The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

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The Adjournment Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 4.
| The bills of importance, except the
| Force bill, we're passed and signed IN
| time. At three minutes of IL, Speak
| er Blaine raped the House to order
| and amid silence almost painful, made
a short speech. thanking the members
! of both parties for their uniform
courtesy during his six years OF ser
vice. Many of those present were
moved, to tears by the thrilling scene.
Deafening applause followed for fully
| FIVE minutes, after which the mem
bers all rushed forward 70 shake
hands with the Speaker. 1t was no.
ticed that Butler was not among the
number.
The adjournment Of the Senate was
quiet and dignifed, with no ceremo-
MES, the Vice-President merely bring
ing down the gavel and announcing
adjournment.
THE CLOSING HOURS.
The President, accompanied by the
members of the Cabinet and his. pri-
vate secretary, came to the Senate at
this morning, and remained until
adjournment, examining the large
mass of bills before them. previous to
approval. The President signed the
general appropriation bills, none OF
which failed. Three or four private
bills were lost, for want of time to ex-
anime them.
THE BOUNTY.
The bill to eaualize bounties of SOL
diers who served in the late war failed
to become a law, the President with
holding his signature. If time had
allowed he would have sent in veto
message. The President and Cabinet
did not think this a proper time to
make so large an appropriation on ac-
count of the bounties, some calcu-
lations placing the amount from
$3.50, OOO, 600 to 500, 1000.
A BUSY SCENE.
Members of Congress were flying in
all directions with bills in their hands,
hurrying to have them signed by the
respective officers Of the two houses
and then sent into the Presidents
room for his approval. Claimants in
the Hobbies showed much anxiety, and
there were hundreds of mourful faces
when Congress adjourned, for some of
the disappointed ones had been here
during previous sessions. as well as
the one just closed, endeavoring to
attain their end.
THE HARBOR AND RIVER BILL,
now a law. contains all the provisions
as passed by the House except the
following items, which have been in
creased: For improving the Great
Kanawha river, $500, 900; the appro-
priation for the Tennessee river was
fixed at $4,000 The House receded
from its disagreement to the Senate
amendment Of 500, 600 for st. Joseph,
Mich. Several Senate amendments,
except the one providing for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi by the
Eads project, were abandoned by the
Senate conferees and stricken out of
the bill.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The committee of conference on the
Deficiency bill agreed to the Senate
amendment providing for the Apache
Indians during the remainder of the
present fiscal year. with an amend
ment reducing the amount from $175,-
600 to 1928 600. The Senate provision
of S162, 900 for the Sioux was cut down
to $4,000. The Senate amendment
relating to the Choctaws was wholly
stricken out. No provision was made
by either house for liabilities incurred
in behalf of the Appaehes during the
previous fiscal year.
THE FORCE BILL
The HOUSE. Election or Force bill
was read . first and second time in
the Senate, but, beyond this, the SEN
ate took no action therefore,
failed.
THE NEW TAX BILL.
The first ruling made by the Inter-
nal Revenue Department, under the
provisions of the new tax bill and
tariff law, was in reference to the time
of the taking effect of the new rates
on spirits and tobacco, and vas as fol-
lows: Spirits produced. that is in
the clstern-room. or warehouse prison,
to midnight on the Sd instant, will be
liable to . tax Of seventy cents per
gallon; after that time collectors are
Instructed to make a requisition of
the department for ninety cents for
spirits produced after that date. To-
bacco or cigars on hand at the manu-
facturers. legally packed and properly
stamped prior to midnight of the Sd
will be charged at the old rate of
twenty cents, but after that tax of
twenty -four cents will be Imposed.
OTHER BILLS.
The President signed the bill grant
ing to railroads the right of way
through public lands, and the bill adj
mltting Colorado as State. Among
the measures which were left pending
in Congress are the steamboat bill,
the bill proposing an amendment to
the constitution changing the manner
of electing the President and Vice.
President of the United States, Col.
SCOTS Texas Railroad bill. and sew
eral other railroad relief bills.
A POINT IN PARLIAMENTARY LAW.
The proceedings of the Sensts show
that the bill for the equalixation of
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