The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-23
ELE c. RAPHlC
NIGHT REP o IL II.
CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE
Washington, June 22.-The bill to
authorize the retirement of Col. VIM.
II. Emory. with the rank of brigadier
general, passed. Tie consideration of
unfinished business. being the naval
appropriation bill. was then csn-
menced.
Sargent said the amount of the esti-
mates for the navy. submitted for the
next fiscal year was Sl7. oil 30s.95,
and the amount appropriated for the
present fiscal year was Sl7.0ll BOG 80.
The bill now before the Senate, as re-
ported by the committee on appro-
p~riations. is proposed to appropriate
sic. 1l9, 90.40, being an increase on
crease compared with the %appropria-
ton bill of the present year of SS9, 20l.-
IS. In nearly every item of the bill
as it came before the Senate now, there
was n reduction, and the committee
had in q majority of cases assented to
the reductions made by the House, but
in some cases they found it necessary
to increase the amount allowed by the
House.
After some debate several amend
ments proposed by the committee on
appropriations were agreed to. The
amendment to increase the appropria-
ton for the bureau of yards and docks
from S44O. 900 to S760. 600 was rejected.
Sargent moved 10 reconsider the vote
by which the other appropriations in
the bill had been increased. After
some further discussion Sargent with
drew his motion to reconsider. The
appropriation for the bureau of con-
struction and repairs was increased
from a million and u half to two mil
lions. Edmunds submitted the fol-
lowing as a substitute for II clause in
the House bill: No increase of force of
any navy yard shall he made at any
time within go days next before any
election to take place for President or
members of Congress, except when the
Secretary of the navy shall certify that
the needs of the public service make
such increase necessary at that time.
This was agreed to. The %appropria-
ton for the bureau of steam engineer
ing was raised from 1885,, 600 to ST., 00O,-
600. The bill was then reported to the
Senate and passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House mel at IL y. nj. aud i'm
mediately went into committee OF the
whole on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, the question being GU the
amendment to have the public print
ing done under contract by the lowest
bidder, which, after discussion, was
agreed to. The item having beer
reached in the bill directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to reserve out of
bia a sum sufficient to meet the interest
Of the 3-65 bonds accruing within the
next fiscal year and apply same to that
purpose, Randall moved to add u prov
ision hat in case there should not be
a sufficient amount of evenue belong
ing to the District at such times as the
interest be due, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall advance the amount
necessary and shall reimburse it to the
Treasury out of the District
After debate the amendment was
adopted. At this the House voted to
cut off debate by a strict party vote.
Chandler moved to strike out what
EVER relates to the enforcement act.
Rejected. The question of an enforce
ment act came up again on the motion
OF Chandler to strike out the item CT
SIS 900 for the detection and prosecu-
ton ofcrime against the United States.
The amendment was adopted.
The Senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill were ncn-concur-
red in and a committee of conference
ordered. The House resumed the con-
sideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, but without action
adjourned.