Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-07
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,
FRIDAY, July

tain citizens OF New York, praying the al
lowance ofarrearages of pensions. Referred.
MI. Merrimon presented a petition from
John II. Wheeler and other citizens Of WASH
trict.
Mr.. Window introduced a bill to extend
ana continue The act to provide for the tenn
porary expenses OF the government. Rs
ferred to Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. ingalls, offered resolution, which W a s
nation whether the Sioux Indians M ade any
hostile demonstrations prior to the invasion
OF the Black Hills, and whether the reported
massacre OF Gen. Custer be true.
Mr.. Hitchcock asked the present consider
alton OF the bill to provide for the sale OF tue
Fort Kearney reservation. in Nebras ka, and
1t was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Morrill, (Me.), from the COMMITTEES of
conference on the Legislative, Executive
and judicial bill reported that the comm =
tee had been unable to agree. He had read
the proposition of the cOnferees of the Sem
ate presented in the House by Mr. Randall
yesterday and printed in the Record Mr.
Mor1ill said the Committee on Appropria-
lions would bear him out in the assertion
that there had been by members of both
parties, in committee and in the Senate the
strongest desire to yield TO every just de
mand OF the House. He reviewed the action
of the two Houses on the bill and character
lied the demand of the House that the San.
ate should consent to Objectionable legisla
usurpation of the legislative functions of
the Senate. 1t was q demand the Senate
could not yield to. To yield was to surren-
was no longer a coordinate branch of the
government. When one House sets up this
doctrine that the other must leg islate a. ainst
les VIII, IL becomes revolutionary. II was
was resistance OF the law. He argued
that In consentipg to accept the reduced
appropriations the Senate had undou5t-
maintain its own independence as co-orlff
nate body. He recited the efforts that h ad
been made to meet the House in the matter
the proposition of the Senate for q COMMITS
sion was just and fair one. In regard TO
the reduction of force, they had met the
House half way, believing it better to Grip
pie than to ruin the service. In the mater
OF checks he said the difference on the whole
was less than $50 900, and on the prom lsi-
ton OF the House conferees was less than
100000. The raid on the departments was
too Insignificant for the consideration of
craftsmanship. This was the outgrow til
OF the determination OF committee to ar
rogate To itself every branch Of legislation,
In this bill the SUBJECT became alarming.
and the Senate had duty to perform or be
plotted out practically. Look at IT. The
army appropriation bill proposed a total re-
organization Of the army, q task so delicate
and so complicated that IL would take
months for those most skillful and best ac-
quainted with the service to perform. Tn n
the navy had been partially reorganiZe .;
the Indian bureau was proposed to be totally
abolished, and the enforcement acts AMI
election laws were to be repealed in an ap-
proprlanon oil. Then again, the House h fd
entirely abolished the Indian bureau; aud
again total reorganization of our foreign
representation. When the compensation was
liked In 1856, when money was worth mueiI
more than now, and when, as every one
knew, were less than paid by every other
govern ent "a the world. He asserted that
SO lar as he knew this was tine first attem Ut
70 force new legislation In an appropriation
hoo noS
for one House to engraft legislation on an
appropriation bill, but it implied the CO..
sent OF the other, and in case OF dissent tue
proposing House had always yielded the
point. They were not, he said, discussing
the question Of the salaries OF fourth- class
CLERKS, but the general power undertaken 10
require the Senate to take the appropria
tions with such legislation as the House SAN
ut to put upon the bill.
Mr.. Paddock offered joint resolution su-
thorlziDg the President TO accept volunteers
adjoining territories, not exceeding three
regiments Of cavalry or infantry, or both.
and for period not exceeding nine months
from the date OF their mastering into the
service of the United States. He asked ne
present consideration OF the resolu ton, hut
the rule.
The hour of IL O'Clock having arrived the
Senate met as q court for the Impeachment
trial, but on motion OF Mr.. Edmuuds 10
allow Mr.. Morrill, to conclude his remarks,
of which the House would be notified.
The Senate then continued Its legislative
session, and Mr.. Morrill, concluded his re-
marks.
Mr.. Morrill, went on to show that the
House had reduced the appropriations FOR
the current year S39, 900 900, and the Senate
had made a reduction of s22 ,0OO. 900. An i'm
preston had gone out that the Senate was
0ostructipg reductions. He thought Lae
Senators would be surprised when they un-
derstood how little and what the difference
w Gro Vrarn q 1naa fA..- -,
the preceding year that had no right to os
charged to last years expenditures. Then
there were appropriations of some i've
millions, which were not actual expenses of
last year, and should have been covered into
the Treasury and reappropriated. These two
Items made nine millions, bringing the
two houses within eight millions of one
another. This eight millions differe zee
We're readily explained. In order to m AXE
this apparent reduction the House had aool-
ished the Indian bureau and reduced the
prialion from % million to Is million, and
the Senate had made IL but 10 million. Tue
reduction could be easily made, If made
Stiles of the service. The House had struck
out entirely the appropriation for navy
yards, for which the annual appropriation
Fortifcatfons had been omitted and the
Senate had consented to this, because IL was
discretionary on the House whether they
would do it. No appropriation had been
Claims. The count had been created, and
claimants invited TO prosecute their clai ms,
but no provision was made for the payment
Judgements when rendered.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The regular order having been demanded,
the House took up the bill to grant q PEN
sion TO Daniel Cleary, q soldier of the Next
can war, the proposition being to date the
pension back three years, and this was re.
sisted as being contrary to precedent, aud the
bill was finally amended to take effect from
time OF passage, and in that form IL pas>e
The Speaker then proceeded to call COM
mittees for reports Of a private nature, and
a large number Of bills were reported aud
referred to the Committee OF the Whole on
the Private Calender.
Mr.. A. 3. Williams, (Mich.,) from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported a
bill to relieve the state OF Kansas from Ger.
tain charges OF arms furnished to the terri
tory Of Kansas.
Mr.. MacDougall, IN. Y.,) from the same
committee, reported o bill hX the rank OF
the paymaster general OF the army at thai
OF brigadter general. Passed.
Mr.. Mills, (Texas,) from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported q bill repeating all
laws authorizing the appointment or civil
engineers in the navy. Passed.
AT the close OF the morning hour Mr.,
Lawrence called mp for consideration the bill