New-York tribune., 1874-03-11
xLIIIp CONGRESSES SESSION.

eJIAFD-THE EAECUlINhy NN
JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION BILL TAKEN UP IN
THE HoUsE-THB sANBoRN CONTRACTS DIS
CUssED
SENATE. WASHINGTON March w. Ae'
The CuAPLArN, in his opening prayer 10,
s.v ss,d an hOpored son Of great people ns oea"
among us and besought Divine Providence " D 20 .
eious 20 the shadowed household OF tne "e0'
She bereayed city where his remains lie 'u"' s'o no
oo. mich, how beside the deceased son. ana oe
ehas,aned into humility and reverence Deiore hsh9
Goa
xx-pIRnpENT FILLMORE
Mr.. CONKLING Qsep. N. Y) said that yesterday
mornings session OF the Committee on tue 'uuicy
was ma yoidably prolonged i've minutes peyohu tne
nou, AZ which the Senate meets. Thus detained ne
Was 10 his regret absent at the moment when alusion
vas made TO the death Of Mllard Fillmore aud when
she senate immediately adiourned Indeed, nc ,e naa
s sssse snS wona observe IN harmony
sTy of the other departments a, & sa o s Of
hr. Fpore had been once nronsht 20 Ip Ine mercv
% sIoress ms respect for his memory his sympathy
for those who Immediately mourn for him. or the p0lt
cal conflicts S IN %i1 or HS S & part he played in the
national DRAMA this is not the time 10 SPEAK pus Ia
one career exalted trusts he held the nrbanty ana
dignity of his bearing and. above all mas Oaneless nn
spotlcss life suggest thoughts on when we mdgn. ew9 m
attempt his eulogy, having risen Tor dineient pPGe,
He asked the attention OF the senate 10 tne Ie @ nons
We had no instance Of death In Ike circumstance OF
hOsnf es91 to Se SeHaSS Of the s Unod
and President Of the Senate, and In that 9haIaeGr
therefore differed from all others in our history save
one and differed from that one in tine ca, ana o nu
1897 Congress was not then IN SESSION. ,Sha Saa
Piece died on the Stn o,,d OF Nc BncbaSan
died on the LIST june ls6 and his funeral occurred
Observation-Disclosures appointed committee to attend the
funeral The senate, on tue day OF the i1leIa , au
Sf ihe iaoi by Mr. Buckaew. aud motion TO adjourn
MIR BuchsDan, however, though an ex-fIesiGent nag
An Jannary 1862. The Congress was in session,
but eiSh war was M magsaa. s,9c aHu whose n e2Sn he
forbade observance or aeuon py .S SOnSSFe1, SS,n
during the session OF the Senate OF former fresuent
Of the United States who had also presided mere ny Sne
tLooe Of tho nation. 1t known 70 the Senate tna'
abe House OF Representatives had appointed commit,
Zee of is members attend on its behalf the luheiSi
20 Tue ssatS To- evInee ie sympathy and respect in
like maDper lie therefore offered the following resoiu
Rsca Ta, the ssna,, has o. e DEAN Of
S..rSss, ana tas be appointed
% Mr. FENToS lib. Rep. n " said he to second
tbo resolution which ns colleague had anticipated hlm
MT HxM1.IN tRep.. Me- said It WAS proper that this
body should pay some respect TO MI Ilnore, as no
one OF the very small number Of members now here VINO
occupied seats the Senate when Mr. Fillmore presided
urBanty with which the duties Of the Chair were always
aensrged with a aEa De SoHG OF e 19Gr
were always projected. He thought the Senate would
be corelict tots duty and TO the country IL shoud o'
less than that proposed by the resolution.
The resolution unanimously adopted
suggested 20 him by older Senators than himself, he
thought 1t would not be proper for him TO be absent
three days should the CHAIR desire to appoint him a
member OF the committee 70 attend the funeral HC
therefore suggested that his name should not be used Ia
connection with the commttee but that OF his colleague
M s6HtRz dde Re- p, No. presented the resolutions
Of tbe Missouri Board OF EAehsIgo IN ahOf OF hprcN
ins the Mississippi River. Referred TO the Committee
Mr.. coSkLiSG Rep, N. " presented sundry memo
ierred 10 the Committee Patents.
Nh HOWE rep, WIS., presented the resolutions OF
te Legislature OF ms State favorng pensions to honor
ably discharged soldiers OF the Mexican War Referred
~ tle o Wv & On OF tbe Tater
cation between the East and the West Referred TO the
CotnHittee Trans spOrtatiOn.
ME LOGAN CIIep.. Inl presented sundry petitions OF
eizons Of illinois FOR an increase IN the volume o the
currency. Referred 70 the Committee on Finance.
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
MI MORRILL, rep, Me) reported favorably on the
bin appropnabne slO0O to defray theexpenses OF the
Committee investigating the District Of Columbia
affairs, and asked its present consideration
MI CONRLINGI(Rep.. ". " said that the Commit
Tee Transportation had been in session during the
recess for weeks, visiting many States and travelling
thousands OF miles The expenses OF that Committee,
exclusive OF the stenographers were only about 5000
the ne1norslsts had made snglc charge speci1ca-
before the Committee Congress was called upon to
he voted Tor this that there necessity for it,
He would vote for any appropriation readily, to make
against pretended witnesses anxious to get hold OF
this money, from eesieging the Committee with all
Kinds Of Testimony Of no value.
Mr. MORRILL, said that from the nature OF the case It
impossible fOr tho Committee Appropriations TO
have any information about the matter further than
that the sum was asked for by the Investigating Com
mttee
Mr.. HAMLIN Gep Mel said he wanted to have this
Investigation thorough, bu lie believed an apprOpria
While an appropriation Of 5000 would accomplish the
end II hereafter should DO necessary TO appro
20 strike out $4,000 aud insert 5000.
Mr.. PRATT Rep. Ind inquired what amount OF
gate the alleged outrages in the Southern Stales3
Mr.. MORRILL, replied SSO490.
Mr. ANTHONY lsep., K H. said he would give the
Committee ali II asked for, he felt assured that
Mr. snERMAN rep, ohioi sad he desired to eau the
attention OF the Senate to the method OF employing
therein should be made. There should be an official
senogapher OF the Senate at annual salary of about
cult would a saving OF money
Mr.. SARGENT kep, Cab said IL was understood that
The stenOgrphers 10 committees received 50 cents TO
each 700 words taken down copied out aud furnished to
questions of the Committee, had submitted reply of
between Loo and 2OO pages OF ms1uscrpt, Inc matter
yet be would lie allowed full for It, as they always
Mr. CONKLING sad that 50 cents for every 100 words
excessive price and he did not see how, by
usage, stenOgrapher should be allowed to charge for
insance where an Investigation cost 10000 when the
witnesses lived under the shadow Of the Capitol. II
they had 70 be brought from Kansas even from the
state OF New York, 1t would be a different thing,
travelling expenses must then oe paid
Mr.. sARGENT said It been alleged side
shat the here cost IS cent less than in
Chicago and other cities and on the other side IL had
been ,slieged that they much than IN other
e1nes The truth could only DC determined by summon
places. Although similar investigation had taken
place before the Committee OF the other House,
charges OF corruption against the District officials
stI URGED upon Congress- and he desired that every
means shoaa es put ~ the hands OF the Committee TO