Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-13
Congressional Proceedings.
Washington, IL.
SENATE

The report of the committee on the cur
rency bill being under consideration, the
chair announced that the question was upon
agreeing to the report of the committee of
conference.
No Senator taking the floor, the roll call
was ordered.
violent rain-storm was prevailing and the
noise upon the metallic roof was so great that
business was suspended for a short time, as a
Senator could not be heard across the cham
Der.
Mr.. Stewart then took the floor and said it
waas evident the chair was not heard when
he directed the roll to be called. He then
proceeded to oppose the bill as perfected by
the committee. He said it was in the interest
of expansion.
Mr.. Chandler, from the committee on COM
merce, reported, with amendments, the river
and harbor appropriation bill.
Placed on the calendar.
He gave notice that he would call it up
Monday.
The committee recommend the insertion of
the following items:
$4,000 for the improvement of the Mt.
Detroit river.
S25, 900 for the Chhttahoochee and Flint
rivers, Georgia.
$4,000 for the Apilachicola river, Florida.
$1,000 for the Chattahoochee river, Ala.
bama.
$1,000 for the Elk river and same for the
Chester river at Kent, Maryland.
$4,000 for the harbor and piers at New
Castle, Del.
$4,000 for the Lewes'river, Delaware.
$4,000 for Fall River, Mass, and $4,000
for Milford, Conn.
They also recommend striking out the en-
tire second section, which directs surveys and
examinations to be made at a large number of
specified points throughout the country, and
striking out the appropriation of $55 900
made by the House for this purpose.
They also strike out the items of $50 900
sor improvements on White river, above
Jacksonport, and 1925 900 for Usage river,
Missouri.
The item of $4,000 for the Falls of st.
Anthony is made applicable also to the i'm
provement of the Mississippi above these
falls.
The House bill for the revision OF the sala-
ries of Post Masters was reported without
amendments.
The bill amendatory of the act to revise,
consolidate and amend the statutes of the
United States relating to the Post Office de-
partment, fixing and prescribing method for
adjusting the salaries of Post Masters, was
reported favorably.
IldCeu OU the CaleNuar.
The consideration of the currency question
was resumed.
Mr. Morrill,, of Maine, Mr.. Hagar End Mr.
Howe further discussed the question of adop-
ton.
At half-past four vote was taken and the
report was agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, 90.
Mr.. Carpenter reported favorably on the
bill to determine the jurisdiction of Circuit
Courts of the United States, and to regulate
the removal of cases from the State courts
| and for other purposes.
Placed on the calendar.
He also reported favorably on the bill pro-
viding for writs of error in criminal case.
Same disposal.
The Post office appropriation bill was taken
up, and the Senate went into executive ses-
sion.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
On consideration of the appropriation bill
several amendments were offered and reject
ed.
$4,000 was inserted for light ship near
the entrance of New York habor, to mark the
site of the wreck of the steamship Scotia, and
also fog bell at same place.
The appropriation Of $4,000 for light
house and beacon at Matthias Point on the
Potomac was struck out.
$4,000 was inserted for lighthouse at
the mouth of York river, Va.
The jurisdiction of the lighthouse board
on motion was extended over the Western
rivers.
$4,000 was inserted for lighthouse at
the mouth of Thunder Bay, Mich.
The item of $4,000 for the Calling Guns
for Notifications, was struck out-yeas, 98 ;
nays, As.
$4,000 was inserted to begin the publica-
ton of the official records of the war of the
rebellion of both the Union and Confederate
armies.
S25, 900 was inserted for the military pris-
on at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Having disposed of 80 of the "a pages OF
bill the committee rose.
Adjourned.