The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-25
Fort; Third Congressional Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a.

Mr. Morrill,, from the Committee on Appro-
prlations, reported favOrably bill to admit
free of duty the diamond necklace presented
by the Khedive of Egypt to Minnie Sherman
Fitch and asked its present consideration, but
Mr.. Cameron objected and it was placed on the
calendar.
AT the expiration of the morning hour the
bill for the admission of Colorado was called
up as unfinished business.
The new tax and tariff bill was received from
the House and referred to the Co mmittee on
Finance.
MIR. Logan, from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported favoraby on the bill authoriz-
ing the Secretary of War to deliver condemned
ordnance to the municipal authorities of Lex
ington, Mass, for monumental purposes. Placed
on the calendar.
MIR. Logan from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported favorably on the House bill
authorizing the PRONUNCIATION of general regu-
lotions for the government of the army. Pass
ed.
HOUSE.
After the passage of a number of bits by the
unanimous consent, the chairman of the varl-
ons Southern committees endeavored to secure
consideration for their bills.
Mr. Hoar pressed Louisiana. Poland thought
Arkansas should have precedence and Coburn
was earnest that the bill to regulate elections IN
the Southern states should be Immediately
acted upon. Finally Garfield moved the rules
be suspended to go into committee OF the
upon which the yeas aud nays were called.
The Committee on contested elections pre-
sented a report to the House this morning de-
Glazing Geo II. Sheridan elected representa-
tive for the state at large from Louisiana.
A minority report declaring that he was not
so elected was also made.
Mr. Sawyer of Wis, from tie Committee on
Commerce. reported bill to aid the improve
ment of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers in
Wisconsin. Passed.
kI.n ArIyo
contested election that Gauze, the contestant,
is not entitled to the seat, and that Asa
Hodges, the sitting member, is.
Mr.. Dawes presented a petition numerously
signed by women of Massachusetts,, asking for
restrictive legislation regarding the manufac-
ture and sale of alcoholic drinks. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
On the question of taking up the sundry
civil appropriation bill the Democrats all voted
for the motion and the following Republicans
against it:-Albright, Barber, Barry, Berry
Buchard, Bur eigh. Barrows, Butler CTenn.),
Cain, Cannon, Carpenter, Casson, Cessna,
Clark IN. j., Clements. Cobb, tKansasl Co
burn, Conger, Curtis, Dobbins, Donnan, Duell,
Dunnel, Field, Frye, Gunckel, Hagar, Horner,
Hazelton, (Wis) Hazelton IN. 30 e; H. Hoar,
Hyde, Hynes, Kelley Lansing, Lawson,
MAYNARD, McGrary, McDnl (Wis), McDougal,
Mckee, McNulta, Monroe, Moore. Negley,
Niles (Minn) Orr, Packard lPa) Pike, Platt
lN. ~ Pratt, Rapier, Scolfield, Shanks, fSheats
Smith Pa), Smith (La), Smith IN. W Smith
(Ohio), Smith IN. CO. Snyder, SpraSue, Stew
ems (Miss), st. John, Stowell, Strait, Sypher
Taylor, Thomas lVa), Todd, Townsend iy, Ire
main, WALLACE Walls, Ward o. OK J v; Wnte'
(Mass) Wilson Qowa) Wilson und), and
Woodsworth-101.
On vote that the rules be suspended to go in
to committee of the whole on sundry appro-
priation bill, yeas 145 nays 10l.
Whole, Mr.. HaskiDs of N. Y. in the char, on
he sundry civil appropriation bill. The bill
appropriates 1926 2S5, 978 as against the estimate
for 1884 S75,256 The amounts recommended by
the committee are as follows:-For pubilc
printing, paper, binding, Sc, $l,655507; Tor
life saving stations on the coast, S240, $50; Tor
revenue marine service, $40 297 1856; for ma
tional currency, $253,000; for expenses OF loans
and treasury notes, $1,625000; for judiciary,
$3,0S5,0O0; for the district of Columbia, Sl,Oo9,-
lii; for rent of offices of surveyors general,
S54, 600; for surveying public lands. 1914, l90;
for expenses of collecting revenue from the
sales of public lands. $,603,640; for metropoll-
tan police, $2,052, $40; tor government hospital
for the same, $l7S,919; for the Columbia. lnstl-
tuition for the deaf and dumb $SS,000; for the
Columbia Hospital for women and lying in the
asylum, 1924, 400; for the Freedmen's Hospital,
$4,000; for other charities, $4,000; for the
Smithsonian Institution, $32, 500; for the Wash
ington Aqueduct, SIG, 600; for the Capitol ex
tension, ;lteform School, botanic garden and
fire department of the District of Columbia,
$254. $50; for light houses, the establishment
light houses, Sc, So, S43, 400; for survey of th
coast and purchase of new vessels, 1857, 5000
for signal office weather reports, $473,000; tor
the War Department, miscellaneous, refunding
to states the expenses incurred in raising vol
unteers, bounty, AMI prize money and other
claims of claims of colored soldiers, &C., $751;
298; for public buildings under the Supervising
Architect of the Treasury, including furniture
fuel, heating, lighting and care S., 426, 092; for
armorles and arsenals. 1855, 165 for public
buildings and grounds in and afoand Wash
ington, $226 ,25O; forsnavy yards and Stations
ST., 100000; for the Department of Agriculture,
demption division of the Treasury Department,
$l77 500; for testing American iron and steel,
$4,000; for the centennial exposition, $780,
$50; for explorations and surveys in Utah and
New Mexico the hundredth meridian and
northwestern lakes, $240,0O0 Total, $25, 1885,
975.
Mr.. Garfield, after explaining the bill,
said that the Committee on Appropriations had
attempted this session to pursue the same
policy as it did last year in keeping down the
bad now passed the House except this sundry
civil service bill, and the deficiency bill The
Legislative bill was in conference. 1t appro-
priated about million less than the legislative
bill of last year, but that was so because the
printing of the Treasury Department. had been
left off. The appropriation for the army and
navy were about the same as last year, except
as to the four million naval emergency bill of
last year. The Indian appropriation bill as it
passed the House is about million and quar-
ter less than the bill of last year. 1t was now
on the table of the appropriation Commit
tee with the Senate's amendments. The forth
fcation bill was little less than last year.
The river and harbor bill was about three-quar-
tiers of million larger than last year. The
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill was
two millions less than last year because the &c.
neva award appropriation was in last years
bill. The post-offioe appropriation bill gave
about one and half million more than last
year. The pension bill was about the same
The sundry civil appropriation bill was about