Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-03
F0RTY-THIRD CONGRESS,

fUhI1-ThlkD CUNGkESS.
SENATE.-Our report on the third page
brings the proceedings of yesterdays session
/ OF the Senate down to midnight, at whic1
! time the Senate was still i'm session.
/ The subsequent proceedings OF the night
| essiOn were as follows:
Mr.: Scott called up bill to authorize the
/ appointment OF guagers in the customs SER
| vice at Philadelphia. Passed.
Mr. stewart reported. without recommen-
datlon. the Northern Pacific and various
other railroad subsidy bills.
Mr.. West moved to take UP the river and
| harbor bill, which was lost-ayes %: noes %
Mr. Scott, from Committee on Claims, re-
| Ported the House bill to pay certain awards
| made by the Secretary of the Treasury for
| quartermasters' and cOmmissary stores
Mr. Sargent, from COMMITTEES on Appro-
| priations. reported with various amend
| ments the sundry civil approximation bill.
Among the amendments agreed to making
| IL 0bliga tory on the Secretary of the Treasury
bank notes be done by outside parties and
that IL shall be done within the District OF
Columbia; striking ont the appropriation of
$1,000 for monuments to deceased members
of Congress to be erected in the Congressional
Cemetery.
Without further action the Senate al go
a. m. adjourned.
TO-day's Session.
Immediately on the assembling the con-
sideration of the sundry civil appropriation
i'll was resumed.
The amendment in reference to the 3-65
bonds Of the District of Columbia was mod
lned by striking out the provision that the
principal and interest shall be payable in
gold, and was then passed over.
The amendment providing that section of
the act of Jrne 20, 1874, be amended by sub
shutting the word June for March, so far as
relates TO the taxes imposed by said section,
and with the proviso that the penalty of one
per centum month shall be added to the
delinquent taxes until paid, or until sale of
q n oct ne
was agreed to.
Mr.West. from the committee of conference
on the post office appropriation bill, submit
tel n report, which was concurred in.
The amendment reducing the amount for
rent of buildings, 2ll south New Jersey av-
tnue and 215 South Capitol street, Washing
ton, from Sl3 600 TO $4,000 was agreed TO.
The amendments striking out the appro-
priations for vessels for the coast survey SER
vice were Withdrawn by the committee.
The amendment striking ont the appropri
The rents and propeYt Xthereof. known as the
Ranche Paruche Grande, in California, was
agreed 10.
The amendment relieving the Northern
Pacific railroad of the cost of surveying the
lands granted to said company was rejected.
An amendmentw was agreed to directing the
telegraph companies TO take down their poles
from the Capitol grounds and the streets
around the same, and connect their lines
with the Capitol by means of cables laid un-
foreground; also, directing the street railway
VI idht SUCH PORTIONS Oh their tracks as
may come in the way of the improvement of
the Capitol grounds, and relay the same as
may be directed by the officers ih charge of
the improvements; also, directing the archi-
tect of the Capitol to move from the Capitol
grounds all stables, workshops and other
buildings which may be in the way of the
Improvements.
The following amendments were agreed to:
Extending the authority of the Metropolitan
police of the District so as to include all pub
lie squares or places; for the extension Of the
building for the government hospital for the
insane, S125 900; to complete the purchase of
ground around Columbia hospital, S25 ,0G0, to
be available Immediately; for the national
association for the relief Of the colored
women and children OF the District Of Column
bia. $4,000.
The amendment striking out the appropri-
alton OF $4,000 for Calling guns was re-
jected.
The amendment striking out all the apprC-
priations to pay the expenses ofpeIsons con-
testing seats in the House was anreed 10.
Mr.. EdmuIds, from Committee on Judi
ciary, reported favorably on bill to remove
the disabilities OF Generals s. Hawkins and
-. ID. Lee; also, from same committee, adj
versely, on bill to remove the disabilities of
Raphael Semmes. He said the committee
did not make this adverse report because the
ship OF this person had been destroyed by the
Kearsage, but because il appeared by teSti-
mony before the Alabama Claims Commits
sion that he had been guilty OF cruelty to
American seamen in the Indian ocean or
elsewhere, and unless this was explained
away, the committee did not think he was Z
subject for clemency.
The amendment Striking out the appro-
priation of $4,000 for continuing the publ
cation of the official records of the war of the
rebellion was withdrawn by the committee.
The committee reported an amendment 10
strike out from the clause approprIating
$50, 600 TO indemnify the states for expenses
incurred by them in enrolling, equipping and
Transporting troops for the defense of the
United States during the late insurrection,
the words ''and for arms and munitions OF
Inv no iif..i
States from the state of Maryland"
Mr.. Scott said q bill to reimburse the state
of Maryland for these arms was now pending
before thd Committee on Claims, and he
thought il had better be considered. He said
il appeared that the governor OF Maryland
had voluntarily delivered these arms to the
United States.
Mr.. Hamilton of Md moved to amend the
amendment so as To make il read. - and for
arms and munitions OF war taken form states
not in inSurrectiOn," &c; which was agreed
10. and the clause, as amended, was then
retained.
The committee Withdrew sundry amend
ments reducing the appropriations for the
public grounds of Washington.
An amendment striking out the appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the purchase of Brady s
collection OF war photographs was agreed To.
An amendment was adopted striking out
the permission TO the Washington and
Georgetown railroad TO lay their tracks along
10Th street to NJ street north, and thence along
Nj street To Georgetown.
The committee reported an amendment to
strike out the appropriation of SI50,0O0 for
the purchase of the Stevens iron clad steam
battery, which, after discussion, was agreed
to-ayes SO, noes 10.
An amendment appropriating $4,000 for
clothing for the navy, was agreed TO.
Also. appropriating Sl00,000 for custom
house at New Orleans.
The committee Withdrew its amendments
reducing appropriations for the public build
ings at st. Louis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia,
and Chicago, and the proviso limiting the
cost of these buildings to the amount hereto
fore fixed by law, was struck out.
The appropriation for furniture, repairs,
fuel, &c, for the buildings was reduced by
$50 eco.
Section two, providing for the reorganiza-
ton of the Treasury department, was struck
out pro forma.
HOUSE OF REP PERSONALITIES
motion of Mr.. Garfield (Ohio), the House
went into Committee of the Whole on
THE DEFIoIENCY BILL,
the reading OF the journal being waived.
Mr.. Loughridge (Iowa) moved to amend
the clause appropriating $40, 202.70 TO refund
TO the Commissioners Of the District of Co
lumbia the amount paid by them in behalf
OF the United States, and insert the follow
fng:~On account of salaries of the Commits
sioners OF the District of Columbia to Janu-