Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate Passes the Deficiency and
Centennial Bills.
The Government not Liable for
any Philadelphia Expenses.
Beck Ventilates the Sanborn
Business.
He Demands the Impeachment
of Secretary Richardson.
Funeral of David b. MeIlish
SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, May 26.-House amend
ments to the bill donating condemned can
non to certain parties Of the Grand Army
of the Republic were concurred in anc
passed.
Public Printing Frauds.
Mr.. Howe presented communication
addressed to him by Rives & Bailey making
charges against the official conduct of the
| Congressional Printer, MIR. Clapp, and
moved that the same be referred to the
Joint Committee on Printing, withinstruc
tions to investigate them andpower to send
for persons and papers. Agreed to.
Mr.. Buckingham from the Committee or
Commerce reported fayorably on bill tC
legalize and establish
A POntoon Hallway Bridge
across the Mississippi river at Prairie du
| Chen. Passed. -
z Mr.. Lerry called up Senate bill to set
apart certain portion OF the Island Of
Mackinac in the straits OF Mackinac, Michi-
gan, as National Park. Pending discus
cussion the morning hour expired and the
bill went over.
Mr.. Hamilton called up House bill Ia
provide for the better protection of the from
tier settlements of Texas against Indian
| depradatlons. Passed.
Frankins Again.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported back the bill to provide
for the sale of extra copies of public docu-
ments and for the distribution of regular
editions thereof. Placed on the calendar.
BE gave notice he would ask the Senate to
dispose of the bill this week.
Mr.. Rumsey introduced bill to provide
for the payment of postage on printed mat
ter and for other purposes. Referred. 1t is a
copy of the bill recently reported from the
House Committee on Post-office and Post
roads.
The Deficiency Bill.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the deficiency appropriation bill. After
concurring in amendments of the Commit
tee of the Whole, the bill passed.
The Centennial Bill.
Mr.. Conkling yielded to Mr.. Cameron
for the purpose of having the House bill in
relation TO the Centennial Exhibition
taken up.
The Committee on Appropriations hav-
ing reported a proviso that the United
States shall not be liable directly or indi-
rectly for any expense attending such Ex-
agreed to in committee of the whole and
the bill then reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds said this bill reminded
him of the man who invited his friend to
dine with him, but told him-it must be at
his own expense. BY this bill the Govern
ment proposed to invite other nations to
participate in a grand festival, but said it
must be at their expense. He moved to
.f 1,a faa
Just agreed TO. After considerable debate,
Mr.. Hagar moved to strike out the words
.'under the auspices of the Government of
the United States" Rejected.
After debate, Mr.. Edmunds' motion to
strike out the proviso was rejected and the
bill was passed by yeas %, nays II.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Appropriations reported back the Indian
Appropriation, bill with various amend
menis, the most important one, providing
that all bidders for Indian contracts ex-
ceeding So,oo0 in amount shall be required
10 deposit a certified check for . per cent Of
the bill, TO be forfeited in case Of failure 10
enter into or execute the contracts.
Mr.. Conkling moved that the Senate pro-
ceed to the consideration of the bill report
ed by him yesterday from the Committee
on Revision of the laws to revise and con-
solidate statutes of the United States in
force Dec. l, 1873. Agreed to.
j. Watson Webb.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent transmitting the correspondence ofthe
State Department in regard to the claim in
Brazil, concerning the ship Carolina, and
the report of commissioners appointed to
inquire into the depredations on the frontier
of Texas. Ordered printed.
The hour of four O'Clock arrived and the
Senate proceeded in body to the Hall of
the House of Representatives to attend the
funeral of the late D. 3. Mellish.
The Senate returned to the chamber at
4:40 and adjourned.