The Morning herald., 1876-02-16
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= .a,ournms.t Of the neuss
Ea'y y!n~nropriation ~ Bill-Clsims
a.t,,s s.s r the Ho.ss.Tss n rras ,,nI
bs'.' ~. Expenses-A New Dc
i.s a.,,"re n by speaker Kerr. ~
Ps prsss Association.
An''"Iw WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1e7e..
r.,.. adjourned as early - So'slock
~ sa.tuoon ur because it had 90 ta oaslness e
= together. The committees Ws ~
y. wy rsoorts in the morning hour. The
e. ss,.anp 'si MI Appropriation bill was reported
lnI'lVN ss .rnxnropriation committee and
'ne s,bin half an hour. A bill IN rela-
w sarn.tou sn House bonds was also passed,
" .0VSh Vsrslsnche of new measures were
~ .,,I when Mr.. Randall cut them
s',r'.' w. . motion to adjourn. The esti.
!. !:uhmitted for the fertilization blu
'",,sd ~ ,d to Ss,5oO,o 900 while the whole
,un, ,vm,; ;rrcomended by the committee was
s1i aan1 M and upon this tho committee
.wSS' .Hn,t 10 that it was put through the
- Without question, for Mr.. Wheel
.ua " Mr.. Randall gave convincing
~. ~. vhy the reduction, although 20
would not affect the interests OF t95'
.,,y The Committee on Appropris-
~; .1peet to have plenty Of ofbusinese ready
usst or two. The next bill to be re-
I'd I'v will bs the Post Office Appropriation
and following that will be the hegisla-
Nil The Committee are At present
k,nr y upon the items relating to the In
.,l Revenue Bureau, and are making
cls,,]e reductions at all points. A Sub
mmittee meets tonight for the purpose
Examining Commissioners Pratt and
roalcers Of the bureau Ia relation 70
nroposed reduction. The claims tor the
ian an depredations already referred to tho
Inns Committee Of the House loom up
[opg the millions and there seems to
no no end to them. The claim,
Ia doubtless feel a satisfaction in
yoatisg the claims but they might %
III spare themselves the troubls and the
)noyaDcs Of a disappointment FOR the com
itus have decided not to report single
sin Even If they did report them to the
oup in the spirit of economy that now
evsdes, it would most assuredly reject
lem as it will nearly all other claims To
|kemoney from the treasury. The Com.
ItttW on Invalid Pensions, -uudsr--tha
pthohty given it on Monday to investigate
e Pension Office, has summoned several
illnesses to appear at the end Of this weak
hey propose to make the investigation
kry thorough as to the management Of the
ice under the different Commissioner the
lst 10 years, and also as to the disburse'
snt Of the funds appropriated for It.
Nearly all the Department officers com
lain that there have been so many CALI
ponthem for copies of papers that theil
Putine business is a great degree neglected
hey say that the House must either cal
n fewer papers or stop the talk abou
fduelng the number Of clerks. .-T "a.
A few days ago the Secretary of War wa
rected to inform the House as to tn
mount of work done for that Department
the Government Printing Office. Tn!
III having been made at the instance o
10 Committee on Printing, the answe
pme to-day and was embraced in q larg,
Ag full Of vouchers receipts, ETC., and,
rs referred to the Committee on Printing
net before the reference the latter had oh
ined permission to sit during sessions 0
fe ehouse, and they Immediately took pc
Fs'lon OF the documents, and the reporter
no asked about them were informed tina
(aeywere not for the public at the presen
(!ne' Exactly why this secrec
n considered necessary
P0t transmitted, but the Republica
members have some of them q theor
s Ess' y, us because the bulk of the expense {
|.le war Department printing arose ffoI
luz |, printing Of the Rebellion Record" an
N ,aell argument is that the Democrats wi
...sly well pleased to show q very larg
|1al |1sNlal1ure ~ for printing, but that it wi
rs' r";u W Iaem any good In the North to con
wan wan. OF the printing Of that RECORD
ma rassaef the Republican reason be . goo
,sk, Ms VI not it Is certain the documents vel
s,ss %Aea 70 the Committee room with unusu,
ssi ns,e' Miss Anna Ella Carroll, Of Mar.
ano. nuu' nss for years been urging q clail
tSnu, upvu congress for tho sum of 81
,arriss pvussla dollars as compensation fe
sr,,N sNe lencered In planning campaign
,saiu living lne late war. Her petition has bee
4 tsa,1 NJ presented to the House at this sessio
N i,rs WI, Walsh. The petitioner claims
|,ho ,Ia' Presented to Col. Thomas A. SEQ
|,ad Svtas W. then Assistant Secretary of Wa
|Ss nv '. through him to the Secretary of Wa
N, ssi,l. pIals OF the campaigns on the Tenness,
aasn,,s snrs ana against vicksburg, which subs
|Ns NNsly proved suecessful. Miss Caro-
%n ' r s,trong endorsement for her clai
M, tbs. 0ol' Scott, who certainly should kno
nmu nvs ssrV Ices were valuable. Amonr Il
,v ,uvuunlcations laid before the House II
G |uli,s was one from the Secretary Of Wa
|stmisss. mSs an appropriation to pay the arm
ilS s''s ,san ana men from June 18th to Jul
I'M I, 1910, there being deficiency of $500
sna,e sae appropriation for that year.
|aost 1nss Mss Aerr does not seem to have u
brsssdsu1a.o ss su1aoounded respect and regard fl
6f 6f,h,asM4ls, INV u and In conducting the husine
much 1' a. mouse, he sets up his own line pret'
for wv ys,s ~ ne pleases. It has been the ru
Bill! !tsrs ss that the States must be called f
IA, Nv w, ~ reference on Monday and Mr.. Ok
ohss @ !, Mr. Blaine never would permit al
hour BUSINESS W. to intervene in tho morntl
otbs, ha vn Monday. Yesterday, howevt
Il Nou,1 W. v1siness was permitted to interfel
,esp it A. ~ nave been stopped If any one b
yss NJ, ~, 70 make the point of order, but