New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-29
CONGRESS.
Senate.

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WASHINGTON, July 28-The bill pension
ing General Clusters widow, father and
mother was amended by striking father
The steam bill was reported. Calendared.
The committee of conference on the dip
lomatic bill reported they were enable to
agree.
1t was moved that the Senate further in.
sist on its amendments, and agree to 1r-
ther conference.
A long debate ensued, the Republicans
showing determination to adhere to their
position, in the course of which Mr.. Ham
lin, of Maine, said: Looking at this thing
fairly it seemed to him that the time had
the amendments. There had already been
three conferences on this bill. and the Sem
ate had carefully considered it. As the bill
came from the House it was one of great in
Jury to the commerce of the country.
The consular part OF tle bill had
been dealt with by men who knew
nothing about it. They were like
angels of destruction, scattering ruin
around them. There had been reckless
ness in the treatment of our consular af-
fairs, which challenged the attention of the
Senate. Should this bill, time after time,
60 to conference committee, headed by
two men, who might be denominated the
Titus Oates and William Bedloe of to-day,
he did not see why the Senate should not
adhere to it's amendments, and let this
enornaity die the death OF the unrighteous,
and then let the House understand what
the Senate would do. Then, bill, which
would become the dignity of our nation
in foreign lands, could be originated in the
House and be sent to the Senate. He
would not make the motion to adhere, now,
but if the bill came back from another con-
ference, he gave notice that he would make
1t.
Mr.. Edmunds said that he agreed with
much said by the Senator from Maine. The
distinct issue on this bill was whether the
Senate of the United States should be COM
PEELED to change the laws of the United
States as q price Of having money of the
United States appropriated for any purpose
at all. Further conference agreed to.
Mr.. Christiancy moved to recommit the
bill to the Committee on Appropriations,
and said he was satisfied the bill as whole
appropriated too much money and would
not receive public appreciation.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend the mo-
ton to recOmmit so as to instruct the com
mittee to report the bill so amended as to
reduce the aggregate amount appropriated
py it to $5,0O0,00O. The amendment was
accepted and the motion of Mr.. Christiancy
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journed to Monday.
Amendments to the bill completing the
Washington monument were agreed to and
90 the President.
The Chair laid before the Senate com
munication from the Secretary Of War, an
nOuncing that the State of Texas and the
International and Great Northern Railway
Company offer to donate to the United
States the site upon which Fort Elliott is
located, in the east.
Referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
House.
The discussion of the Virginia contested
election case continued until two O'Clock,
when vote was taken on the resolution re-
ported by the minority of the committee,
that Goode, the sitting member, was enti-
tied to his seat. The resolution was adopted
Yeas los, nays SO.
A second vote, REQUIRED by parliamentary
law on agreeing to the resolution as amend
ed, that is, by the substitution of the minor
ity resolution for it, was taken, and result
ed: Yeas 107, nays 95. So Mr.. Goode re-
tains his seat as Representative from the
second district of Virginia.
Among the Democrats who voted no were
Messrs. Durand, Ely, Holman, New and
Wiltshire. Several other Democrats voted
no on the first ballot.
The House proceeded to the considera-
tion of the reports of the Committee on
Naval Affairs The summing up of the re-
port of the majority is as follows:
Upon full review of the facts, your
committee present to the consideration of
the House, that in the administration Of the
naval service during the last seven years
the law has been disregarded and violated
in the letting Of contracts; in the purchase
of supplies; in the destruction and sale of
property belonging to the naval service, in
the failure to cover into the treasury the
proceeds of sales of property; in the ex-
penditure and disbursement of the appro-
priations made fer the support of the navy;
in the application of the sums appropriated
for that branch of the public service; in ex-
ceeding the appropriations made by Congress
for given fiscal years; in involving the gov
ernment for the future payment of money
in excess of the appropriations made BY
that department in making contracts and
purchases, the same not being authorized
by law, and no appropriation adequate to
their fultillment being made; in the employ
ment OF labOrers and mechanics upon other
considerations than skill and necessity for
such labor; in the assessment of employees
TOR sums of money to be used for political
and partisan purposes; in failing to exact
bonds from contractors, and the failure to
enforce the penalties of such bonds in cases
of default; in the employm ment of persons
to receive and pay money for the use of
the naval service on foreign stations; in
the illegal disposition of public funds;
in failing to make q report to Congress