, 1874-05-27
ooNaREss1oNA14 RECORD.
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ooNeRnssnoSNIAASft s2sS Az RECORD.
WAs1imorox, D. G., May %.
Tho House amendments to tho bill donating!
condemned cannon 10 certain posts OF tho Grarth
Army of tho Republic wcre conol'rred in a'l' T.
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Mr. HOWE presented communication, i'm
dressed to him hy nfvers d Bai1oy, nnakfEs- +
charges agaiuHt tho official conduct Of Con-
gresuionnl Printer olanp, and moved that the
Printing, with instructions to Investigate them,
md power to send for persona and papers.
Agreod to. t
Mr. BUCKINGHAM, from the Committee on
Commerce, .roportol favorably On tho blu to
legaIize md oBtablish pontoon railway bridge
acrosn tho bfiasaaippi RtVcr at Prairio du Ohien.
paaacd.
sT. CnOrx RAILROAD DILL.
Mr: srRAGUE called up tue bill to extend
tho time for tho completion OF tho railroad from
Ut. Croix 1tivor. OF lake, hctweon Townships 70
and 81, to tho wost end Of Lake Superior aud to
bayfield,, Wis. pasand. Tie bill extonds tho
tn1o for the completion Of enid road live yoars
after tic passage OF tic net.
MAoK1sAo rARK. -
h1r. PERRY called up tho Sennto bill to BOT
npart cortain portion OF tho Island OF Maoki-
Ras in tho stratv e. MaSkinaa af,n MltG1h' t1c nz
ing hour expired and the bill went ovor.
sutr-coNTnAcrons' nE1.1Er n11L.
AIr. CRAGlN callctl up tile Senate bill for tho
relief of ccrtnin contractors for the oonntr,ctlon
Of vessels pf war md stoam machinery.
FRONTIER RELIEF BILL.
DIr. HAMILTON called up the House bill 10
provide for the better protection Of tho frontier
| settlements Of ToxaB against Indian and Moxi-
pU,,11u DOCUMENTS.
| bIr. ANTHONY, from tho Committee on Print
iar, reported bac tho hill to provide for tho Balo
of extra COPIES Of n1blic documents, ind for the
Placed on calondar Iie gave notice that ho
would ask the Senate to tlj1ppse of tho bill this
| week,
| POSTAL BILL.
GIr. RAMSEY introduced bill to provide for
tho en- payment of postage On printed mntter aud
! ether p,,rp0eoa. Referred.
tho House Committee Oh poat-Oliccs and Post
| 1soadH.
DEFICIENCY HILL.
Tho Senate then resumed consideration Of tho
Deficiency Augmentation bill. ,
i Nj. SARGENT aubmltted nm amendment pro.
vidiug TINT III appropriation Of 511,21 for pa-
pcr, engraving, printing, expreaa chargea, an]
other exponaes Of making aud iuauing tho na-
tional currency shall bo for tic fiscal year ond.
Ing Juno so, 1879, and another appropriation ol
s200, 600 for tho sarno purpose tor tue present
fiscal yoar. Agreed to. He also submitted an
amendment increasing the appropriation for iu-
cidental oxponBcs Of tho l1.dian aervico in Orc
! gon from 337, ,0o7 10 s49, ,Q05. Agreed to.
an amendment sllbmltted by Alr. LOGAN,
appropriating $1,000 for a pedeHtal for the
bronco statue OF Con. Rawlings, was agrood to-
Mr.. WINDOW submitted nh amendment ap-
propriating s., ,862 to roinlburHo James L. Fisk.
OF Montana. In Charge Of tho Overland Expedl-
tion, for deiiciencios IN appropriations for TINT
seryice. Agreed to.
Tho bill having boon considered In Committee
Of tho Whole, WIS then reported to tho Senate
mud all amendments made III Committee were
uErced to, including that to strike ont the sco.
ton Of the bill prohibiting any. Government
officer from e3pcnding any money In oxcoBs ol
appropriations mado by Congress, or to involve
tho Qoynrnulcnt In any contract Tor tho future
vayment oI 4uonoy III cAccsh VI aneu "FploPAAa
tons. ,,.,
I The bill wRB then read third time, and
. ! pp9Sel.
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MI CVNh4!tNG nnlu ue 1la't St'cl nnt1oe ~ ~ !.
| no would asN the seilato 10 1nRe up the Dill 4
t9s Ssssasy Iii Sa SsyiaE IL
e ssy s s Hs:a ss IL + S 5,sfaI E; +
t"ttoho VI u%'!rt tn1 A-uuSo ~ ~ M, n''st t; :;
tho Cchtohn'as i.Ahloltlo1 thhou ny. Ine liotto
:. to procceu to tho conslaefatlon OIL TUG ol!l wa
T | agrbcl to-ytaa, M nays, 8.
Tho Committeo on Appropriations having re
ported proVlso, that Inc Unitoa e@atos enall NJ
i be liable directly or in:!ircutlY for any e1pena
0 attending such oxposition Or by reason OF Y! y
Mhoio, nn1 tile Dill WAS taen fepoftea 10 u
r Senate:
q hlr. EDNUNDS said tli!a Vi reminded pm
the Nlt.f WlO invited llB 1E19nu TO t1no Mitn mn