The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-05

$4,000 for mail subsidies to China and
Brazil.
The senate is considering the army APP
preparation bill, the committee having re-
ported the bill of last year as substitute
for the house bill.
Mr.. Davis moved to reduce the army
from 90, 900 to 10000
Discussion ensued.
EVENING SESSION.
The bill to equallze the bounties of SOL
diers who served in the late war was taken
up and discussed at length. Finally, on
motion of Mr.. Eaton, it was indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Blaine, from the conference on the
army appropriation bill, reported the COM
mittce unable to agree, the senate con-
ferees non-concurring in the reduction of
the army to II, 900 men, or in the section
forbiddipg the use of troups in louisiana or
South Carolina new conference ordered
MIR. Window from the conference on the
legislative appropriation bill reported the
committee unable to agree, the point of
difference being on the presidents salary.
The senate conferes refused to allow the
reduction to $1,000; a new conference
! ordered.
Mr.. Allison'submitted a conference re-
port on the postal bill agreed to.
The bill as agreed upon fixes the appro-
priation for mail transportation at SO, 250,-
900; subsidies for Pacific Mail and Brazil
ian lines being stricken out.
A resolution annullng the senate resolu-
ton of July 1861, expelllpg Senator Sebas-
tian of Arkansas was agreed to.
Mr.. Patterson moved to take up the
house bill to remove the disabilities i'm
posed by the 14lh amendment, but Mr..
Spencer objected and the bill went over.
The senate at 3.45 took recess TIL 0 this
morning.
Upon re-as,embllng, Mr.. Windom.from
the conference sundry civil bill, submitted
report; agreed to.
A message was received from the house
announcing that it had receded from Its
amendment to the legislative appropriation
bill in regard to the presidents salary. All
other amendments having been previously
agreed to, the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Blaine the senate fur
Their insisted on it's amendments to the
army appropriation bill new conference
| ordered.
Mr.. Spencer reported conference on
the bill regulating the signal service disa-
agreed to.
Mr.. Blaine from the conference on the
army bill said there had been a third con-
ference without any agreement. He said
the house conferees while not insisting Cd
the letter Of tho fifth section OF the bill
fairly maintained, would consent to the
passage of no appropriation bill for the
army that shall not contain such restric-
tions upon the president in regard to the
use of troops in Louisiana as will prevent
him reinstatng the Packard government
The senate conferees felt compelled to risk
the failure of the bill rather than insert the
provision. 1t would be an invasion of the
constitutional rights of the president to
which they would not consent.
Wr. Wallace said he was willing to &C.
cept the senate bill, but believed it impos-
sible to get the two committees to agree.
Mr.. Blaine said he made the PROPOSE
lion to empower the president to reduce
the army to 20, 900 men during the year, il
in his discretion it would be proper to dc
so, but it was not accepted. No further &C.
ton was taken!on the matter.
Mr. McCreary submitted resolution OF
thanks to president pro tenn, Ferry, for the
impartiality and and ability with which he
presided over the. senate; agreed to unani
mously.
The bill providing for the distribution Of
the Mexican awards was recommitted.
Messrs. Sargent and Herman we're ap
pointed committee to join committee Of
the house to wait upon the president anc
notify him that the two houses of congress
having. finished their business, were ready
to adjourn.
A resolution to print 10000 extra
copies of the proceedings of the electora
commission, together with all the states
submitted to the commission, was agreed
to.
The hour of twelve having arrived, the
president pro tenn, Ferry, said before de
clsring the order of adjournment, he de
sired to express his sense of obligation fol
the senates resolution of confidence in him
The responsibilities which have rested anC
perplexities attended upon the senate dur
ing the session have been unexampled il
it's annals. The presidential election, re
lying for its ascertainment and declaration
upon single electoral vote, had been {
great question for solution, taxing the WIS
dom and patriotism of congress. Part,
spirit had been by doubt and hope intensi
fed to such degree that the whole coun
try had been for three months in such
state of excitement that the life of the re
public was despaired of. Every industrial
interest was paralyzed by the painful pres
sure of uncertainty. Anarchy menaced tn,
nation. To that dire peril and necessiI,
you, senators, with your coadjutators, ad
dressed yourselves, and rising to the alti
tude of the occasion, mastered solution
The country will gratefully note this illus
trious example OF patriotic devotion to it
life and institutions. After referring Il
his efforts to fill the chair faithfully, h
said now pronounce the closing session
of the forty-fourth congress adjourned
without day. (Great applause on the foo
and in the galleries,) The crisis has no
come without It's great service. 1t hal
broadened the ideas Of the country and ex
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