The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
Forty Fourth Congress-Fjrst Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April IS
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Anthony au.
thorizug the congressional printer to furnish
copies of records and extracts therei rom to
Congressman at cost.
A bill was reported favorably from the FL
nance Committee, that the tax on beer aud fer
mented liquors shall not be upon the quality OF
the materials used IN producing liquors, but
only in accordance with section 1889 of the
statutes. 1t will be called up tomorrow or
Thursday.
MI Sherman, from the Finance Committee,
reported favoraby en- the Senate bill to amend
the laws relating to the legal tender of silver
coin. Placed on the calendar He will call it
up Thursday.
| A resolution was adopted asking the Sacre-
| tary of the Interior to furnish copies OF Pro-.
| Janney's report on the Black Hills.
The bill for the paving of Pennsylvan ave-
| nue. was then taken up.
| Mr.. Sherman offered a substitute, dividing
| the cost of paving between the railroad co M
| pany, the District treasury and the United
l States, which was agreed to.
| Some other amendments were rejected. in
Guiding one limiting the maximum cost of paw
ing to 81 instead of $4.60 per yard, and the
bill was passed, 81 to IL.
House deficiency bill was considered and the
| amendments from the Committee On Appropri-
ations agreed to, including the following: For
payment of mileage to Senators who took their
| seats at the session convened March 9TH 1875,
by the proclamation of the President, and who
were not members of the previous Congress,
$685.; for lator in the Senate, 5000; for
folding documents, $1400; for horses and wag-
| OBS for the Senate, 1866.
| Mr.. Edmunds moved an amendment. pro
viding that the payment for mileage to Sena-
tors should be for actual travel only. Agreed
| to.
The amendment of the Committee on appro-
prations, appropriatng $25,C00 to pay the
compensation and expenses of the commission
| to treat with the Sioux Indians for the relin-
| quishment of the Black Hills country, was
agreed TO, and also the amendment appropri-
ating the amounts named yesterday to pay the
expenses of transportation, return, etc., Of
articles belonging to the United States to the
Centennial exhibition The provision of the
| House, that all officers appointed by the
President for territories shall be bona fide citi.
zens of the territories respectively for which
they are appointed was struck out.
An amendment appropriatlng 900 for the
subsistence OF the Apache Indians, at the South
Apache Indian agency in New Mexico, was
agreed to.
Mr. Edmunds moved further clause that
| the compensation of the Black Hills commits
sioners shall not exceed So per day for each
member, for the time employed. Agreed to.
The appropriation for the Apaches was sub
sequently reduced to $4,000. and then the bill
| passed.
soon after adjourned.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Meade o
| New York and Waite of Connecticut on tn,
committee on expenditures in the department
| of justice; the former in place of Mr.. McMa
hor of Ohio, excused, and the latter to fill thu
vacancy occasioued by tie death of his prede
| cesscr, Mr. Starkweather.
The House then took up the report of the
| Election Committee on the Alabama contested
election case of Bromberg against HARRISON
the committe report being unanimous agains
Bromberg and declaring that the setting mem
| Der, HARRISON, was entitled to the seat 1t wa
| agreed to.
The House then took up the Florida contest
ed election case, the resolution of majority o
the committee being that Mr.. Walls, the sit
ting member is not entitled to the seat an,
G. j. Fenley, the contestant, is, and the resolu
ton of the minority being to the opposite ef
feet
| Speeches were made by several member
but no action taken.
| Several bills of minor character were intro
, duced, and the House took a recess, the even
ing session to be devoted to the consideration
of the bill to transfer the Indian bureau to tn,
War Department.
Evening Session.
Several speeches were made.
Mr.. Lord of New York, chairman of tn
Belknap impeachment managers, desired Il
make report but objection was made that thu
understanding today was that no business b.
transacted The objection was sustained ant
the House adjourned.