The Morning herald., 1876-06-06
WASHINGTON.
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.


BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 5, 1876.
SENATE.-The Chair laid before the
Senate'a communication from the Secretary
Of the Treasury, enclosing note from the
British Minister, residing In this city, call
ing attention to certain defects In the exist.
ing law in regard to the shipment of dan
gerous goods on passenger vessels. The
Secretary, in his Communication, suggests
certain amendments to the law to remedy
the evil complained Of. Referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Clayton, of Ark, reported adversely
from the same committee, on the House
billIauthorizing the Secretary of War to
loan tent and garrison equipage to veterans
of the Mexican war during the Centennial
Exhibition, and the letter Of the Secretary
of War in relation to the disposition Of tolls
collected at the bridge over the North
coatte river, near Fort Laramie, and the
Plmmittee was discharged from their fur
.her consideration.
After the morning hour the Senate re-
sumed the consideration of the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill
The amendment of the committe on appro
priation restoring compensation of th'
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Interior were agreed to. When the clause
appropr!ating 1000 for rent of building
for the use Of the Pension Office and Bureau
of Education was reached an amendment
was adopted which appropriates SIG, 600 fol
the rent of building for the use Of the
Pension Office and the Bureau of Edaca-
tion, and authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to procure fire proof building
with suitable accommodations for those Of
ficsrs for rent not exceeding that paid fol
the Seaton House, and to rent the same in
stead of the Seaton House. The lease o.
sny such building to be terminated after
nine months notice given by the Secretary
of the Interior. Other amendments of tn,
committee restoring salaries Of employers IL
the General Law Office, Pension and Patent
offices were agreed to.
An amendment appropriating sixty thou
sand dollars for the expenses OF clerks de-
tailed to investigate suspected attempts at
frauds in the pension, office, was agreed to
The appropriation for stationery, carpets
repairs of building, printing, building, &c.
for the pension Office was reduced from
$25, 500 to 800. All other amendments
of the committee, restoring salaries OF en-
ployees in the bureau Of education, post-of-
flee department and department OF justice
agriculture were agreed to.
The committee on appropriations, having
reported in favor of striking out the second
section of the bill providing for the reduc
ton of salaries of clerks of the second
third and fourth class and forbidding any
officer or employee of the government from
giving or receiving any money, property ol
other thing s.of value for political purposes
also in favor of striking out the proysior
in the third section, requiring the secretary
iof the treasury to issue regulations
directing reduction Of ten pei
centum of the annual salaries of all the
officers Of the customs service, whose con-
pensation exceeds twelve hundred dollar
per annum. The amendments were agreet
to and those provisions were stricken ou
without debate.
Mr.. Sherman submitted an amendmen
providing that all powers Of transfers ant
suspension of officers, held by supervisors o
internal revenue, shall hereafter be confer
red upon the Commissioner of 1nterna
Revenue, and other powers Of supervision
shall hereafter be exercised by collectors o
Internal Revenue, agreed to. Pending dis
cursion on other amendments the Senat
adjourned.