Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-01
CONGRE EsSIONAL.
Another Days Work by Both Houses
on Appropriations and Other
Bills.
An Invite to the Centennial on the
Fourth Of July Accepted Other
Matters.
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! bENAAESs
WASHINGTON, June 80 The house
bill to carry into effect the Hawaiian
treaty was referred to the committee on
| fiaance.
The chair appointed IS the new con-
ference committee on the postoffice sp-
preparation bill MessTs. West, Hsmlin
and Msxey.
Senator Anthony introduced a bill
authorizing the congressional printer to
continue the work required by law in
advance OF the regular appropriation for
printing; for the period Of sixty days.
Senator Hamlin called up the house bill
to amend the revised statutes, providing
q penalty for mailing obscene books,
and other matters therein contained,
and prohibiting lottery circulars from
passing through the mails. After some
discussion the bill was passed.
Senator Morrill,, from the conference
committee on the legislative and Judi
ciary bill, reported that the committee
were unable to agree. He moved that
the senate insist on its amendments to
the bill, and ask for a new conference.
Pending the discussion, the chair laid
before the senate o Joint resolution which
passed the house this morning in regard
to appropriatlDg the unexpended bal
snce for period not to exceed ten days,
which was referred to the committee on
appropriations.
A recess was then taken till four in
the evening, to allow the conference
committees on the appropriation bills
an opportunity to perfect these meas
ures. The Republican senators, except
Ing these on the conference c0mmittC es,
shortly afteIward went into Caucus.
Upon Resembling, Senator Morrill,,
from the com mittee on appropriations,
reported back the bill passed by the
house this morning, TO continue the un-
expended balances, and to provide tenn
porsrily for the expenses Of the govern
ment for period not to exceed ten day g.
After some discussion the bill was
amended and agreed to as follows:
An act to provide temporarily for the ex-
pensei of the government.
Be it enacted, That for 8 period not
exceeding ten days from and after June
30, 1876, unless the regular sppropri-
atiOns shall have been previously made
for the service of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1877, 1t shall be- lawful to use
for the necessary service Of the govern
ment any unexpended balance which
may exist of the appropriation made for
the service OF the government for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1875, and in
case no sufficient balance remains at the
conclusion of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1876, to the credit of any appropri.
alton, the necessary amount is hereby
appropriated out Of any money in the
tree sury not otherwise appropriate ed, and
no greater amount shall be expended
under this act than such proportional
sum Of the appropriation for the Fl zeal
year ending June 80, 1876, as ten days
time bears to the whole Of said fiscal
year, and such expenditure shall be
only for the necessary operations of the
government; under existing law, all
sums expended under this act shall be
charged to and deducted from the ap.
prOpriations for like service for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1877.
The chair announced as the new con-
ference committee on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill,
Senators Morrill,, Window and Withers.
The amendment of these to the bill to
authorize the public printer to continue
the public printing, fixing the time at
ten instead Of sixty days, was agreed to,
and the bill passed.
The senate then took up the surJry
ClNn appIOpEIatlOu Dllls o6udLOT WIZ
dom, In charge Of the bill, said that the
amount appropriated by the bill. az it
came from tie house, was $15, ,256, ,73I;
to this the senate committee had added
81, ,684 .603, making the total amount
now proposed to be appropriated S19,-
941, ,384. The bill for the current fiscal
year appropriated $29, ,459, ,856.
He then explained the various items
Of the increase. Among them are the
following: $50, 600 for the impeachment
trial Of Belknsp, $8l2, 600 additional for
public printing, $500, 900 for general ex-
penses Of the District of Colhmbis,
$40, 600 additional for mints and ASSAY
offices, 81, ,150, 600 additional for public
buildings throughout the country,
S73O 600 for navy yards, $l67, 900 for
Rock arsenal, 100000 additional for
signsl service. S139, 900 for capital build.
ings and grounds, and $187, 500 for sur
veying public buildings.
The amendment appropIiating $50, 900
to defray The expenses OF the senate in
the BelkDap impeachment trial was
agreed to.
Recess until thirty minutes past seven.