, 1876-07-15
The Silver Bill Put Through 1ts
Final Passage in the Senate,
Both Houses Adopt the
Amendatory Bank
rupt Bill.
The Impeachment Trial
Again Postponed Till
Monday.
Yaryan's Testimony Before the
Whisky investigators.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.

susDnY CIvif.
Special Dfspatch to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14.-Thc Confer
cuee Committees made rcry little progrcss with
the Appropriation bills to-day. Tile Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill remains In tho easno
shape Ms last evening, all points Of disagreement
having been settled except tint Of the dcnland
Oh thu part Of thr House that the Enhancement
acts Of 1871 and 1872 shall lie rcpcnlrd. Tho
Democrats aru apparently discussing among
themselves whether It Will bo better policy
To insist upon this sectfnn Of the bul
rs It passed The House, and have
contest with thu Republicans on tho floor wfct.
tho report Of the Conference Committee is
made, or to yield this point and allow tho bllf
10 pass wItlltut. Tho Republicans see1n eager
Gratis ullow this bll to fail because the Senate re-
fuscs to agree to legislation which ls not consid-
cred by It proper or politlc, they aso willing to
20 before tie country un that issue. Some con-
clusiun on this point will probably be reached
within day Or two.
LEGISLATIVE HILL
Tho Confcrcnco Committee Oh tho Legislative,
Executive, anl judicial Appropriation bill Inns
malle very little progress to-lay, one or two
incu,bcrs Of It having been Engaged on other
committees. The present disposition Of tile
conrcrccs on the part Of the House seems to be
to allow the Senate to fix the number and pay
Of It's own oGlccrs n1ld employees, but to insist on
the reductions both Of fo.cc mid salaries Ut tile
House. Some opposition is likely 70
show Itself 10 all arrangement of this kind
on both eldcs Of t1lv uousc, Us d
general opinion prevails that It is somehow low
senato a &c to ply is otrlress hleher salaries than
those performing sinlar duties at tue other end
Ut the Capitol receive. The reductions In tl4o
Exccutivu departments hive not becn discussed
by the new ConfcFonco Committee
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Mr.. Holman sa'd to.!ay that tho legislative
!ncnt uron tho basl4 Of thc Proposition nude I,
il to BE- taken fron' tic salalies Of a]l
scconl and third class clcrks, olll 800 annually
frum snlastcs uf fourth-clnss clerks. II com.
pruinac IL to bc made ns to the number OF
nally demanded i reduction ii l,2o0, wl!l coii-
sent to G00 Tic saaries of chiefs Of divisions In
| the Executive Department., md Of q number
uf otilcr olliccrs, would llnvc to bo restored 70
| what they were before tho passage Ut the kel'
| lugg bill rcoFganlzing tbs Treasury Dcpast-
| AnMY D1L1.
Tho Conference Eunmteee which has charge
Of the Army bill hold meeting to-day a'id
nude so'ne satisfactory progress i Is under.
I
part Of tho IIousG nrs going to compromise on
something like tho following terms: That the
organization Of tho ar,ly shall not be disturbed
nor tho pay reduced, Tut tllat the numerical
| force niny be cut down in accordance with the
proyisious Of tho bill - 1t passed tie House
Other questions arlslnE under tho bill
such ~ tho reorganization Of tho arm,
| mud tho rcarrangellent Ut sa1ar1es, would
II this conpEomisc is ncccptetl, he referred to {
Commission consisting ot the Secretary Of War
two officers Of the ar1ny Of high rank, and twt
members OF Congress, whose duty It should bt
to give the subject careful consideration and tt
rel,t,rt to Congress OH the first Monday Of the
ncxt session. The Committee Is to hold an
other meeting to-morruw morning, and soms
members Of Il nre vcry. hopeful that an agrce
1ne1lt may then le reached.
| LATER.
| TO the Ttsftrn Astoctafft Hfu
WASHINGTON, u. e., July 14.-rhe 9unls,
Civil BILL as 1t passed tho House originally, al
proprated 9l4, 551,000 III its passuge through
thu Henatu q, our, ,0U0 was atlAed. In the bill, il
agreed upon by tho Conference Committee to
dny, tho scnatc rcccles from its former actlo
to the amount OF 54 120,0 ,00o, md the House r.
ccdcs a,ld allows U be added to the bill th
suu, Of $t,5O, 200, making thu appropriations 1
| tho BILL nbo,lt &l5, ,S00, GU.