The Portland daily press., 1876-07-11

submitted statement showing the distribution
of U. S. troops.
The Speaker pro tenn laid before the House
a Geographic despatch from the Governor of
Maine stating that Mr. Blaine having accepted
the vacant Senatorship from that state had re-
signed his seat as member of the House
from this day.
States were called for bills and the following
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr. Scales of North Carolina, appointing
a commission to visit the Indian territory and
report on the condition and management of the
Indians.
By Mr.. Piper of California, to regulate the
transportation of nitro-glycerine and dyna-
mite.
By Mr.. Frost of Massachusetts,, relative to
the appraisement of merchandise.
By Mr.. Steele of Wyoming, authorizing the
President to enlist recruits for the army to
serve no more than six months to aid in sup
pressing the hostility of certain bands of the
Sioux Indians
MIR. Morrison of Illinois, chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported q
bill amending the bill admitting free of dnty
goods for the International Exposition so as to
admit the sale and delivery during the exhi-
bition of goods, wares and merchandise here
tofore imported and now in the exhibition
building, subject to such additional regulations
necessary to the security of the revenue as the
Secretary of the Treasury may decide. and de-
clarng the stock of each exhibitor liable for
thereof in case of the removal of such portion
from the building without payment of lawful
duties thereon. Passed.
Mr.. Singleton of Massachusetts,, from the
conference committee on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, reported that the
committee were not yet able to agree. He re-
lated the history of the bill and of the several
conferences, and said that while the first con-
| ferees on the pant of the Senate said they
would not make point as to change of law,
lao fbair dat
not to allow any such change Of law under any
circumstances whatever. He declared that the
| House could go before the country and Justify
| its action in that regard, The conclusion in
| the public mind would be that the action of the
Senate was to allow large sums of money to be
| thrown into the hands of consular and diplo-
matte agents abroad and to be expended for
| electioneering purposes. Retrenchment in pub
| lie expenditures was an absolute necessity and
| it was on that account that the House was in
ssting, but the Senate was trying to prevent
| it and for that it would be held accountable to
| the country.
| Mr.. Randall stated that in the consular and
| diplomatic bill of two years ago the Senate had
| increased the consular and diplomatic salaries
| and the House now proposed to adopt the same
course, only in the opposite direction. He
| said the Senate conferees were willing to &C
| cept the amount appropriated for diplomatic
| service, but were not willing to say that that
should be in full for the year.
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| consular service was proposed to be included in
| the same arrangements:
| Mr. Randall replied that the proposition in
| the conference committee had not applied with
| the same distinctness to the consular service as
| it had to the diplomatic service The confer
ence committee had never got far enough to
| consider what itiwould in that particular. he
| had far more care and consideration for the
consular service than for the diplomatic, and it
was his opinion that if the entire diplomatic
service should fail for want of an appropriation
| and if the American ministers were brought
| home no material interest in the country would
| suffer.
Mr.. Kasson-But the material honor would
| l hope that the gentleman does not propose to
| advertise our discussions to every country in
the world by the proposition to withdraw all
our representatives abroad.
Mr.. Foster, (the Republican member Of the
| committee), expressed the opinion that it was
the determination of the House to humiliate the
Senate and compel 1t to eat its own words. Inc
| Senate was willing to accept the amount OF
| each appropriation, and he was sure not dol
lar beyond that amount would be expended.
Randall-The point is whether these officers
would not have claim.
Foster-They would not because the Presi
dent is to be authorized to reduce their salaries
and to withdraw the service. Senate took the
position that it was not to be dragged into the
legislation of the appropriation bills.
After some debate between Foster and Sin.
| gloGOn q new COumlLGeo was appointed, con
sisting of Singleton of Mississippi, Springer Of
Illinois, Monroe of Ohio. The two latter are
members of the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on appro
priations, reported bill to continue for ten
days longer the bill allowing the public print
ing to be carried on.
Mr.. HOLMAN of Indiana moved to suspend
the rules and adopt resolution instructne
the committee on banking and currency to re
port for consideration and amendment the bill tc
repeal SO much of the resumption act as provides
for the redemption of U. S. notes with coin
Negatived, yeas 105, nays 96, not two thirds in
the affirmative.
Mr.. Piper moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution for select committee on
| Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Holman then moved that when the
House adjourn it be till Wednesday next
Agreed to, yeas 80, nays S8.
House at g. 20 adjourned.