Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-27
EVENING STAR.
COMPLEMENTARY
Ce.cl..ses Yc~serasy'. Proceeding,

sENATE--After our report closed
1he naval appropriation htn vAs taken nm.
a.. ne following amendments reported BY The
a mluse agreed 90: Increasing the Approprsa-
un LOT ne Nautical Almanac from SiO.Go0 ~
1870: increasing the appropriation for the
incress,ns tss Am Engineering % q, SIS yeoo.
Nsys Academy from $40 900 20 sssa0' Pro-
wong tnst when a vacancy occurs in the on -
OF such cOmmADdant ss y brigadier g~eersi
shall cease, and the commnndAnt Who .ssIi
then be selected from among she Officers OF the
I'll IN, ma. h.se the rank and pay OF colonel.
nr; scott then moved that the Centennial DIN
who had supposed that the naval Tin vould
occupy all day, had left the chamber He sug-
gested that the hin might be taken up and lad
not object, and the hill MAS therefore, take,
up, and then laid over informally.
Mr. Wright called mp the bill 20 provide Cor
une appointment OF commission on the alcohol
Mr.. Bsysrd opposed the bill At length.
MI West, from the Committee on Approprta-
tons, reported with amendments, the army an
preparation bill. The bill, ~ reported mSkes
PRODUCTION OF $3.50 coo in the appropriation for
regular supplies and Incidental expenses OF the
ousrtermastefs department, and OF s2is. 900 In
snhdry other items. The clause limiting the
allowance for travelling expenses 90 ten cent?
Per mile Is stricken out, and the section trans
terilhg 70 the Southern Claims Commission All
claims from loyal states now pending in the
QoSrtermast,r's and COmmissary departments
ML Flanagan spoke In favor Of the liquor
Perding further discussion the Senate want
INTO tSeouuNe session, and then adjourned.
HOl SE,-After our report closed
The bill In relation TO the frAnkins nrixtlese
was inrthtr considered, aud the question re
CURED npon the adoption OF the amendment
reported from the committee. authorizing the
Postmaster General 20 withhold tree mats, s,s
a period not exceeding thirty DAYS. ON a a.
vision on this question MIR. kssson was the only
member rising IN favor OF the amendment
which provoked considerable merriment
yea and nay vote was next taken on the
question OF adopting the amendment proposed
by MT. Hale IN. VI, repeating the law bv
which the Thanking privilege was abolished.
and the vote was anDounced-yeas A., nsys 1872
Mir. Smith (Ohio) renewed the motion 20 Law
the bill on the table. Rejected without division
The bill WAS then read q third time, ana the
questiol was taken on its passage, and IL was
deiesttd-yeas l29, nays l3l.
Messrs. Butler (Msssl and Cessna both enc
tered motion 20 reconsider and lay on the
table. but the yeas and nays being demanded
they withdrew their motions.
Mr.. MeCIsIy, from the Committee on Rail-
ways and Canals, called mp the bill 20 regulate
commerce by railroads among the several
states, which bad been, by previous order OF
tne House, made the special order for to-day.
and entered a motion 10 reconsider. The bin.
printed.
MIR. G. r. HOar asked unanimous consent IN
offer resolution directing the Committee ON
the District Of Columbia 10 report a bill which
shall compel the payment OF the wages of the
school teachers Of the District, which, il N al
legged, are many months in arrears.
MI. Hale, OF New York, objected, and thought
the resolution should be referred TO the District
Committee.
Mr.. Hoar said the resolution was TO remove ,
scandal from the entire nation. These teach
ers OF the children Of the District had not been
paid Tor whole twelve month. He gave no.
tee that be would, on Monday, ask the adop-
ton OF bis resolution under a suspension OF the
rules.
On motion the House took a recess.
Al the evening session twenty members
helped TO revise the laws, and the House adj
jOuIned Al 9l5.