Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-07
FORTY-FoURTH CaNGREss
Vossng proceeding. YESTERDAY.

SIN ATE After our renort closed
Mt sherman, nom the Committee on FL
:. Al ce Ieporied; with amendments. the bill
II reference 10 the issue OF silver and the de-
nciency In the bureau OF engraving and
Mr.. Wright withdrew his motion % ,sn,,-
slider the passage of the bill relatine 70 ire
sale OF the Pavnee reservation He SAID that
after examination he was satisfied thai ths
- 81 w VS. proper one, and met the approval
sioner OF the indian bureau, and the Commit-
tee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Edmunds, called up the House
bill amending section l0a4 or the Revised
Statutes, iD reference 20 Limitations In crfmi-
nal cases, and the amend menes reported by
the Judiciary Committee were agreed 20 and
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and then adjourned till MONDAY.
HOUSE.-Aftef our report closed
The regular order WAS demanded, and the
House proceeded 10 the consideration OF re
ports OF committees In the morning hour. the
pending question being the motion Of Mr..
Hunter (lno.D In refer TO the Committee of
he Whole the bill reported adversely from
the Committee or Banking aud Currency 70
a. the rate of int rest on all national money
throughout the United States AT a rate not
exceeding per cent per annum, and pre-
scribine penalties for ITS violation, on which
the yeas and nays were ordered when the
morning hour expired yesterday. The rolf
wac called, and the vote resulted yeas IS,
nays 1885,
MULLErr TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on A D
propriatIo' s, reported a resolution directing
Tie COMMITTEE on Expenditures on Public
Builflncs In make a full iHve>tiga''o1 into
the expenditures heretofore made by the Su-
pervisiug Architect OF the Treasury depart
ment on account OF the construction and
furnishing OF the public buildings OF the
United States, especially the New York post
Office and custom house building. Also. to
inquire into the cause and manner OF sale Of
the furniture of the old Federal court room
IN New York, and the purchase ofnew furn-
lture for the new court room, said commit
tee TO have power to send for persons and pa
pers, and 10 sit during the recess. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Wood IN. Y J the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Hawaiian treaty bin, Mr.. Sayler (Ohio) in
the chair. After debate the committee rose.
On motion OF Mr. Wood unanimous consent
was given that the conclusion of the debate
on this bill should be had on Monday next
after the morning hour.
On motion of Mr.. Randall the House then
went into Committee OF the Whole on tue
legislative appropriation bill. After some
time spent In committee. during which sew
elSl amendments were offered, but none
agreed To, the committee rose, and the
house, at 80 p. IN. took a recess.
AT the evening session, the House resumed
The consideration OF the legislative appro-
priation bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Randall the paragraph
I'm relation 10 the Treasures office was mol
ified as 10 read: For compensation of Treas
urer, $4,000; Assistant Treasurer, - 500; cash
Ter, $500; assistant cashier. - 100; chief
clerk, $50; four principal clerks. at - 800
each; ore bookkeeper, $500; TIVE telers,
2,iO0 each; two assistant tellers, - 20 each;
I'VE hook Keepers, S2,O00 each. Several
amendments were rejected, and the House
adjourned.