The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-03-08

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by the senate. afs
O'Clock a. m.-While waiting for fur
ther conference reports, the house is little
more disorderly nd tunultous than at any
preceding priod 81 The session. A few
members remain In ibeir seats, and many
are on their feet all the time, and the ares
in front Of the clerks desk is crowded with
members. endeavoring TO get the recognition
Of the speaker.
The senate amendments TO the southern
claims appropriation bill have been con-
Cured in.
LOO a. Mr.. HOLMAN reported that
the conference On the legislative appro-
priation bill had been unable to agree on
the Presidents salary, and moved further
conference.
Mr.. CLYMER, one OF the conferees, NOV
ed that the house recede. Agreed TO, the
yeas and nays being refused, and the Presi-
dents salary remains at $4,000, and the
legislative appropriation bill was passed.
Mr.. ATKINS, from the conference COM
mittee on the army appropriation bill, re-
ports that they were unable to agree on the
reduction Of the army and forbidding Its
use in the southern states. A further con-
ference was granted.
The President has approved the defcien-
cy appropriation bill and the military
academy appropriation bill.
The postal appropriation bill was passed
by both houses, and Ia ready for the Presi-
dents signature.
The house members of the conference
the Treasury 10 meet the demands Of the
bills.
Mr.. LOGAN said he supposed there wai
not Republican who would refuse to vote
Tor this bill. He did not like to see men
| attempt to kill it by loading it down with
| amendments. He made an earnest ef
fort 10 save his bill, saying that i
was probably the last appeal he shoulc
ever make in the halls of legislation. ii,
had estimated that the cost of the bill
would not exceed 5000, 600, but il woule
take ten years to comply with the law anc
disburse that amount. He spoke for thu
rights OF the poor soldiers, and if the coun
try got into trouble again it would cal
upon these sa me men to protect and defend
her honor. After some further discussion
the bill was indefinitely postponed-yeas
81 nays, %.
Mr.. BLAINE, from the conference com
mittee on the army appropriation bill, re
ported that the committee had been unabl,
to agree. There were two points upoI
which the conference disagreed:
First, In regard TO the reduction of tn,
army TO 1900 men, to which the senat,
conferees would not agree the next wa:
the fifth section of the house bill forbiddins
the Use OF the army to support the claims
OF the rival governments or legislatures il
louisiana and South Carolina. He said
in his opinion, the loss of the army appro
priation bill would be very small compared
with the assumption on the part Of congress.
to say what the President of the United
States should or should not do with ths
army, and moved that the senate insist up
on its amendments, and ask for new con-
| ference. Agreed 10, and Messrs. Blaine
Allison and WIthers were appointed as con
ferees.
| The conference committee on the appro.
priaiion bill did not agree about the Presi
dents salary, and a new conference wa:
| agreed to.
The conference report on the post-ofice
| appropriation bill was agreed 10.