The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-14
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The Forty.Fourth Congress.
SENATE.
WAsHINeToN. April l3.

wAsHiNeToS. April 49,
Mr.. Anthony presented petition OF the
congressional printer. setting forth that his
official bord ia $50 600 upon which he IS
allowed to draw $53 900 per month that
tue monthly pay roll of his office lie nearly
double lhat sum, and that he has been In
the habit of paying persons in the office
from money received from the sale of
paper, etc, until the accounts could be
audited at the treasury, when the money
was returned to the safe account He asks
that discussing officer DO appointed for
the office. Referred to the committee on
printing
Mr. Wright called up the senate bill to
amend section 8, 546 of the revised statutes
of the United States, providing for the i'm
pfisonmcnt aad transfer of United States
| prisoners. Passed.
Mr.. Morrill, called up the house bill to
provide for the separate ontry of packages
contained in one importation. Passed.
Mr.. Conkling presented the petition of
the citizens of Bath, N. Y, in favor Of the
repeal of The bankrupt law. Referred.
Also the petitions of the citizens of var
ious parts of New York against any change
in the present tariff. Referred
The bill to amend the laws relating to
the legal tender of silver coin, on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Sherman, was recommitted to
the finance committee.
Mr.. ingalls,, from the committee on the
district CT Columbia, reported pack the in
yitation Of the committee Of citizens hay
ing charge Of the ceremony Of dedicating
the Lincoln statue tomorrow. lie stated
that ii was procured in Italy at cost of
1900, contributed by the colored people
of the co~Jy. a resolution directing. the
sergeant-st-arms to make suitable arrange
mcnts for the attendance OF the senate at
the dedicatory ceremonies was agreed to.
The morning hour having expired, the
senate resumed the consideration of the
unfinished business, being bill authoriz-
ing the requirement. of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. in Washington. Pending discussion
the chair laid before the senate the report
of the secretary Of Smithsonian institution
fol 1876 ordered to be printed and laid
on table.
The house bill making an appropriation
to nupply the deficiencies in the sppropr;-
atoms for the year ending June 80, 1876,
and for former years, was referred to the
| cnmmitien m concentrations
The senate then, at 4:40 p. M, went into
executive session, and when the doors were
reopcned adjourned until Monday.
After the expiration of the morning
hour, the house went into a committee of
the whole, Mr. Blackburn in the chair, on
the Indian bill, and Cook concluded his
speech of yesterday in favor of the transfer
Of the Indian bureau to the war department
Mr.. Hooker also spoke nsadvocacy Of the
bill. Without taking action the committee
rose aud The house, at half past four, took
I. recess, the night session TO be for the
consideration of the legislative appropria-
ton bill.
In the evening session the various amend
nentp to the hill were offered and rejected,
and after progressing as far as page 81, the
committee roe aud the house adjourned
until Saturday, tomorrow being a legal
holiday ID the d-'rict.