The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-20
A DULL DAY In CONGRESS-.
ANOTHER 1PPROPRIATTON ELL
SENT TO TN n PRESIDENT

niOUOres ON the ieNheu hsh VI Wv -'s'
pn the cllcnd n.
Mr.. Anthony daop, II. ~ said. among dis.
,,urulshe visitors tu the Centennial fxhlbitlOn
was the MARQUIS De RocnamOear, grandson Oh
Coun, DE Rocham beau, but be had been called
home uddenIv, aud had not time To visit tue
national capital The Marquis had inherited all
the papers OF his grandfather among them
msny OF value. relating to the American heVo-
iition. lie submitted a resolution instructing
the Committee on the Library to inquire into
the expediency of obtaining the payers OF the
Count De Rochambeau now in the possession
Of the Marquis De Rochambeau, relating to our
war for indeuendence. Agreed TO-
Mr. Cragin (Rep., N. H., FROM the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported back the joint reso-
lut,uu Of the House I'm relation to the wreck OF
The United states monitar Tecumseh in Mobile
Bay, and asked that II be referred 70 the Com
miltee on the Jadiciarv. SO ordered.
Mir. Allison (Hep., Iowa., from the Conference
Committee on the Army Appropriation bill,
made report which was agreed TO. 10 submit
ting the report MIR. Allison explained lite pro-
Visions. and said all matters rel ting 10 the
ORGANIZATION of tho army we're to be submitted
90 commission consisting OF two nenloets @,
Var and two army officers. The House hau re-
coded from all It's amendments Iei,tlne 20 tne
1he bin 80 il came e. the senate from the House
otRepresenases appropriated sz4,co,3s 81, a mat
amount WIS increased BY the senate to-2ilVU.
The conference Committee had reduced tne
amendments of the Senate Sl.iHl3, leaving the
az al unpfOpft1te0
BE- passed s6,O6e 065 20. or 81 s4.O less than ap-
propfated b. the army bili Of last year.
Mr.. Window Of Minnesota, from the Confer
ence Committee Oh the Sundry Cyil Appropria-
tion oil. submitted report which was read. In
explanation OF the report, he said that the bill
s.it originally passed the House of Represents
ADDED Si.ls6 1913 ~. anu as now reported II APP
,propriated si6,.sse,117s *. The total amount OF
senate was e. l53,T47.4O Tbs sundiy Civil bill
Of last year appropriated ssee4i 5000, or $40
lL5,2& more than the present bili. lie was IN
able to see any great saving TO the Govern
ment m the reductions made In the conference
committee from the nill as IL passed the Seuate.
70 far as the amounts were concerned, tue con-
cessions were sll made by the Senate conferees.
He was not satisfied with the blu - agreed upon
10 conference, but hs thousnt IL was the
circumstances. He then mentioned the
items constituting the reduction, aud said
fee . bill next YEAR As the iii ii had oeen
agreed upon In conference, IL provided that the
Public Printer should be appointed by tue lresi-
dent. That officer Lad heretofore been elected
by the Senate, but the House for several years
had disputed the right Of the Senate TO do so,
and toe Senate confeIees thought 1t best to
Yield. The House mad receded from Its pfoyi-
sion repeating the election law. After hong aud
tedious efforts this bill hsu been agreed on,
and he Thought II WIS about the best lat could
be made unce or the circum stances and hoped the
report would be agreed TO- lnIe:ard 10 the Al pro-
pnauon for the District OF Columbia. Congress
had pissed bill, providing tnat taxes In the
District should not be cole cted until Decem Der
next. 1t had then imposed upon the Dstri t
ssSS..ss s3 1Ss.es, aud now refused TO give any
money. He thought this left the District in
hard condition.
not be Obliged to close the schools.
Mr.. Window replied that he had been Informed
By tue Commissioners that they would have TO
do SO.
Mr.. Boutwell, (Rep., Mass asked II the Senate
must take this dill or abandon the branches Of
The public service for which II provided.
Mr. WINDOW said he could hardly say that.
The items IN the bill were Gil Discretionary ones,
ami the Senate PROBABLY had better accept the
bill.
Nc. Anthony (Rep., II. ~ opposed the reduc-
tion of tue appropriation for public printing,
and said to order $l.5D,OO worth Of printing
Ha1 then appr1 pirate SIOy0O0O for II was a IN AMI
fest absufdity. lrere were now before the
Senate PROPOSITIONS from the House for print
10 the extent Of 800 GU. He referred TO the
prices rald by the Public Printer, ami quoted
from a report Of the Commit,es on Printing
submitted TO the Senate last session, ~ show
tD4t tue work was done cneaply.
Ar. Morrill, (kep.. VI opposed the reduction
Of Appropriate for the revenue cutter service.
lie also OPPOSED any reduction OF the apfrOpri-
alton for mlnts ana assay onlces. Congress nad
been endea.oring to get subsidiary silver coin
in circulation, ana now refused to appropriate
money to make tRat coin. he thought tue SEN
at. conference had yielded too much.
Mt. Conkling (hep., n, y opposed the reduc-
ton at tue appropriation for tie public building
a; Albany. y. " and read a letter from the SUI
peryslhg Architect OF the Treasury STATING Ia At
stone was Pulled w around the building, and 1t
Eas feared that the municipal authorities OF
Albany would require the Government to move
u, az II was IN tue way. IL the wotk was not
continued the streets would be incum be! sd,
and the Uulted states would be treated a
uespasser. lie hoped the otner reductions in
The oil we're founded upon better reasons than
eIY assigned for tnis.
ar sarlsnt (Rep CALI said he did not APP
prove VI the I'LL, but 1t the best which
could be got, aud the Senate SHOULD pass II. lu
regard 10 the public building AT Albany, ther re
abie. aud for the Chicago building there was an
unexpended balance of between i've aud six
hundred Thousand dollars, so that work upon
them could 90 on the present year He did not
tliLk any further conference would Improve
been stricken out OF the Oil by the House con-
terees, and II the oll was again sent 10 confer
eDce those provisions might not be stricken out.
MIR. Boutwell, argued That loss from discOn-
tinuing work ON puolic buildings would be Nice
Ms large as tie amount now saved oy reduction.
M Edmunds (kep., VT said ne would vote
agaiust the report because II struck out the ap-
pfopnation Of 5000 for the examination of
rebel archives. The two Houses OF Congress
had not agreed upon any time to All juurn, and
there was no reason for Senator voting for this
report unless he Thought II was right Inc ac-
ton Of the House cunierees In striking out the
appropri ion OF 5000 for the examination OF
Tue feoel archives was saying that this evidence
thouli be locked up anu DO Of no use IN sitting
our the false from tue true claims against the
Il NerDuleht. Most important and valuable cyi-
sehce had been fOuud Ia These ~rchiyes wnlch
Protected the Treasury.
Nh. SALISBURY (Deui, Dell said the class OF
clnms ~ which The Senator from Vermont re-
aefred we're barred w statute.
prlaw are (hr. .ulsouIy) and his associates we're
bringing IN bills 10 pay these claims, ana when
that senator party came into power, II ever, all
oars TO tho payment Of them would be re-
moved
ar. salisbury said when an honest claim was
presented, whether II was from Vermont or a
coIthern State, he would vote for il. He fe re
te criterion OF honesty Of tue Senator from
vermont was marked by T. ographical lines.
Nj, Edmunds said "kaep on your own side OF
the ilh- was geogiapL zeal proposition, out a
moral one nevertheless. lie argued that mill
nVhs u dollars had been saved Dy the Southern
IAN Commission on account Of the evidence
auihl-htd ~ |. ese rebel archives. The attitude
Vi he House " Representatives was tuAt there
,nouid De no more inquiry ny tue g Jvern.nent
thy thls fountain pregnant with evidence 10
defeat Haudulent claims.
Nj. EaOn SAD these archives had been exam
iheu q were all idoeled.
or. WINDOW again argued the adoption Of the
tep0fi' ana said he had no doubt there would
be lhge deuciency bill next year, but Il " ould
" aIter NoVemOeT, ana there would not be 50
TTluch uOuble in passing appropriation bils.
aus Whule report was framed upon tho idea
"at there would be a deficiency DILL next yelr.
,slhe report WAS then agreed to-yeas ~, nays
lhose who voted in the mega i've were
messts Anthony, Bruce, COnOver, Edmunds,
Salnlln, Harvey, Hitchcock, Ingalls,, Logan,
AltGbell, Morrill, aud Spencer.
House OF Representatives.
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