The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-22
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ADD CONGRESS....FIRST SESSION
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 81.
a number Of private bills were disposed
Of
The bill for the relief of sufferers by the
overflow Of the Mississippi was amended,
80 as not to extend beyond September LIST,
and passed.
The bill removing the political disabii-
ties of Charles A. McBair, of Maryland,
was passed
A resolution was passed that the judi
ciary committee inquire into the propriety
| Of amending the law 80 as to allow per
diem compensation and travelling expenses
to the district judges when holding
courts outside of their districts.
| Mr. Scott called up the bill providing for
the payment of the bonds of the Louisville
g. Portland canal company. The question
being on agreeing to the amendments of
the House as amended by the Senate.
Mr. Conking reviewed the history of the
cannl and the probabilities of law suit if
the government should take possession Of
it. He moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendments of the finance COM
mittee 10 the House bill were agreed to
several Gays ago, and said that these amend
mcnts were concurred in early after the
meeting of the Senate and before a number
OF senators were IN their seats.
The vote was rescinded, and the ques-
ton then REQUIRED upon the amendment of
the finance committee to strike out the
amendment in the House bill, that the
canal should not be taken possession Of nor
any money paid until the state of Ken
lucky should cede to it jurisdiction over
the same, together with all right to tax
property. and it was adopted by yeas 40,
nays 4. The bill now goes back to the
House for concurrence.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the Louisiana bill, upon which Stockton
OF New Jersey was entitled to the floor.
Mr. Frelinghuysen said he gave notice a
few days ago that he would call up the
civil rights bill to-day. He now gave no.
tice that he would call it up as soon as the
civil rights bill was disposed of.
Mr.. Stockton, before commencing his
speech. yielded TO Conkling for motion
for an executive session, which was agreed
to, and at half-past four the senate proceed
ed to the consideration of executive bust
ness After few moments the doors
were rc-opened and the senate adjourned
HOUSE.
A bill directing a temporary suspension
of the District of Columbia legislature was
introduced and referred to the District
committee.
The report of the railway committee on
the bill chartcring double track company
from Tidewater to Council Bluffs, and lin
iting freight rates thereon. was ordered
printed and recommitted
A resolution was adopted tina; the testi-
mony taken by the postoilice committee on
the question Of additional mail facilities to
China and Japan be printed.
The House then at . o'clock went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Wuodford of
New York in the chair on the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
About all hour and half was spent in dis
cussing the question of the pay of guagers
under the internal revenue laws. The bill
contained "A proyiso that the maximum pay
shall be five dollars per day
Mr Famine nf nhin ,o,,oI O., e,,;l.n
out this provis0, and on this discussion
proceeded. Most notable things said, being
the assertion Dy Foster of Ohio, that while
members were very ready to practice econ
omy against clerks in the departments, they
were not so ready to do it againet office
holders in their respective districts.
The statement of Sypher. of Louisiana
that the influence of Cincinnati dstillers.
was exercised periodically for the purpose
of closing up New Orleans distilers so as
to get the control of the whisky market.
The motion to strike out was lost, but
the motion to substitute seven dollars for
five dollars n day, made by Ward of H.,
was carried.
An amendment offered by Dunncll of
Minnesota, to substitute for an item of
$500, 900 for postage stamps for the treasu-
ry department an item of 50, 900 for cost
of furnishing official postage stamps was
ruled out of order, on the ground that the
amendment conflicted with the law
abolishing the franking privilege, and an
peal having been taken the decision was
sustained by 10 to 80. At this point and
after having got through only one page of
the bill the committee report slow pro-
gress made on the bill thus far has been
chiefly owing to the difficulty of getting a
quorum TO vote on any proposition Much
time has been wasted in this way and in
resulting to the necessity of having the roll
called. The bill contains twenty printed
pages, and although it was reported over
two months ago, and has been under con-
sideraton four or five weeks only the
twenty-second page has been reached.
The House at quarter past five adj
| journed, the last roll call having shown
that there was no quorum present
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