Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-04
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
The Closing Proceedings To-day.

UflBEs the proceedings Oh session
of the Senate down 10 midnight The sub
sequent proceedings OF the night session were
as follows:
Mr. Wright moved to lay the river aud
harbor appropriation bill on The table. Lost
ayes 10. noes %.
Mr.. Window moved an amendment, pro-
viding 100000 for the commencement of the
Hennepin canal, which was agreed TO.
The bill having been considered in Com
mittee OF the Whole was reported to the Sem
ate, and separate votes were demanded on
various amendments.
The Mississippi levee amendment was re-
iected-ayes %, noes n.
The amendments submitted by the Com
m1ttee on Transportation We're also non
concurred in. with the exception of the Great
kanawba and the Tennessee rivers, which
were concurred in by ayes p, noes 20.
AT ! a. m. the Senate went into Executive
session. but after 30 minutes spent therein the
doors were reopened.
THE LOUISE HOME
Mr.. Stockton said the last appeal that he
would ever make TO the Senate he now made
He asked that the House bill to incorporate
the trustees of the Louise Home and for other
purposes be taken up
The bill was taken up and passed unani-
mOusly.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL PASSED.
The river and harbor bill was then pro-
ceeded with. and Mr.. Sherman asked for n
separate vote on concurring in what he styled
the hOtch- potch amendments, and most of
them were nOD-cOncurred in.
The appropriation for the harbOr Of Girls
HeIU was cOncurfed in.
The bill was finally passed at $40 a. m.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
PASSED.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the conference re-
port on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, which was concurred in.
Mr.. Sargent called up
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL,
and the following amendments were agreed
tG:-Appropriating $50. 500 for new school
building in Georgetown, ID. {. Authorizing
the erection OF anew fire alarm telegraph for
the cities of Washington ana Georgetown at
cost of ST5,O0p, one-half to be paid by the
District and one-half by the United States.
Increasing the appropriation for the San
Francisco mint by $4,000 ApprOpriating
$4,000 for the completion of public building
at Portland, Oregon. Striking out apprO-.
priatiOn TO pay various contestants for seats
in the House OF Representatives. AuthOri
Zlng the transmission of such public docu-
meuts AZ are provided for distribution To the
governors of states free through the mails.
AppropIiating $4,000 for expenses of the sig
nal service bureau. Authorizing the Secre-
tary Of the Interior to sell POO 900 of the Choc
taw Indian lands. ApprOpriating Sl62, O00
for the subsistence of the Sioux Indians col
lected on the Red Cloud and Whet Stone
agencies.
Mr.. Bayard moved an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for the removal of the obStruc-
tons Il: the hasbor of Newcastle, Delaware.
Adopted.
The bill as then passed at 10 a. m.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Scott called up the House bill making
the Southern claims commission, which,
after some discussion, was amended and
passed. Ayes, IS; noes, II.
THE WAR CLAIM BILL KILLED.
Mr.. Scott then moved to take up the bill
to pay awards for quartermasters and COM
missary stores taken Or furnished. Agreed
to-ayes, "a; noes, 16.
some discussion occurred on il, Mr.. Pratt
moved to lay it on the table, which motion
was lost.
up bill to aid in the improvement of the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers, which, after amend
ment was passed.
Mr.. Merrimon then moved 10 Law the
claims bill upon the table, which was
agreed 10.
MISCELLANEOUS BILL PASSED.
Mr.. C.agin called up House bill to restore
j. e. Beaumont, u. 5. N. to his original po-
sition on the navy register. Passed. Also,
House bill for relief of Mary J: Woolsey,
widow Of the late Commodore Woolsey, u.
s. y. Passed. Also. House bill for relief Of
Mrs Sarah B. Forest. widow OF Lieut.. Du-
| laney A. Forest, u. \. y. Passed. Also,
| cnptance by Capt C. II. Wells, L. s. N, of
the Cross OF the Legion of Honor, conferred
| upon him by the President OF the French
| Republic Passed.
MIR. Stevenson called I'D Senate bill for the
| relief or ID. r. Hugyard, Of Kentucky.
| Passed.
Mr. Cragin called up House bill for the re-
! lief of Peters Il Reed naval constructors at
| the Norfolk navy-yard in ls6o; laid over.
| Also, bill authorizing the President to APP
| point Henry s. Wetmore lieutenant on the
| retired list of the navy; passed.
Mr.. Hitchcock called up bill 10 amend the
| act Incorporating the Medical Society of the
| District of Columbia. Passed.
| Mr.. Robertson called up House bill amend
ing the act Incorporating the Washington
| and Georgetown railroad. Passed.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL THROUGH
| Mr. Window submitted the conference re-
! port on the river and harbOr bill, which was
| concurred in. He said the bill now appro-
| priated six million dollars, which was $500, 900
| more than when IL came from the House
| exclusive of the Eads bill.
| Also, House bill amendatory of the act OF
| March g. 1913, authorizing the construction
| of "A bridge across the Mississippi at st.
! Louis, which was amended and passed.
| Mr.. Spencer called up the bill to incOrpor-
ate the Inland and Seaboard Coasting com
! pany of the District of Columbia, which was
amended and passed
House bill TO incorporate the VI asonic Mu-
! tial Relief Association OF the District OF Co
| lumbis was passed
Mr. Edmunds called up the bill to remove
| the political disabilities of Thos. 4. Fauntle-
| roy, OF Virginia; James NJ. Quailes of Tenn;
/ Robert w. johnson, OF Arkansas; Beverly
kend0n Of N1rginla 4 4aSrses smith OF
! John WitheTs, Jas f. Minter, VIM. kear-
| ney, Edward Bauhcr, r. III. Anderson of Ga:
! ): ID. Lee, of Mississippi; j. X: Singleton, OF
\ Mississippi; ID. y. Murphy and j. A. Brown,
OF Alabama, and Isaac NJ. Brown. which
| were passed.
| Mr.. Robertson called up House Dill auth.
| orizing Lieutenant Commander Pearson, L.
| s. navy. to accept the Order of the Bath
| from the Queen of Great Britain, which was
passed.
| THE DEFICIENCY BILL THROUGH.
| Mr.. Morrill, Me- from the Committee of
| Conference on the deficiency bill, made re-
| port, which was concurred in.
THE BOUNTY BILLS 1T PASSED OR NOT?
| Mr. Logan made a report from the commit
tee OF conference on the bounty bill. He said
| the House had withdrawn from its disagree
\ ment 10 the Senate amendments, but il
would be wei TO have the conference report
concurred in.
Mr.. Sprague moved to lay the conference
| report on the table.
| Mr.. West said that would not make any
| difference, as the House having receded from
| its disagreement, the bill was passed.
The motion TO lay on the tableXas carried
ayes, 80; noes, "a.
Mr.. West rose to parliamentary inquiry,
| and asked the status of the bill
The chair Mr.. Ingalls) said that he did not
! feel called upon to answer the parliamentary
inquiry. The conference report lay upon the
| table.
| NOT PASSED.
Mr. Morrill, lVt.)-"And has not been ac-
| cepted by the Senate"
Mr.. Bayard submitted a resolution tender
| ing the thanks of the Senate to the Wee
President for his discharge of the duties of the