Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-30
EVENING STAR.
COrGRESSFO.Y.fL.
ConcIusIon Yr.,er.laI.. ernon.,,
SENATE. -Afier our reDOr, closed

SENATE. After our report close,
The House resolution 90 suspend the iofnt
iUles ma relation 20 the engrossneut OF bilfs =,
~ TO ermit the revised code 20 be submitted 80
agreed 20. "S
he Chair laid before the Senate the resolu-
tsrsr y, ~, 80, ,oass ssking COMMITTEES of con-
a, MI. Wright moved that the Senate insist IN
~ I'm SINE ndmene and agree 20 = conference.
taken u Was agreed tO-yeAs 81. nav "a
a.. Mr; wright said that having made the mo-
~. ,Si Sonterence, usage would make him a
memeet OF The committee OF Conference from
which be asked 90 be excused A. rs enyaSs
menus on standing committees Occupief ~.
u uda Ano' no objection being made, he was es-
The Chair appointed Messrs. Morton. Sh.r-
man and Merrimon, ~ members OF the com nit
tee on the part OF the Senate
Mr.. Davis cSSed up the bin 20 sB.ho,,-. IN.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad compSny 20 eono
struct branch road, and 70 chance the 80
ton OF its road within the District OF Columbia,
and submitted an amendment providing 49,
the whole OF the branch road 60 be oonstractea
should be laid outside Of the city OF Wsshing-
ton, which was agreed 20, and the bull passed
AT O'Clock, A. PER previous order, the senate
proceeded 20 consider reports from the Commit
Tee on Pensions, and numbsr.Of PENSION bills
Adjourned 20 Monday.
hOCSE.-After our report closed
lie House proceeded with the consideration
OF the Senate amendments % the legtslafive
&c, appropriation bill.
The amendment proposing An tpcreass Ia a..
number OF clerks IN tue State department Va
concurred in-ycas t3O. nave 6A
Ihe amendment requir,ugs ice Of S5 Tor each
eiuzens passport was CONQUERED in.
Al the amendments increasing clerks ana SAL
aries IN the Office OF the Secretary Of the Treas
uIy were non concurred In. The same acton
vas taken with regard 90 increase 10 the First
u mptroller's aud First Auditor : on Sc Fourth
Auditors ONCE, the offices OF the Conlptroller
OF the currency and the Office Of the Commits
sloner OF Internal Revenue.
All the amendments increasing salaries and
Iesnhe new ouices In the Sub Treasury at
San Francisco sud AZ the several mlnts were
non-concurred In, and division wa taken in
each case, a. an instruction 10 the Committed
OF conference that may be referred.
All increase OF salary ana Offices was non
The amendment creating a Chief OF Division
OF Loans In the ONCE OF the Secretary OF the
treasury and the increase in the ONCE OF the
treasurer were also non-concurred in.
The amendment requiring unexpenfei hal
ahces 10 be turned In July 4, 1875, aud every
year thereafter, was concurred in, with an
amendment Inserting 1874 instead OF 1875. The
clause excepting appropriations for rivers and
hArbors and public buildings which the Senate
struck out, was again inserted by the House
The amendments having all been considered
q committee of conference was ordered. ana
appointed.
MIR. Swami presented the memorial OF the
mayor and city council Of Baltimore, setting
forth that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company was, before January I, lisa, assessed
al lnternsi TAX OF 200, that the said meney
was illegally assessed, and PAID erroneously ont
OF the amount OF annual interest due 20 the CITY
OF baltimore by the said company, ~ will be
SHOWN by the secession OF the United States
supreme Court, aud praying the passage of an
act 10 refund the said sum with interest. Re-
ferred TO the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Albright offered a resolution, which was
adopted, directing the Committee on Com
merce TO inquire into alleged Outrsges upon
chinese immigrants by the Chinese immiSra-
ton companies, &c.
The House then (st $50 n M adiournaa tiit
Monday.