Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-14
EVENING STAR.
C0FGRESSrOy.fE.
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BorsE-Arer our report clo-ed-
Mr.. Rainfall (fA-l offsred Al amenfuent %
the naval appropriation bin, declaring IL - be I.
misde mea nor. % be punished hy tine OF not leo
than st.ee NOR more than Sia.oso. Tor Ahy ca
contract for an amount IN eSccss OF the smsaRt
spLroprist.d Tor = specific object Mr.. Randall
sc pc em not ener TINS smendment In an tn
vidious spirit, but he really thought that soma
set.cn ehouid be taken 60 put Al end @ this
m.sieI OF esoeedine the appropriations
Ml. Willard "a Endorsed the amendment a.
MT. Butler CMsss.) believed that ne smena-
ment was good one, hut the trouble vas that
congress itself violated the laws For instance,
IN the matter OF public buildings Congress
would put on ilmlatiop, ana then Al che next
session an additional amount would he arpro-
MT. Dawes tMs-sA concurred in Mr.. Batter.
remarks he did not wish 20 be understood a
rejecting upcn the supervising architect OF the
heavy additional srpropri asiens were made Ne
thought Mr.. Mullet q most accomplished archt-
tect, ard he believed an honest one. hut he wss
the most extrsvagsbt architect that he Mr.
Devesl had ever Known.
Mr.. Beck alluded 20 the fact that. while the
nd n sos sqs.s sS'.e% SIsss .s
that while the New York post office was limited
10 IS .ece, 900, u hsd cost already as eOO.O
Mr.. Piatt VA coutended tia; Il the Nee
York post Office cost a good deal Of money, a.
was yet the cheapest building that had ever
been erected In ftts coantry. Asto SIR. Mullett,
he accomplished more work than any architect
he had ever known. ne chsrged that under a
republican administration there had been more
economy thsn under democratic oommissies
in New York.
Mr.. Beci admitted tina, there were democrat.
70 New York who spent q GOOD deal OF money.
He never could tell how Il was spent, but ne
called attention TO the fact that these men were
IN the reuiteDcsry. " the republicans wOu a
better OF.
TIE SALARY BILL
Pending further consid Grafton the committee
ROSE, and the House took up the Senate amend
ment 20 the salary bin.
Mr.. Hutlbut (Inl said he dd not think aay
discussion was necessary. He believed the biil
he bsd offered wss the best bill. but the senate
had In Its wisdom thought differently.
NJ hsse (Nsinel SAID the bin sulted bin.
disposed Of he would move 70 concur in the
The amendment OF the senate was cOnearrea
IN BY = vote Of 2e6 yeas 10 Is nays.
Those voting in Che negative were Messrs
Albert, Avcrfil, Barry, Olymer, Cox. Cross
land, hays, Hynss, Kelley. Kendall, I.smison.
sloss: standeford, Storm, stowell. Todd. wsd !
dell, White, whiteley, and Williams OF Ind.-e5.
NJ. os.isskx sIAspIse RULE.
Rules, reported an amendment 90 RUE li2. - a.
| to provide that all bille making appropriations
OF money or property OF requiring such spPro-
out Of appropriations already made, shall FIRST be
considered IN Committee of the whole House
This VIII AFFECT pension bills and claim balls and
| all Others appropristfng money. Adopted.
The House then adjourned
0The Spanish frisxte Arspiles IL pursued
by misfortune. IL ought to 90 down ana see the
yireinius.-Boston Post.
R9-A couple were recently married At Fox
borough, n. H.. after twenty three years en-
| gagGment.
srA popular doctor IN Chicago was presented
| with . er-nounted skeleton on New Years
by biz sdmiring patients