Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-04
CONGRESS,
FRIDAY, August 4.


SENATE.-The chair laid before the Sen
ate the House concurrent resolution for ad
tournment on Monday, and on motion OF Mr.
Window IL was referred TO the Committee on
Appropriations
ON motion of Mr.. Ingalls, a conference on
Messrs. Ingalls,, Edmunds aud Herman ap-
pointed couferees on the part OF the Senate.
MI Logan, from the Military COMMITTEES,
reported House bill for the protection OF the
on the calendar.
Mr. Logan moved to discharge the Mill
tary committee from the consideration OF
the senate Dill concerning the employment
OF Indian scouts, and that the Senate con
s,IeT ~ a, Ine present time. The Jill was
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported bills for the relief OF 4 NJ
wilson and n. ID. NanZsnt, OF Virginia
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on Ap
propriatiops, reported the House DILL 10 de-
fray the exper SEES of the District OF Columb ia
TIL December 1, 1876, and asked the present
consideration OF 10.
Mr.. Edmunds thought the bill connIcted
with a law VIII CHI hal been enacted proaib-
1ting an increase OF the debt of the District,
and that Ii should have more careful con-
sideratlon thaa could now be given IL. The
Mr.. Window also reported and askei the
present consideration of a bill TO pay certai n
Indebtedness incurred In the construction of
the rev YORK custom house aud post off ce
buildings Objected 10 by Mr.. L imunds, aud
Mr.. Bruce. rom the Committee on Public
Lands, reported back the petition OF o. s. Il.
Wall and others for the grant of lands for the
poor OF the District of Columbia aud askei
lts reference TO the District Committee. So
Mr.. Logan repor led from the Conmi,tee
on Military Affairs House resolution 70 pro-
vide for the transmission TO the state 40
thorities OF North Carolina OF copies of GER
tain ST ate papers OF TIE commonwealth now
ri lanf nd
mat IL be indefinitely postponed. He sent 20
the desk TO be read letter from the Secretary
OF War stating that il will take seventies a
Gays 10 copy toe papers, and that with tue
present force at the command OF the depart
ment IL Is not expedient to undertake the
work, unless a special appropriation was
made for IL.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Merrimon the
resolution was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Davis in accordance with the notice
neretofore given by him proceeded 10 read
su address upon the alleged alterations in
the debt statements He repeated his former
statements OF additional changes and dis
crepsncies IN the exhibits Of the public debt
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIvEs.-Mr.
Dunnen (Minn.), from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back Senate bill TO
make the port OF st. Paul port OF appraise-
ment. Passed.
Mr.. Banning (Ohio), from Committee on
Military Affairs, submitted the report of
the committee in relation to contracts for
be printed.
The River and Rarbor Appropriation bill
having been received from the Senate,
MI. Hereford (W. Val, from Committee
on Commerce, moved TO nol-concur In the
Senate amendments and ask a committee
Of commerce.
Mr.. Holman CInd.l moved to concur, and
be hoped that would be done, because the
Senate had reduced the amounts OF appro-
priations over 100000 A concurrence,
therefore, would be an acceptance of the
Senate amendments.
Mr.. Wilson (Iowa) moved 10 refer the bin
10 the Committee OF the Whole, SO that fur
ther amendments could be considered and
discussed.
Mr.. Reagan Texas hope that the motion
OF Mr.. Hereford would prevail, for after a
full and free con ference better adjustment
co aid be made, the Senate having stricken
out many Of the amendments made by the
House.
Mr.. Hereford said the whole question was
whether the country was 10 have river nd
II should 60 to a committee of conference
Mr.. Conger (Mich.) also advocated refer
ence 70 a committee OF conference.
The House refused to agree 70 Mr.. Hol-
mans motion TO concur, and he then novel
10 lay the whole bill on the table, aud the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The latter motion was rejectet-yeas As,
nays 143.
Mr.. Hereford's motion TO non-concur and
appoint conference was then agreed to-
and Meskrs. Hereford, Reagan Texas, and
conferees.
The regular order having been demanded,
the Speaker called committees for reports of
q private nature.
Mr.. j. II. Bagley IN. Y. }, from Committee
on Patents, reported Senate bill TO extend
me patent OF Horace s. Emory, OF New
York.
The bill was first rejected and then laid on
the table.
Mr.. Williams Und.), from Committee on
accounts, reported resolution to give one
months additional pay 10 certain discharged
employees. Adopted.
The morning hour having expired, the
House laid aside the printed calendar and
went into Committee on the State OF the
Union.
At 2 20 O'Clock Mr.. Garfield rock the floor
day.