Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-27
EVENING STAR.
CO.rGREssEO.r.sL.
HoUsE.--After our report closed

C0oclunfoo Saturoay's Proeeodt0gO.
HOUsE.-After our report closed
Consideration OF the legislative sppropristios
bill wS proceeded with.
providing that the Attorney General shall
nuslly report 90 Congress detailed statement
OF expenditures from his contingent fusd.
Mr.. Nesmith's amend ment 70 strike out the
Appropriation for horses for the once OF the
Attorney General Was also adopted
Gr.Wilson (ind.l offered The following amend
ment
That every clerk OF the Circuit OF District
Court OF the United States, United states mar
shsl, or United states district attorney shall
reside permanently In the district where Ais
official duties are 20 he performed, ami shall
give ne personal attention thereto and IN case
any such oficer shall remove from hts district,
or shal fsil % give personal attention 90 the
duties OF his once, except In case OF sickness,
suen once snsll De deemed vacant. Adopted.
MT. q. y. hosr offered an amendment that
no civil officer Of the Government shall receive
from the Treasury or from fee any sam be-
yond the salary or compensation allowed es
law. or 90 make private Of public property.
or private use OF the services OF any person ia
ployed and paid by the Government but this
fees allowed by law, or the use OF public prop
erty provided BY Law Tor tie use Of such ofheer.
DISTRIBUTION OF GUERNSEY.
Mr.. Beck ssid he hsd Just received Q letter
nom the Comptroller OF the Currency, CON
planning of hts remarks made yesterday an reia-
currency, and said that he Was an Ofhcer OF
the Government and could not be heard here,
he asked that the letter be read ~ part Of his
remarks. The letter was then read. In tt Mr.
Knox complains Of injustice in the remark s OF
MIR. Beck, and that an extract from his last re-
port showing difficulties in the way OF comply
ing with the then existing laws, and stating that
he had drawn up bill and sent IL 20 Mr.. Phelps
TO provide for the withdrawal OF the twenty-five
millions from the East for distribution in the
Mr.. Phelps said he desired 10 express his ad-
mirstion for the msgnanimity OF the gentle
in acknosledsins an error into which he had
from gallant son Of gallant state. SO far
AZ he had kpowledge the statements were cor
rect bill had been prepared al hls request,
the views OF the Banking and Currency Com
mittee on the subject of free banking.
PRINTING NOTES AND BONDS.
on motion Of MT. kellogg, the paragraph,
"for printing notes, bonds and other secaritass
Of the United States by bank note companies,
S625, 0CO," was stricken ont, and the amount APP
| propristed was added 70 the Appropriation tor
engraving and printing notes, bonds snd other
securities OF the United States.
HOURS or LABOR.
When the paragraph requiring the several de-
partments TO be kept open seven hours each day
WAS reached,
Mr.. Kellogg said he had no objection 20 keep-
ing the buildings open andthe clerks employed.
but there were class OF employees who should
not be compelled 70 work seven hours. lie re-
ferred to the ladies engaged ss counters. They
had TO be very careful, and it WAS unjust TO COM
| pei them 20 keep their eyee, hands and brains at
work for more than Elk hours. He, therefore
| suggested that this class be exempted.
| Mr.. Garfield said there was force in the suR :
| gestiOn, and he offered q pr0vtsO permitting the
heads Of the departments respectively 60 permit
| fewer hours labor 20 counters and others en-
| gagged In severe work.
| MIR. Lawrence said this appeared 20 he An in
CT ease OF the hours Of labor, but Il was not so.
| There WAS q Law now which required the de-
| psrtmests 20 be kept open eight hours for bust
| ness, snd u was not enforced. He moved 90
| strike out the paragraph. Rejected.
Mr.. Kellogg then offered an amendment 30
| &c to declare that the buildings should be kept
open, but not requiring all OF the clerical force
| 10 remain there.
4 The amendment was adoptad
Mr.. Lawrence rene we'd his melton TO strika
G 1ot. tne paragraph; and it Was agreed 70 b. =
EMPLOYMENT OF SOLDIERS.
| Mr.. Garfield moved 20 20 back 20 40 smand
the clauses relating 20 the War Department a.
TO provide that In the reduction OF the force OF
far as possible retain fhs "A w az shall
men and discharged soldiers now in the depart-
meDt; but thar for the future no more enlisted
one sna % DC ,b sppOh1eo, except IN the signal
provides for reduction Of the number OF tenn
porary clerks - fast ~ the public service wilI
permit.
The amendment was adopted.
| THE UNRxPKNDED BALANCEs.
| Mr.. Beck offered an amendment 90 the fourth
| stSaoh 80 az ptONlue Ihat IRON ana after the
passage or this act, and on the let OF July OF
each year hereafter, all uneKpended balances
OF appropriations shall be covered into the
4 treasury.
! Nr. Beck charged that in spite Of the law OF
$50 the secretaries were drawing upon uner :
penCed balances that should be cover ed into the
| treasury. The trouble was that the executive
l officers would net obey the laws Of Congress-
de contended that not dollar should be taken
from the treasury, except In pursuan Of an
appropriation or the jud gment OF a court
MI GARFIELD suggested not TO strike out the
words "carr1ed 70 the surplus fund" hut q,
add the words ''shan be covered into tbs
treasury"
MIR. Beck accepted the modification. ana In.
AMENDING ut was adopted as modified
MT. Conger moved TO add a prOyiso 20 ths
amendment adopted so as 20 exempt spprOpria-
tons for lighthouses and rivers and harbors
from The operations Of the law. ADOPTED.
MIR. Mills moved an amend ment REL hiring the
heaos OF departments 20 revise their list of en-
Ployees with a vies TO the more equal distribu-
ton among the states according 90 population.
Ruled out On point Of order that Il was new
legislation.
Mr.. Tremain moved to further exempt appro-
pristlons for public buildings from being covered
into the Treasury. Adopted.
=. MI; Dunneil offered an amendment providing
that In all departments where employees are
discharged preference shall be given TO soldiers
in retaining clerks.
Mr.. Beck made the point OF order that this
involved new legislation.
The Char (Mr. woodford) said that win
regret he must delsre the point Of order well
taken.
Mr.. Beck objected to the Chair deciding a case
with regret Ii was his duty 70 decide under
The committee then rose aud the bill. a.
amended, was reported 90 the House.
The previous question was then seconded,
aud, pending further action, the House, at SIS
y. m., adJ ourned.