The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-08-24

the amount of the difference between the
two Houses, which was an increase over the
House bill of $S2750 for the Diplomatic
Service, and $l07,750 for the Consular Ser
vice. The report was agreed to. The Sen.
ate bill to print the report of the proceedings
OF the Belknap impeachment trial was
passed. The Committee Of Conference on
the Legislative, Executive, and Judi.
cial Appropriation Bill, submitted report,
which was agreed to. The Conference Com
mittee on the bill regulating the issue of ar
tificial limbs to disabled soldiers, seamen,
aud others, made report, and 1t was laid
over. The Committee on Appropriations
reported the Senate bill on apprropiating
$500, 900 to pay the judgments Of the Court of
Claims, which was passed......In the House,
the political discussion was resumed, and
Mr.. Lynch, of Mississippi, replied to Mr..
Lamar's speech. At the close OF his remarks
the report of conferees on the Diplo-
matte and Consular Bill was agreed
to. The following missions are practically
abolished, as no appropriations are made Tor
Ministers to any OF them: Portugal, Switzer-
land, Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia, Paraguay,
and Uruguay, Greece and Denmark. The
bill provides, however, for Charges DAT
flares to represent the United States in Por-
tugal, Switzerland, Greece, Denmark, and
Paraguay, and cities of five thousand each.
The following consulates are not provided
for, and hence are practically abolished
by the bill, viz: Swatow, Southampton,
Malta, Vladivostock, Oporto, Santa,
Cruz, Port Said, Nantes, LaRochelle, Port
prus, Bucharest, Venice, Milan, Gaboon,
furk Island, Hakodadi, Goodrich, and
Windsor, Canada West. The bill as it now
stands saves twenty-eight thousand dollars
from the appropriations of last year. The
Senate bill postponirg the publication of
the Army Register was taken from the
Speakers table and passed. A bill to pub
lish the proceedings in the impeachment Of
VIM. w. Belknap was referred. The Con-
the distribution of artificial limbs to soldiers
and sailors made report, which was
agreed to. The Committee of Conference
made report on the Executive, Legislative
and Judicial Appropriation Bills. The re-
port having been read in full, occupying
nearly two hours, was agreed to without dis
cussi0n or division. Various requests for
unanimous consent were asked and objected
to by some other members who had not been
able themselves to obtain like unanimous
consent for their own propositions. The
principal objector was Mr.. Stone, of Mis-
souri,, who wanted-but could not get-leave
to make a personal explanation. The House
then adjourned.
In the Senate concurrent resolution,
providing for the appointment of joint
committee, to consist of three Senators and
three members of the House, to prepare
a suitable form of government for the
District of Columbia, and report at the
next session of Congress tit also authorizes
the committee to set during the recess)
was passed. The House bill for the sale
of the Saline lands was called up.
Several amendments were agreed to and
the. bill passed. The Senate then, by
vote of 20 yeas to 81 nays, passed
the bill to carry into effect the Hawaiian
treaty. 1t passed without amendment. In
the evening session the proposed sixteenth
amendment to the Constitution, known as
the "Blaine amendment" prohibiting sec
tartan teachings in the public schools, was re-
jected... In the House, the Senate concurrent
resolution, authorizing the House Committee
on Enrolled Bills to make certain correc-
tons In the enrolment OF the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation Bills, was agreed
to. Henry Watterson, member elect from
Kentucky to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Parsons, presented himself and
took the oath of office, modified. Mr.. Ran.
dali submitted a report of the committee of
Conference on the Indian Appropriation
Bill. The report was agreed to without dis.
cussion. Mr.. Randall then proceeded to
make some general remarks on the several
appropriation bills. He was replied to by
ME Il OstcI, VI OulO. n mcSSdSC was TcCCltCu
from the President concerning the River and
Harbor Appropriation, which made the text
for political debate. A bill to increase the
army in the Indian country by five volunteer
regiments of cavalry, and appropriating
81 ,000,000 to pay them, was, after much fill.
lDustering, passed.
In Congress, August Is, most of the day
was spent in sending back and forward vari-
Gus bills which it was important should pass
this session. The House receded from its
position on the bill to increase the army, and
as passed it authorizes the President to in
crease the cavalry regiments to the extent of
| $500 men. The Senate also receded
from its position on the bill to provide
for the expenses of the District of Columbia
until the first of December next, and it was
passed as it came from the House. The va.
rious committees and commissioners which
are to sit during the recess were appointed,
and at 7:S0 p. m. the first session of the
Forty-fourth Congress adjourned, sine die,
after passing the usual resolutions of com.
pliment to the presiding officers.