Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-22

For the erection of an EQUESTRIAN statue of
Nathaniel Greene in Washington, $40 900.
To enable the joint committee on library
to purchase such works of art for ornament
ing the capitol as may be ordered and approx
ed, $4,000.
For pay of two assistants in the library
of Congress, in the copyright department.,
5000.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
collect and arrange for the use of all vouch-
ers, papers, &c., and to take testimony as to
claims against the United States, to be paid
only upon certificate of the commissioners of
claims, $2O, 200.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay the New York Tribune for advertising,
$3.50.
For payment of expenses of editing Revis-
ed Statues, preparing the same for publica-
ton and distribution, $4,000.
To enable the Secretary of the Navy to
complete observations of the transit of We
nus, $4,000.
For collecting information respecting the
condition and Importance of the fur trade in
Alaska, $4,000.
For the District of Columbia, to be ex-
pended by the commissioners of said district,
Sl,30O,00O.
For re- establishing the light house at Indian
Island, Rockport Harbor, Me-, $4,000.
For building light house at or near Solo
mons Lump, between SANGER Sound and
Chespeak Bay. $4,000.
Appropriation for completion of New York
Post-ofce, increased from $4,000 to $685.
000
For the commencement of the north wing
of the buildings for State. war and navy de-
partments in Washington, 1920,
For relief of the sufferers by the flood in
the South, 100000.
A new section was inserted by the commit
tee restoring the Civil Service Commission
and appropriating 1000 for its expenses.
Agreed to; yeas, SO; nays, l6.
The bill granting relief to Susan b. An
thony was reported adversely by the judiciary
committee and they were discharged from fur
Their consideration, the bill being indefinitely
postponed.
The subject of library building was laid
on the table.
The amendment appropriating $4,000 for
additional clerks in the Office of the Comp
troller of the Currency was adopted.
100000 was appropriated for army pen
sions.
Mr.. Allison, from the select committee on
the District of Columbia, submitted a report
upon the message Of the President, stating
that the committee had not changed its views
on the subject of the rate of interest on the
bonds named. Said he had the highest au-
thority for saying the President was satisfied
with the bill as it passed, after being made
familiar with all the facts.
Ordered to be printed and committee dis
charged.
Amendments to sundry civil appropriation
bill agreed to-, except that relating to jurisdic-
ton of light house board on the Mississippi,
Ohio and Missouri rivers, which was disa-
greed to-.
The amendment fixing the compensation of
the Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury and
the Commissioner of Customs at 81, 500 each
was agreed to.
The appropriation of 100000 to replace
the worn and mutilated national bank notes
was repealed.
The report on the deficiency appropriation
bill was agreed to.
The Senate disagreement to the harbor bill
was withdrawn.
An amendment was passed that the Presi-
dent to appoint commissioner to survey the
mouth of the Mississippi river.
The charges against the Congressional
printer (Clapp) were reported untounded and
the committee discharged.
The report of the Committee on the Indian
appropriation bill was agreed to-.
$4,000 was appropriated for the harbor of
Burlington, Vt.
Several other amendments were offered and
rejected.
One for the improvement of navigation and
removing distractions between Staten Island
and New Jersey was agreed to.
An appropriation to remove bouiders from
the Merrimac river, urged by Mr.. Boutwell,
was refused.
The bill was then reported to the Senate.
The amendments made in the committee of
the whole were agreed to.
The bill was read the third time, but not
passed.
The House bill to repeal the act under
which the Sanborn contract was awarded, was
passed.
The House bill relative to circuit courts of
the Uuited States was passed.
Adjourned.
The Speaker presented message from the
President.
Message referred to the committee on the
district.
Conference report on the Indian appropria.
ton bill was rejected and q new committee
asked.
A bill was passed amending the gold bank
law so as to allow circulatory gold notes &c
| be 90 per cent. instead of so, of par value o.
bonds deposited.
The Speaker announced that the session
could not be extended beyond IL o'clock or
Tuesday.
Mr. Garfield stated the condition of appro
priation bills:
Indian appropriation bill would 60 to an
other conference committee.
The deficiency bill was not quite through
the conference.
The Post-office appropriation bill was nov