Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-20
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SENATE After our report closed. Tho
Senate being In the COMMITTEES % the whole on
the legislative appropriation bfil.
on motion OF Mr. Conknns the aporop-ia
ton Tor two clerks, st ~ 500 each in TIE slF "a
q the Independent Treasury q; Nes YOrk vas
on notion Of Mr.. West, eve additional th,-a.
claSe clerks were authorized IN the once OF tae
Auditor FOR the Post Once Department.
ON motion Of Mr.. Sargent, the contingent
fund Of the Executive once vas increased nom
5000 10 5000. Also, on motion OF the sane
senator, tue appointment of Q conputer Of but
hon, nj ~ 500, vas authorised ~ me on &c OF
the Director CT the Mint.
On motion Of Mr.. West. the provisions OF the
IN 100 re.s,iye 20 the covering Of unss-
NO as not To prevent the falnllment OF contracts
eIsan a. ,he date OF the passage Of this act
We salAIy OF the clerk 70 the Oommittse on
Mr.. Pratt objected. and said many OF the
committee clerks we're receiving TOO much nov
They did not work 60 long nor "a hard al tae
department clerks.
Mr. wright expressed the opinion ths, q goo,
very we'll abolished.
After further discussion the amendment va,
agreed 20.
ON motion OF Mr.. Hamlin, the numh,r a.
Clerks TO be dispensed with in the Fourth Aui
tore 0Iioe WAS reduced from eight tofoar.
Mt. freiinshuysen, by direction OF the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, submitted q series
OF amendments, providing Tor the appointment
or third assistant Secretary OF STATE, increNs-
ing the number OF fourth class cierks In ths
Department Of State from ten % twelve; re-
dGcing the number OF third-clsSs clerks fro m
mn Ia SIX; abOlshing the grade OF secOnd-clsss
clei ks IN the department; increasing the nun
Der OF trst-clSss clerks from eight TO eleven.
providing for thirteen cOpyisus, imposing q
charge 50 Tor each passport issued bg the de-
psftment after July I, liza; authorizing the
Secretary OF State 20 change the dis,riOutfOn of
the clerks in his department from time 60 time,
as, In his Judgment, the interests OF the depart
ment may require; and, lastly. authorizing the
Of 40
ated for the expenses OF the Geneva commission
10 be expended In paying the eNpens . OF the
fishery commission, which meets At Halifax in
July. The amendments were al adopted.
ON motion of Mr.. Boutwell,, ten chtefs OF d.
visions were authorized in the Treasury depart
ment.
on motion OF Mr.. Edmuuds. the committee,s
amendment increasing the pay Of the en-
ployes IN the Senate document room WAS nom
conenrred In, and the Ray remains - hxed by
the House.
Several amendments were offered 70 IN crease
the salaries OF certain department emDlO yes,
but were ruled ont OF order.
Mr.. Morrill, (yt) moved % strike out the third
section OF the bill, prohibiting any civil Oficer
OF the Government from using the Government
section wss 20 deprive OF his comfortable quar-.
tiers at the department building the OOmmis-
sioner OF Agriculture. He then proceeded IN
an ironicsl way 90 deprecste the Commissioner
OF Agriculture being turned out and compelled
TO pay for his lodgings, like other people. He
said there was also some nepotism ia this de-
his own family In the ofiice, and OF the forty
i've clerks OF the department sixteen or OF ghtcen
were from Pennsylvania In the further course
OF M re ,ls, ne SAID was stated, although
that the Commissioner aised wheat on his lar IN
| In Pennsylvania, which he sold % the Govern :
ment for 81 per bushel, and the Government
| afterwsrd sold the wheat foe 90 cents a busheI.
Messrs. Cameron and Scott both spoke in
high terms OF the character and abilities OF Mr..
Watts, the Commissioner.
1 After long discussion ON the noints NJ S,r-
| gent moved an amendment striking out after
| the word claw" In the fourth line OF the third
section 90 that the section would read a. toll
4 lows:
"Thst no civil officer Of the government shall
| hereafter receive any compensation or per
qu'sites, directly or indirectly, from the rreas-
| ury or property Of the United States beyond his
| salary or compensation allowed by law"
| The amendment was agreed 90.
| Mr.. Edmunds submitted a further amend -
| meBt TO the Sd section, providing that 10 shall
! not prevent the employment aud payment by
| the Department OF Justice OF district attorneys,
az now allowed by law, fer the performances OF
| Adopted.
| Mf. Frelinghuysen moved sn Amendment an
| pIopristing al 500 for chemicals and sppara-
| tus, and $500 for microscopic experiments az the
| Agricultural department Agreed to.
The bill having been considered in Commit
| tee OF the Whole, WAS reported TO the Senate,
| and all the amendments made in Committee OF
the Whole concUrred in. except such As were
reserved for a separate vote.
| ScCuOL WAS hUehueOs on metlon OF MT
Sargent, so a. TO provide that after the LIST OF
| July, 1855, all uneNpeDded balances OF apprO-
| priations which have remained for two years
upon the books of the Treasury shall be CARR "a
TO the surplus fund and covered into the Treas
ury. The bill was then raised.
| Mr.. Sargent, from the Committee on ApprO-
pristioEs, reported the deficiency appropriation
| bill.
The Senate, a. IS p. N. adjourned.
| HOUSE.-After our report closed
] There was long discussion on the bill in re-
| lstion to notifies, sitter which Mr.. Dawes mo-
tons 70 strike out the third section and amen 4
the sixth were agreed 20, and the bill Ia
| passed without advisor.
The evening session was devoted 10 debate
| onIy.