The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-01

hibiting lottery circulars from passinl
through the mailS. After discussion th,
bill passed.
Mr. Morrill,, from the conference com.
mittee on the Legislative-Jud bill
reported that the committee had beer
unable 10 sgree. He moved that th'
Senate insist on amendments TO the bill
and ask for new conference.
Pending discussion, the Chair laid be
fore the Senate the joint resolution which
passed the House this morning in regard
TO the appropriation Of unexpended bal
ances for o period not to exceed ten days
and It was referred 10 the Committee OF
Appropriations. ~
AFTERNOON SESSION. rHe
Upon re.assembling, Morrill, from tn.
Committee on Appropriations reported
back the bill and was passed by thu
House this morning 10 continue the un
Expended balances to provide Temporarily
for the expenses Of the Governor for {
period not 10 exceed 10 days. AiteI
some discussion the bill was amended and
agreed to as follows:
An act to provide temporarily for the
expenditures Of the Government.
Be Il Enacted That for period not
exceeding 10 days from and after the 30th
Of June 1870, unless the regular appro'
preparations shall have been previously
made for the seryice Of the fiscal year
ending on the 30th ofJune 1877. Itshall
be lawful 10 use tor~ necessary service oi
the Government any unexpended
balance which may exist Of the
appropriation made for the ser.
vice Of the government for. the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1876, or in case no
sufficient balance remains at the conclu-
sion Of the fiscal year ending June 80,
1876, to the credit Of the appropriation,
the necessary amount is hereby appro-
priated out Of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, and nogreat-
er amount shall be expended under this
act than, such proportioned sum OF the
appropriation for the fiscal year ending
June so, 1876, as ten days time bears to
the whole Of said fiscal year and such
expenditure shall be only for neeessa-
ry operations OF the government. Under
the existing law all services expended
under this act shall be charged and de-
Quoted from the appropriation for like
services for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1877. !"
The Chair announced as the new con-
ference committee on the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation
Bill, Messrs. Morrill,, Window and With
ers. .,-
The amendment Of the House to the
bill providing for the imprisonment and
transfer Of United States prisoners was
agreed to and the bill passed.,
The amendment Of the House to the
bill to authorize the Congressional prin-
ter to continue the public printing, fixing
the time at ten instead Of sixty days, was
agreed to and the bill passed.
The Senate took up the Sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Window, in charge OF the bill, said
the amount appropriated by the bill as
it came from the House was Sl,525673,
and TO this the Senate committee had
added S4, ,6S4G0S, making the total amount
now proposed 10 be appropriated Sl0,0 ,041, :
334. The bill for the current fiscal year
appropriates $50, ,45O,s53. He explained
the various items OF increase, among
them the following: $4,000 for the i'm
peachment trial Of Belknap; S6l2,0O0 ad-
diiional for public printing; $780, 900 for
general expenses Of the District Of Co.
lumb;a; $4,000 additional for mints and
assay Offices; $1,150,000 additional for
public buildings throughout the country;
$730,00O for navy yards; $1,000 for
Rock Island Arsenal; 500, 1000 additional
for the signal service; $l39,0O0 for Capt.
tai buildings and grounds, and S1s7,5OO
for surveying public lands.
The amendment appropriating $4,000
10 defray the expenses OF the Senate in
the Belknap case was agreed to.
Recess till T:30.
EVENING SESSION.
On reassembling, the consideration Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
resumed, and the amendments proposed
by the Committee on Appropriations
were agreed to, as follows: Striking out
OF House bill the clause appropriating
$4,000 to pay for reporting testimony
before the several committees OF the
House Of Representatives Of the present
session; increasing the appropriation for
public printing and binding to S,625, ,507;
striking ont Of House bill the clause d.
recting the Joint Committee on Printing
to advertise for proposals for printing
and binding the debates OF Congress, and
awarding the contract to- the lowest
responsible bidder; and also directing
the heads. Of the various departments
to advertise for proposals for printing
and binding for their. respective de-
partments, and award the same to the
lowest responsible bidder, and authoriz-
ing the President to appoint 70 public
printer instead OF having him elected by
the Senate, appropriating $500, 900 to pay
on behalf ofth United States, portion
Of the general expenses Of the District Of
Columbia. ,.......
The next amendment proposed by the
committee, was 10 strike out Of the House
bill in the section making appropriations
for the judiciary, the following: The al
lowance to any Deputy Marshal shall not
exceed five dollars per day while ac-
tually employed; or not exceeding 81 200
per year Tor services by such deputies,
said sums be reduced below the rates
by the Attorney General whenever in
his opinion the said reduction should be
made, provided all the provisions OF title
20 Of the revised statutes Of the United
States in relation to the registration Of
voters or appointment Of supervisors Of
elections and the deputy and Specialdep-
uty marshals and touching the superyis.
ion Of elections, are hereby repealed.
The amendment was agreed to; yeas 20,
nays II. A party vote.
Other amendments were agreed to and
the sepate adjourned.
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