Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
XLIIId CONGRESS
SENATE.

XLIIId CONGRESS
 | --G E.s SENATE.
 l Mir. Hamlin, of Me-, introduced bill to re-
 lieve ships and vessels from compulsory pilot ] fees in certain cases.
 1 Senator Morrill,, of Vt., from the Finance l Committee, said he regretted to report un-
 favorably on the Senate bill providing for the
 resumption of specie payment, and for free ] banking He had no right to disclose what 1 took place in the committee; but it was well known that committees are made up of odd l numbers and, in one of seven members, where three favored the bill, and three opposed
 it, with the seventh one 8 little mixed, the re- | port had to be unfavorable. He would, how
 ever, ask that the bill be placed on the calendar l together with the adverse report. So ordered. MT. Sargent, of California, introduced by re- quest bill to secure anti-monppoly ocean
 cable communication between Europe, Ameri- | ca, and Asia. NE
 The Senate Committee on Pensions reported
 unfavorably on the resolution from the Min
 nesota Legislature asking an investigation into
 the affairs of the Pension officer. Tabled. The House bill for the inspection of disburse- l ments of appropriations made by officers of the | army was passed.
 Tie House bill amendatory of the act for en- rolling and licensing ships or vessels to be
 employed in the coasting trade and fisheries l for regulating the same was passed.
 Mir. Morton, of Ind, introduced bill pro- viding that postage upon documents printed | by authority of Congress, or by either House l thereof shall not require to be prepaid, but
 may be left to be paid by persons receiving | them. Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
 Mr. Anthony from the Printing Committee, | reported back the memorial of certain employ ing printers at Washington, D. O, in reference | to the management of the Government printing
 office, with bill to further regulate the public
 printing which provides that the Congressional printer shall have the work done in the most | economical manner consistent with it's proper
 performance, and the prices paid for work shall
 not exceed those paid in Baltimore, Philadel-
 phia, or New York, and authorizing him to
 have work done by private contract when it
 may be to the best interests of the Govern
 mont. Placed on the calendar.
 MT. Scott, of Pa, from the Committee on Claims, reported unfavorably on the memorial
 of the Mercantile Insurance Company of New
 York, to be reimbursed for $8,60O in green
 backs insured in that company and lost at sea.
 MT. Carpenter, of Wis.,, in calling up the
 Louisiana bill, said he was in New Orleans last
 May when there was great excitement there,
 and in public speech he pledged himself to
 the people that if they would stop violence and
 submit to the Kellogg Government he would
 do what he could to present their case to Con-
 gross. They had kept their part of the con-
 tract, and he proposed to keep his. MT. Mor-
 ton in reply said one of the chief disturbing clements in Louisiana at present was the fact
 that the bill was pending in the Senate. He
 believed great majority of the people Of Louisiana acquiesced in the Kellogg Govern mont.
 The territorial railroad bill was read 8 third time and passed-yeas, 20; nays, IS.
 MT. Killinger, of Pa., from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. made report on the subject of the alleged violations of the. Eight-Hour law in the New York Post-O Office building that the law is not being violated in the work done under the Government super vision, and that as to the work done under law MT. Cox, of N. Y., believed the Eight Hour law should either be carried out or re- pealed. It had not been carried out in the public buildings either in New York or else- where. MT. 9latt, of Va, denied Mir. Cox's statement as to the violation of the Eight-Hour law on the public buildings. and declared that the law was enforced on every public building by the express orders of the Secretary of the Treasury. #
 MT. Woodford, of N. Y, from the Committee on Civil Service Reform, reported bill pro- viding that no officer of the United States shall directly or indirectly receive or be paid for his own use or benefit any money or property of the United States except his salary or compen- sat1on, or that no public property shall be used by officials, or by any person for private purposes the act not to be 80 construed as to prevent the payment of all actual and neces- saIy travelling expenses when travelling on the legitimate and necessary duties pertaining to their office. MT. Maynard of Tenn, inquired how the bill would affect the Collectors of Ports, whose compensation was made up largely of fees. Would it restrict them to their salaries and no more2 MT. Weodford replied that it would. Mr. Dawes, of Mass, offered an amendment by inserting the words :'' or make any private profit or use of the labor or service of any person employed by the United States, which labor or service is paid for by the United States"
 rr11- to prevent officers of the United States from receiving any money beyond their fixed salaries, was discussed, MT. Weodford explaining and advocating the bill, and Messrs. Dawes and Butler (Mass.) opposing it as not sufficiently In the course of the debate Mr. | Merriam, of N. Y., who had introduced the bill | originally, said that on the morning he had lone so Government officer had pressed him. self on the flsor, and in a very excited manner approached him, saying, "This bill will ruin | me; it takes away the carriage which use, and t is impossible for me to get along without it." He said it was very hard on him, especially on 1is wife, and he saw no objection to her riding | when he did not want the carriage. He MT. Merriam( told him as he now told the House. hat his party could not afford longer to carry he wives of public officials.
 In the discussion of the finance question, Mir. Butler, of Massachusetts, urged the ! passage of the Senate bill, and intimated his belief that the President would not veto bill NAicu Woulu leS&l1e HIS own actlOn. NIT. Kellogg, of Conn.,, asked MT. Butler whether 1e had understood him to say that the Presi- lent would not veto the Senate bill. The Speaker Gnterrupting) is an improper question never to be discussed. Mr. Kellogg That is precisely why I ask the question. The Speaker-The Chair did not observe the gentleman from Massachusetts use the phrase, 'r he would have stopped him. It is an in- 7asion of the dignity and rights of the House 'f Representatives to allude to the possibility ,f the President vetoing bill. After further discussion in the same vein the House began 0 vote. The first vote was on MT. Buffers notion to lay on the table the motion to recon ider the vote postponing the House bill, and was defeated by the casting vote of the speaker amid great excitement. The vote was announced as yeas 126 nays 126 whereupon he Speaker voted No. The various amend nents offered to the bill were defeated MT. 3iery moved to strike out the eighth section of he bill which provides for the monthly issue # two millions of gold notes as 8 substitute or that amount of legal tender notes, to be anceled and destroyed and not reissued. Agreed to.