Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-26

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600 for the publiction of tn,
official records of the rebellion
Sl,420; for legislative expenses o
Washington Territory, $l6,0S4
for the payment of claims of th,
Oregon and Washington Volunteer,
for suppressing Indain hostilities il
1855 and 1856 were stricken GU
entirely. Senate amendment appro
priating $l3,559 for compensation
and expenses of various custom
house and mint investigating com
missions was retained. The tota
amount Appropriated by the bill a.
agreed upon was $2,645,S73.
The report of the conferenc,
committee was agreed to and the
bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds and
by unanimous consent, it was order.
ed that the Vice President declare
the Senate adjourned Tomorrow
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, and that no business should
be trasacted.
The Vice-President announces as
a committee to inquire into the
practicability of promoting COM
mercial intercourse with Mexico
and maintaining peace on the Rio
Grande frontier, authorized under
the resolution of Mr.. Conkling
recently adopted, Messrs. Conkling,
Hamlin, Howe, Jones, of Nevada,
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Eaton
and Maxey.
On motion Of Mr.. Bayard it was
ordered that the Senator from
South Carolina (Butler) should not
be prevented from submitting a
resolution of inquiry which he pro-
posed to do tomorrow on account
of the order of the Senate Just
adopted not to transact any
business.
The Senate then proceeded to con-
slider the Post Route bill and Mr..
Ferry, in charge thereof, said all
the amendments had been carefully
considered by the committee.
The bill was read, the amend
ments agreed to and it was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Mcmillan it
was ordered that the testimony
taken in the investigation Of the
charges against Senator Cover, Of
Oregon, be printed.
In the House, q number Of bills
were introduced and referred.
Mr.. Singleton presented the
report of the conference committee
on the Deficiency Appropriation
bill. He explained the differences
between the Houses was Sill, 900,
and the committee of conference
of the House had yielded 100000
to the demand of the Senate COM
mittec.
After long discussion the report
of the conference committee was
agreed to without the yeas and
nays. The bill now goes to the
President for his signature.
At the end of the morning hour
the House proceeded to consider
business on the Speakers table,
and several bills and communcia-
tons were appropriately reforrod.
When the Paris Exposition bill
was reached Mr.. Wood moved that
the House concur in the Senate
amendments. Agreed to.
Amendments to the bill relative to
reservoirs to promote the navigation
of the Mississippi River were taken
up. and referred.
In the Senate on the 18th, du-
ring the reading of the journal a
message was received from the
House announcing that the Speak
er had signed a number of bills,
among them the Deficiency Appro-
priation bill, all Of which were i'm
nediately signed by the President.
Mr.. Cockrell said it hal been his
intention to offer resolutions of
respect to the memory of his late
colleague, Bogy, before the holiday
recess, but after consultation with
Senators it had been thought best
to defer the matter until after the
holidays. He now gave notice that
Wednesday, January 10Th, he would
submit such resolutions for con-
sideration.
In the House, the Democratic
side, under the lead of Mr.. Wood,
has been endeavoring all day to
force vote on the resolution for
wholesale investigation, while the
Republican side has shown an
equal amount of determination not
to allow vote.
The question was taken on Mr..
Mills motion to postpone and it
was agreed to without division.
Senate amendments to the Post
Route bill were taken up and con-
Cured in.
Resolutions TO pay extra EN-
ployes in the Doorkeeper's Depart
ment were offered, discussed and
agreed to, and the House adjourn
ed until January 10th.