Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-24
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

WASHINGTON, February %.
The Senate resssembled at 10 o'clock.
Sargent called up the naval appropriation bill
Tue amendments reported by the committee on
appropriations were agreed to as follows: in q.
creasing appropriation for pay of navy from Sc,
100000 to S7,250,OO0; increasing appropria ton
for equipment of vessels, &c, from $4,000 to
S97 900, and that for the contingent expenses of
that bureau from 800, 900 to $4,000.
The House appropriated S50 900 for the pre-
servation of vessels on the stocks, purchase of
material, &C., and inserted as a proviso no prUpo-
sal OF materials to be furnished under this or an v
other section of this act shall discriminate az ainst
or in favor Of the production of any state or Sec
ton Of the Union. The committee appropria-
ton$ of the Senate reported amendment to in
crea.e the appropriation from $50 900 to $3.50 900
and also to strike out the provlso inserted in the
House bill.
Conrad n. Jourdan, cashier of the 81 National
Bank. and the recussant witness, was before the
Bar of the Senate. He said he was not custodian
OF tn banks books, and still declined TO answer.
motion by Mitchell to declare him in contempt
led a lengthy debate.
Alter lengthy discussion the witness Jourdan
stated he was willing to appear before the COM
mttcc and testify. He declined to testify when
before the committee some days ago, because he
was arrested after coming to Washington, and af-
ter the chairman Of the committee (Morton) had
received telegram from him that he would be
there on certain day. He was arrested need
lessly, which was an offense to him and therefore
he refused TO testify.
The Senate at $40 o'clock went into executive
session. and when the doors reopened took q re-
cess Until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
House.
Met at ten o'clock and went into committee of
the whole on civil appropriation bill Various
amendments were adopted for the payment of the
expenses of contested election cases.
The amendment increasing the appropriation for
of tha 1O0th rro
to $50 600, after debate was adopted. An amend
ment was adopted for the payment of $500 to the
widow of the late Hon. o. S. Ferry Of Conn.
Amendment appropriating 5000 for printing,
at private printing establishments, of the testimo
ny taken by the Louisiana investigating commit
tee. Adopted.
After some opposition by Messrs. Wilson and
Conger, the paragraph for the payment Of mail
carriers in Southern states before the war, having
been reached, Mr.. Conger made a point of order
that it was contrary to the express law of Con
gress. Without action of the point of order the
Committee rose and Mr.. Clymer moved a recess
till TO morrow at 10 o'clock.
Both motions were made in rapid successo
and with good deal of commOtion on the floor
the general understanding being that the object
was to stave off any further action on the presi-
de initial count, as a rumor has just reached the
Hall that the decision of the Commission in the
Oregon case was adverse to the democrats.
The republicans insisted upon the vote being
taken by yeas and nays, and the result was yeas
100, nays l09.
A democratic caucus was announced to take
place Immediately.