Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-04


Michigan and two Of Wisconsin.
The Senate amendments were con-
CURED in except the following: Striking
out the item about McGarrahan's claim;
appropriation of $l25, 900 for the extern
sion Of the building for a Government
hospital for the insane; appropriation of
$4,000 for a pneumatic tube between
the capitol and Government printing
Office. Striking out the item to pay the
expenses in contested election cases;
appropriation Of $780, 900 for bounties to
sailors and marines under existing laws.
The amendment striking out the item
for the Montana volunteer forces was
not %concurred in. Striking out the item
of $25, 900 Tor Brady's collection of pho.
tographs of the war. Striking out the
item of $l5O,OOO for clothing for the
navy. Striking out the clauses for the
reorganization Of the Treasury. The
department amendments making appro.
priations for public buildings, including
$500 for Grand Rapids, Mich, were
not %concurred 10. Also the amendments
striking out the limitations on the cost
OF public buildings in Chicago, Cincin-
matt, Philadelphia and Raleigh.
The amendments being all disposed Of
at 4:30, were sent to the conference
committee.
Mr.. Randall sent to the Clerks desk
and had road a letter from Hale, OF New
York, recognizing the injustice done TO
Brown, Of Kentucky, by the resolution
OF censnre adopted on his (Hale's) mo-
ton. Mr.. Randall added that as Con-
gross was about TO close, it was better
not to leave behind any relic Of i'll feel
ing, and he suggested that there should
come from the other side a motion to ex.
punge the resolution Of censure.
Negley-"If you make that motion,
don't put it on that trashy letter"
Dawes said the gentleman from Ken
lucky ( Brown was in the House, and
could at once put the House in such a
position that the House might gladly
wipe out anything that reflected on his
honor.
Todd remarked that the gentleman
Brown had been asked whether he had
any explanation to make of his Ian
guage, and be said he stood by his
words.
Randall-"I withdraw the subject
from the consideration of the House"
Dawes said it would delight him as he
was about to leave the House to contrib
ute TO the wiping out of whatever was in
that resolution painful to the gentleman
from Kentucky, and that gentleman had
now the opportunity to place himself be.
fore the country in a light that every
gentleman would like to stand.
Mr.. Randall reminded the House that
yesterday the resolution Of censure on
Simon Cameron had been ~rescinded, aud
that to day a resolution had been passed
highly complimentary to the Speaker.
Mocking laughter from the Republican
side. He withdrew the subject from
before the House.
AT five am. the Senate amendments
to the river and harbor appropriations
bill we're received, non. concurred in with
ont being read and sent to the confer
ence committee.
The House again took up the business
on the Speakers table and disposed of a
number of Senate bills. The bill for
the relief Of the trustees OF the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church at New Greek,
West Virginia, was rejected.
A bill for the relief Of the Terre Haute
and Indianapolis railroad company was
passed.
Mr.. Maynard, at G o'clock, made q
conference report on the legislative APP
preparation bill, which was agreed to.
The House again went to business on
the Speakers table and the following
Senate bills we're disposed Of: To an.
thorize the purchase Of a site for public
buildings at Topeka, Kansas. Passed.
ApprOpriating $4,000 for public build.
ings at CovingtOn, Kentucky. Passed.
Amending the charter of the Freedman's
Savings and Trust Company. Rejected,
after discussion in which Mr.. Merriman
said ~depositors would receive 80 per cent.
dividends. To amend section 3342 Of
revised statutes in relation to afixing
stamps on brewers casks. Passed.
On motion of Willard, of Michigan
the bill for the coinage Of twenty cent
silver coins was passed.
At half past seven Garfield, from the
committed on appropriations, reported
back to the Senate amendments to the
deficiency bill. Various appropriations
for Indian deficiencies we're not concur.
red I'M likewise the new sections allow
ing Indians to take homesteads. The
~disagreeing vote was referred to the con.
ference committee.
The Donovan bill authorizing a pom
toon wagon bridge across the Mississippi
river at Dubuque was passed.
Gunckel then desired to present the
conference report on the bounty bill, but
as an a%ntagonistic movement the House
at eight pm. took a recess till half past
nine.
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