The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-06-09
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congress.
In the Senate Monday, the Military
Academy Appropriation bill was passed /;
he Indian Appropriation bill was then
aken up and considered a number OF
amendments reported by the Committee
.Scre agreed to, and the bill was then laid
,ver. In the House, several bills were
introduced and referred: d Conference
Committee was ordered on the Bankrupt
ill the Senate amendment to the Cen
enuial bill was occurred in; Mr.. Dawes
moved to suspend the rules aud pass the
Tariff bill, with the amendments adopted
IN Committee of the Whole. which was
agreed to; several additional sections
we're adopted under suspensions Of the
Jules an evening session was held, at
which reports from the Judiciary Com
mittee were received--The President
nominated George II. Bristow to be Sec
retary, and VIM. A richardson to be a
Judge of the Court uf Claims.
In the Senate Tuesday the Indian ap.
preparation bill, after being amehded was
passed In the House, Mr.. Poland call.
ed up the bill in relation to Judicial
,ffairs in Utah, aud after long discussion
it was passed the remainder Of the day
,ession was devoted to business from the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, An evening session was held
ror the consideration OF reports on private
land claims. q. II. Bristow was uuani.
MOSTLY confirmed Secretary Of the
Treasury, and Mr.. Richardson, by bare
majority, Judge of the Court of Claims
oy theSenatc in Executive Session.
La the Senate "Wednesday bill in re.
gard to savings banks was passed; the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
ill was amended and passed : the Pension
Appropriation bill was also passed; Mr.
Vindom then called up his resolution
;ustructing the Appropriation Committee
report amendments to the River anC
Harbor Appropriation bill to complete
.urveys recommended by the Trausporta
;cu Committee long debate ensued
.ontlnuics to the time OF adjournment
10 tic House. a joint resolution wa
,dopted providing To- the termination o
the treaty Of 1858 betwet" the Unltet
States aud Belgium the Senate sncnd
tnents to the Army Appropriation o.
conference report Oh the Navy Appropri
,tion bill WAS agreed to the bill for tn,
Improvement OF the mouth Of tho Missis
,ippi was discussed an evening session
sas held, for debate Jnly
In tho Senate Thursday the Transporta
lion resolution was taken up and discussed
Several speeches were made in favor o
aud against the resolution, the debat,
continued up to the time Of adjournment
10 the House, a bill to prevent the intro
iuction Of infectious diseases was passed
The Senate amendments to the Alilitar,
Academy Appropriation bill were concur
red in another debate took place Oh tn
Mississippi Improvement bill but no ac
ZION was taken. u. II. Bristow took tn
oath Of Office as Secretary Of the Treasury
In the Senate Friday bill for thu
better government ofthe navy was passed
the Post. Office Appropriation bill wa
reported with amendments (; a debate tool
place on the question ofpayiug Mr.. Sykes
The Alabama contestant, the salary of
Senator [; the bill to provide for the sal
and distribution of public documents wa
taken up and discussed several amend
ments were agreed to, but without dis
posing Of the measures, the Senate ad
journed till Monday. In the House tn
hill for the improvement of the Mississippi
was taken up substitute offered by MI
Garfield was rejected a substitute offere
by Mr.. McCrary, to provide for IN
construction OF the Fort St. Phillip Cana
was then passed an evening session wa
held.