The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-15
Congressional Proceedings.
Sen ate.
Senate,
TUESDAY, February g. Window.

senate,
TUESDAY, February g. Window,
from the committee appropriations, reported
adversely the House bill to provide for the pay
ment of Jas. b. Eads, for the construction of the
Mississippi River jetties. Placed ON the calendar.
West, of the committee on railroads, reported
favorably on the Senate bill to amend the act of
June ., 1872, granting the right of way through
public lands to Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Company. Passed. The chair appointed Here
ford a member of the committee on claims in place
of Price, whose term of service has expired. The
legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill
was received from the House =. The bill abolish
ing the board Of metropolitan police commissioners
of the District of Columbia, with the Presidents
veto taken up and discussed at some length
after which a vote was taken 1t was decided in the
negative-yeas 33, nays 22-two-thirds not voting in
the affirmative. The Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopenod took
recess till 10 O'Clock Wednesday.
House
TUESDAY, February 6.-After the
usual extension of recess the House want into
committee of the whole, with Eden in the chair, on
the deficiency appropriation bill Mr.. Waldron
stated the bill appropriated s1,4l7,o00. The two
largest appropriations of $500 600 for the
deficiency in the navy department and one of
$2l7,000 for pensions to soldiers who have lost
limbs. After the bill disposed of the commit
tee arose, when a short debate occurred a reso-
luton to print the testimony taken before the COM
mitee on Louisiana affairs. The resolution was
adopted and recess taken until 10 A. M, Wednes-
day.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February 7.-The Sem
ate insisted on its amendment to the Military
Academy appropriation bill, and committee of
conference was ordered. sherman called up the
house bill authorizing the commissioners OF the
Freedmens Saving and Trust Company to buy in
certain real and other property, and to sell the
same at public or private sale. He submitted
amendment, providing that the sale OF the real es-
tate shall not be made by the commi ssioners except
at public auction unless such sale and terms there
of shall be first approved by one of the justices of
the supreme court. Agreed to- The bill then passed.
80. Window called up the bill appropriatng $780,
$50 to supply the deficiency in the appropriation
for printing during the current fiscal year, and
moved the senate non-concur in the amendment Of
the House, providing that from and after the pres
ent session of congress the public printer shall not
be paid more then is paid for similar work in the
aifsef ef-Ne&- York Philadelp and -BalGmQIse
in the amendment-yeas 90, nays 2S A committee
OF conference was ordered in the bill . Recess
until Thursday.
WEDNESDAY, February 7.-Waldron,
from the committee appropriations, reported
back the Senate bill appropriating s35OOO0 for the
denclency in the appropriation for the govern
ment printing and binding for the present fiscal
year. Vance, chairman of the committee on print
ing, offered an amendment which vas adopted
providing that after the close of the present Con-
gress, no greater price shall be paid than in the
cities of New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
The House then went into committee of the whole
on the deficiency appropriation bill, and arose with
out having disposed Of the bill Blount from the
committee on appropriations, reported the naval
appropriation bill and it was referred 1t appro-
pirates 81, 494, Recess until Thursday morn
ing.
THURSDAY, February S.-The creden-
dals OF senator elect Garland, of Arkansas, were
presented and fled. The House bill to provide
Tor the payment of James D. Eads for constructing
Jeites at the South Pass Of the Mississippi river
was taken up, and after discussion indefinitely
postpone d.. Consideration of the Indian appro-
prlatlon bill was then resumed. Amendments re-
ported by committees were agreed to as follows:
Increasing the appropriation for the purchase of
nour and meat for the Crow Indians from SIS 900 to
$ln,oO0; appropriating $4,000 for the pay of ad-
dtlonal employees of the several agencies for the
Sioux IN Nebraska and Dakota; appropriating $50,-
Oo Tor the selection, location and construction of
the necessary buildings and the removal of the
fankton Sioux to the Missouri river; appropriating
$50 700 for the removal of the PCucas from Nebras-
IA 10 the Indian territory. clause inserted by the
Houfe directing the President to prohibit the re-
moyal of any portion of the Sioux Indians to the
Indian territory unless authorized By congress
stricken out The bill having been considered in
committee OF the whole, reported to tie Sem
ate, and amendments made in committee concur
red in, and the bill passed. The Senate went
lnto executive session and when the doors were re-
opened took recess until Friday.
House.
THURSDAY, February S.-Carr asked
leave to offer resolution reciting that the Electo-
raj Commission has refused to 60 behind returns
and admit testimony taken in southern states by
house Committees, and directing that members of
tie Louisiana Returning Board be released from
custody of the Sergeant-at-Arns. Eden, Band
ahd others objected. The House went into COM
mlfsee OF the whole on the deficiency bill. dis
cIslon took place between Foster and Randall rela-
t,Fe to tie reduction il appropriations by the 44th
Congress, the first named representative saying
that Randall had stated that the reduction last year
had been $50, ,00O 900, while 1t had been b1t ST.
ndAn gzrd had ,<+ Eav. l..&
resisted to the utmost extent the efforts of the
House IN the direction of economy that reduction
would have amounted to Ss0,0OO,oU0 The commit
tee rose and reported the bill to the House After
discussion it went over without action, and the
House took q recess until Friday morning.
senate,
FRIDAY, February Bills to appro-
pirate 100 for the expenses of the electoral COM