The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-05
The Night Session In Congress.
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, March a.
IN the senate. at 1:30 a. M, the doors
were reopened, and consideration of the
river and harbor appropriation bill was re-
sumed, the question beng on concurring
in the amendments made In committee of
the whole, other than those already dis
posed OF by separate votes, and the greater
portion were non-concurred in. Among
the ones agreed to were those appropriating
$4,000 for the improvement of the harbor
at Port jefferson, N. Y, and $4,000 for
Rondout harbor, N. Y. The bill was read
the third time and passed at $40 a. m.
Mr.. Edmunds of Vermont, from tie
conference committee on the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation bill.
submitted report, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Sargent called up the deficiency ap-
preparation bill, and the amendments re-
ported by the committee were agreed to.
Several amendments were submitted, but
ruled out on the point of order that they
had never been reported favorably by any
committee.
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 third time and passed at $40
o'clock a. IN.
Mr.. Conkling called on the house bill
authorizing the consolidation of the Auburn
city national bank of New York with the
first national bank of Auburn passed.
Mr.. Scott called up the house bill max
ing appropriations TO pay awards made by
the southern claims commission. He said
the whole number of claims examined by
the commission was 2,497. OF this num-
Der / 1853 were allowed, involving an ex-
pendture of $40, 400.
The committee struck out nine cases,
amounting to S57.720. After some dis
cussion the amendments of the committee
were agreed to. when the bill was reported
to the senate, read third time and passed,
yeas, 33, nays -.
Mr.. Windon, from the committee of
conference on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill, made a report which was
agreed to. In making the report he said
the conference committee had cut down
appropriations so low that he had refused
to sign it.
AS agreed upon in conference it appro-
priated something over SIX million dollars,
or about six hundred thousand dollars
more than when it came from the house,
exclusive of the Eads bill, which remained
on it as an amendment
In the conference of the house commit
tee on the bill for the equalization of boun-
ties, the house withdrew its disagreement
to the senate amendment. and agreed to
the same. The report of the committee
after being agreed to by the house was
presented in the senate, when Mr.. Sprlgue
moved to lay it on the table, which was
agreed to, yeas &c. nays "a 50 the bill is
lost.
Mr.. Conkling of New York submitted a
resolution providing for the appointment
of committee of two members of the sen.
ate, to act with a similar committee on the
part of the house, to wait upon the presi
dent and inform him that congress had
now finished Its business and was ready &c
close the session by adjournment
Agreed TO, and the vice president APP
pointed Messrs. Conklng and Thurman a.
such committee.
The chair (Mr Ingalls, laid before tn,
senate number of bills just signed by tn,
vice president, who occupied seat at tn,
clerks table signing bills. When they
were read it was found that among then
was the house bill for the equalization o
bountes.
Mr. Hamilton of Maryland said he would
like to know what about that bill.
Mr.. Logan-"It has been signed by thu
vice-president and speaker of the house."
The chair Mr.. Ingalls)-"The bill ha
been sigred by the vce-president ant
speaker"
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont-'1 raise tn
question of order, the bill having beef
submitted to the conference committee ant
the report of that committee having beer
laid on the table by the senate, the vice
president could not legally sign the bill"
The chair said he could not entertain
question Of order on bill not before tn
senate.
At IL o'clock M, General Babcock ap
peared with message from the Preslden
announcing his approval of sundry bills
Mcssrs. Conkllng and Thurman, the com
mittec appointed to wait upon the Presi
dent, replied he had no further communi
cations to make to the senate. Vice-Presi
dent Wilson said the hour of ~ o'clocl
m. having arrived, the second session o
the forty-third congress has ended, and th
Chair declares the senate adjourned with
out day.
The house last night referred the senat
amendments to the sundry civil appropria
tion bill to the judiciary committee, AM
passed the bill, making portion of tn
Island of Mackinac national park.
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