New-York tribune., 1876-07-08
XLIYrH CONGRESS-Isr SESSION.


TIE PACIFIC RAILROADS BILL.
SENATE WASHINGTON. July 7, 1876.
Mr.. WINDOW Rep., Minn.) introduced a bill
extending and continuing for ihe period Of ten days the
Get recently passed to provide temporarily for the eXpen
ditures OF the Government Referred TO the Committee
Appropriations.
Mr.. HITCHCOCK CRep.. NebJ called mp the Senate
hin provide for the sale OF the Fort Kearney Military
Reservation In Nebraska Passed. a.
Mr.. MORRILL, crop, Mel. from the Conference Com
mittee on the legislative Judicial and Executive Ap-
preparation b reported that the Committee had been
unable to agree and moved that the Senate agree TO me
new conference asked for by the House OF RcpreSent
tives. In explanation o. the report, MI Morrill, snd
the Committee on OF s Sg"ate ] lT dano ot
ton ON part OF the House or Representatives, to d
tie teper OF the senate would agree other feel
ing disposition had at any tine been prescn;ed
The House Of Representatives proposed . rcauglGn III
salaries varying ro 10 e 25 per cent On the salaries on
all clerks above the first class general reduction OF 10
per cent proposed and the reduction OF sdlutS or
other officers above fOu;-casa clerks was lrrCSular
The Senate approved of the action OF the COMMITTEE on
Appropriations III reporting aSSt wy @ ~, n ~,
declared the province of the Committee was not 10
cGsngs Gs & fT D 10 S eS w e IN Conferences
with the statement that the H0use did not agree Win
judgment, aga'ns. the senate ana the law, IL
would be sad that the h%nsG sacnuHu s 20 % ifi fEc
English House Of Commons, making Ihe hoise
House of Representatives Insisted only tho senate must
consent - tho conference but when the House got 80
intion defiance Of the law and tat meant revolution
this country As TO tie reduction OF the nuncrichl
force of the civil service House proposed to reduce
that force Of 200 The Senate COMMITTEES
on Appropriations 20 the conclusion that iednc.
ton could bc ma!t 70 r cHteii, OF ao9u' On.;hu .!
that number and that al the service would pear AT
took e pains to inquire OF th heads of the departments
as 20 the OF the reductions Nhch could he made
reduction could bo made to Tue cXt'nt OF about 900
Tae seae CoGnSe 10 f 81 tRS 500 S,
that better that tine public service should susr
iaii But this proposition absolutely rejected by
the House. Tne whole amount to be saved by reducing
exceed 100000 or 100000.
Mt WINDOW memher OF the COMMITTEE on, on Apiro, ns
pratiOns, said after careful ejaculation had been ouh
That the saving would be out little over SlOO0O0 IL
was not the amount involved so much as was 'he prn
Mr. EDMONDS Ciep. yt)-1hat is all they care foT
Mr. MORRILL, resuming, said twas hepIinciple
just economy that this thing done by the House
~ wa .st@smnns6p Mr. morrill, then referred to the
several appropriation nils and said in that for the sup
% wole N ' army thing 80 Intricate aud decac tst
months would be required to do 1t intlhgeny AGAIN,
threatened that the would ne abolished. In
the Navy bill ii proposed to reorganlze the navy 10
pratiou bill 10 repeal the Enorcelnent act ara change
Tie election law Then again, revision on the Whole
Pgnding discussion Mr. SHERMAN tRep. ohio) moved
shat the time for the meeting OF Tie Senate as court OF
the conference refort On the Legislative bI mgnt De
Mr.. THURMAN Dem, ohio) said this debate seemed
10 MIN TO be all impeachment OF the whole hose oi heb
II hsd been charged that the House OF Representatives
was revolutionary.
MI MORRILL,. who held the foor declined to Yield
further, and resuminS his argument SAID he admitted
there had been legislative provisions IN the apIopia
ton bills but had been BY the consent o Doth houses
moved that further proceedings in the impeachment trial
be suspended for The present that the conference report
might be read and disposed OF. Agreed 10.
Lc cgisla,iye business then resumed and Mr NOR,
R % y KS sd 6nd ra redce SSe s S
propiltions compared with the bills of last year. to
5 t9 e5e @ II 90 %R at Rad ssS See1 Counted I
S300o0ooO that had no business thfre ,.lns dns
the appropriations as COMPARED WIZ 20 odG tGc
bill bills oi last year. to Dras the vsaS ssSsn inc s sea % God
reduced these bills to the extent OF S33COOOO0,
M Mr. NUla naYpndaS mSa SsIannSs without mcnonnr the
amount and Ie believed those balances amounted 20
5I"' b of $4c6oooo and it would be seen taat
the House had reduced the appropriations to
senate Committee had reduced them 10 The extent Of
hT and nSK. a the HSusa sac ad reduced that
appropriation % the extent Ot 9s',l0(; HS lGL; li
ro u exercise Of discretion, hut Thought the SUN mad
down too much, as the money expended was an
investment Mr Morrill, SAID ne hdeIsood lilG a.aes
TIE lower class or ostmasers had ceen raised by That
Mr. HAMLIN Rep, Mel. member OF the Conference
Committee OF Ia. POst-Ofce Appropriation bill, SAID the
scale OF comp, usaOn agreed upon ~ t-at Committee
probably increased tle COM VI pos ~
about OF twenty but the Increase III no case
Mr. MORTON (Rep., Ind) said the question before the
SENATE now was whether the House oi REPRESENTATIVES
had the night say the Senate, We viii refuse to
make appropriations which the general laws Of tie and
require, unies you consent TO change those laws ne
Thought that proposition Involved the principle
OF notification pure and simple IL was just the position
taken by South Carolina in 1882.
and believed, there not senator il this Chamber
who not ready TO vote on l1otioh TO grant new
conference The very air OF Tins Chamber foT the last
two hours, he said, had been filed with alarm and
nulnacGL1n. What ground existed FOR all tlisi The
Senator hom Indiana Mr Mor!0n 'hnded TO the eiec-
ptaled. How did 1t become law, II not in the
midst OF appropriation bi ana IN inls very senate
President Of the United states that more thln once ne
compelled TO swallow dSIahIeiul eSisauOh OF ict tue
sir MORTON said tno Election law put upon an
Houses OF Congress- When the House said IL would not
pass Appropriation bill unless the Senate VIII 40 so,
Mr. HUFFMAN said notification was like good many
other terms now Haunted in the face OF The people, fun O
sound ana fury and cant nothing.
MI LOGAN rep: I'D rald he aSrcrn WIN the oGnaor
from Indiana mir MOrtoI) that the action OF one House
OF Congress IN saying Il would not aSr,e 10 appiopda @
tain law was both notification and revolution
Mr. HERMAN dem, N. " said all tins debate about
destroying the Government and nulicalon had no aIl
plcatiOn Lerc Business men Throughout the country
curtaing sa.dres. lie cOuid assure tle senate th te
people the country would 5tand SOoi deal "i tis
kind OF revolution in the Government service.
The motion OF Mr. Morrill, to grant tne new conference
asked for by The House agreed to- and the Chalr
appointed Mcssrs. Window, Allison and Bayard mem
her. of the cOmuitce on the part OF the senate. .
on motion of Mr. WINDOW the senate insisted upon ts
amendments the su dry civil Appropriation bili ana
agreed conference asked for ny the House ol e
rescutatiyes. The Chair appointed as members OF Iie
committee Mcssrs. Window, Morton, ANA Thurman;
Mr.. WHITE (Jem., Md called up Jne senate bLl 20
remove the political disabilities OF Cen IT, l. BeduFeGafd
OF New-OTieans. Passed. . -,
MI INGALLS, tItcp., Kan) subEitted resolution can
Ing upou the President for information in regard TO the
troubles with the Sioux Indians, &c. AGreedto
Mr. PADDOCK Uscp, heDD introduced JOINT rcsolu-
zion President 10 accept the service OF
Volunteers 20 operate against tie Indians Laid over
The senate tuen at O'Clock, resumed consideration OF
H.. of iuIt W. W.