The New York herald., 1876-07-01

IS per day while actually employed exceeding 81 200
below "L ,ss ., s s"en aspI ssd $40 o
whenever In his opinion said reductions should be made
Unite. 10 ' to the i'
ION o, rG,rs FRS and me 81 ese
ouchin the supervision OF slecti hereby repealed
Mr.. wSDon said this provision OF hs House bill pro-
posed to repeal about six pages OF a very important
statute The law designed 10 preserve the purity
OF elections, and the Committee on Appropriations
thought II was not proper subject TO be considered
upon appropriation bill
Tho amendment Of the committee was agreed to-
yeas 26 nays la party vote.
Tho other mendments OF the committee agreed
10 ss follows
Increasing the appropriation for judoia purposes in
Utah from $40 900 to S43. 000
Increasing the appropriation for general repairs and
improvements TO the Government Hospital for tho lp
sane from So, 900 TO SIS, 600
Various amendments pertaining TO institutions in the
District OF Columbia were agreed to as follows:
Increasing the appropriation for the Columbia Hos
ptal from $l6OOO TO $lY 0O and sppropratng So 600
for mansard root for the building
striking out Of the House 6l clauses appropra'ing
Stauns Infant Asylum, and s., ood for the Georgetown
General Hospital
Other amendments were agreed to as follows:-
Appropra,ing 80 900 to enable the Sccretary OF the
Treasury TO have the rebel archives ana records OF cap
turcd property examined and information furnished
thercfrom for tho o. the government appropria-
ting s63 900 Tor machinery Tor nnls; 100000 for con
tinuation OF the work on the Treasury and Post
Office at Boston; 1925. 900 Tor CONTINUATION Of work
the Custom House and Sub-Treasur, at Chicago; in
crcasing the appropriation for continuing the work on
$500 900; appropriatDg $4,000 for completing the
Court House and Post once Trenton, n
j. increasing tho appropriation for the new State,
war and Navy departments building from $3.50 600
to $600 000 and that The appraisers stores san
Francisco from $50 600 to 500 900; increasing The
appropriation for continuing the work tho ST.
Louis Court House and Post Office from $3.50, 900 to
5000 600 and that for completing The Court House and
Post Onico AT New York from $3.50 900 To $500, 0OQ
Appropriating $500 for the Custom House and
Post Once building at Albany, n ", and providing
that the OF said building shall exceed $500 000
Treasury building si0 900 SIS oO0 that for
Tcp.rs ana o. pubic I buildings sn Hndor the
Approprating $3.50 for the construction OF light
house and fog signal ut hubble Head Me-, and
Island Straits OF Mackinaw, and $i2 900 Tor light
house and log signal at Little Traverse Mich.
Tho amendments OF the committee to strike out tho
clauses approprsting $50 600 Tor ghtshp aud steam
fog whistle for outside station aud Tor shore pur
poses and $4,000 Tor range lights ~ the mouth OF tho
CheboygHn River, Michigan were non-concurrcd in
amendments appropriating $4,000 for range lights
at Tyocc Knoll, Savannah River, $4,000 for an iron
working aud finishing snop at Rock Island Arsenal
increasing The appropriation Tor rolling min and
forging shop at iha, place, from $500 to $4,000
pool Of wafer power were agreed TO.
The Amendment appropriatlng $500, 900 for repairs
st the different navy yards and stations agreed to
alter some dlscusson; yeas, 26 nays, IL.
Other amendn ents Of the committee were agreed to
the dry dock Mare Island, Cal $40 900 Tor tho
purchase OF torpcdocs and various amendments max.
grounds around Washington. including <l43, 900 for
the capitol building and grounds.
Tho House inserted provision authorizing tho sur
vey Of tho Mississippi River from Cairo 10 New
Orleans together with its various outlets to the Cult,
with the view OF ascerasnng the most ccotua meihod
Of protecting the aluvial lands bordering upon It's
| banks from overflow.
Tho senate Committee reported amendment 70
strike out this clause and It was agreed to-
The amendments proposed BY the commitsce, in
crcasing the appropriation for paper, engraving and
| printing the national currency from $l75oO0 TO
5000 900; for transportation OF Untcd States securities
from $5 900 to $50 000 Tor furniture for the treasury
70 20 poy
The committee reported an amendment arproprjating
$40 200 Tor temporary clerks IN tho Treasury Depart
the Treasurer Of the United States.
Mr.. EArox, Of Connecticut opposed the amendment,
and argued that there was no necessity Tor an extra
ccrica force tho working hours IN the depart
ment, had been increased about year ago.
employ an extra clerical force some times when there
was AN increase IN the work.
The amendment was ngrced 10.
Other amendments were agreed to, as follows
Approprlang 10000 for geographical surveys OF
the Territories OF tho Tooth meridian and 500 so6
81 Tor continuing experiments in testing iron and steel;
$50, 900 for collection and payment OF bounty prize
money and other claims oI coored soldiers $66s 3 Tor
the support OF the National Home Disabled volun
tcer Soldiers; also large number OF amendments
making appropriations for surveying public lands in
the various States and Territories amounting in the
aggregate TO 1897 50O and approprating 900 TO
trace ana conspicuousy mark the boundary line be-
tween Arkansas and the Indian Territory
The committee reported an amendment increasing
the Appropriation for expenses OF collecting revenue
from sales of public lands from 1885 Il to *5si 7oo
and II was agreed TO The committee also reported
additional section to the bill appropratng $25 900 for
the purchase OF the Frccdmans Bank building IN
Washington, d. G and it was agreed to-
Tho bin having been considered in Committee OF the
Whole was reported to the Senate, and the amend
ments made in the Committee OF the Whole were con-
Cured IN
! Mr. WINDOW. of Minnesota, submitted an amend
mcnt continuing the unexpired balance Of the aprro
priatOn o 5000 TO pay the expenses Of the United
States Comm lssion tho International Penitentiary
Congress which meets THIS year. Tho amendment was
ss Sy sn the
and nays being called Tor, resutcd-yeas g. nays II
No quorum voting, the Senate at ten minutes past
ACTION or THE HoUsE.
| In the House Mr.. RANDALL, dom. OF Pa, chairman
bill III to nashor.ss iSs v.ri.us executive
departments, Tor which the regular appropria-
the unexpended balances up to the 10th Of July. He
reminded the House that the Presidents Message on
the subec. was without limit as 70 time and that the
10 extend Tor thirty days, Tho Comniuee on Appro-
priat.ons was OF the opinion that such legislation
should originate In the House, and also that an exen
sion days all shat necessary. lilo stated
that four Of the appropriation bills had
passcd both houses and had become laws;
that six OF them were in conference com,
mittevs and that two remained unacted on by the
Senate tho sundry Civil bI which had been reported
hill which had not yet been reported to the senate
rs % nas failed Ge nS and
would be reported 70 the Senate this morning and
aftcrward 10 tho House. and he expressed tho hope
that Senate confr>res would recommend assent 10
. proposition made by the House confrersx
Mr. HOLMAN. tdem) of Ind. another member Of the
Appropriation Committee stated that there bal
snce OF over 81 OO0 900 the OF the Poss Once
Department that no embarrassment would occur in
the postal service
Appropriation Committee), asked M Holman II he
OF there being the balance Of ST. 000 900 70
the credit Of the Post once Department.
Mr. HOLMAN replied that no could state with entire
safety that the balance was. considerably over
81. 600, ,OO0.
Mr. WILSON. (rep) Of Iowa. asked Mr. Randall whether
there uncxpended balances tho credit Of all the
departments.
Mr. RANDALL replied that the committee mad cousd.
cred that matter and had that the President
before he sent hts message tho subject, had
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