Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-24
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Business of General Interest Trans
acted.
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SENATE.

Mr.. Sherman (Rep.), of Ohio, called up the
concurred resolutions from the committee on
finance, proposing common unit of money
and accounts for the United States and the
kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Passed.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the Legislative, judicial and Executive Appro-
priatiOn bill. After several amendments had
been rejected, the bill was reported to the
Senate, and the amendments made in commit
tee of the whole concurred in. The bill was
read third time and passed-yeas So; nays, 7.
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep.) }, of Maine, called up the
Fortifcations Appropriation bill reported by
the committee on appropriations without
amendments. He said the estimates of the
service were 1924 ,000 but the House had
appropriated $315,000 only. The billwas read
a third time and passed.
The Senate took up the bill making appro-
priations for the service of the Post office de-
partment for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1876, and for other purposes.
MIR. West Rep.), of Louisiana, in charge Of
the bill, said when it came over from the
House of Representatives it proposed to APP
propriate $33 $50, 100. As submitted to the
Senate by the committee on appropriations it
proposed to appropriate 1856, GAG, 350-an in
crease of So, 1851 241 over the House bill.
The first amendment was to appropriate
$150000 for mail depredations and special
agents, instead of $40, 900 appropriated by the
House BILL 1t was offered by Mr.. Herman
(Dem }, of New York, and favored by Mr.. In
gals (Rep.) Of Kentucky, and Mr.. Hamlin
(Rep.), of Maine. Agreed to.
HOUSE
The House went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, in the Chair,
on the Indian Appropriation bill, the question
being OF order made by Mr.. McCrary, Of Iowa,
against the section to transfer the Indian
bureau to the War department. The Chairman
overruled it.
Mr. Maginnis, of Montana Territory, offered
an amendment providing that any person de.
string to trade with the Indians shall receive q
license on the certificate of district Judge OF
Judge of the supreme court Of any Territory
that he is of good character Agreed to.
| The committee reported the bill to the
House, and it was passed.
The House proceeded to consider the bill
reported from the committee ON public lands,
repeating the section of the revised statutes
making restrictions in the disposal of public
| lands in the States of Alabama Mississippi
Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida. 1t repeats
that section which confines the disposal OF
public lands in those States to the provisions
of the homestead law 1t provides, however
that the repeal of the said section shall not
impair the right of any homestead settler, and
that the said lands shall be offered at public
sale as soon as practicable. The bill waE
passed-yeas, 1867 nays, 81.
Mr.. Cannon (Rep.), of Illinois, from the
committee on post-offices and post roads, re.
ported bill providing penalty for mailing
obscene books, and prohibiting lottery circu
lars passing through the mails. Passed.
Amendments were agreed to as follows
Increasing the appropriation for wrapping
Irvine from $4,000 to $4,000 for marking
aud rating stamps, from So 0Oe to $4,000 fo
letter balances and scales, from $4,000 tt
$4,000; and for the preparation of post route
maps, from $4,000 to 1000 $4,000 TO-
advertising instead of 1916, 900 as proposed b!
the House.
Mr. Sherman Rep.) of Ohio, moved to Fl,
the appropriation for compensation of post
masters at $7200,000, and to provide that
reduction on the rate of compensation shall
begin on the first day of October next. Agree
to.
After several other amendments the bill wa
read third time and passed.