Wilmington journal., 1876-07-07
WASHINGTON,

passed.
The foreign relations committee re
ported the Hawaiian treaty. Mr..
Morrill, moved it's reference to the
committee on finance, and it was so
referred.
The bill prohibiting the passage of
obscene and immoral literature and
lottery circulars thrugh the mails was
passed.
The senate agreed to the House bill
| extending appropriations ten days.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
| was taken up but without action the
| Senate recessed.
HoUsE-The bill for the imprisor.
| ment and transfer of United States
prisoners passed and now goes to tie
President.
The bill authorizing the continuance
of the public printing sixty days with
out further appropriation was passed
| and now goes to the President.
The bill extending the appropria-
| tions ten days was ordered to be sent
| Immediately to the President. A re-
cess was then taken till night session.
Cameron, Secretary of War, tempo
rarily assumes the duties also of Sec
retary of the Treasury.
The Blaine investigation has been
| postponed until July 10.
Senator M. W. Ransom is on the
democratic national executive commit
| tee for North Carolina. The commit
| tee elected A. S. Hewett of New York
| chairman, F. 0. Prince secretary.
WASHINGTON, July S1-Noon-The
Senate has up the resolution to pay z.
| B. S. Pinchback the compensation fer
mileage of Senator from March 4th,
1873, until the Termination of the con-
| test by the Senate.
A very remarkable condition of af
| fairs exists at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day. There is no Secretary of
| the Treasury nor Assistant Treasurer
and the cash room has been closed, no
drafts having been paid since noon.
Mr.. Cameron, it is found, cauuOt le-
gaily assume the duties of Secretary,
the ten days in which ~ acting Secretary
may be in charge having expired, for the
reason that Mr.. Conant, since the res
| ignayIoa OF MIR. Brist ow, ten days ago,
has been fulfilling all the duties of the
office and the law provides no further
for an acting appointment. Mr.. Wy
man has bis bonds i'll every respect
| regular and complete except that they
require the approval OF the Secretary
of the Treasury. As there is no such
officer ho cannot qualify. Mr.. Giltil-
Ian. the newly appointed Assistant
| Treasurer who, like Mr.. Wyman, has
perfoI ali the Necessary acts 70
quality, has not yet received BIS com
mission. So Just at this hour there is no
officer i'll the department under whose
authority any money can be expended.
| The Post Comptroller decided to day
| l.. -
Cameron to act as Secretary. Mr..
New, who has not yet turned over the
money of the government to bis sue
cessor, has assumed the re~pGnsihiii-
ity of the papers. Warrant, that were
issued yesterday agninst al other pay
ments however The cash room IL
closed and business for the time be'- G
is practically suspended. Judge
Taft, Assistant Secretary. Conn: and
the President are 10 consultatlnn- Tie
den ocratic members of CoDgrsss dis
avow any responsibility for this absurd
state of affairs.
The President has signed the act TO
provide temporarily for expenditures
of the government; also the naval APP
preparation bill.
Gov. Tllden yesterday received the
foltOwing:
Washington, lime 30-To Hon
Sc uuel J. Tilden: | take the f ST
hour since my return from Mississippi
to assure you that my fervent support
will not be wanting to elect you to the
Presidency, where your services are
SO much needed by the American peO-
pie. T. L. BAYARD."
WASHINGTON. July 1-NIght-SEN-.
ATE-A conference committee was ap-
pointed on the silver bill.
Mitchell called up the special order,
which was the bill for paying Pinch
back per diem and mileage during b !
contest.
Wlthers asked why the three other
contestants were not included in the
resolution, and favored the incorpo-
ration of Mr.. Sykes name,
Morton said he was tired of this
talk about discrimination against whit3
men. He had had enough of it.
Withers said whether the Senator
had had enough of it or not mattered
little to him.
Whyte said Thomas of Maryland
had contested for seat and received
neither pay nor mileage.
| West and Alcorn advocated pay
ment.
| 1uI U1tl oISCuSNlOu Vic ItSOIlI-
| tion was laid aside and the Senate pro
ceeded to consider the sundry civil
| appropriation bill. An amendment
was offered to strike out the House
| bill the proviso that the maxim m
rate of compensation allowed United
| States marshals from ald after July
1st, 1876, shall not exceed five thou
sand dollars a year and forbidding
marshals issuing any due bills II wit
nesses, jurors and othel3, a'so forbid
ding the payment of such due bills by
any department of the government,
and further providing that marshals
shall not hereafter receive mileage
while travelling on official duty but
necessary travelling expenses only
The amendment was agreed to. Many
other amendments were adopted and
the bill passed.
The House resolution allowing wages
to employees while visiting the centeil~
NAL was rejected.
The Pinchback resolution comes up
Monday as unfinished business. ADJ
journed.
House. The Senate amendments to
the bill fOrfeiting certain lands granted
to the Kansas and Galveston railroad
were non -curred in, and a committee
of conference ordered.
The Senate bill exempting vessels
navigating the Mississippi and its trib>
utaries above New Orleans from ems
trance and clearance was passed.
The charges against Judge Humph,
reys were referred to special commits
tee.
The bill appropriating $75O,OOO for
the purchase of Indian supplies imr
falx o1-x
Hopkins, from the committee on the
entennial celebration. reported
Joint resolution providing that the two
H.uses of Congress meet in Joint CON-
vention at Independence Hall in Phiiar
delphia on the 4th of July, at . a. M,
for the purpose of passing appropriate
resolutions commemorative of the
great event which, in that same hall,
one hundred years ago, brought this
nation into being. Passed. Adjourned
t. Monday.