Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
AIEthe Appropriation Bills Passed
Quiet Death Of the Force Bill.
An Immense Crowd to Witness
the Close of the Session.
SENATE

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-ShOrtly afte.
1s30 this morning the consideration Of the
river and harbor appropriation bill was re
sumed, the question being on coneUTring in
the amendments made in Committee Of the
Whole, other than those already disposed
Of by separate votes. They were all non.
cOncurred in, with the exception Of a few
appropriations foI the Atlantic coast har-
bOrs mainly. The bill was then read q
third time and passed.
At $40 Mr.. Edmunds, from the Confer
ence Committee on the legislative, judicial
and executive appropriation bill, submitted
a report which was agreed to.
Mr.. Sargent called up the defcien-
cy appropriation bill, and several of
the amendments reported by the
committee were agreed 10, including
the following: Authorizing the transmits
sion Of such public documents as are pro
Vided for distribution to the governments
Of States free through the mails; striking
out the appropriation to pay various con
tes:ants for seats in the House Of Repre-
sentativeS apprOpriating $4,000 for the
expenses Of the Signal Service Bureau; ap-
prOpnatiny $l62,OO0 for the subsistence Of
the Sioux Indians who have been collected
on the Red Cloud and MILESTONE agencies;
authorizing the Secretary of State to pay
$500 to each Of fifteen commissioners to the
! Vienna Exhibition, who reported on special
subjects, served on international juries, or
| were detained at Vienna on public busi-
ness; and allowing any Indians born in the
\ United States, and who shall abandon their
tribal relations, the benefits of the home
| stead law of May 20, 1872, and allowing
/ NIL 20, ,f II.
United States after five years.
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
and the amendments made in committee
of the whole were agreed TO. The bill was
then read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Scott called up House bill making
an appropriation to pay the awards made
by the Southern Claims Comm .ssiOners. |
he said tile whole number of claims ex-
amined by the Commissioners was 2,497. /
OF this number 1,163 were allowed, in
Volving an expenditure Of S740, 400.
The amendments of the committee were
agreed to, when the bill was reported to
the Senate, read a third time and passed |
by yeas 81, Eays y.
MIR. Scot. moved to take up House bill to |
pay the awards for quartemaster and COM |
missary stores furnished or taken during |
the war. Agreed to, yeas "a, nays Is.
After discussion, on motion Of Mr.. Pratt, /
the bill was laid on the table.
Mr.. Pratt, from the Committee on Re- i
visions, called up a number of House bills, /
and they were passed, including the bill /
granting pensions to the widows and chill /
dren, dependent mothers and fathers, or
phan brothers and sisters of those soldiers
murdered by guerrillas at Centralia, No.,
in 1864.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee Of
Conference on the river and harbor apprO-
priatiOn bill, made a report, which was
agreed to. In making the report, be said
the Conference Committee had cut down
the appropriations so low that he had de-
clined 10 sign it. As agreed upon in con-
ference, it appropriated something over
81, 100000, Or about 100000 more than
when it cane from the House, exclusive Of
the Eads bill, which remained on il as an
amendment.
Mr.. Schulz called up House bill ainehd-
atOry Of the act Of March 8, 1873, author
izing the construction Of q bridge across
the Mississippi river at St. Louis. Passed.
Mr.. FrelighuySen called up Senate bill
to amend the bill relating to the Hot
Springs reservation in Arkansas. Passed.
The bill removing the political disablli-
ties Of a number Of persons was passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee of con-
ference, made report on the deficiency ap-
bill, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Logan, from the conference commit
tee on the bill for the equalization Of boun-
ties, made a report. He stated that the
House had Withdrawn its nOn-cOncurr6nce
in the Senate amendments, and agreed to |
the same, but as the bill had been in con
ference, he supposed the report must be
agreed to.
Mr.. SpragUe moved to lay the report on
he table, and demanded the yeas and nays
on his motion, ana it was agreed tO-yeas
30, nays 2.
Mr.. West said that it was a House bill.
It came to the Senate and was amen led;
he House refused to concur in the amend {
nents Of the Senate, and it went to a con
ference committee; subsequently the House
did concur in the Senate amendments, and
he bill was therefore passed.
The chair Mr.. Ingalls) said the report
)f the conference committee had been laid
Jn the table.
Mr.. Morrill, Of VermOnt-And has not I
leen accepted by the Senate. a
Mr.. Bayanc, of Delaware, submitted a
rendering the thanks Of the SEN
tie to Hon. Henry Wilson for the impartial /.
md courteous manner in which he had l
lresided over the Senate, which was agreed
o.
The chair ( Mr.. Ingalls) laid before the /
senate a NUMBER Of bills just signed by the .
Vice President, who occupied a seat at the +
lerk's table signing bills. When they .
we're read it was found that among them 7
vas the House bill for the equalization of E
counties. 4
Mr.. Hamilton, Of Maryland, said he
would like to know what about that bill. a
Mr.. LOgan--It has been signed by the 4
lice President and the Speaker Of the !,
IOuSe.
The Chair EMr. ingalls, The bill has q.
cen signed b.r the Vice President and the s
peaker.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont fraise the
.esti0p Of Orler that the bill IlIhaying been u
ubmitted 10 Z conference committee, and II
he report Of that committee having been U
aid on the talle by the Senate, the Vice s.
resident could not legally sign it. =
The chair said he could not entertain a Z,
uestiOn on a pill not before the Senate. u
Mr.. Dawes entered his protest against it. Z
Mr.. Dawes PRESENTED the credentials of Il'
ion. Allen 4. CapertOn, United States W
enator elect RON West Virginia, for the sa
eriOd Of six years rom March 4, 1875. 'n
lead and placed on file.
Messrs. COnlding and Thurman were ap- fr
Ointed a committee on the part of the de
enate to wait on the President and notify 70
i'm that Congress had finished its busi- tn
ess and was ready to adjourn at noon. nj
hey reported that they had discharged &C
lRt duty, and the President replied he had be
D further communication 10 make. M
Vice President Wilson then declared the 60
5nate adjourned without day. an
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