The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-04
Fort, Third Congressional Session.
SENATE.

on appropriations, making the principal and in
teresu of the 1865 bonds issued under the act of
June Goth, 1874, Tor the government of the Dis
trict of Columbia payable in gold, was stricken
ont The question then being on the adoption
of the amendment as amended, it was laid
aside for the present at the request of Sher
man.
The announcement of the committee extend
ing the time for the payment of taxes in the
District of Columbia bill to June, 1874, was
agreed to.
Other amendments of tho committee were
agreed to as follows:
Reducing the appropriation for works of at
for the library of Congress from $4,000 to $10,-
900: increasing the appropriation for the sur
vey of the Atlantic and Gnlf coasts from s 1856, :
900 to 1915, 900; striking out the appropriation
of $50, 900 for a new steam tender for the fifth
light house district and the appropriation of
100000 for new steam tender for the light
house service on the Pacific coast and appro-
priating $4,000 for steam fog signal for Terda
Buena, Cal.
The amendment of the committee striking
out the appropriation of $4,000 to enable the de-
partment of justice to aid the commissioner OF
of the general land Office to receive certain
lands, rents and profits thereof known as
ranches Panoche Grande in California, was
agreed to.
The amendments of the committee reducing
the appropriation for surveying public lands in
Montana from $5S000 to $4,000, and the New
heACO lIOm Ptu,UUU W ROU,UOU1 WClO dSlCCo
to-
The committee reported an amendment re-
pealing SO much of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill for the year ending June 30th, 1871, as
requires the payment by the Northern Pacific
Railroad Co. of the cost of surveying and con-
veying the lands granted said Co., but the SEN
ate refused to concur in the amendment.
The amendment Of the committee directing
the telegraph companies having offices ia the
Capitol to take from the CapitoPs grounds and
/, all fplA IN r1nln
and connect the lines with the Capitol by
means of cables laid under the ground, was
agreed to. .......--
Also the amendments appropriating $125,000
FOR extension of the building of the government
hospital for the insane; $25, 900 to complete
the purchase of the grounds around Columbia
hospital in the city of Washington, and SlO,--
600 for the national asylum fol the relief of
colored women and children in the District Of
Columbia.
out the appropriation of $4,000 for headstones
at the sol1ers graves in Woodlawn Cemetery
at Elmira, N Y, and striking out the appro-
priation to pay contestants for seats IN the
Heuse of Representatives, and approprlatng
$4,000 for the payment of bounties to sailors
and marines under existing laws, were agreed
to.
HOUSE. -.F
Immediately after the House met this morn
I'D and considered in Committee of the Whole
Nearly an hour was consumed in discussing
the first amendment, striking out the S77,OOO
to defray certain expenses of the District of
Columbia Commission.
To an argument made against him by Hol-
man of Ind, in which he reflected on the mo-
tives of the chairman of the Committee on APP
preparations, Mr.. Garfield replied in tone
and manner of strong Indignation, characteriz-
ing such insinuations as small, miserable ADD
IIa ha xunu1A pat down
SO low as to fling vtriol and poison around
him on his fellow members and TO talk about
their motives in the discharge of public and
honorable duty. The items reported were on
the special recommendation OF the honorable
commissioners of the district. The consldera-
ton of the bill was temporarily interrupted to
permit the presentation of the report of the
Conference Committee on the post office appro-
priation bill.
Mr. Tyner of Ind, made the report, and
in reply to questions, stated that the action of
the House in regard to the franking privilege
was substantially carried in agreement of the
conference committee. In reply to further in
Quiries as to the proviso inserted by the House
excluding from the freedom of the mails
speeches reproduced from and printed other
wise than in the Congressional Record and
speeches delivered elsewhere than Ill Congress,
he stated that the conference committee had
concluded that by the language of the amend
ment such speeches were already excluded and
therefore the proviso had been struck out as
surplusage In regard to Thanking garden
seeds the word garden" had been struck out
so as to make it generally unapplicable to all
seeds transmitted by the department of agricul-
ture.
Mr. Speer of Pa-Are these documents and
seeds permitted to go through mails free on the
written frank of members?
Mr.. Tyner-Undoubtedl until the first of
next December it applies to all documents
printed or ordered printed by Congress. The
nlnryv OE = 10 cfar of low M
at $4,000.
Mr.. Hale Of Me-Does not this report restore
the ranking privilege with the exception OF
the correspondence of members?
Mr.. Tyner-Not permanently, but till the
first of December next in all respects except as
to correspondence of members. The provso as
to agricultural reports and seeds is permanent.
The report was concurred in without yeas
and nays, which were demanded by Garfield
and others, but refused.
Townsend of Pa. from conference committee
on the bill for the incorporation and regulation
of railroad companies in the territories and
giving to railroads the right Of way through
public lands made report, the principal point
in which was the striking out of proviso giving
states hereafter organized in such territories
control over charges for transportation and
freight, the same as if such right of way had
been originally granted by them
In the midst of the great noise and confusion
proceeding from the tremendous pressure OF
business, w lSOn OIL iowa, WHO Was OppOScu "
the conference report declared that the House
did not know what it was doing, to which as
sertain the Speaker pro tenn (Randall gave his
assent aud ruled that the point was well tax
en-. ....
A dull colloquy ensued between Holman
and Townsend, the former trying to get the
floor, but failing.
Townsend assured the House that there was
no fraud in the bill and that the report was
unanimous one, which statement was confirm
ed by Fort of nj.
The conference report was then agreed to
without yeas and nays, which were demanded
by G. f. Hoar, but refused by the House.
House again went into the Committee OF
Whole on the deficiency bill. An amendment
to pay the expenses of certain contested cleo
tions in former years was strenouSly resisted
by Speer, but was finally adopted.
On motion of Butler of Mass. an item OF
$3.50, 900 was inserted for the Soldiers National
Asylum. Ia
Mr.. Myers of Pennsylvania moved to insert
an item of $1,000 for clothing for seamen, and
made an appeal to the committee to do this
justice to the enlisted men and boys of the
navy. The amendment was adopted. .
After making some further progress on the
bill the committee rose to allow a conference
report to be made on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. The report
says the committee was unable to agree, the
point of dispute being as to the pay of certain
clerks of the House. G VS..
AIu6r SOIu0 ulSCuSSlOu MT. d0lmaQ mOVeQ
the House recede, but the motion was rejected. 1
The House then voted TO insist on its position
10 ask for another conference. the same con.
ference to represent the House. ~
The House then went back into committee
of the whole on the deficiency bill FTs
On motion of Mr.. Young of Georuia an item
was inserted for the band of the military school
at West Point. ~-HEr. ~ lAEa u
Finally, at 4.15 p. m the committee rose MIR
Nblack in the chair as Speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill as amended in committee of the
whole.
Messrs. Holman and Spear endeavored to
have direct vote on some amendment, which
could not be had under the motion, but the
motion was agreed to amid great noise and con-
fusion, and the bill passed.
Mr. Potter of New York. made the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the thanks of the House are
due and hereby rendered to Hon. j. G. Blaine,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, for
the impartiality, efficiency and distinguished
ability with which he has discharged the firing
and arduous duties of his position during the
43d Congress. |
Mr.. Beck of Kentucky-I second that mo-
ton.
The motion was unanimously accepted.
Mr.. Hoskins of New York, moved to sus-
pend the rules and take from the Speakers ia
BILE and pass the two bills providing for the adj
mission of Colorado and New Mexico as states.
Rejected, yeas 1884, nays 81, not two-thirds in