The Portland daily press., 1875-03-05
Forty Third COngress-Second Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. March. f.
In the Senate, after an executive session, the
doors were re-opened at 1.30 a. M, and the
consideration of the river and harbor apprO-
priaton bull resumed. Nearly all the amend
ments made in the committee of the whole
were concurred in. A subsequent report from
the conference committee was accepted and the
bill passed.
The amendments to the deficiency appropria-
ton BILL reported by the committee, were
agreed to-, Including the following: Authorz-
ing the transmission of such public documents
as are provided for distribution to the Cover
nors of states through the mails free; striking
out appropriations to pay various contestants
Tor seats in the House of representatives.; APP
propriatiug $4,000 for the expenses OF signal
service bureau.
Mr.. Wipdem, from the Committee of Con
ference on the river and harbor appropriation
bill, made a report which was agreed to. Tbe
bill was then read a third time and passed.
At51O a. m, Mr.. Scott called up the House
bill, making appropriations to pay the awards
the whole number of claims examined BY the
com mission was 2,497. OF this number 1853
were allowed, involving an expenditure of
$40, 400. The amount sclaimed and disal
lowed was $4,471,995. The committee struck
ont nine cases, amounting to $57, 720.
After discussion the amendments of the
committee were agreed to, when the bill was
reported to the Senate, read third time and
passed by yeas 49, nays II.
Mr. Scott moved to take up the House bill to
paw the awards for quartermaster or commits
sary stores furnished OF taken during the war.
Agreed to-yeas "a, nay 10.
1t was discussed by Messrs. Edmunds, Conk-
ling Scott and Goldthwaite, and motion was
then made by Mr.. Pratt to lay on the table.
Agreed to.
In conference committee on the bill for
equalization of bounties, the House withdrew
its disagreements to the Senate amendments
and agreed to the same. The report of the
committee, after being agreed to by the House
was presented in the Senate, when Mr.. Sprague
moved to lay it on the table, which was agreed
to-yeas 80, nays "a. So the bill was lost.
A large batch of private bills were passed
without opposition.
Mr., Scharz called up the House bill amenda-
tory of the act of March g. 1873 authorizing
the construction of bridge across the Mlssiss
ippi river al st Louis. Passed
MIR. Conking called up the House bill au-
thorizing the Commissioner of Patents TO ex-
tend the letters patent of John H. Harrington.
Passed.
The river and harbor appropriation bill as it
came from the conference committee aud SUP
sequently received approval as law, contains
all the provisions passed by the House without
alteration except as regards few items
The committee of conference on the defcien
cy bill agreed to the Senate amendment with
relation to the Apache and Sioux Indians No
the liabilities incurred in behalf.of the Apaches
during the previous fiscal year.
A bill to enable Lieut. Frederick Pearson,
U. S. N, to accept decoration from The Queen
of Great Britain, passed.
Bill to relieve several persons of political
disabilities was passed.
MIR. Morrill, of Me-, from the committee of
conference, made report on the deficiency
bill, which was agreed
Mr.. Gordon of Ga, called up the bill to
amend the act for the erection of public build
ings for the use of the United States in Attain
ia, passed.
Mr.. Logan from the conference committee
on the bill for equalizing bouuties, made q re-
port He stated that the House had with
drawn its non-concurrence in the Senate
amendments and agreed to the same, but as the
bill had been in conference he supposed The re-
port must be agreed to.
Mr.. Sprague of R. l., moved to lay the report
on the table. Passed.
Mr.. West-That don't make any difference
The amendments of the Senate have been
agreed to by the House and the bill is passed
Mr.. Sprague demanded the yeas and nays on
bis motion to lay the report on the table and 1t
was agreed tO-yeas 30, nays "a.
Mr.. West said this was the House bill. 1t
came to the Senate and was amended. The
House refused to concur in the amendments OF
the Senate and it went to the conference COM
mlttee. Subsequently the House did concur in
the Senate amendments and the bill was there
fore passed.
Chair Mr. Ingalls, said the report of the
conference committee had been laid on the ia
ble
Mr.. Morrill, of Wand was not accepted by
the Senate.
Mr. Bayard submitted resolution rendering
the thanks of the Senate to Hon. Henry Will
sou for the impartial and courteous manner in
which he presided over the Senate. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sargent, from the com ittee of confer
ence of the sundry civil appropriation bill,
made a report, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony submitted a resolution to print
1870, 900 copies of the report of the commissioner
of agriculture for 1872, and 10000 copies for
1873. Rejected.
Mr.. Conkling submitted resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of committee of two
members of the Senate to act with a similar
committee of the House to wait upon the
President ard inform him that Congress had
now finished its business and was ready to
close the session by adjournment. Agreed to,
and the Vice-President appointed Messrs.
Conklng and Thurman as such a committee.
( The Chair (Mr. Ingalls) laid before the SEN
ate number of bills just signed by the Vice
President, who occupied a seat at the clerk s
table signing bills.
AT - o'clock the messenger from the Presi-
dent announced his approval of the sundry
bills
When they were read it was found that
among them was the House bill for the equal
ization of bounties.
Mr.. Hamilton of Md, said he would like to
know what about that bill.
Mr.. Cragin-It haslbeen signed by the Vice
Presiden- and Speaker of the House.
The Chair (Mr. Ingallsl-The bill has been
signed by the President and Speaker.
Mr.. Morrill, of VII raise the question OF
order. The bill having been submitted to a
conference committee and the report OF that
committee having been laid on the table by the
Senate the Vice-President could not legally
sign that bill.
Chair said he could not entertain a question
of order on bill not before the Senate.
+; Mr. Davis Of w. Va, said he entered his
protest against the signing. of this bill.
Mr.. Davis also presented the credentials Of
Allen W. Caperton.
In the Senate shortly before noon, Messrs.
Conkling and Thurman were appointed on the
part of the Senate committee to wait on the
President and inform. him that Congress had
finished its business and was ready to adjourn
at noon. They reported that they had dis
charged that duty and the President had re-
Piled that he had no further communications
to make.
Vice. President Wilson then declared the
Senate adjourned without day.
HOUSE.
At2a m the House was waiting for the
Committee on appropriations TO report the
Senate amendments to the sundry civil bill and
for the report of the conference committee on
the legislation bill.
MIR Garfield, at 2 05, reported back the Sen
ate amendments to the civil appropriation bill,
and the House proceeded to act upon them.
Some of them were rejected and some adopted.
and all were disposed of at 80 o'clock, aud
sent to the conference committee
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, sent to the
clerks desk and bad read a letter from Mr..
Hale oSNew York, recognizing the injustice
done to Mr. Brown of Kentucky, by the reso-
luton of censure adopted by the House on his
(Hae's) motion in the early part of the session.
MI. Randall added that as Congress was about
to close, iu was better not to leave behind any
relic of ill feeling, and suggested there should
come from the other side of the House mo-
ton to expunge their resolution of censure.
Mr.. Negley-lf you make that motion do not
put it on that trashy letter ..--
: Mr. Butler of Observation-Disclosures is my re-
Spouse to that (sendng up resolution 10 give
the clerks to the committees two months pay
from the 4th of March, which was adopted.
Mr. Speer-That is unworthy of the gentle
man from Massachusetts,. --
Mr. Dawes said that the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Brown) was in the House and
could at once put the House in such a position
that the House might gladly wipe out anything
that reflected on his honor.
Mr.. Todd remarked that the gentleman
BROWN had been asked if he had any expana-
ton to make of his language, and he said he
stood by his words.
Mr. Randall withdraw the subject from
the consideration of the House.
Dawes said it would delight him, as he was
about to leave the House, to contribute to wip-
ing out whatever there was in that resolution
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