The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-14
Forty Fourth Congress-FIrst Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. August r.
The Senate at the expiration of the morning
hour resumed the consideration of the bill to
carry into effect the provisions of the Hawaiian
treaty.
Mr.. Sargent spoke in favor of the bill and
Mr.. West opposed it in lengthy speech.
At one o'clock the joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting
appropriations for sectarian schools was read a
third time in accordance with the order of the
Senate last evening. The presiding officer then
announced it would take its place on the calen-
dar, the order OF the Senate directing its third
reading having been executed. Question pend
ing is, shall the joint resolution pass?
Mr.. Window made speech contending that
the alleged reductions in appropriations were
delusory and entirely partisan by the Demo-
cratic House.
Mr.. Salisbury: replied to Mr.. Window, and
said that when Tilden became President there
would be greater reductions.
The report OF the conference on the diplomat
ic appropriation bill was made, 1t was laid
over and ordered to be printed.
The bill to print the Belknap impeachment
proceedings was passed.
Recess till p. m.
Evening Session.
Mr.. Salisbury continued his speech.
Report OF the conference committee on the
legislative appropriation bill was made and
agreed to.
Report on the consular appropriation bill was
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the report was agreed to.
A report was made from the conference COM
mittee on the issues of artificial limbs, and it
was laid over.
Mr.. Window reported from the Committee on
Appropriations the bill approprating $500, 900
ed.
The. Hawaiian treaty consideration was re-
sumed
Mr.. Norwood spoke until 11.45 when the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Singleton from the conference commit
tee on the diplomatic appropriation bin. re-.
ported that the committee had come to an
agreement.
In relation to the diplomatic portion of the
bill, he said the House conferees had yielded to
the Senate in regard to salaries fixed bv law
and after consultation the Senate conferees had
allowed certain number of diplomats to be
Withdrawn. The bill as it now stood saved
$2OS,O0O from the appropriation of last year.
Commlisee also agreed to increase the salary of
those who were to be Withdrawn until they had
received notice Of their discharge. He Thought
the appropriation might be still further red1c-
ed without any detriment to the public ser
vice.
MI. Foster, member of the committee. said
his Judgment was not in accordance with the
report, still he had agreed to it because il Was
the best that can be done,
Mr.. Conger said one of the consulates which
had been done away, with was Windsor. oppo-
site Detroit, one of the most important consul
lates on the lakes. He asked what sort of econ
Omy was that which destroyed consulate on
one of the great highways of the country?
The report was then agreed to.
Mr.. Randall moved to reconsider the vote by
which yesterday the conference committee was
ordered on the bill authorizing the District of
Columbia to anticipate its taxes by loan, the
Senate substitute for it being direct appropri-
alton OF $500,000, as the proportion of the Unit
ed States to the District taxes, and he moved
to refer that bill to the Appropriation Commit
tee. Agreed to.
Additional conference was ordered on the
Indian appropriation bill.
Inc House then resumed political discussion
and was addressed by Mr.. Lynch of sMissssip
pi, half an hour extra time being granted 70
him by unanimous consent. He replied to Mr..
Lamars speech and said the political status of
the colored race was very unfortunate one in
being made thessubject of political discussion.
Mr.. Landers deprecated the political discus.
sion and argued in favor of the bill demonetiz.
ing silver.
The bill postponing the publication of the
army register was passed.
Mr.. McMahon of Ohio introduced bill to
publish the proceedings in the impeachment
OF Belknap. Referred.
MIR, Rusk of Wisconsin from the committe a
OF conference on the bill to regulate the distri-
pusloa OF artificial limbs to soldiers, made
report which was agreed to-
Mr.. Randall from the conference commit,oo
made report on the legislative appropriation
Dill. The report having been read in full Ioc.
Cupying nearly two hours) Mr. Randall dc.
manded the previous question and the report
was agreed to. -'p0i'
The House adjourned till Monday.