Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-14
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,
FRIDAY. Inlv IL

FRIDAY, July IL.
SENATE.-The House Joint resolution
correcting the report OF the conference COM
mittee on the requirement. of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the conference COM
mlttee on the silver bill, submitted report.
Mr.. Bogy said he had argued the report,
although il did not accomplish what he de.
sired, which was to make silver q legal ten
der for all amounts and receivable for all
obligations except for customs duties and
interest on the public debt, not that he did
not believe those were legally payable In Sill
yer put he would concede that for the sake
Mr.. Jones (Nev thought the bill no i'm
provement on the present system, but cal
culated, IL Lot to Increase the bonded debt,
10 take money from the sinking fund that
would decrease the bonded debt, and TO give
cepreciated currency to the poorer classes.
The report was concurred In without diyi-
sion.
Mr.. Con king presented a petition OF citi-
zens of New York praying legislation
amendatory OF the shipping act. Also a
like petition from ship owners anu shipping
merchants OF New York; both OF which were
referred TO The Committee on Commerce
On motion of Mr.. Hamlln, 1t was ordered
That the legislative session OF the Senate
commence at IL a. m. until further ordered.
The impea chment trial was then resumed
and the journal read.
A statement from the Sergeant at arms
was read, TO the effect that one OF his officers
bad reliable Information from Evans, aud
that he would probably be in Washing ION
on Tuesday next.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the court. at
p. m. adjourned to Monday, and legislati We
business was resumed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on FL
nance reportet House joint resolution to
amend the act OF June Is, 1874 relative to
the admission OF articles intended for the In
ternational exhibition OF 1856, and it was
passed.
Mr.. Ferry, from the Committee on Rules.
submitted q report, embracing a revision of
the rules. Ordered printed.
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completion of the Washin gton monument.
pending the consideration of which the
morning hour expired and the bill went
over.
The Senate then resumed the considera ion
OF the
RIVER AND HABBoR APPROPRIATION BILL
When the state OF Virginia was reached
Mr.. Withers said he had sustained the
amendments proposed by the COMMITTEES
until the Senate had shown itself opposed
by the action of the committee, and that be
now asked the same measure be mefed out
to Old Virginia that had been meted out 10
other states. He asked that the several
items for Virginia struck out by the COM
mittee be reidserted, and the amendments
non. concurred In.
Mr.. Gordon said there was so manifest a
disposition TO reverse the action of the
committee, and to save time he woulS n,ove
to now concur IN all the amendments strIk-
ing out appropriations.
Mr.. Windon said the motion was a re
mar kable one, yet he was not prepared to
say he would oppose IL. The bill, he said
was itSelfa remarkable one IL came from
the House with title embracin g the words,
land for other purposes" These words
should, he said, be stricken out, and the
words land for the removal of OBJ StructioDs
to political preferment."
Mr.. Whyte said the committee had devo-
ted much time and attentiou to the cousit-
Grafton Of the bill, and he protested against
throwing aside the work Of the committee In
Mr.. Ferry said that he had acted on eac n
amendment according TO his best Judgment
in each case voting TO sustain or reject the
action OF the committee.
Mr.. Window defended the action OF the
committee, and condemned the general sys-
tenn on which the river and harbor bills were
small and so scattered that nearly ali the
money appropriated each year was ex-
pended IN getting ready 10 go TO work.
He supposed a case where thirty or forty
thousand dollars would complete the work,
II expended in one year, while two or three
times that amount would be required II
there were but five or ten thousand dollars
expended annually. Each contractor, not
being sure of the contract the next year, in
cluded the whole cost OF preparation In each
contract.
The Chair ruled that the motion could only
be entertained by unanimous consent, and
he construed the remarks of the Senator
from Maryland as an objection.
The consideration OF the bill by para era phs
was therefore resumed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIvES.-Mr.
Williams (Del), from Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported a joint resolution in rela-
ton TO the wreck of the U. 8. monitor Te-
cumseh. The resolution sets forth that the
said monitor was sunk in Mobile bay with
all on board; that the trace of said wreck has
been ascertained and marked with q buoy,
so that II Is not an obstruction to naviga
ton; that under a law of 1870 the said wreck
was sold by Mr.. Richardson, late Secretary
OF the Treasury, for the sum of $50; that the
purchaser proposes TO break up the wreck,
put mas mane NO provision 1or the removal
OF the bodies OF the officers and men. The
committee therefore recommend the adop
ton OF q resolution directing the Secretary
OF the Navy TO take such measures as Will
secure the removal OF the bodies of the O III
GERS and men before the wreck is broken up,
and II the purchaser will not remove them
the amount he paid for the wreck is to be
rendered him, with legal interest. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Caldwell Tenn from Committee on
Expenditures OF the State Department, SUBJ
mitted report in the case OF Mr.. Butzland
late consul at Havre, which was ordered 10
be printed and recommitted.
Mr.. kfdder (Dakota) introduced a bill
granting aid for the construction OF a rail-
road and telegraph line from Fort Abraham
Lincoln TO the Little Missouri river, in Ia
kota; ReferTsa1o the Committee on Public
Mr. Harris (Va.) offered bill to remove
the political disabilities of George Watson
Carr, OF Virginia. Passed.
The House then took up the contested
election case OF Abbott VS.. Frost, from the
recommends the unseating OF Frost. The
minority recommends his retention.
MI. Baker (IhdD spoke in favor of the mi
nority report.
MI Frost then spoke in his own behalf
Mr. Poppleton (Ohiol followed In favor Of
the report of the majority of the committee.
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