, 1874-05-26

the Indian service shall be paid until tho nuces-
eftice for expenditure shall havc boon examined |
OF peace Commissioners and approved by them,
and vouohers therefor approved by the Secretary |
Of tho Interior, md requiring said Board Of
Commissioners to make auch oxan1tnattons waa
imposed by tho oxisting law.
other amendments Of tho Committee voro
agrcod to. ag follows: Appropriating 97o1 for
Tho ofllco Of surveyor-G General in Washington
eral in Loui9ianai $751; $40 Tor dofraying o.
ponBos Of tue Board OF Health Of the District Of
Columbia; $500 for clorks to committees,
pagos. horses and wagons Of the sennte for tho
fiscal year ending june 90, 1875; q2l.oa5 for
tor tho hacal yoar ending june no, 1871
814.000 for labor; $4,000 for furniture and ro-
pairs; s1,155 for miloago of, Senators
who took thor 4eaA q e5ter the aS
for reporting tho proceedings and debates Of the
aonnte for tho Forty-tl1ird Congress 331, ,772 to
reinibilrso tho finds Of the I1eform School of
tho District Of Columbia for tho erection Of u
building for tho same, and sic, COP for pedestal
for bronze Htatue Of Jefferson In tho National
Htatunry Hal! ut tho Capitol.
Tho Committee re,Portc.d to etrike out tho aeo-
ontt section Of tho BILL making It unlawful forRny
department Of the Government to spend in any
Olticnl year a,1y sum in DxceBd OF appropriations
mado by Congress for that fiscal year, or to in-
yolVo tho Government In any contract
for tho future payment Of money in
excess OF sucl! appropriations, violation
bo punished as provided for in tho third section
OF tho get of July s, 1863.
llr. CONJkL1NG, from tho Committee on 10
vision Of the Laws reported tho House bill to
Stntos, in fotco on tho lat duy Of Doconlber,
1875 nlao that relating to tho statutos Of tho
post~Oiiico Department, and one to raviso md
consolidate the laws relating to the District Of
| Columbia plRced on the calendar.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
! Tho CHAIR Iaid boforo tho Sonato message
| from tho President OF the Uuitod States, tranB-
| mitting letter from tho President Of tho Civil
Service Commission, enclosing full answers r from
tho hoaas Of Departments in regard to tho work.
ingB Of the OWL Service rules therein. Ordered
printed and laid on tho tabla.
AnKANHAg.
AfHo meHBago from the President tranamit-
ting all papors and oorrespondenco in relation
to tho troubles in Arkausas. Ordered printed
md laid Oh tho table.
| THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
It waa ordered TINT the dabato on tho an,end-
1nont to tho Deficiency Appropriation bill be
| limited to five minutes for each Senator.
The Senate resumed confederation OF tho O.
| 1oionog bill.
Aftor sonlo discussion, A1r. THURMAN moved
to amond the second section 40 III to provide
tlat my gioIntion Of it should be doomed high
Inisdemeanor. and to strike out TINT portion OF
tho section providing that punishment should be
| as provided in Scction3 Of the act Of July 25,
1865. Agreed to. Yeas, a; nays, II.
A vote was then tlkon upon the racommonda.
tion Of the Committee to strife out that section
as amondod, aud it WIS agreed to,
! DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE MELL1sN.
Pending discussion, tho CHAIR laid before
the Senate resolution Of the House announcing
tho death Of the Hon. David 3. hlolllsh. at.d
inviting tho Senate to attend lis funeral in tlt
hall oi tho HouBo ut O'clock tomorrow inter-
uoon.
hIr, CONKLING mndo brief remarks appro
pirate to tile occasion, and ofrorod d resolution
iu respect to tho memory Of decoaBed, accepting
tho Invitation Of tho HollBe to Intend th'
funeral tomorrow, and declaring tho Senate ad
journed.
Agreed to. and tho Senate adjourned.