
Msshlng.on city, on which the committee
After discussion the Senate amendment was
| concurred in.
Mr.. G. T. Hoar moved to suspend the rules and
adopt an amendment 20 pay 81 coo 70 Gen. D.
| o. Howard for expenses incurred In defending
himself from the court of inquiry, and also be-
fore the Committee on Education and Labor in
Mr.. Beck ky said he should object unless
be could offer an amendment to pay Andrew
johnson $1,000 for defending himself In the i'm
parchment trial.
Mr.. Hoar's motion was rejected.
4
naming amendments were non-concurred in in
bulk, and the bill was sent TO q committee Of
conference
Mr.. Dawes moved to non-concur in all the
Senate amendments TO the tariff bill, and send
the same 10 a committee OF conference.
The motion was agreed 70.
Messrs. Garfield Of Ohio, Hale OF Me-, and
Niblack of Ind, were appointed conferees on
the sundry civil appropriation bill, and Messrs.
Dawes Of Mas, Kelley Of Pa, and Beck OF
| KY, conferees on the tariff bill. Recess.
At the evening session, bill 20 prevent hszing
at the Naval Academy. Passed.
Mr.. kasson (Iowa) offered a concurrent reso-
luton extending the time OF the session to &
p. m, on Tuesday, the sd instant; which was
agreed 10.
The conference report on the tariff bill was
rejected-yeas so, nsys 1873; and q new confer
ence was ordered, Messrs. Maynard, Stark
weather and Beck being appointed as members
on the part of the House.
Mr.. McDougall, IN. W. from the conference
committee on the bill 10 provide for the care OF
persons convicted in the courts OF the United
States whe may become insane, reported that
the Senate receded from its amendments, and
IL was agreed to.