New-York tribune., 1874-06-19

sornser deceased to the Southern Claims Commission,
for red. animation and report was agrsed !.sa TO-
ON 1o motion Of Mr. cHASDLER. the senate then took
UP the River and IIarbor Appropriation blIl. ,,-
40 that he might cail up tbs House bill to provide
GovernInent Tor the District OF Columbia; =,
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN objected. and said he had
given notice that he would call up the bill to enforce te
laws OF the United States IN the Territory of usa a, ,,o
House TO the bin to encourage tine establishment OF pub
lie mariue schools was coucurred In, and the Dii
Tne House bill to create Bozeman Land District In
Montana Territory was passed
THE BILL FoR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. FRELINGuUYsEN withdrew his objection to tho
consideration OF the bill to provide government FOR
the District OF Columbia, and II taken up. iH'l
Mr.. ALLISON said the bill had been agreed to oy the
House almost unanimously. The Senators were per
iectly familiar with ia provisions, and lie niu no, pro
pose debate II. II was the result OF careful deoera
lions Joint Select CUnmttee, and they hau no
amendments TO Offer .-.
Sir. WINDOW Gsep, Mimi offered an ameniment
appropriatng S2jOUOJ OF the National Treasury 10
pay wOrkin gmen employed on the streets or improve
ments under the Board OF Public WORKS or any con
tractors thereof amount appropriated TO be retainer
OF any money hereafter appropriated Dy Congress
for the District OF Columbia. H. "a. .o,,,, roo
onmended appropriation of sl.ooo.ooO portion oil
which would DC BE- used foe this very purposc
Mr.. SAIlGENr tRep., Call moved to amend the sec
Ond section OF the bill 30 as to provide tht one OF to
three Commissioners to be appointed by the President
should be gnated presiding officer Governor
thereof .. .
Mr. THURMAN (Dem Ohio) said there was one county
I'm Ohio having three times the area OF the District OF
Columbia aud it governed by commission OF three
honest men. There necessity for such title as
Governor here Unless there some great, over
wheining necessity for amending tbe bill, he hoped IL
would pass the senate as it came tue House Tue
select committee had labored faithfully TO make this
bill acceptable and it had passed the House with Out
very few dissenting votes what was wanted was an
honest administration OF affairs for the people ana some
provision to have the accounts OF tho Distrct
audited, as they had not seen tho face OF an AUDITOR
and the books of no two officers agreed. He had no
doubt that the permanent form OF government to be
finally provided under the bill would be blessing 10
the people here and benefit to the people OF the
whole Union The idea OF this bill was thlt something
must be done to lift this bankrupt District out OF it
distress to arrive at the true government that
RMS temporary government was authorized me COM
i,ees OF Congress could safely be trusted TO frame
bill during recess which would give simple, honost,
ecopomlcal government to the people of the Dstrct
without any dignites or titles. .
Mr. HAMLlN (I.ep, Mel favored the amendment OF
Mr. Sargent He said tnat this bill good one but
thcrc were some provisions he would like 10 see IN IT,
It mad said thar the government proposed by IL
was to temporary one. No one knew that Congress
would time to make it permanent at It's neXt short
session, and what intended as temporary affair
might thus turn oIt To be- "A long one
The amendment or Mr.. Sargent was l0st-Ieas IL;
Nays 35-ls follows [R 'pubilcans IN roman, Demo'
Gratis in italics, aud Liberal Republicans IN small cap
ta1s