The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-14
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
IA DEAD rock ON THE CONSULAR
AND DTPIOMiTIC BILL.

President to invite the International StatlSnV"
Congress 10 hold its tenth session In the uh'''u
~ tes, and 70 appoint delegates TO the h'h'"
.os.ion thereof. deferred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Mr.. sherman. from the Committee on Finance
tec,rted adversely on the House bill to author
i,c the secretary OF the Treasury to make al
,ovancc Tor compensation to Collectors OF In
- uevonue who went out Of oiiice prior to
"a i,,s. uoon Gnal settlements OF their &C
,ornts. Also adversely on the Senate bill
.,,,o,i,in. the Commissioners OF the District
,fcoIumbla TO issue certificates in the case OF
los or destruction OF registered certificates or
honda Of the District, and they were Indefinite
" postponed.
air. Conkllng Qicp., N, w from the Commit
tec on Commerce. reported back the bill for the
better protection of lie aud property at sea and
moved that II he referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs. So ordered.
on motion 81 MIR. Paddock ulep Neh2 ne
Ecnate nom conquered In the amendhents o. w., ,ho
House to the hill to Ut wide for the sale ot tho
reservation ot the confoderatcd Ot9e ana MIS-
souri bands Of Indians Ia kansas ana $1,000, ,
end IL was ordered that a conference committees
~ KrInsn Dem. ~ W presented the petit
Non of 600 sailors Of the merchant marine ser
,re In favor Of the passage Of the House biil 10
suend the Revised statutes in relation to Iner-
nrs"ioners OF Immigration OF the State Of New
rk. skiing the passage of a law for the pro-
lection OF Immigrants. htltlltu " Nue NbAA-
pl.tee ON Commerce.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL POSTPONED.
The senate then. at 1880 ?. NJ. resumed the
eonsidertion Of the articles of inpeacnnent
against W. W. Belknap. late Secretary OF War.
HE Chair preso nted n communication from
~ Sergeant at Arms IN regard to John =. Evans,
lie absent witness, stating that Evaus al been
in attendance, but was allowed TO 20 10y the
Il gets some weeks ago. with tae undetstand-
ins that he should De notified when % return
that ne WIS notified aud left Fort sill for
Washington the first week in July, py way OF
Fort Reno, ana was now delayed bS ireshets In
Tie pending question being on the motion Of
Nf. Carpenter. submitted yesterday to adjourn
over until the arrival Of the witness. Nv ns, MIR.
Whytc dem. Md submitted the following
oue-tion " DO tue counsel Tor the respondent
decline to state for the information If the Sem
what thew exuect to prove by the absent
NJ Thurman Dem. Ohio) said It seemed Oh
vious that tins witness might be here ~ any
time. lie moved that the senate. sitting IS a
court. s. adjourn until to morrow;
Mr. Bay ard dem, Del) submitted the follow
ing;
That CONDITION precedent to the order for the
postp ncncnt y ms irial asked Tor by me responden
Is otuerei tnst tae respondent ihIStm the srn"ie
Wat he proposs TO- prove o., me wines, Jo.n =
Mir. Carpenter said he entered a respectful
protest against beng compelled TO disclV-e what
they proposed to prove oy this witne.'. ANY
lawyer was bound to defend the interest Of his
client and stand b, the rules Of practi =. Mr..
Evans was the man upon whose testimony these
articles OF Impeachment were reached. Tho
him, not having had an opportunity to do 80 (;
lie defence had tire assurance OF the Govern
ment that Evans WIS to be here. lie had been
here. and WIS released by the Managers without
ron.uItattnn win the defendants counsel The
dcfeuce could not state what they expected TO
prove by Evans. because they did not know.
lhey knew thu Evans had intimate knowledge
Of facts, and. II lac testified In one way would
be Of gre benefit To the defence.
MIR. Thurman sai1 no Time would be lost by
,djlurning the Court until TO morrow. a. the
Senate WAS ready to go with the River and
Harbor oil. lie renewed his motion that the
Senate 81 Ing as a Court adjourn uniil to-fnor-
row, ana 1t was agreed TO.
THE DIPLOMATIC BILL.
Legislative business was then resumed
Mr.. Freliughuysen (iep.. y. j.. from the Con-
ference Committee on the Consul ir and Diplo-
matte Appropriation bill, reported that he com.
uittee had been unable To gree, aud moved
that the new conference asked Tor bv the House
OF REPRESENTATIVES be granite j. 80 ordered.
He said the diplomatic service wa organized
and the salaries liked In 1855, under the admin
ktration Of Mr. Pierce. The purch. sing power
OF dollar then certainly OBe-lhird more
than It Is now. when the bi came from the
House 81 Representatives ii was referred to the
Commit tee on Appropriations. The Committee
on Foreign Relations was consulted. and sub-
committee uf the latter. without distinction Of
party, advised the Senate Committee on Appro-
Tflatinn- not to make any change IN the
existing law. the salaries Of our dlplomatic
officers We're moderate, and only sufficient FOR
Any person To live IN republican respectability.
They could not be "a de less unless Congress in
tended That these positions should DO made
mere decorations for mill 1uaires. He spoke Of
the concessions made Nv the senate conferees,
and said the House Insisted upon a chaU - OF
the law. II" MIR. Frelnrhuysenl would let this
bill aud all other hppropri alton bills fail before
be would agree t. l-gislate on such terms as
proposed by the House. lie appreciated tho
difference between the two Houses, but II see IN
ed To him that the senate could not do other
wise than to decline TO accede To the claim ,
made by the House Of Representatives. The
Senate WIS told by the House that II must agree
To reduce the army, must change the Indian
policy Of the country, change the registry aud
election laws, ana Tor the senate 70 Hcccde 10
these demands would be in violation Of tho
COnstitufiOu United States which said
the legislation should be vested 10 a Congress
to consist OF Senate and House OF Rep,
resentaiives. This action on the part Of
the House WAS Capitalization with a vengeance.
Pending the discussion tins. morning hour ex-
pired. and the Chair laid before thu senate the
unfinished business, being the Post Route bill.
Mr.. Allison rep, Iowa moved that The Senate
aud HAroor Appropriation bill. Agreed to.
THE RIVER AID HARBoR BILL
tho House ap. ropri Ted t5s,2sjO. As reported
to the Senate - the Committee on ApprOpra-
lions w sum had been ncre ised 20 the extent
had found great dinlculty IN the consideration
Of this bin l. was ntst before the Committee
on Con merce, and came TO the Committee on
Appropriations hut few days ago. Had II not
been tnat tne Committee on Commerce made
greet hetdWay ON tue oil, IL would have been
impos-iniv Tor the Committee on Appr prlt-
tious 70 iye rep0rted II to the Senate oy this
tne. lue committee hat endeAyorei 10 re
uhce hpirl ufIi'ifns wherever II WAS possible 70
80. M.uF ems found IN the House bnl nad
berh stllcD'u ~. and In other cases various
sums a beet added TO the appropriations
meutioned tu tn~ h lu-r bin, the committee
having found, affe- examining the reports of
the engineers, thal the amounts mentioned m
the House htli were inadequate. IL many cases
It would be well enough 10 IA be the Improve
meh1s, "ut The Committee Thought they could
be po-tpuued another year, and Therefore re-
comment no a9pr1prittiOn
,a me my amen men, reported by the commit
clause approlfiluns $3.50 for the improve
ment Of The hTuor Of DunSirk, \ Y, and in