The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-03
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, d. c., July l.
Sherman from finance reported back House
joint resolution for the issue of silver coin and
recommended the Senate non concur in the
House amendments to the Senate amendment
and ask for conference So ordered.
Anthony from the printing committee re-
ported favorably, bill to print 10000 extra cop
les of the report of the commissioner of educa-
ton for 1875. Agreed to.
Resolution to pay Pinchbaek for the time he
was contestant was amended by adding Sykes
of Alabama for the same pay, and after con-
siderable discussion laid over.
Mr.. Window from conference committee on
the Indian appropriation bill, reported that the
committee were unable to agree. He moved
for new committee on the ground that the
disagreement was wholly in regard to the aboli-
ton of the Indian Bureau and the transfer of
the duties of that Office to the war department.
The House insisted upon the transfer and the
Senate not. A new committee was agreed
The chair announced as a conference COM
mittee on the joint resolution for the issue of
silver coin, reported from the committee on
finance this morning, Messrs. Sherman Bout
well and Bogy.
civil appropriation bill. The amendment ap-
propriating SIS, 900 for the expenses of the com.
mission to the International Prison Congress,
was lost. Several amendments were adopted,
including one authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to sell at public auction the land and
Boston, and appropriate the money received
therefor towards the completion of the unfin-
ished building for the post Office, custom house,
&C.; also an amendment approp.iating $4,000
to complete the base of the naval monument to
be erected in Washington.
Mr.. Anthony submitted an amendment APP
propriatng $4,000 to erect light house and
fog bell on Whale Rock, at the entrance of
Narragansett Bay. Agreed to.
The appropriation for the expenses of the
1sChf ho,cn 0,nn
to $3.50, 1000.
The committee on appropriations report an
amendment to strike out of the House bill the
provision that the maximum rate of conpensa-
ton allowed the U. S. Marshsls from and after
July LIST, 1876, shall not exceed $1,000 year,
and forbidding Marshals issuing any due bills
to witness, jurors and others; also forbidding
the payment of such due bills by any depart
ment of the government, and further providing
that Marshals shall not hereafter receive mile
age while travelling on official duty, but neces-
sary travelling expenses only. The amendment
was agreed to-
Mr. Whyte moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendments appropriating in the
aggregate 100000 for the printer for the war,
interior and post office departments were
ugreed to.
Mr.. Anthony said that the cost of the print
ing could be reduced if Congress would repeal
the laws by which Sc per cent. more was paid
for printing than any where else. The mott on
to reconsider tine vote was rejected. The bill
was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Edmunds from the conference committee
on the bill to regulate the assessment and COL
lection of the District of Columbia made a re-
port which was agreed to.
The house resolution giving vacation to
government employees in Washington, to visit
the centennial, was agreed to.
The resolution providing for meeting of
Congress in Philadelphia, July 4, was laid
over.
Messrs. Window, Logan and Caperton were
appointed committee of conference on the
Indian appropriation bill.
The resolution to pay Mr. Pinchback COM
pensation while contesting his seat, was taken
up, when Mr.. Bayard took the floor.
Senate then went into executive session and
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Randall of Pa, reported that the confer
ence committee on the legislative appropriation
bill could not agree and asked for another con-
ference committee.
A very long debate ensued covering the ques.
ton of the responsibility for the reduction of
government expenses after which the report
was accepted and Messrs. Randall, Singleton
and Foster were appointed new conference
committee.
The Geneva award bill was briefly discussed.
Mr.. Leavenworth of New York favored the
insurance claims and Mr. Warren of Massa-
chusetts opposed them. The subject was then
laid over.
A resolution that Congress meet at Indepen.
dence Hall on the 4th of July was passed.
Adjourned till Monday.