New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-24
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The Last Hours Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Postage-The Survey Commission-The
District Government-Shepher Re-
jected by the Senate-Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars for the Overlooked
Speaker Blafne's Goodbye.
WASHINGTON, juno 23-The postage on
newspapers is fixed at two cents per pound.
The conference committee of the two
Houses agreed this morning to amend the
substitute recommended by the Senate
Transportation Committee for the Fort St.
Philip canal bill as follows:
The commission of engineers who are to
survey the mouth of the river is to consist
of three army engineers, three from civil
life, and one from the coast survey.
House.
The conference report on the Sunday
civil appropriation bill agreed; also on the
river and harbor bill; also on the postoffice
appropriation bill.
The latter fixes the postage on daily and
weekly newspapers at two cents a pound,
and on magazines, etc., at three cents, and
public documents ten cents q volume,
everything prepaid.
The President nominated Ex-Governor
Alex Shepherd, x-Postmaster General Den
nison and Henry T. Blow, provisional com
missioners to govern the District. Blow and
was rejected by vote of 36 to 6. The
President substituted A. G. Cattel, Of New
Jersey, who was confirmed.
The appropriations for the flooded of the
Southwest was reduced to $400, 900.
The Speaker appointed E. Z. Hoar, of
Massachusetts, and Mitchell, of Wisconsin,
members of the commission to frame per-
manent government for the District of
Columbia.
BY unanimous consent the Senate bill
removing the political disabilities of
James L. Pugh, Of Alabama, was, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Cald we'll, Of Alabama, passed.
This was the last legislative act of the
session. For some time before the hour of
final adjournment there was noisy mur-
mur Of leave-taking among tho members.
As the hands on the dial of the clock
pointed to six, the Speaker, wishing all
members safe and happy return to their
homes, pronounced the first session of the
Forty. third Congress adjourned.
No impeachment.
The new tariff bill failed.
The congressional committee says there
is no protection in the present postofice
laws against straw bids.
Martin Ryerson, of Mississippi, is one of
the Geneva award commissioners.
The bill for the survey of water routes
passed.
Summary of the Close of Congress.
The report of the committee of confer
epce on the miscellaneous appropriation
bill having been agreed to by both House
and Senate, the following settlement OF dis
puted points was made: The House agrees
to the Senate amendment advancing
81. .3OO, 900 to the District of Columbia for
the payment of the July interest on the
bonded debt and the payment of the EN-.
ployes of the district government. etc, but
provjso is inserted that $4,000 Of this
sum shall be reserved for the payment of
laborers employed by the board Of public
works.
The Senate recedes from it's amendment
increasing the appropriation for the New
York postofice building from 81 ,399, 900 to
$780, 600. SO the appropriation for this pur-
pose stands fixed by the House.
Neither house would concur in the others
action regarding the civil service commits
sion and appointments, go the section relat-
ing to this subject is omitted altogether.
The law under which the civil service COM
mission exists is not repealed, but NO ap-
preparation is made for continuing its work
or paying its expenses.
The Senate recedes from its amendment
proposing to repeal last years law which
appropriated 5000, 900 for repairing worn
out national bank notes, ETC., go the bal
ance of that appropriation is still available.
The House concurs in the Senate pro-
vision for the relief Of the sufferers by the
overflow of Southern rivers, with an amend
ment reducing the amount from $500, 900 to
100000. .ef
The Senate recedes from its proposition
to increase the appropriation for a new
State, War and Navy Department building
from 500, 900 to $3.50, 900, so no provision is
made for the commencement of the north
wing Of said building.
The following Senate amendments are
agreed to by the House, and, therefore, be-
come law: Fixing the compensation Of as
sistant secretaries Of the treasury, solicitor
of the treasury and commissioner of
customs at $500 each per annum. Ap-
propriating $342,3O4 for establishing new
life saving stations on the sea and lake
coasts of the United States, as authorized
by law of the present Congress-; authoriz-
ing the employment of thirteen clerks in
the Office Of Controller of the Currency,
the cost to be recompepsed by the national
banks; providing $4,000 for the destruction
of retired notes by the macera,ion process;
appropriating $4,000 for the erection of
an equestrian statue of Nathaniel Greene:
$4,000 for the purchase of works Of art
for the Capitol; 100000 for clerks aud
temporary clerks in the office of the United
States Treasurer; S25.000 for observing the
transit of Venus; $4,000 for collection of
information regarding the fur trade Of
Alaska; $32, 30 for the Board of Health,
District of Columbia; $60,000 for survey
ing public lands in Oregon, being an in
crease of $40 600; $500, 900 for the improve
ment of the Capitol grounds according to
for fitting up the basement of the POstOffice
Department; $4,000 for the Columbia
Deaf and Dumb Asylum building; 1000
for building of WOman's Christian AssOcia-
ton; $25.000 for the Little Sisters of the
Poor; $4,000 for lighthouse at RockpOrt har-
Dor, Maine; $4,000 for lighthouse in
Skedge's strait, Chesapeake bay; reappro-
priating the unexpend ded balance of the
appropriation for lighthouse fog signal at
$4,000 for building relief light ship for
general service; $4,000 for experiments re-
garding fog bells, ETC.; $4,000 for expert
menting with breech-lOading cannon; $780,
900 for winter quarters for the troops near
Red Cloud and .WhitestOne agencies; $685.
900 for presents for the Sioux Indians,
on condition they shall relinquish their
treaty rights to hunt in Nebraska; $4,000
for the National Association for the Re-
lief of Colored Women and Children
in the District of Columbia; $4,000 for
the District of Columbia $4,000 tor
plans for library Accommodations; $4,000
for machinery and fitting up the mint build
ing at San Francisco; $345, 900 for fitting up
a refinery in San Francisco; $50 600 for re-
pairing the old mint building of San Fran
cisco tor the sub treasury and other govern
ment offices; 1000 for wages and expenses
of the Carson City mint, Nevada, and
$25, 900 for incidental expenses of the New
York assay Office; also reappropriating the
unexpended balance tor repairs of ironclad
Miantonomah at Ware Island navy yard,
California, and other ironclads elsewhere;
also for public buildings at Covington,
Kentucky; for public buildings at Nash