The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-23

referred % the Judiciary Committee. me
Geneva AWARD ban was debated WINDOWS
RSe S Senate and az House. si to
tue judiciary, 6ommitsss. II me House 81" me
debate me House Currency bill was pa s Se lSa
to l2l and the Senate bill l4o TO 1o2. the House
APPROPRIATION 6iIls, transportation Utah. pist H
Of COLUMBIA, the Sutro Tunnel and other ques-
ons me great event Of tsi su month was tho
up TO the Senate on the 92d Next, on the 18th,
after desultory discussion the vote in the Senate
MISUNDERSTANDING the fTesident's objections ~ and
II resulted in yeas 81, nays 80, not two-thrts for
jections were - sustained On the 10th Mr. carpeS
ter introduced in the senate resolution providing
1871 e Of aSa Of a 70
mittee on Foreign Relations, where 1t 10 sleeping.
May in both houses presents heavy budget OF
business. In the Senate the jayne Moietles, the
Mississippi Floods the District OF Columbia, Civil
Transportation, Appropriation bills and various
and numerous other measures were considered.
ns and sas sGs the
Revenue and Territorial and other bills. Many
bis were passed intending the Deficiency 1 n
among the choctaws IN Indian Territory, BY sns
House, the conference report on Currency
and and the Geneva Award Bill, rejecting nsuT:
ance companies, was passed, ana several
halfpast seven O'Clock in the morning, after an
all-nlght session, passed by party vote, except
Houss he OH for the ADMISSION q New Mexico g
state was passed-160 to 50-and the bill estab.
Territory. In the senate the Pembna Terrisorai
PHI was rejected. the melancholy death Of Mr.
Mss Of & House from New York
luton fixing the 22d or June as the day for the
Anal adjournment OF the session was adopted.
intVrfn for 1n1ttf n M
agreed to.
As usual from the organization Of the govern
was In this case crowded into the last month and
the last week OF the sesaion-that is to say, the
settlements between the two houses OF their dlsa-
greements upon the various important bills stil
undisposed OF. As usual too, In the dnal agree
ference Committees many Of the retrenchments
originally resolved upon were knocked IN the
ss snd the general sum q the
this month the unfinished regular appropriation
bulls were the heavy work, though In looking over
for the last three weeks It would appear that
nearly all the important bills and large budget
among the unfinished business. on the 9th, in
both houses the report Of the District OF Columbia
bill for new government Of commission OF
three persons. and with tax on property, inciud-
Senate the moiesy repeal was wasp @anS
the conference report on the Currency bill was
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United States courts latly styled the Press Gang
posed freight water routes; and pin
sippi Constructions. In the House Buffers bill
Affirming the right OF women TO practice law In
ss q
as State-l7o 70 e5; and the Civil Service Reform
l0rfG0OV a
and the onickassw and 0hoctaw claims, 50, 100000
or So 900, were thrown over for another nves-
tigation; and the Bankrupt blu was arranged be-
tween the two houses. and the bin for the new
by both houses and the new Currency bill from the
conference committee, $685. 0OOo 900 Rreenbacks, no
circulation rom the East to she West and south,
was adopted BY more than two-thtrds vote IN
mere reorganization by name OF the bills
and amendments considered In both houses, and
acted upon avera6y o. Adversely since SATURDAY
HERALD. Day and night the Senate and House,
for the last three or Jour days OF the session.
worked as II their own salvation, az well as thar
OF the country, depended upon their final adjourn
ment for the session and their dispersion on tnd
tween the two branches they could have length
ened the session few days, in view OF the great
matters before them decenny. . and with the ex-
animation necessary to prevent frauds and spolta-
GENERAL SUMMING UP.
In summing up the practical results Of the ses.
sion y may be said that, under the circumstances,
they have done as well as could have been reason
ably expected. II they have not gwen the country
the relief demanded and hoped for on the currency
question they have, from the President's veto oil
the Merrimon measure been so far checked AZ to
save the country from Q bold adventure into the
the country the relief generally looked for IN the
matter OF our heavy taxaJiOnH the people have,
yson OF the w snS Sa G
on OF the additional burdens contemplated py
n 1ns hss bssn nothing oena
OF cheap transportation the people OF the
Great West may console themselves upon the fact
Of system OF trans Allegheny ana seaboard water
ways, which win ultimately absorb some
$500 Ooo, 600 from the national Treasury. IT. under
their ut OF retrenchment, the two houses have cut
down the bills for the army, the navy and the In
20 Gn IMAM a e
have been made for unfinished public buildings in
Washington, New York and other cities Of the
Union, and for commercial purposes, incud-
has been done TO advance the cause OF postal
that the Postmaster General and Mr.. Ramsay, OF
the Senate Postal Committee, have not abandoned
measures have iailed many corrupt jobs ana
vicious schemes OF Legislation have also JAILED so,
gress WIN rest as much upon the pernicious meas.
nres Of legislation escaped as upon the good ana
/, neediul measures which have been passed.
| THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS
embraces frat the Civil Rights bill an untimely
and pernoious measure OF sentinen tal equality.
winch has been wisely kept on the table IN the
House; next the bill for the reminding Of the
cotton tax collected during several years from the
Southern States, and amounting In the aggregate
to some $70.OOOO0O. Also, various steamship SUBJ
sidy and ocean telegraph cable schemes; aid new
pension bills and q variety Of Southern claims,
amounting to many millions OF dollars; aud the
general Territorial railway BILL cut down In the
Senate 10 . comparatively harmless affair; but
still lett over In the House as o stupendOus job.
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
is one Of the most widely approved measures Of
the session. rue labors upon this subject OF sew
eral tedious months, rom day to day and night 20
night, are perhaps without parallel OF patient and
faithful INDUSTRY In any other investigating COM
mittee ever ordered by Congress. The results arc
new government Tor the District the best, under
the circumstances, that could for the present DO
devised, to relieve the District from its financial
advertisements, and 70 place 1t upon the road Of
economy, rigid responsibility and SOLID pros
pertty