New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-06
xLIrM CONGRESs-TRSr SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
COMMON UNIT or MONEY AND ACCOUNTS BETWEEN
GREAT BRITAIN AND AuEIlCA-pEOGEEs OK
THE APPROPR ALTON BuI.s-BlIL TO EErHAL TIE
RESUMPTION ACT.
SENATE. .WAsHTEGTON, June 3. 1876
The CHAIR laid before the Senate COM
municaton from the Secretary Of the Treasury, IL
closing Z from the British Munster, residing IN is
city calling attention to certain defects in the existing
law regard the shipment OF dangerous goods o.
passen GER vessels. Tie S. crotaIy in his communication
suggests certain amendments 10 tie law TO remedy The
cvil complained Of Eoicued to the Committee on Com
Nj SHERMAN Rcp ono called mp the concurrent
Restitution proposing common nut Hiua.r aaa
coui!as fof Il6 Uuifol s.t,, of America u tine Uu.
Kigglor, of Great Britain and IL land II iroFIlc. ora
convention bttEccu tuo Uuitcd Sacs ana Grtaf bIt 10.
1t provides iIat sterling mon ~ sia De cuuyoroo uiO
dollar money by cOupltn1 The pound st ling c4utt-
lent % i've dollars, t.c Hing TO twenty-five cents tc
six 20 twelve and ouelail cents, penny 90
ces and the fdrthng 80 OUcuif cent j. iI't or pro
vdes that tie action OF Che con, ntion shall inEc Ca ~
when laws .naH nave been passed by the respective
countries carry 10 into ,io,.. Amendments propose,
the Convention snail subject notifications 20,
may aiced upon by tHe vJutIcns ptiili. aud sh"l
take effect when approved by the respective Al es' dc'
Inc fG.l5yriG. bill werc placed On lie calendar:
Tor the rpl.i uf a. T. 1iC1lilaa.
TO provide Ior inc sale Fort Kcarny military
FOR The relief Of officers and rivaJas Of the 4 Arkansas
TO a2,iylle iht ic1remcnto COL W Emory, T. g. \
TO Tx tDt retired py % surg on General C'LaA' A.ihIy'
Racrl!ng the claims the OF the schooner W.
Tnc > it i.cl resume the consideration of tie
finish in mess bslus thp Legislative. Executive ana
Committee Approximations restoring tir cnnpou>i-
ton OF te clerks an oce OF INC sccTc.4y e uo r
t,l or were agreed 60. When tHD clause apr Y1atma
$4,000 the rent OF building for 1e u'c o uc Ten
sion ONO. Ild tuc Iur Oh LIucduon was reached,
Ar. MO3kILb (f-p., ttJ moved 80 amend iy 7trhnt
out tnat clause and Inserting IN n.1 jh.it. - can.
removal o! tuo Pens on Once from the se'h Iloso
building, now occupied Uy DO, 70 tie ne" ttoJI D~"'
ng at Iwclitn-,t and +, nnsylyaD.a-ayc.
III. HA8LIN Rep, Mel said the owner OF the seal"n
ilOusr had been at gichi expense 10 ut ms d''it ~
condition ior lie fch'loh - aDt' nm g.. "" D-
by TINT Office four years. he submitted an anrHtmrn
providing that u the owner 81 tio ~ca"n house HItli
refuse 10 make inc binding te-lfo'i' INc ,'it,As o.
the lGtc1O. may procure sulia1r t-loOI bhid5 az
"a not exceeding mat PAD lori Ae n-ton Iy.'I
HAMILTON GnL, TeSa.h NH1IE Dem, AiiJ,
SARGENT rep, CAB, and A.r. NOhH ODD l.ai, ~
.rar rent when building Cuud be erected Ter -iUOOUJ
Af.or further di5cusson amendment was adopted.
in lieu oi th2t repoftcd Dy nc ''ih''t'c anu uu'.
ported by Mesas. morrill, aud iauu, ublfe mentioned
Ill ~ r.e oil the Pension Oico rul Iiu eau OF uc.il"',
and authorizes tIe Secretary Of he Interior 3D. ot!cd
those Office, for - rent exceeding tHat id ior tao
scatun House, and GO rent the same iLaoead Vi tDc 5c
ne amrndrcnt Of the Committee on appropriations,
providing Tor the eNpchsrsoI tIe oHte o. 'oI"H7i'.
OF Indian Affairs, TeIcDed, ana no Appropriations
~. ,'tI a wa asrecd TO- Other amcnducuts Of tna
crI Land Office, Pension, and Pa,e1. OAiccs, wore
agreed TO-
Mr. HAMILTON opposed the amendment appropriate
ing $50 600 Tor actual expenses OF ce.Hs detailed 10
investigate suspected attempts - fraud III tho Pension
,Hue. The amendment agreed 90.
ON motion az lIr LDMUADS rep, va, The apprO-
rrgt or Tor stationery, carpets, repairs 81 bu1ng, piut-
iug, ctr, for the Pension Oihcc was reduced ifou
-, 800 TO $1,000.
A lie otier amendments OF the Committee restoring
slIles Of employees In he Bureau Of Education. Post
Office Department. and departments OF justice ana Asri-
cuituie were agreed 90, IS The amendments uisHs
alu,rOprat.Uns OI Surveyors and thc.i cclk.
n the amendments proposed by the C1nmittee having
been acted on Mr.. SIBERIAN Ol OhiO shbinili"d au
amendment providing that all powers ~ transfer and
suspension o. officers held BY Supervisors OF internal
Revenue shall hereafter be conferred upon me toiHna
sioiier of Internal Revenue and tine other powers OF
SupcryIsor shall hereafter uo exercised Us Collectors oi
Internal Revenue. The amendment was agreed 10.
MrSlIERM ~ also submitted amen Uncut providing
that tine reduction in nunbcr Oi Internal Revenue
Collectors Disricts snail tse iace on and alioi JAY j,
1876 or as thereafter as practicable Agreed TO-