New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
XLIyTH CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
prn,u AR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

PAsSTD-AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL A'"0
pRIATIoN BnI-MR. FIELDS LAST EFFORT.
~WAsuINGToN March 2.-The Senate re-
tnrned from tho hall Of Representatives ut 4l2 A. N.
Mr. MORRILL, REP VIZ, from the committee vi
Public Buildings and Grounds reported adversely on ,ho
netiop Of the citizens Of the District OF Columbia asking
IA be allowed the use OF the rotunda OF the Chp'oi W
hold tho Inauguration ball therein.
The s,mdrv Civil Appropriation bill was referred to
the Committee on Appropriations -
Mr. LOGAN rep. Ill. from the coihnit'ee Oh a,,',
fairy Aa,irs reported favorably the bill to roiea .e
stotutc fnrndling appointments ana promotions III 'o
STAFF corps OF the army Passed ,,o,,e s.s.,on. and
when the doors were reOpened, at L. 10 a. m a1oun'u
until II noon. cr,,rp Ioil hofore IN. Senate
oes.ae from tbe President inclosing report rom Ih
Secretary Of state in answer '" tle senate % The
Eah - IN relation 10 money claimed Ia be que lI'
inican Goyciqmrnt by the United states. Referred
10 The Committee Foreign Relations, co,r,,eo on
pin;in rrnor,ed fvoraby the House resolution Ia
prnt the report of Il. Raymond Oh mines anu ''""S
Mr KELLY Dem orgon presented the ereg rem, me
Of L. F. Grover, elected Cnltrd S1,eS h ~ Read
Sintc Of Oregon for six years from MIeh - $50 '
and placed on file. -. ..,,,,,i,,.o of tho
Committee Privileges and Elections, wnirn %
Investigation in regard the late election IN busn
Submitted the portion of the repors oil INC COMM
now Hrisbcd and moved that 1t be printed 50 ordered,
Mr. SALISBURY Dem, DeiD was gldh'ru I v c,"
70 file ard have printed the views OF thc mor,S' M Nh
ssting of himself and the Senator from lhuiana 'i ''
Donald. -, ...,.,,,.,,d =, rcso,r,,on outbor-
Pr
i'm, fIe President DrO TEN. of the senate 10 Appoint
rn3uttrc of three Senators TO make the ncrc saIy ar
rigenentS d"i taic ON f@ 9TH day Of March. agreed
TO- Mrssrs Morrill,. Howe, and Mcdonald were ap
pr sARGFNT G;cp CaJ from the Conference Com
mittce The Deficiency Appropriation pi'' S"'"''''
H. WEST t{np Ia) from the Conference Committee
on Post Oe Appropriation bll Isp" ,o ' bat the
senate insist upon it, amendments 10 the nl anu t't
new conference he asked 80 ordered III Hup'illlIls
NF.ufsa old iltsD1 n
ali ma amendments except those relating 10 aIlf0du
Transportation and to the china ana japan anu bIhi
mail ubsflies Tn" senate increased the appfopilluoh
for Inc transportation Of the mails by ra!iI1ai rom
10000 goo T9GOp000. The senate Gnniefes W., W.
willing TO reduce that amount. but the ioa" coeltts
would not agree to any The senate dpProp.u
S5Oo0OO Tor the China and japan s"So}, "t s .i
fine MART OF the Senate willing 10 reilce the ne
IN 800 900 Tor each Ee but that was not acccptaoe 10
several nIiyate bills called mp and passed -, -
Mr.. GORDON Dem, CAL called np tio Ilia mai n linn ~
of the state Gcorgin against me GovcrnmrnI Oh
accoun, oi the Western and Atlantic iail:Ga. faSst,,
~ NJ G. R,trr ~ United states senator from the state
- Snuth Carolina for SIX years, from March !, l51'
rbo, ,,.rr signed ny wade Hampton az Governor ana
had the seal OF the state attached They were read ana
Mr.. McB0NALD Dem. Ind at his own request, was
,r,.gd from service member Of the spectral commit
t ~ r,ok arr, n"rmcuis for tie inauguration OF the
prrslcurlert and Mr.. NcCrrery OF Kentucky was APP
NJ JOXE! rep, New, from the special committee
apgoiricd To inquire into the change which mas taken
l1rr in zine relative value Of gold aud silver caises
tsercoi Nc commonly known as the silver Commission,
submitted the report OF the coninl,sbn ana ~ was
ordered that il h. printed. Mr. Boz !" lLL p' HiaS
member uf the commission, -uhmlttci = ninoIilf re-
mort signed by iimacl and also one signed ny Pro-
Frames Bgwen one o. the experts appointed by the CON
Substance of the report Will be found clsewderel
Nj SARGENT Ui-p., Cali, from the 1oncrencr Com,
mittce on the Naval Appropriation blll, r,portrd hat
the committee Lad iern unable 1" l1ftt' ana ioIG li
Inc senate rsiot upon it, ae4dmrh'' 10 The '' ana
the concurrent resolution OF the House to print
3000OJ copies OF the Ag!cuf!i REPORT vas are Il o"
,ics,rs Sargent, boutwell,, ana Nlhtis were tFUiul,
members OF tie Conference Committee on the Naval
Appropriation III. o.. -, . , A..
C5nfcrcnc, Committee on The Military academy Appre.
pralion bill aud II was agreed TO- Inc senate al .
o'clock took a recess un'n O'Clock p m
EVENING SESSION.
Upon rcas,cublingat o'clock. Mr WADLEiGH rep.
Y H. called up tie Senate h to extend the letters
p,teut Of H.Hry VDcer for improvement IN reducing
wood TO paper pulp. Passed.
III. also called up The House hlll to amend the statutes
in relation to damages f0r infringement of patents.
After discussion The consideration u tho bill was III
definitely postponed
Mr. WEST G;cp. La, from the Conference Committee
ON tc PysCAicc Appropriation bi submitted report
tiat tine committee had agreed to al amendments except
m REGARD to tn appropriation Tor mai ia-loi atnA ny
railroad and the subsidies iof me 'hA' ma Jap4N
committee had mo. b,,n-tJlr o. He moved that
.j.t t,,, ia, amen I,uru!s IN regard To those
IL S.r,,f 10 and 'fr,-rs west Dorsey and Eogy
were appointed members Of the committee the part OF
Nr. MORRILL, Rcp.. VI. from the Committee on
Public Bindings and Grounds rPu"ird favpraby on TIE
: nate nil 10 provide for the condo atom ui certain
parcel o aId east OF Tie 'Aio. Tor NE trhElteolJh"!
Library agd National Museum Placed on Tho calendar
\ nuub,r o. private bills Ecrr called up and passed
MEWtNDDll, from the Copmii',c on ArpropriHt u.s.
called up jhr SIndry Clyii Appropriation Bill \ large
number ~ amendments. reported by he Committee on
Appropriations, were agreed 49, anon thth Inc Ioo"-
Providing the exp nditure Of the appropriations
for public printing aud binding made by the h.i Tie
rubIc PRINTER shall not pry any greater prlrc tnal %
cent, pcf 900 ems composition and 81 cents per
hour 10 PRIMERS and bldcr, ana also that All pnpli"
document. "ieady printed, or which have been ordered
~ b. printed by the prrsc Congress, shall pas through
the . OF postage under the irnnh Of cnai0rS Req
Ic~rUtIyr. AID DritEt- ann the l>'n' JduidA hcNti
approrriatn. s,oO.uUO t. plv behalf of The United
= ate. portion ~ the general expenses OF The Dis
trct @. Columbia &uhurHns Stcr'tay "f thr Treas
ury 10 advance tOmmi> iDnrrs "f N" District Of
Columbia 10000 ior tie support OF he public schools
OF the District, said amount ~ pe refunded Oui OF me
revenues OI the District; Increasing the alr
preparation for the Columbia Institute Tor
$50 Joi aud appropI'aing 5000 the care OF the
grounds; approniaims T2l3 900 Tor ihe Improvement
oi the Capitol grounds ~ Nsln2tOn - &; increasing
The, appropriation Jor thr ffeIameHS mo-P5 Pr
600 to fijOCu; appIOprlatng S21oO0o Tor Il
frc-prOo budiIg HOmng The Smithsonian Institution
FOR ilic use q" me Ndtl"ai i"'tuh' TlVJ"O I9f cor
tnnaiion OF the work uo thr SUD treasury ana lost
Olicr IL Boston, Mass $4,000 Tor completing the Gus
tjm-housc at New-Orieans; increasing the appropria-
TONS Tor work upon me Philadelphia Post-ohce
and CustOn-housc from N+0oOOO to TjUO,o0O ana the
fOr tne NHtlEUdI NUoIihl uoUsc anu
a<o increasing the appropriation from SlOU,OoO to
SJOOGOO for the Chicago Cus;Omh0lsr ana Sul-Ireas
my that for the Appraisers stores ~ san Francisco,
Cal from SJOOOO to TiO00bO, that for the 81 Louis
COur,- hodsc and Post-Ohice from 100000 TO
800 900; approrriaiing 10000 fOr the Court
house and Pos;-Ohice AT Little Rock. Ark,
ana the auiount for similar building AT Memphis,
Tenn; $4,000 Tor CuuTt-BuIs" and PosDirr at Pen
sacoa fla and - 900 for the District ~ Columbia jail
building; apprOpratmg 100000 for fire proof pubic
building Utica, y. y; $4,000 for public building at
Topeka, Kan, and 10000 for such building al Harris
bdrg Penn.
the amendments on the committee were agreed to-.
Other amendments OF tie committee agreed 10.
follows: Increasing tue appropriation for lighthouse
supplies from SJUoU0 Ia SSOUOO fUI ngltlng and buoy
age o the Mississippi Missouri. ana ohio rivers frum