Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-09
Neutrality-suspicious. BILL.
The Committee of Conference Oh the
Legislative and Judicial ApprO-
priaGiOn Bill Have at Last
Reached an Agreement.
The senate COnferrees Unwilling to Com
sent 10 a CurtaiImenG Of :he Ex-
ccUtIVe and r eE islatiVe Sal.
Rries-MRtterS of Con.
treversy Settled.

WASHINGTON, August S.-The COM
mittee Of conference on the legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation bill
reached an agreement this evening,
which doubtless insures the final pss-
sage of the bill by both houses next
THursd3y. TIE two points Of contro-
yerey, of q serious character during the
past few days, have been as to the house
resolutions reducing the salaries Of sena-
tors and representatives to forty. five
hundred dollars per snnum from the
b ginning Of the current fiscal year, and
of the President TO twenty-five thousand
dollars year after the fourth of March
next. All other matters in controversy
were substantially arranged several days
ago. The M gritty Of the house confer
ence committee refused to yield the two
points above mentioned. Three of the
senate confeTrees wanted the house men,
bers of the conference to Tecede and
sign O report OF complete agreement,
without bringing the house and senate
respectively to vote on these two
points of difference. Representatives
Randall and Morrison absolutely refused
to do SO, and finally, this evening, the
Senate; conferrees agreed to submit
them for the action OF the
senate and house to morrow, and
then to be bound by whatever their
respective branches OF congress con-
clude. There is no doubt cut what the
senate will insist that their conference
shall stand firm, but it is likely that the
house will authorize its conference to re-
cede that which they were not willing
to do on their own responsibility. In
this respect Randall and Morrison gain
their point, which Is to secure vote
in each house on these two subjects,
and make the senate responsible
for the failure Of the proposed reductions.
The ssother principal matters OF cOntro.
versy have been settled IS follows: The
force Of CLERKS in the executive depart
ments will be reduced by the discharge
of seven hundred and sixty five employ
es-one-third September 10Th, one third
October 10th, and One-third November
10Th proximO. The salaries Of all tho
retained who now receive not more than
eighteen hundred dollars per annum will
be left untouched. The genate cOnferrees
consent to the reduction OF about ten per
cent. required by the house in salaries
of neSrly ali civil officers who now
ceive more than eighteen hundred dol
lars psr year. In view of the reduction
of the regular clerical force, the senate
conferrses esked the insertion OF the item
of one hundred thousand dollars for
temporary clerks in the executive de-
partment, ard the committee finally
agreed that sixty thousand dollars should
be appropriated for the purpose. The
amount involved in the proposition for
reducing the pay Of fourteen, sixteen
and eighteen hundred clerks was one
hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars per annum. The amount of the re-
auctions proposed by the house
in this bill, ss compared with
last years appropriations, wss
five million seven hundred thousand
dollars. The senate conferrees recede an
item of disagreement amounting to
three million six hundred thousand
dollars, and the house managers yield
an aggregate of two million one hundred
thousand dollars. Three million six
hundred thousand dollars, therefore, is
the amount OF the reduction provided for
by the bill as it will be reported to.mor.
row. 1t is believed that an agreement
concerning the Indian appropriation
bill will not be arrived livery promptly.
The house will probably Tecede from lis
proposition for q transfer of the Indian
bureau to the war department and add
the nine hundred and seventy eight
thousand dollars which was omitted in
consequence of the proposed change.
The FOresters.
CLEVELAND, Angus 8.-The high
court of the Order o. Foresters to-day
began its annual session in this city,