The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
sENAE.

Mr.. Eimunds submitted the resolution
that the President Of the Sena'e End the
Speaker OF the House declare the two
Houses adjourned sine die on the 22nd OF
June, at mon. Ordered to be printed and
laid over.
Mr.. FIelinghuysen moved that the Senate
proceeds with the c. nsideration OF the Civil
Rights bill
Mr.. Morrill, OF Maine moved to t,ke up
the Legislative Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Frelinghuy-en gave nolioe that rs
socn as the legislative Appropriation b ii
should be disposed OF, he chould ask the
senate to take up and pass The Civil Rights
bill.
Mr.. Frelinshuysen introduced a bill to
encourage and promote ,elegraphic commu-
nication between the United States ard Asii.
Deferred.
Mr.. Morril, of Maine, explained the pro-
Visions of the bill. and said it was in har
mouy with the general reduction OF tx
pc nses. Az it passed in the douse it appro-
priated $50, 92S $50, or So 1913, 995 less than
the bill Of the same character approPri aied
last year. As the bill now stood before the
Senate, it appropriated $4Sl ,6lS more than
the House bill. The prncipa! item
OF increase being S25S, 500 for postage for
bill was strictly an appropriation bill, and
contained less exlransOus matter than such
bills usually did.
Mr.. Frelinyhuysen, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, gave notice OF an
amendment 10 increase the clerical force OF
the State Depar tment, which would involve
$4,000 additional expense, bu, the amend
ment also provides for an increase in the
revenues OF that department, from pas'I orts,
which would probably amount TO $40, 600.
The legislative appropriation bill was
then read, and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
committee agreed 10.
The amendment of the committee increas-
ing the appropriation for the purchase OF
ofIicisl pOstsge clamps for the Treasury De-
partment from $4,000 TO 500, 900, was
agreed 10.
The committees amendment appropria-
ting $50, 900 for compt n sation 10 special
ags n to examine the boOks, accounts and
n oney on han is At the several sub-treasuries
and depositories, including nation,l banks
acting u deposi,Orief, was agreed to.
Other amendments proposed BY the COM
mittee we're agreed TO.
The last section Of the bill was amended
| to read that iron and after the 1st day of
July, 1874, snd of each year thereafter, the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall cause sill un-
exp nded balances o. appropriations which
shsll have remained on the books OF the
Treasury for two fscsl years to be carried to
the surplus fund and covered into the Treas
ury; provided that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall at the beginning of each ses-
sion report to congress any balances Of ap-
preparations for specific objects affected By
this section that may need to be reappvoprl.
ated.
The amendment fixing the number Of
clerks in the Internal Revenue Office at 154
instead Of 100, as the House bill provided,
was agreed to. i
The bill having BEEN read through and
the amendments Of the committee acted
upon, it vas laid ovea until Tomorrow.
The Senate vent into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
Washington. ID. c., Nay l9.-Mr.
Edwards called up resolution sub-
mit,ed By him yesterday, providing for the
adiournment Of Congress on the End Of
June, and it was agreed to without discus
zion.
Mr.. Roberts cp ned she 6ii ..sion on the
bill.
Mr.. Wright called up H,I-e bill 70
the benefit Of occupying ci -.u,-.ts on public
lands. Passed.
The Senate reeumed confederation OF the
Legislative. Judicial and Executive Appro-
priatioo bill. The pros;so in regard to the
public printer, repeating the portion Of the
ct providing for his election By the Senate,
v,s struck out, and the Superintendent of
Public Printing remains IN officer Of the
Senate e 1t present.
Mr.. Wsst moved N amendment to the
9Th section in regard 10 unsxpended halasces
being covered into the treasury, - - to
peovide that that section should not opssste
10 prevent the ful6llment a cootraco ex.
sting 1t the date Of the panass Of The bill
Agreed 10.
Quite number Of amsndn0ts, ineludins
several presented 10 CoogreD b. The Sscre-
tary of etafe, were o6ered and adopted. fev
Of which were Of any interest to The ee.sr,l
reader.
O. notion Of Mr. neall's ths approprias;ou
for he o6ce a Surveyor 0easri Of Kaueoa
~ inosassd from 81, 500 b =, 200.