The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-01
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session.
SENATE,

SENATE
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 80.
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations. reported
favorably on the House bill to carry into effect
a convention between the United States and
the Hawaiian Islands. Referred to Committee
on Finance.
The House bill to amend sections 1898 and
1894 of the Revised Statutes, providing
penalty for mailing obscene books and other
matter therein contained, and prohibiting lot.
terry circulars passing through the mails, was
passed.
Mr. Morrill, of Maine, from the Conference
Committee on the legislative judiciary bill,
reported that the committee was unable to
agree. He moved that the Senate insist on its
amendments to the bill and ask a new con-
ference. Mr.. Morrill, said that the committee
on the part Of the Senate held that the attempt
to check the law affecting salaries by an appro.
priation bill was not just and ought not to be
forced on the Senate by the House. The CON-
mittees had endeavOred to avoid the real diff
Guilty, and for that reason the conferees on the
part of the Senate proposed to strike out the
second section of the bill in regard to salaries
and insert the following:
"That there shall be a committee of four, two of
which shall be appointed by the presiding officer of
each House, whose duty it shall be to inquire into
the subject matter OF the salaries of clerks and Off
GERS of the executive department with view to the
revision and adjustment of the same, having due
and make report of their doings thereon the
first day OF the next session; and provided that any
changes in said salaries made thereupon by Congress
shall take effect from the first of July, 1876, and all
persons affected thereby, and who shall continue in
the service, be deemed to accept the terms thereof"
To this the managers on the part of the
House dissented and submitted the following:
Strike out section 2 and insert the following:
"That the sums therein appropriated as compensa-
ton of officers and employees of the government
spectively enumerated in this act shall be in full for
all compensation to such officers OF employer for the
shall otherwise provide in the manner herein before
authorized.
SEC. 3-That joint select committee of four shall
be appointed by the presiding officer OF each House
whose duty it will be enquire into the requisite num-
Der and proper salaries of the officers, clerks and en-
ployes in the several executive departments Of the
government with view to just and permanent
adjustment of the same, having regard to a just
committee shall sit during the recess of Congress and
shall make their report thereon to the two Houses
the first Monday of December.
This proposition did not avoid the difficulty,
as it still contemplated the fixing of salaries.
Pending discussion, the Chair laid before the
Senate the joint resolution which passed the
House this morning in regard to appropriating
uneApended balances Tor period not 10 exceed.
ten days, and it was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
Mr.. Anthony said as a large number of
Senators were engaged upon conference COM
| mittees he thought it would be saving time to
| take short recess to allow the conference
committees an opportunity to perfect the bills,
| and not be constantly calling them from con-
sultation to vote in the Senate upon questions
arising. He moved a recess till 4 o'clock.
| Agreed to.
Upon reassembling Mr.. Sargent moved to
reconsider the vote by which the House bill to
carry into effect the Hawaiian treaty was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Finance this
morning
After discussion Mr.. Sargent agreed that the
motion motion might lie over, to be called up
hereafter.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, from the Committee
| on Appropriations, reported back the bill
passed by the House this morning to continue
| the unexpended balances to provide temporarily
for expenses of the government for period
not to exceed ten days, with an amendment
providing that in case where no sufficient un-
expended balance remains on hand at the close
| of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, the
necessary amount be appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury, and no greater sum
| shall be expended under the act than such
proportional sum of the appropriation for the
| fiscal year ending Both of June, 1876, as ten
| days time bears to the whole fiscal year.
After some discussion the bill was amended
and agreed to.
Mr.: Hamlin called up the bill to amend the
act Of April Is, 1876, providing for the sale of
part of the Custom House lot in Rockland,
Me-. which was passed.
The Chair announced as new conference
alton bill, Messrs. Morrill,, Window and
Withers.
The amendments of the House to the bill
providing for the imprisonment and transfer
OF United States prisoners, were agreed to and
the bill was passed.
The amendment of the House to the bill to
authorize the congressional printer to continue
the public printing fixing the time at 10 instead
OF 90 days, was agreed to and the bill was
passed.
The Senate then took up the suudry civil
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Window, in charge of the bill, said the
amount appropriated by the bill as it came
from the House of Representatives was $15,-
256, 731.32 To this the Senate committee had
added $4,6S4, 603.55, making the total now
proposed $40, 941 ,33487. The bill for the cur
rent fiscal year appropriated %, 459. 1853.
The amendment appropriating $4,000 to
defray the expense of the Belknap impeach-
ment was agreed to.
8The provision of the House BILL appropriate
ing $4,000 to pay Geo. w. Green, contestee in
the Forty. first Congress in the contested cleo
ton of Green against Van Wyck, from the
l4th district OF New York, was, on motion of
Mr.. Dawes, struck out.
The Senate at 5 o'clock took a recess.
One amendment proposed by the committee
was to strike out of the House bill in the Sec
ton making appropriation for the judiciary the
following:
The allowance to any deputy marshal shall not ex-
Ceeu per udy Willie ACTUALLY employed, OF exceed
ing 5000 per year for service by such deputy, and
said sums may be reduced below the rates by the
torney general whenever in his opinion said reduce
tions should be made provided that all the provi-
sions OF title 26. Revenue Statutes Of the United
States in relation to registration of votes and the ap-
pointment OF supervisors of elections and this depu-
ty and special deputy marshals and touching the su-
pervisors OF elections are repealed.
Window said that the provision of House bill
proposed to repeat about six pages of very
important statute. The law was designed to
preserve the purity Of elections and the COM
mittee on appropriations thought that it was
not proper subject to be considered upon an
appropriation bill.
Amendment of committee was agreed to.
Yeas q, nays la party vote.
The bill having been considered in committee
of the whole, was reported to the Senate and
the amendments made in committee were con-
Cured in.
Window submitted an amendment continu-
ing unexpended balance of appropriation of
$4,000 to pay the expense of the U. S. Commit
tee to the International Pententiary congress
which meets this year.
Evening Session.
The consideration of the sundry civil appro.
priation bill was resumed and the amendments
proposed by the committee on appropriations
were agreed to.
HOUSE.
Randall, chairman of the appropria-
ton committee reported a bill TO author
ize various executivei departments for
which regular appropriation bills may not be
passed today to use unexpended balances up to
the 10th of july, He reminded the House that