The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-12
A BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS
.y, sINATE PoSFPOEING THE LONG
pOIiII(.IL DLBITE.

,.,., .... nil to carry into erect the HAWAIIAN
,,..t,. and declaring that the honor OF the
.o,rtr, 10 IL. national and commercial ihtcrests
ao,.,,i.l action ON the ohl. Mr.. sargent gave
oott,. tlat lac woull move that tle senate take
-. frou i To 1850 p. NJ, and that the even
,o,ss 4ion be devoted 20 the consideration oi
this Oul.
,,.,,,.r,tiyc dut, to c up the Constitutional
,.,tuient torDiddtng tine appropriation Of any
It, tnls 10 schools " any religious sects,
=, A. the uuhui he'd business should be
a;.0,.sd o.. ihoush he could promise that the
J.d,,.ary Committee, which reported tue
amendment would not occupy more than three
.ns,t.r. of an hour In giving their Views gu the
suiJ.ct.
Mr sherman dlcp., Onto said he would be
compelled to leave the city THIS evening ON ac-
count ( an enzagemont, and ne wOIld liss To
hayt The Joint resolution Of the House ID pro
vide for a commission t. iuduire into the change
which has taken place In the rel ulve Y di' OF
EolI and silver the ciusts thereof y =" dlsp"sei
of to-day. lie asked thu It be taken u lor
sonsidcratlon oy unanimous consent.
AR Logan (Rep.. H. objected, aud said he
had q bill Of ar much Importance ~ that mon
toned by the Senator from OHIO. lie gave no.
nce that he would move to take M the House
bit for the equalization OF bounties Of those
who served in the late war iot the Union, os
soon IS Il " in order TO do 50.
TuE LfFioT OF mNo RUE.
MI Wiueom Rep, Mimi called W the House
HI 10 provide me- me 70 ''if ,hc tNl"NS, I
the District ~ Columbia until DeceWher !, le.b.
b, authorizing the Dissrict authorities tc antiOi-
pafe tue ;oxcs ~ q ioAu ~ toe amount Of
Ar I.iarnds submitted IN emendment.which
Wa greed 60. providing that sUch loan shall ue
temnlrary aud be re- aid out 81 the FIRST tiNe.
Dol Ia o. ~ tfa1t ION II D.
bill. and said the DiFrirt Of CIlumbil now
owed more thau $@,p0,Vl. Congress at the
~ session had made an oXutcit provision
d. 90 tue debt OF the blstr,ci should not be in-
rrelsei. aud now tn first thing iu regard u the
District was propcsi.ion % lucteisc tue deDt
: the extent of nearly sDlVl. FOR one hc =
wIliuE to have tue District gCt along As beet u
could until December when the taXcs became
due lbev might nave TO DELAY the openil ~ %
tbe schools a month or two, ana would have to
curtIil expei scs. When the Di-tu,f va- aosl-
IpteIy swamped by this debt of twVnt, millions
OF dollars IL was necess ~ to stop. H. thought
the nted states wOuid be responsible tlr th.s
ionu In "A politicai -ense. - Consrsss mad exclu-
give legislation over the District.
Mr.. WINDOW said Congress had in macy WAYS
ieEslated to compel the lis rict TO do certain
things requiring the expendituTe Of money, ana
Al the same time rebsed 10 grant J. the power
10 Use the money to do these things. MI d
dollar bad cen given to the District hy Congress
Ne the contribution ot the Federal q nNern'uent
toward the expenses hence the D.-trir, an
thonties were placed ia a very embarrassing po-
Hition.
Mr.. Herman Dem, n. y said the condition II
The District Of Columbii would never be- mn
proved until Congress should put a sop To- the
tbftiess Temporary system of borrowiLs money.
Congress owed 1t 20 the people OF the District to
stnp this business.
united an amendment to strike out all after the
enacttng clause, aud insert in lieu thereof pro-
vision spproprating S50O.bp out OF any money
In the Ire ,sury not otherwise apprJpfi it-d. a
share 81 tue GoScrnment TOW drd the expense.
beginning july |. 1879. This was agreed to, and
tbe biil as amended was y ssed.
AT the expiration Vt the morning hour. Mr.
Logan moved 10 postpone The unfinished lusi
ness. being the resolution Of Mr.. Morton To
print extra copies 4 tie iresi .nts mes igc in
rel ton to the Hamburg diflcultv. rnd ,4l.c up
the House dill tor the eduaiiz ,tilu of hlu it's
Union. Rejrcted-yeas. 81; nays. -. Ncssrs
hey and NOD Jnsld voted with th- Republicans
In the affirm tlive. and Nessrs Booth, burnside,
Cnfsuancy, Edmunds, II W, Morrill,, Sargen..
negative.
RESTORING THE FAST NAIL SERVICE
On notion Of Mr.. Hamhn CRep.. Mel. the un-
finished uusaess wss "a i9stuoned. aud the
Senate took W the iii 90 establish post r5ut's.
Ir. Hanhn withdrew ne amend hent .4b nit
tee oy HIN, providing Tor repeal "a tHc clause
81 the iate Post Office Appr"priaii.n u.D. au-
thorzing the reduction or ten per c-nt ia the
smo.nt pad Tor railroad tr insport "a 30 ui sac
nal, aud gnergQ Va lieu thereof "A uni, ht.nent
ioprlatlng $1,000 out ol Hu, money iu the
1fcl.lry arIsin- fr,tu tie revenues ct the Post
tLre De- rincut Tor the IL, al YER ending
Ju.e D.. 1871. ia a.dit 100 g. tn- siitu .p g.. &C.
m NJ tt,e y sfn.etar ,ian nh sraN ,ii, tt,,Iy
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til In regard To- The T0ird A.-l-tnnt Pnst-
n..t .f-,ieIersl signing warrants Tor money
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