The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-24
CONGRESS ADJOURNS


The report of the Committee Of Conference
having been agreed to by both House and
Senate the following settlement of disputed
points was made:
The House agrees to the Senate amendment
advancing 81, 800, 900 to the District of Column
bia, for the payment Of the July interest on
the bonded debt, and the payment Of the en-
ployees of the District Government, ETC., but
q proviso is inserted that s75,0oO of this sum
shall be reserved for the payment of laborers
employed by the Board Of Public Works.
The Senate recedes from its amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the New York
Post Office building from sl,39s,0O0 to ST.
stands as fixed by the House.
Neither House would concur in the others
action regarding the Civil Service Commission
and appointments, SO the section relating to
this subject Is omitted altogether. The law
under which the Civil Service Commission ex-
lists is not repealed, but no appropriation is
made for continuing its work or paying its
expenses.
The Senate recedes from it. amendment
proposing to repeat last years law, which APP
propriated $6OO, 600 for repairing worn out
national bank notes, etc. So the balance Of
that appropriation is still available.
Auo lVuB5 Coucuts ~ the C6uate PROVISION
for the relief Of the sufferers by the overflow
ducing the amount from $500, 900 to S4OO, 900.
The Senate recedes from its proposition to
increase the appropriation for new State,
War and Navy Department building from
500, 900 to $3.50, 0O0 SO no provision is made
for the commencement of the north wing Of
said building.
The following Senate amendments are
agreed to by the House, and therefore become
law: Fixing the compensation of Assistant
Secretaries Of the Treasury. Solicitor of the
Treasury and Commissioner of Customs at
$4,000 each, per annum; appropriating $342,-
3O4 TOR establishing new ife-saving stations
on the sea and lake coasts of the United
States as authorized by q law of the present
Congress.
Authorizing the employment of thirteen
clerks in the Office Of Comptroller Of the Cur
rency, the cost to be recompensed by the
National banks. Providing So 600 for the
destruction of retired notes by the maceration
process. Appropriating $4,000 for the erec-
ton of an equestrian statue Of Nathaniel
Greene. $1,000 for the purchase of works of
art for the Capitol. $4,000 for clerks and
temporary clerks in the office Of the Uuited
States Treasurer. ,r.5f
Twenty-Five thousand dollars for observing
the transit of Venus $4,000 for collection Of
information regarding the fur trade Of Alaska;
So, $40 for the Board Of Health District of
Columbia); $50. 900 for surveying public lands
in Oregon, being an increase of $40, 600;
$2OO, 600 for the improvement of the Capitol
grounds according to plans Of Fred Law Ohm
stead. - 83
500, 900 for fitting up the basement of the
POST Office Department.; SIS, 600 tor the CO.
lumbia Deaf and Dumb Asylum building;
5000 for building of Woman's Christian
Association; $4,000 for the Llttle Sisters of
the Poor; $1,000 for lighthouse at Rockport
harbor, Me-; $4,000 for lighthouse in
Skedge's Strait, Chesapeake Bay; reappropri-
ating the unexpended balance Of the appro-
priation for lighthouse fog signal at Point Fir
men, California. ri
Appropriating $4,000 for building relief
light ship for general service; $1,000 for ex-
periments regarding fog bells, ETC.; $50, 600 for
experimenting with breech-loading cannon
$50, 600 for winter quarters for the troops near
Red Cloud and Whitestone agencies; $25, 1000
tor presents for the Sioux Indians on condition
they shall relinquish their treaty rights to
hunt in Nebraska !; $40, 900 for the National
Association for the relief of colored women
and children in the District Of Columbia.
$4,000 for continuing work on the new jailin
District OF Columbia; $2000for plans for IL
brary accommodations; $4,000 for machinery
and fitting up the Mint building at San Fran
cisco s3l5,OOO for fitting up . refinery in
same !; $50, 900 for repairing the old Mint
building, San Francisco. and the sub treasury
and other Government offices; $4,000 for
wages and expenses of Carson City Mint, Ne
vada, and So, 900 for incidental expenses in
New York Assay Office.
Also reappropriating the unexpended bal
ance for repairs Of the iron-clad Mantonomah,
at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, and
other iron-clads elsewhere; also for public
buildings at Covington. Ky; for public build
ings at Nashville, Tenn, with an increase Of
amount to 1915, 600, and limiting the total
cost of the Philadelphia Custom House and
Post Office to $4,000, 900, and of the Cincin-
natl public buildings to s.. 600.
The appropriations as fixed BY the House
for these two buildings named, $3.50, 900 and
$500, 600 respectively, are retained
The Senate recedes from its proposed
amendment to appropriate SIZE, 600 for paw
ing the roadways in front Of the Capitol, ETC.;
s11, 900 for supplies for the Yankton Sioux
$3.50, 900 for extending Washington Hall build
ing so as to accommodate the Pension Bureau;
SIS, 900 for the Reform School, and $50, 900
for the Hydrograpy Office.
The Senate also recedes from its action pro-
posing to strike out the item Of $1,000 for the
payment of Commissioners and Collectors OF
customs, acting as Superintendents of Lights,
the provision extending jurisdiction to the
Board ever the Mississippi. Ohio
and Missouri rivers. and the proviso that all
tolls on vessels entering or leaving Thunder
Bay River, Michigan, shall be abolished after
the lighthouse is completed. The three fore
going items, therefore, become law.
The bill to remove the political disabilities
Of jas. L. Pugh, of Alabama, passed the Sem
ate few minutes before o'clock, and before
it could be enrolled and get the House to re-
ceive the signature of the Speaker, that body
had adjourned, and the bill failed to become o
law.
Senator Gordon called up the House bill to
remove the disabilities. Of John Forsyth, Of
passed
Senator Goldthwaite called up the House
bill to relieve John L. Pugh, Of Alabama Of
his political disabilities passed. Senator
Spencer moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill to relieve the political .disabii-
ties of John Forsyth, of Alabama, was passed
The Chair informed the Senator that the bill
had been enrolled and sent to the President.
Senator Clayton called up the bill for the
relief Of J. Scott Payne, I'd lieutenant 9Th cav