Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-24
FoRTH-F0URTH CONGRESS.
Cresfnp PROCEEDINGS Yesferda,.

SENATE-Aner our report closei
Ibe senate blli 10 amend the fourth AMI
ntth sections OF the enforcement act was DIS
cussed, and several attempts were MADE on
Tie democratic Side 20 modify the provisions
OF the bill, the debate being participated in
OF that side oy Messrs. Whyte OF MARYLAND
Thurmsn, anu Norwood. Messrs Edrnunds
ara Morton defended the bill as reported
lnaily, the committee rose and reported
toe blii 10 the Senate, when the amend
meDtS adopted in committee Were agrea1 IN
and the bill was read a third tine and pasSed
by vote OF IS to I3.
Mr.. Sherman. from the Finance Commit
tee, reported substitute for the House hIll
providing for tue issue OF silver coin. Toe
Senate insisted on its amendments Ia the
Indian appropriation bill, aud a COMMITTEES
OF conference was appointed.
The House bill regulating the assessment
OF taxes In the District ~ Columbia was "a N
Senate sdjouTDed.
Passage OF the Suudry Civil Apsropri-
alton Bill.
UOUSE.-AfteT our report closed
Debate on the Sundry civil approximation
bill was continued in COMMITTEES OF the
Whole. The paragraph for buildings aud
grounds in and around Washington were
agreed 10, and the following amendments
were added: The Secretary OF War aud tue
chairman OF Public Buildings and Grounds
OF the senate and House were appointed a
commission 10 select a site for the statue OF
Gen. George II. Thomas. The sum OF s5,alO
was appropriated for care OF reservation No.
;, and $500 for the repair 81 the Government
telegraph connecting The Capitol and Depart
menTs.
on motion OF Mr. Holman, the unexpended
b. lau Cos OF appropriations 10 complete the
medical and surgical history OF The war were
made available after June 30.
Mr.. Terry, OF Va, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a resolution ap-
pointing the following managers or tue ma
uonal asylum for disabled volunteers, viz:
Lieut.. Col. l.. A. Harris, OF Ohio; Gen. Rich
ard Coulter, OF Pa ; Gen. 3. A. Hurlbut, OF
III; Gen. j. :: Negley, OF Pa, aud Col. j. : a..
Lavender, OF Mo. Adopted.
An effort was made 70 amend the para
graph OF the sundry civil service bill in re /.
lation TO the survey fpu bic lands, the COM
| mittee having reduced the amount of the
appropriation from what IL was In previous
years, and which the delegates from the
territories and the gentlemen representing
states In which public lands are located.
declared was practical abolition OF the
survey.
Mr.. Patterson, (Col.,) in discussing the
question, said that IL seemed the territories
could not get any tenderness from the Com.
mittee on Appropriations. He wanted 10 call
attention 70 the fact, however, that while
that committee yielded nothing TO the terri
tories they had taken good care to provide
the states with large appropriations FOR pub
lie buildings, aud he intlmated that the COM
mittee had held a caucus 10 fix up that mat
ter for their own benefit
Mr.. Atkins. (rising eX cItedly. THAT is I'M
true. sir; that is untrue.
The remark caused a good deal Of confu-
sion, and Mr.. White lky) demanded that
could not be done in Committee OF the
Whole, motion was made that the com
mittee rise, but 10 was rejected.
At llS5 the consideration OF the bill was
completed In Committee OF the Whole, and
the committee rose and reported &c to tue
House. All the amendments made IN com
mlttee We're agreed to as a whole, except the
following, upon which separate votes were
demanded, and which were disposed OF as
Indicated.
Mt. Kasson moved 10 strike ont the pro
| YiSo under The title OF judiciary which re.
| peals title &c Of the Revised Statutes In rela-
ton The reg lstratiOn OF voters and the ap-
pOintmeDt OF supervisors OF elections ard
deputy and special deputy msrShals. Tue
motion 10 strike out was rejected by party
vote.
a separate vote was demanded on the
amendment striking out the clause requir-
ing the Public Printer to pay workm en- the
same prices a are paid in New York, Phila-
delphlS and Baltimore, and the amendment
was retained; 70 that there is no Limitation
upon the Public Printer except that he shall
employ thoroughly skilled wOrkmen.
The clause authorizing the Secretary Ofthe
Treasury TO pay the interest on the , IS Dis
trtct OF Columbia bonds was retained.
The next question reserved was upon the
amendment striking ont the apprOpria ti8l
OF S2J 900 for the detection and prosecution
| OF crimes against the I nited States, and the
motion 10 strike out was not agreed 10. tn.
vote on striking out was-yeas 75, nays -
The following democrats voted With the re.
| pubiIcaUs IN the negative: Messrs. Cutler
| DuIaEd, Fuller, GoOdin, Hamilton, lud .
Hancock, Holman, jerks, Kehr, LauderS
Inc y Lane, Lord, Lynde, Morgan, Payne,
box, Thompson, Wells, No y and Winggin-
ton.
The bill was then passed.
The House then, at > a. m, a5 iOurnedi