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

The Adjournment of Congress.
WASHINGTON. March 4.
The bills of Importance, except the
Force bill. were passed and signed in
time. At three minutes of II, Speak
err 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 to 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 prl-
waite secretary, came to the Senate at
9 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.
Is THE BOUNTY.
/ The bill to equalize bounties of SOL
diers who served in the late war failed
to become law, the President with
holding his signature. Ii time had
allowed he would have sent in a veto
message. The President and Cabinet
did not think this proper time to
make so large an appropriation on ac-
count of the bounties, some calcu-
lations placing the amount from
$3.50, OOO, 900 to 5000 900, 900.
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 President S
| 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 we'll rs
the one just closed, endeavoring to
attain their end.
THE HARBoR AND RIVER BILL,
now law, contains all the provisions
as passed by the House except the
following items, which have been in.
creased: For improving the Great
! h, 5000 fMll- tho onnrn
priation for the Tennessee river was
| fixed at S15O,00O The House receded
from its disagreement to the Senate
amendment of $4,000 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 o.
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 tn,
present fiscal year. with an amend
ment reducing the amount from Sl75,
600 to $685. 900 The Senate provision
of S162, 900 for the Sioux was cut dowr
to S12O,O00 The Senate amendmen
relating to the Choctaws was who'll.
stricken out. No provision was mad
by either house for liabilities INQUIRE,
in behalf of the Appaches during tn
previous fiscal year.
THE FORCE BILL.
The House Election or Force bill
was read first and second time il
the Senate, but, beyond this, the Sen
ate took no action. 1t, therefore
failed.
THE NEW TAX BILL.
The first ruling made by the Inter
nal Revenue Department, under tn
provisions of the new tax bill an
tariff law, was in reference to the tim
of the taking effect of the new rate
on spirits and tobacco, and was as fol
lows: Spirits produced, that is i
the cistern-room. or warehouse prison
to midnight on the Sd instant, will b
liable to tax of seventy cents De
gallon; after that time collectors ar
Instructed to make a reauisition O
the department for ninety cents fo
spirits produced after that date To
bacco or cigars on hand at the manu-
facturers, legally packed and properl
stamped prIor to midnight of the 3
will be charged at the old rate O
twenty cents, but after that tax @
twenty-four cents will be imposed
OTHER BILLS.
The President signed the bill grant
ing to railroads the right of wa
through public lands, and the bill adj
uniting Colorado as a State. Anon
the measures which were left pendin
in Congress are the steamboat bill
the bill proposing an amendment t.
the constitution changing the name
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 Senate shoy
that the bill for the equalization O
bountles was not in a proper shap
for the signature of the Speaker an