The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-11
Forty-fourth Congress.
SENATE.

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The amendment of the house to the reeo-
luton of the senate, to print 1000 copies
Of the ajority and minority reports Of the
special committee which recently nvesti-
gated Mississippi affairs, was agreed to and
the resolution passed.
@Mr. Allison called up the conference re-
port on the river and appropriation bill and
in answer to question of Mr.. Edmunds
said the bill, as agreed to by the committee,
appropriated exactly $1,000, 000.
Mr.. Conkling said the committee had
taken from the appropriation for the re-
moval of rocks in Long Island sound Ss40,-
900, reducing the amount for that work to
$3.50, 000 A more unwise and indefensible
change could not not have been made in
be seen on any chart OF the coast survey
than they could be see in the tariff of ma
rine insurance. There they stood as a
danger, and raising the rates of marine in
surance every day IN the year. The COM
mttee in this matter, he thought, had
made very grave error.
Mr.. Herman concurred IN the views Of his
colleague as to the improperly Of reducing
the appropriation for He'll Gate improve
ment. He also spoke of the appropriation
for the Hudson river improv, ment and
said it had been reduced from $4,000 to
$50, 900. These were works of national
Importance, and they should not be slight
ed for works in the interior Of no impor-
lance.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bebee, chairman Of the committee of
expenditures in the navy department sub
mitted the majority report Of said commit
| tee, together with three resolutions Points
| of order we're made against allowing the re-
port TO be made at the present time were
| overrulod. The resolutions which the ma
| jority of the committee, Beebe, Scheeley
and Mills report declare Isaiah HANSON,
chief of the bureau of construction and re-
pairs in the navy, unfit and incompetent ;
also censuring George NJ Robson for neg
| ligence, and that the majority and mnori-
| ty reports and the action Of the house be
laid before the president. The monthly
report asserts that there was no COLLISION
between any officer of the government and
Tilton & Co.
After distory proceedings, The coufer-
ence report on Il e river AID haibor bill
was ayr, ed 10, yeas l0l ray 50.
The house ih'n resumed he consi Ter
atien of Mr.. B,ebe's report. fourth
reading of the report which had been in
sisted on by MIR. Conger was dispensed
with, and without discussion of any Kind,
and without division, the resolutions were
agreed to.
A conference committee was ordered OF
the Pacific Mail steamship bill, and Messrs.
Waddell, Luttrell and Garfield were ap
pointed.
Mr.. Randall remarked that although ap'
preparation bills were all substantially
passed or agreed upon, till the legislative
bill could not be engrossed before to-mor
row, and he therefore, at the suggestion o.
the secretary of the treasury, desired t
have bill passed continuing the tempora
ry arrangement for the expenditures o
the government till Monday next; the bill
thereupon was introduced and passed.
Mr.. Townsend then addressed the hous'
on the subject of the currency. Majorit,
and minority reports of the committee Of
Louisiana affairs were ordered printed
The house then adjourned.