The Portland daily press., 1876-06-23

bureau of steam engineering from 1886, 900 to
ST., 100000.
Mr. Edmunds moved to amend so as to make
the amount 81 1000, 600, and it was agreed TO-
The next amendment of the committee pro-
vided that hereafter all appointments of I'd
leutenants in the marine corps shall be made
from the graduates of the naval school. Agreed
to.
The appropriation for the bureau of yards
and docks was increased from $440,000, the
amount allowed by the House, to 100000.
The bill having been considered in Commit
tee of the whole was reported to the Senate,
and the amendments made in committee were
concurred in. 1t was then read the third time
and passed.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that he would to-
morrow call up the bill to amend the enforce
forcement act. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met and Immediately went into
the committee of the whole on the sundry civil
appropriation bill
The amendment to have the public printing
done under contract by the lowest bidder was
agreed to.
Foster denied the truth of the assertion by
Randall that the reduction of expenditures in
appropriation bills this session was $40, ZOO, 900
as the reduction was not more than 1874, 000, 900.
He also said the deficit of ST., 100000 in the
revenue as stated by Randall was a loose re-
mark. as the deficit would not exceed $780,
inserted to the hilt wherever it could be prop
erly done, but the people ought not be led to
understand that the Treasury is so nearly bank
rupt as represented by Randall. The fact is
the Treasury is in better condition now than at
any time for the past four years.
Randall defended his previous statement.
The item having been reached directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to reserve of the rev.
enues of the District of Columbia a sum suffi-
Gent to meet the interest on the 1865 bonds &C
r.N1.. 49,
the same TO that purpose, Randall moved to
add provision that in case there should not be
sufficient amount of revenue belonging to the
District such times as the interest shall be due
the Secretary of the Treasury shall advance
the amount necessary and shall reimburse it to
the Treasury out of the District revenues af-
forwards received.
Holman opposed the amendment.
Pending action the committee rose and the
session of yesterday was closed and that of to-
day formally opened.
Williams, chairman of the committee on &C
counts, sent to the clerks desk and had read a
newspaper article rejecting on the committee
| in connection will alleged pilfering in the doc
ument room of the House. and explained that
the committee on accounts had no special juris-
diction on the matter
RandalPS amendment for the payment of in
terest on District 3 65 bonds was adopted
Foster of Ohio moved to strike out of the
item the proviso repeating the law in relation
| to the registration of votes and the appoi MT
ment of supervisors of elections and deputy an
| special deputy marshals. Rejected.
The question of the enforcement act came up
again on motion of Chandler of Georgia to
strike out an item of $4,000 for the detection
and prosecution of crimes against the United
States. Adopted.
The consideration of the bill lasted through
| the evening session. Efforts were made in
Sc veral cases to increase the appropriations re-
ported by the committee for public buildings
and all were rejected. About one-half of the
bill was disposed of, when the House adjourn
ed till tomorrow.