Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-01

CONGRESSIONAL.
The Committee OH Centennial
: Celebration Make An
Adverse Report.
The Employees Of the Govern.
ment Printing Once are
to Visit the Cen Z.
tenntal.
Aena.e,.

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senate.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The house
bill to carry into effect the Havwaian
treaty, was referred to the committee
on finance. Recess was taken till 4
lip. m. to allow . conference Of the
committee en appropriation bills OPP
portunity to perfect those measures
/ 1.ie he representative senator's except
those on conference committees short
lly afterwards went into caucus.
The chair appointed as the new
conference committee on the postoffice
appropriation bill, West, Hamlin, and
Maxey.
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill au-
thorizing the congressional printer TO
continue work required by law in ad-
vance Of the regular appropriation for
printing, for the period Of sixty days,
Passed.
Mr.. Hamlin called up the house
bill to amend the revised statutes,
providing = penalty for making oh.
scene books and other matters therein
contained, and prohibiting lottery cir
culars from passing through the mails.
After discussion the bill passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the conference
committee on the Legislative judici-
ary bill, reported that the commit.
tee had been unable to agree. He
moved that the senate insist on it's
anendments 10 the bill, and asked .
new conference. Pending the discus
sion, the chair laid before the senate
. joint resolution, which passed.
The house, this morning, in regard
10 the appropriation bill for unex-
pended balances for q period not to
exceed ten days WAS referred TO the
conmittee on appropriations.
1t shall be lawful to use for the ne
cessary service of the government any
Iunexpended balance which may exist
of the appropriation made for the
service Of the government for the 6s-
cal year ending June 80, 1876, and in
case no sufficient balance remains at
the conclusion Of the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1873, to credit, If any
appropriation. The necessary amount
is hereby appropriated out Of any
money in the treasury, not otherwise
Appropriated and no greater amount
shall be expended under this act.
Upon reassembling the considera-
tion Of the snndry civil appropriation
bill was resnmed, and amendments
proposed by the committee on appro-
priAtions were agreed to, as follows: !:
Striking out Of the house bill the
clause app.opraatiag SIC, 900 to pay
for reporters' testimony before the
several commissions of the house OF
representatives Of the present session
iuorcasing the appropriation for pub
lc printing and binding to q ,625 ,5O7
Striking out Of the bill the clause
directing the joint committee on print
ing to advertise for proposals for
printing and binding tho debates oI
1congress, and award the contract te
the lowest responsible bidder; ano
also directing the heads Of the yAri
Gus departments to advertise for pro
posals for printing aud binding 70,
their respective departments, ane
award the same TO the lowest respon
sible bidder; authorizing the pres
lident to appoint . public printer in
stead uf having him alected by th.
senate; appropriating half : amilliod
dollars TO pay on behalf Of the y. 5
apportion Of the general EXPENSE o
the District Of Columbis. The mex
amendment proposed by the commit
tee wss to strike out Of the house bill
in the section making the appsopria'l u
for the Judiciary, the following: Th,
allowance TO any deputy marshal shal
not exceed Is per day while virtually
employed, Or esoeeding II 100 PEI
d yesr Sor5serviccs BY such deputy, AND
said sums may be reduced below sale
rates BY the attorney general whom
ever in his opinion said reductlo,
lsAouA be made The amendmea
was agreed to. Adjourned.
+ The bill providing for the use 0
the expended balances for ten days Q
, the NEXT fiscal year passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Singleton, Of th.
committee on appropriations, the sen
Iats Nm y Allcv public printing to b