Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-22
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, June %.

SENATE.-Mr. Hamlin, from COMMITTEES
on Post Ofices, reported favorably without
amendment House bills 2,515 and 1851 TO
amend certain sections of the revised sta
tutes relating TO the Post Once department.
Mr.. Logan called up House bill authorIz-
ing the retirement OF Col. w. II. Emory with
the rank OF brigadler general.
Mr.. Thurman said he hal supposed that
Gen. Emory was responsible Tor the late
military interference IN the organization Of
the Louisiana, legislature and 81 so he could
not vote for this bill. Information had come
10 him however that Gen. Emory was not
responsible for that act, and he would
therefore vote for the bill.
Mr.. Logan said he did not care whether
Gen. Emory was responsible or not, as that
had nothing to do with the merits OF the DILL
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Davis submitted a resolution direct
Ing the Secretary OF the Treasury To furalsh
a statement OF the gross amount OF the public
debt as IL appears on the books of the regis
ter for said fiscal ears from 1886 to 1876. He
SAID that he desired to know whether the reg
listers books would tally with theiannual
statements OF the public debt; which went
over under objection after some discussion.
Mr.. Howe, from Committee on Foreign
Relations, reported without amendment the
bill relating TO telegraphic communication
between United States and foreign countries
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill TO provide for
discussing clerk at the Government Print
Ing.
The unfinished business, being the naval
appropriation bill, was taken up.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at IL o'clock, and Immediate
ly went into committee on the sundry civil
bill, Mr.. Blackburn In the chair.
The amendment pending at the adjourn
ment last night providing that the printing
OF the Congressional Record and the printing
for the departments shall be given out by
contract, and that the Government Printing
office shall be q bidder, and that IL shall 90
TO Inc lewest bidder, was adopted. Tnls
lions aid other documents. A vote In the
Houfe was resumed on the amendment.
The next paragraph related TO the Govern
ment Printer, and proposed TO change the
node Of his appointment, and vest tt In the
Mr.. Foster made pro forma amendment
to say that he thought Mr.. Randall was In
error when he had said that the reduction
under all the appropriation bills would be
S4c, coo ,oo0 he had made q careful eYamiua-
ton, and did not think the reducti on would
reach more than go, 600 900, and that was in
bis opinion too great q reduction, and be be-
lieved that large defcits would have 70 be
PROV for At the next session. He knew
ihat nj. Randall bad done good work, aud
had labored with Industry. But he told the
country at the beginning Of the session that
ne would reduce 70 the amount Of iO, 900 900,
and he had that promise In view all the
time. snddetesmfned TO make the reduction
IL possible. A good deal bad been said here
rom time TO time as 20 the great re-
year. He had no doubt there would
be reductions. The agitation OF the tarid
and OF other questions had Ind IN
edect upon customs duties, but he was
reliably Informed ~ the Treasury that the
falling on would not probably exceed Ten