Evening star., 1877-12-11
FORTEFIFTH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY. December IL.


SENATE.--Mr. Grover was in his seat to
day.
The Chair laid before the Senate the state
ment of the Secretary Of state of the consular
offices and expenses for salary, Sc. laid on the
table and printed. Also, a communication
from the commission to examine into tie
safety from fire of public buildings in the Dis
tflct Of Columbia, with report on the same
Grounds Also. report of the commission 10
pave Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol 10
l5lh street: printed and lie on table.
,reiit reiitlonS, 6liiS, %c were printed and re-
number of petitions from many citizens OF
New York state. praying for an amendment to
the constitution prohibiting the disfranchise-
ment O1 women on account of sex. Also. 10
olher petitions from citizens of New York
stale, engaged ia variety of pursuits and
CONTAINING AUJi names, praying Congress t0
take no action towards revision of the tariff
uhtll alter proper official inquiry into the
matter 10y commission. Also a petition from
the friends oi temperance, i'm New Jersey.
asking congress u appoint commission To
inquire into the liquor traffic. Similar peti-
tons on each of these subjects were pre-
Sented by nearly every Senator i'm The Cham
her, The reading and accompanying remarks
occupied most of the morning hour. Mr.
OgeIsby presented a petition of quite NUM-
Der on citizens OF Illinois, praying for the repeal
OF the bankrupt law.
Mr.. OgleSby, i'm presenting the women Suf-
irage petitions, accompanied them with some
humorous remarks of endearment and affec-
0ccasloned much laughter, and when Mr..
Thurman presented the peti ions entrusted To
him. he said that he was satisfied that The com
mittee on privileges and elections would never
report ON these petitions: and on the principle
thai we should not send child to a nurse that
would not care Tor ii. And after listening TO
the eloquent and affecti0nate remarks of the
Senator from Illinois. (NIr. Oglesby.) he should
move To send the petition TO the committee on
public lands. of which the Senator from Hi
mons was chairman, Tor he knew they would be
attended 10 there.
The question was put and declared carried.
when Mr.. Sargent demanded the yeas and
Rays on The question. and said that the ladies
had made arrangements 10 appear before the
committee Oh privileges and elections and pre-
sent their ease. and he thought il best la have
an me petitions referred to that committee.
Aiter SGme little humorous paTleying Mr.
1hEi man Withdrew the motion 10 refer 10 the
committee ON public lands.
The Chair announced the eXDira ion of the
morning hour: and. on motion al Mr. Conk-
hng, unanimous consent was given 10 continue
the introduction of morning business until il
was disposed Of
HOUSE-Mr. WhiithOme introduced bill
providing for the interment at the Naval Gem
etcry. at Annapolis, of the remains of the OIL
GERS and seamen who persisted on the L. ;.
steamer Huron, IN cases where relatives con
sent 10 such Intefment. The bill also provides
that the cost OF lnterment shall be borne by
the United States. and also provides for the re
endorsement of expense already incurred by
relatives in removing remains of The deceased
The officers and men of the wrecking steamer
II. j. Baker are included in the benefits of
the bill. The bill passed.
Az" AZ" .;llfilain '""n...,. committee on appropria-
tons. reported back the Senate amendments
10 the deficiency appropriation bill. Mr.. Dur
ham said that the committee OH appropra-
tIonS had recommended concurrence in only
seventeen of the Senate amendments. The
BILL as ii passed the House. appropriated and
TeapplOpliated in all the sum of about one
million dollars. The Senate had added nearly
a miliCn more. The committee. by recon-
mending non concurrence in most of the
amendments. had greatly reduced the amount.
The amendments in which concurrence was
recommended added the sum of Sl69 i4s0l to
the bin as il originally passed the House.
Mr.. Durham then demanded the previous
question on the bill. The principal Senate
amendments c0ncurred in were as follows:
For adapting ponds in Monument IO;, in
Washington. To cultivation of carp, 5000: for
continuing work on state. War ana Navy de-
partment building. S}25.UO: Tor International
Prison Congress. $500: TO reconstruct the
pair the heating apparatus damaged by the
overflow OF Tiber creek. 500: and TO elevate
the grade OF part of the gro IndS of the PO-
tanlc garden oyerfiOwed by Tiber creek sewer
and Tor sanitary improvements there. $50.
They concur with verbal amendment in the
amendment appropriatng $500 10 be eN-
pended for restoring and repairing models of
patents injured by the late fire at The Patent
once. They also concur in the amendmen.
Tor transmission free through the mails by
COnereSSmen of public documents printed by
order OF Congress, with an amendment grant
ing the same privilege 10 the Vice President
lie committee recommended non-cOncur-
renee in all the ether amendments, and upon
nearly All OF these separate votes were de-