, 1876-04-28

HOUSE,.
Mr. Laphsm introduced 2u amendment 10 th&
Constitution authorizing tho Preatdcns 10 ap~
provo or dlshpusoEa Of the separAts clauses o1
provisions of bill, Referred.
blr. Morrison reported back tho Ssnato
amendment to tho !1ouao bill 1enuing Tho tax
on foEnentod OF malt llquosa. This amendment
adds f'royfso that nothing in Tho not ahail
change tho present rules Of Tho law respecting Tho
eTidence In any prosecution Or suit. Ths amendment
was coucurred In.
Mr. Tusncy mAde conference report on tho bill e.
ctde Missouri from proyAtons OF tho aet Of the 1otu
.. May. ls72 10 promote the Development Of mining
Tho report add. this clause: "Aua ali lind In e,td
States ahail be subject to disposal agricultural
Thu report WIS agreed to.
LEGISLATIVE nrLL.
Tho HOUSE. after deciding 10 prnt a te testimony
into Committee Of tho Whoie With lii, Coz in ths
chair, sls Legislative and Executive Appropriation
bill, resumng III nsdera.ton page 81. where up
psopss!ons are mada for The Surveyors General and
All the Items for Surveyor Generals were. on motion
ton that tho COMMITTEES Public Iands snves.i-
gatanx ths subject aud shat provision could 10 ada
rhs i;eu,s IFn or d. Pos.oeo Dr. pe.,tnsn. b,ouQb,
,{p,t np he aaesp9,n, o. iss. ' fs..es charging
coach arsten. and MI Randall Insisting that the
concentrations Of the Committee vero fully approved
br the lo.tuaat General anu that The Iaal sory1ca
the economy tn expenditure provided In tho bill.
MI. Mhltehousa offered an amendment to 8ec.
prohibiting any esnrtoyn Of tho Gorcrnncnt from
rng to Q. reeoir1aG frou, any other PERSONS directly
o. Indirectly. sny money or thing Of value foF political
MIR, Frye onersd Al amendment providing that nd
member Of CONGRESS nhal recommend appointment 10
Or contdnuance 10 office. or removal thesoro Of nny
clerk ~ Of tbs Departments unless the head thazS
Of ahatl nEst apply for his advice III writing.
Tle amendment Was rctected-57to q.
Mr. White fuoEci to amend b. inserting rrov&s1s9
to apies or tnfosmcrs. Rejected.
ME. Denulson moved 70 iuacrt p.hviaion that mon-
eys paid unter this bill should m paid In ths Lawful
coin Of the United Statos.
striking out lawful coin md inserting ~hwfnl
money"
Mr. uolmana amendment Was adopted, and than
the whole proposition waa rejected.
that Whenever, IN the Judgment Of Tho head Of any
department, ths duca ahrignsd to clerk Of clas1
c,u be ~ vol! performed by cnsk Of lowar cIass OF
~ femae clerE, It shall bc lawfal for him 10 d!nn.
sh the number Of co1ts Of the higher Glass; increase
Tia number Of cc1kR OF tho lower gsads to the sams
extent. Agrecd to.
after tlo INST Of Ju, ls7 hs Isn.l6n nuFesu from
thc Interior Department TO ths Wat Department. Rs-
jccted-s5 to o..
III. Vance IN. o. removed tbs amendment ot7cre,
shall 10 paid to slnea or iniorinera. Rajscted-7s
10 rs.
A1r. dlover rnoycd 10 insert an additional section
prohibiting executive officers Of this Government trou
mctsengr1, laboFrs, other cmploya III my OF hi
executive departments, in tbs City Of Washington Of
elsewhere except those for whom specific spprop11o
tons sre naads In tho bill. Agreed TO,
The Comuiteo then and reported The bit Il
the uouao. Without voting on any Of the amend.
1nan0, tbs uouss sdjouraed.