The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-24
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Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Nav 20.
Mr.. Conkling of New York, from the
committee on foreign relations, reported
with amendments the house joint resolu-
ton suggesting the intercession of the
| United States to secure the release of ON.
Condor, now confined in an English prison.
He asked for It's present consideration.
Mr.. Edmunds said he would like to ex-
anime it, and asked that It be laid over un-
til tomorrow. So ordered.
After reports on number Of bills of an
unimportant character the senate, at 1920
| o'clock, resumed the consideration OF tue
articles of impeachment against w. W.
| Belknap, late secretary Of war, with closed
doors.
Mr.. Sherman submitted resolution that
the secretary Of the treasury be directed to
| furnish the senate with detailed estimate
of the amount required to execute the house
bill amendatory of the laws granting pen
slons to soldiers and sailors Of the war of
1879, and their widows agreed TO.
Mr.. Merrimon submitted resolution in
structing the committee on library to in
quire into the expediency of collecting and
printing in convenient form the legislative
| resolves and ordinances passed by the con-
tinental congress and the congress of the
confederation, and report by bill or other
wise agreed to.
Before reaching any decision the doors
were reopened at 5.45, aud the senate adj
journed.
The house Immediately, after the reading
OF the Journal went into committee of
the whole on the naval appropriation bill.
MIR. Randall presented substitute for
the Lewis amendment, offered yesterday,
appropriatlng $4,000 for the civil estab-
lishments of the several navy yards, and
directing the secretary of the navy to
organize a naval board of five commission
ed officers, three of whom are to be senior
officers, to examine and determine whether
any of the navy yards can be dispensed
with and abandoned, and also to inquire as
to the propriety of establishing naval yard
at Tybee or Cockspur Island, Georgia, and
report through the secretary Of war to the
next congress $4,000 to be appropriated
for the expenses of the board.
Mr.. DanfD1d moved to amend Mr. Ran
dalls substitute, by allowing naval sta
ton to be established at Tybee leland or
Cockspur Island, or at any other point on
the coast of Georgia or South Carolina
agreed to.
Mr.. Randals substitute was then adopt
ed, and the committee proceeded with the
remaining clauses of the bill.
The condition of the navy was discussed
at length, Messrs. Hale and Danford main
tanning that the navy was IN excellent COLI
dition, while Mr.. Wbitthorne asserted that
it had never been in so shameful and mis-
cradle condition as at present.
The committee rose and reported the
bill which was thereupon passed.
The house then at A o'clock again went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Spring
er in the chair, on the Indian appropriation
bill, and was addressed by MIR. Ward of
New York, on the distribution of the Ge-
neva award He went into an elaborate
argument TO prove that the insurance com
panies were entitled to have the balance of
the award distributed among them in prop.
Ortion to their losses. Without making
any progress in the bill, the committee
rose.
Mr.. Blackburn offered resolution au-
thorizing the Louisiana investigating COM
mittee TO act by subcommittee adopted.
The house then adjOurnpd