The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22

IN the Treasury not otherwise approprl.
sted, to enable the Postmaster General
to continue the steamship mail service
between San Francisco and Japan aud
China for one year. a
After debate the amendment of Mr..
Hamlin was agreed TO, and tho bill hsv-
ing been considered IN Committee OF the
Whole was reported to the Senate and
the amendments made in COMMITTEES con-
CURED in, with the exception Of the last
one of Mr.. Hsmlin, with regard to the
China mail service, upon which sepa-
rste vote was demanded.
Mr.. Bogy submitted an amendment to
that of Hamlin, sppropristing $500 600
or so much thereof Is may be necessary
for q monthly mail service between New
Orleans and Bio Jsneiro and the Post
master General be and is hereby author.
lied to enter into contract for this pur-
pose with any parties to carry such
mails in American vessels of not less
than two thousand tons burden.
Mr.. Hamlin submitted an amendment
to that OF Mr.. Bogy, so as to provide that
the ships shall be built under the direc-
tion and inspection OF some naval Off
Ger to be designated by the Secretary OF
the Navy, and said ships shall at all
times be subject to the use of the govern
ment at reasonable rates for cnsrter.
Agreed tc.
The amendment of Mr.. Bogy as
amended by that CT Mr.. Hamlin, just
mentioned, was agreed to.
Mr. Ingalls, submitted as substitute
for the amendment of Mr.. Hsmlin agreed
TO in Committee Of the Whole, the tol.
lowing: The sum of $4,000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated to carry the mails between
the United States, CHINA and Japan upon
the best sttainsble terms Tor monthly
service, and that the Postmaster General
be and is hereby authorized TO contract
tor such service. Said mail TO be carried
IN American built and owned vessels Of
not less than 1000 tons burthen. Agreed
to, yeas u, nays lS.
Mr. WIndhsm called up the Lecisla-
tive, Judicial and Executive Appropria-
ton bill, and IN explsnat SAID the bill
as it came from the House appropriated
$l4979 345; as amended by the Com.
mittee on Appropriations, and reported
to the Senate it appropriated Sl6,.
1877, 1896, beirg a decrease of Sl,75S,550.
Tne Legislative bill for the current
fiscal year appropriated Sl5,7l7,93S.
The House, It will be remembered,
appropriated s25, 600 Tor the compenss.
ton ofthe President OF the U nited States,
and provided thst section l53 OF the re.
vised statutes be repealed so far rs the
same relates to the salary of the Presl-
dent. The Senate committee offered an
amendment increasing the appropriation
from SIS 900 to $50 go and striking out
the provision in regard to the repeal Of
section l63.
The question being on concurring in
the amendment Of the committee, Mr..
Wright demanded the ayes and nays,
and it was agreed to, yeas %, nays lS,
as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Allison, Barnum,
Booth, Boutwell,, Bruce, Cameron Of
Pennsylvania, Cameron of Wisconsin,
Chafiee, Conover, Cooper Cragin, Den
mis-, Dorsey, Goldth waite, Hsmlin Nc
MILAN, Paddock. Robertson, Sargent,
Spencer, Teller, Windhsm and Wlthers
-23.
Nays-Alcorn, Bailey, Cockerell,
Dawes, Ferry, Hereford, Hitchcock, Ker
nan, McCreery, Mcdonald, Maxey. Nor
rill, Randolph, Ransom, Wsdlelgh,
Wallace, Whyte aud .WrIght-lS.
The bill having been considered in
Committee of the Whole was reported 10
the Senate and the amendments made in
the committee concurred ig.
Mr.. Hitchcock submitted an amend.
ment increasing the appropriation for
the purchase Of garden and field seed for
10 those States which were
rsvsged By grasshoppers in 1876, from
$4,000 10 $4,000. Agreed TO. The
bill was then rsad third time and pass
ed.
The Senate then went into executive
session and took q recess until to-mor-
row.