The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-05
TIE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
WORK DONE IN TIE FTNiL FIVE MIN.
UTES OF THE SESSION.

WORK DONE IN THE FTNIL FIVE MIN.
rTEs OF THE SESSION
Bfs Signed by the Presiding Oniccrs Of Roth
Houses aud ny the President without Read
| Ing One Hundred Too Late for A pprovnr
WASHINGTON March All the general
| appropriation bills became law EXCEPT tlat
making appropriations for the support OF the
| Army and the River and Harbor bill The lat.
ter was reported from the Committee ON Conn
merce but was not considered There is, how
ever, large surplus Of money from last year,
and therefore no improvement actually needed
VIII suffer owing TO the non passage Of the bill.
| With regard TO the Army bill, the former ap-
propriation leaves sufficient until the end of
the fiscal year expiring on the 30th Of juno
The bill making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses came very near failing II was
long. and the fear was expressed that II could
| not be engrossed in time In the last five min
utes OF the session. however, IL was signed by
we 1 preslding officers Of both Houses. and hqr.
dred private 9ille were presented TO the Prcsl-
character presented became laws.
| WASHINGTON, March Ten OF the regular
agpr2WkA9p ,tils Yeef me rotai0I tbs samo
bills passed at the last session Of t2,39l s9Goi.
| The Army bill and the River and Harbor bills
failed: The tn: f9li9wlng summary gives the his.
passed the House So $50 500 passed the scna,c s2s,'
s3s.,JS so; reducnen, 81 ,csloo
rs'' s Sa' sgslS t. aea 'ss aGq;' the s 1'&s5S &
s 1o 80 became sw tin $50, law o las, year.
foriASsq9 Bi i.Esg.rH /. ,9sc uoa.c. ;.93:seoico;
as II became law sJooVco' law Vi last year 5000;
consular and ppiomanc Bn-Reportcd to the uonsc.
81 i37 90 passed thc House 81 pas., The Sen:
oil ca:i yssf a i-7is 80 'S rS%gs;oS .ssS Jaw
inc House. uu lus~i the House. tli, 49,
law sisaltso 80 law of last year si5a7ae0o rcdue-
"sH Ssrt s Va SsaSemy ID the House secs
passed The House s.s lei passed ne senate f2ess:
a. II became law. s2s50Oi law OF last year s2DOo6o;
indiSn sli-Repo.tca, e ne nou.e s,,'~ee e;
E.ls.siS s'i ~ 6rcame lay s,5!i 80 ~ Law u
DyaiSss; Hii.fcggr!sS e o. ioa.S .a7 % .s'
sS r. ., ss's % & 1assas 1sstSsi s +. ga g ID % IS .s
iS:i stsr' s5ic- lT7,o, rSGutnon, s56iaaise
pad Sasf the s o.c i. e s9S o. ss s G sSSe @ ~ s4
Ss 1sst - 81; - g S.as g. Sersa:y s~ 81 ~ ~ law OF lass
M snaarS m S , siiSgrCss,sd g. ID to ~ he e sr.s ss' se'.
law law 81 s year. si6s,i .ls' Jaw" '' 80
SUMMARY BILLS is77s
Post O,e bin ........................ 5Sso7nD q
consular ant DIPLOMATS bi ............. ls-i7 J
| Mlary Asicmy bill .................... 2s.ieo, .
hSae"ey ih'" U' Gil 5Sse 5
sgn1y sa,sl s, Wv hin II 800 y
Total 4 same bill, last slo71,oi2 -
There were pa-scd, in addition to those. two
'i snI The r. Printing Dcfircncy III Of s5j0.665
The House Commtt". on Appropriations At
| tempted reduction of about s3OO.uOO ia tho
| Naval Appropriation, but failed IN the effort.
! The bin u~ PASSED; ap,rorIiatos tlOO'oOo moro
than last years hill. But this it two millions
and II half less than Robcson or the Senate
w9uld hayc had it. IT. The s,qeir ~ A., atcmpsd to
million dollars above the Houses figures bus
they split the difference. and ilX"d II ~
s6.6oo.0OO. The House sought 10 fix tho
item for the Bureau of Equipment and Rccruit-
ing at <7oo0o0. but allowed ta70O0O; of this
provisions and clothing. The item for the
Bureau Of Constructi9n and Repair is sI5oop.
dSS wan ,ia%"t I'M IT, asi % 6 6 i.V2 whiG ,hay Sy
reduced "A million blow the nrprnprin,ions
Of the department. The Senate undertook
H. Ip-- IN tbs hl subsidies of half a million for
| th" Pdciil, Mail steamship Conpany.s AsatiJ
/ line and the sam" amount for mail service
between New Orleans and Rio Jnneiro These
p'-r"d in Con. ross. The second one WIS merc-
| ~ cover for sale of one or more IRON -tcam-
! shi,s Should be- .ao,apt'd hy some naval
officer 10 be appointed by the secretary Of tho
Navy, The following are the principal itens of
Compensation q ro.tmas'cr.,. s72'oooo payment Of
Gtrk. ia fo.t 6nicc. sssioD,i ai,ofi.ins. s.0lt1
stationery s1ivn' miscellaneous and Incidental i,rms
amount The 6ii say. that si5oOu may 10
quarter Of smilon Comprn-aii6n % railway Po,i ofn,o
Siere sa2s .euIg s sfrd s'sr, mail NAH ra.e %
SINGER, t'7opro mail bass and bag csichers, s3opoi
stamped envelope, AMI new spalrr wrappers, s'gopoi
%asiSly S1a.a S . s! S.s cards S''' transportation ''
The amount actually appropriated and avail:
able under tins bi'i in cN.,,ss Of the revenues of
! the department II s2,93l, 12J.
The amount oi s6oOo X appropriated 10 con-
tnue the Post ONCE Commission 50 called and
th.4 ~ l...t.. t.
cause careful inquiry into the compensation
paid to clerks in Post Oniccs with II view 10
more, ,rqu table adjustment and rrduti4n thoro-
! Of II. Is also rrquirrdtO inquire iniuthc num-
her of letter carriers in cities and 10 reduce tho
| number Of them and their number Of deliveries
tp thr rensonable relulrein"h's ot inc puniin
service. The effort 70 reduce the pay of tho
carriers in this bill failed entirely
The failure of the Army hlll WAS tho principal
feature Of th" closing hours oi the session; IL
ws o wG known ro ,hs. tns iro ho9S. ,E T9sd So
/ ment To the Senate amenlmcnt 10 the
sHnd s.lSyal Saoo bill nNng the rr'sIaGps
70 he gained by adhcrng To the reduction of
s25,ooO in this tcm pecausc. If the Lill wns
suffered to pass, then the Constitution
Gnongrcss;; But on taee Army h,ll, tho
Of the situation. They wore ,conlrnling for
economy. They we're. also. fortified in tho posi-
Grant had taken in regard to tho
Packard Government in Louisiana. md tho
lavish with southern mon IN regard to his
policy toward tho South. The Republican party.
through ia leaders. had thus confessed TINT
their policy Of military interference in tho
southern States during thcpas rlgllt years wla
wrong. mud hence the Democrats claimed
that. If those confessions and pro-
foSslons were sincere. there was no
reason why there should be- objection 10 the fifth
section ~ tho Army biil. which prohibited tho
uso Of tho army 10 sustain either Packard OF
Chamberlain. They felt. moreover that inns-
much as they had not shown the proper courage
in resisting tho electoral compromises
measure. they must now show more in standing
up Tor tho right in this case. regardless Of con-
sequence. There was. howcNo one thing that
gave them uneasinrss. and that wns that tho
failure Of the Army bill would compel an extra
session Of Congress. This was something
they would rather have avoidrd. Il
n sacrifice Of principle. They felt that animosl-
ties had been cngcndrrrd IN their own ranks
10y the attempt to defeat the electoral count.
which might cmharras- them in tho
organization ~ the next House. pro-
vidod extra session WA called
| within twenty or thirty days. The R"publi ans.