, 1875-03-04
WASHINGTON.
The Last Full Day of the
Forty-third Congress.
Hurried Action upon the Various
Appropriation BILLS.
4 Host Of Expensive Amendments
Tucked On in the Rush.
The Two Houses Wide Apart
on the River and Har-
bor Bill.
Chicago Gets $750,o0b to Garry sn the
post-0lfitt Construction.
Colorado the Thirty-ciahth State ot Tho
Union.
New Mexico Tries in Vain TO Be-
como tho Thirty'-NintH.
Tho Comptroller Requires al Account.
ing from the National
Daais.
Tho House Recommends tlEc Prosecution
of Hing and Schumacher.
Members Of the Senate Of tho Forty-fourth
Congress.
The Comptroller Requires aa Account
ing from the National
DaaKs.
Tho House Recommends tlEc Prosecution
Of Hing and Schumacher.
Members Of the Senate Of tho Forty-fourth
Congress.

hAHHlSGToN, u. l.i A1rC1 d.-1lo uouBtt
notwithstanding tho fact that only twentG-four
bours remained Of tho present Congress, was
not willing to shorten dobate. Tho consequence
was tlsat nearly sll Of the days. session ms &C.
cupied In routine consideration Of the Defl-
cieucYtAppropriataon bill Ono object which In
ducod fuombeu to prolong tho dobats Was the
fact thAt many desired to pEoyons tho uouRo
from going into tho bills which aro upon thu
speatosa table, mud believed that tho time oc-
cupied in considering tho 1ast appropriation bill
was bottor spsut than in passing sono Of tho
many Jobs upon The Table. The Deficiency bill
uas amended in yor3 important particulars. al-
though no largo appropriations wcro ndded 1t
hnsing become Dvitont towards tho clone OF tho
day that tho bill mas llobio to 10 loadcd down
with amendments. It Was dnally passed uudcr
q suspension Of tue rules.
THE MOST 1xroNTAST AMESpMESTa
added to Tho bill arc theeo: nuinbe: OF amend
n1outs to the Indian portion Of tho h.ll, generat
~ involving srall H1Iaa M amendment to tho
Irovislons Tor tho District epproptiations strix:
iug out tic wotds, "iD behalf OF tie United
States" THIS WAS designed to prevent tho United
States from being couImltted to tho policy OF
continuing the appropriations therein DA,nea.
an amendment providing for tho paymont Of
five Of tho thirty-fous contestants Of Beata iu
tho presont lionse IN amendment to pay for
printing the illustrations of thc EeHn!ts Of .he
ro1arls expedition, and Ut amendment placing
Ballors OIL tho sanlo foottng rs eoldiors with
spoct to toSefnMent c'o!hnG. Idc onaJ depaso
Of general interest was tue constantly requiring
quarrel over District appropriations. in this
tl1o OLD story WAS Gono oyer Wlth. the adal"
tional heat aud passion iucidont to tho fatigue
Of the clos!nE hours OF tho bessson' bus WITHOUT
additional information.
THE PosT-oTF1cH DTLI.
The House agreed to tho Conferences report
upon tAe Tost-0 Office Appropriation bill. which
provides for tue partial restoration Of he frank-
inE privilege. iAe5e ~as no fecotteu vote upon
tno ADOPTION 81 @ this report; lho & yea M .nd nay
boen upon tno qneat9n OF tnG adoption OF the
report upon tho rost ofic1 hlll ~ whole a. ana
not upon tue franking privilege amonanent. Tho
question wa not dly!s!ble sn the Conference re-
public docnmenta until Dec. no1t: md ~ to
agricultural reports shcfoAft6r' TUG core,
spnhdenco OF congressman ID not tnciuded
THE LEa1a1Ar1yE n11I.
1ho Ola qnaffel oetwoon tbo ltol'ae ana eenato
upon tls question OF tho salaries Of sth Clerks ~
no nearer onaeu. fonf Conference M Gomn.ttees
bare already been appointed uron the Leglsla.
Of tho fourth, was this aftcrnnon rejected:
Thc only important point y upon tho salaries OF
tho Clerks Of the House: The Senate Conference
Committed lad proposed compromise to ALLOW
to stand as they aEo II the House vii! not op-
poso tho senate rcductians az to Tho other ON
ployos Of tho uouBo. ln this tho House would
not agroe, and the fifth conference was ordered.
TIE E1yEn AND aAnnon Arrnorn1AT1oS ntl1
Civil bill as d carrier Of immeuse appropriations
for private aau local purposes. it was taken up
In tho Bopato about o'clock this oyentng, and
thcro uoro placed upon 1t II rapid succosson
several amendments proposedb by tho Select Copn-
mittoo on Transportation. These amendments
moro ~ fol!oTa: Ono increasing the appropriation
for tic Fox and Wisconsin luvers improvements
from s5ooo ooo TO eG0o,o 900 increasing Tho aE'-
pronriation Of tho Ohio Hiror from 900 u
$4,000 increasing appropriation for tho great
!tsnAWua 1syeE from $l,0Nl,D9 to 5000 600;
Increasing the appropriation for the TenneSHoe
River from 3lgo0JJ to s6co, 900. These au'es'd-
laeuts rere PLACED on tho bill ny largo mhjori-
ties, aud without serioua opposition.
Senator West next mored tho Eads tcsty
bill for the improvement OF tho mouth Of the
alsa,ssippi Riyor, ~ al amendment to tho lsIyes
and l1arbos bill. This moslon was Alao Rgrcoa
to without roll.cali Ihe Lads anond.arnt
contenarlatoa M expenditure OF $4,000 oo5, Of
Which $500, 900 are to 30 expanded within thirty
months, II dnring that time Eatls ehall secure III
tka NatI oI,h fnot Il Il