The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-28
Forty-Fourth Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81.
SENATE.

herT, anu appropriate eulORleB we're ue-
livered by Messrs. Mcdonald, Wallace,
Wright. Bayard, Booth and Morton, after
which the resolutions were Unanimously
agreed to.
The chair presented q message from the
president returning without his approval
the senate bill to allow pension of 1877
month TO soldiers who have lost both arm
and leg, stating that he returned the bill
for the purpose of having the title amend
ed SO as to conform to the body of the
bill which authorized the payment of $3S
instead of S37.
On motion of Mr.. Ingalls,. the title was
80 amended and the bill passed.
Mr.. Conkling presented the resolutions
of the Buffalo board of trade in favor of an
appropriation for the erection OF light
house AMI fog signal on Stannald rock.
Lake Michigan referred.
Mr.. Conover presented a petition Of the
leading citizeus of Washington, asking per-
mission to use the rotunda Of the capitol
for the purpose of holding an Inauguration
ball therein referred to committee ON pub
lie buildings.
Mr.. Cameron, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported favorably on
the house joint resolutifn authorizing the
president 10 designate site for a colossal
statue of liberty and provide for the main
tenance and preservation thereof, and it
was passed.
MIR. Sargent from the joint specialize m
mittee on Chinese immigration, submitted
a report and it was ordered printed, to-
gether with testimony.
Mr.. Morton, member of the committee,
said be agreed in a great deal contained in
the report, but could not agree to all of it's
conclusions. He had been so busy that be
had not time to reduce his views to writing
but asked permission to do SO and file them
with the secretary. No objection was
made.
At the expiration of the morning hour
bill to amend the Pacific railroad acts was
taken up.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to lay it on the table,
but subsequently modified the motion to
postpone further consideration of the bill
until the first Monday In December Eext;
agreed to.
| The senate then took up the house bill
TO provide for the sale of desert lands in
California, Oregon and various territories,
which led to discussion, after which the
bill passed.
The house bill to amend the United
States statutes in respect to vacancies in
the offlce of president and vice-president
was read by title and referred to the COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
The amendments of the house to the bill
to provide for the preparation and publica-
ton of new edition of the revised statutes
were concurred in and the bill passed.
Mr.. G nkling submitted resolution in-
structing the committee on public buildings
and grounds TO inquire what legislation, if
any, is needed in regarded to a site for
public building at Albany, N. Y, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony submitted resolution IN
structing the committee on public build
ings and grounds to inquire into the ex-
pediency of purchasing the fountain of NJ.
Bartholdi, now at Philsdelphia, land placing
1t in one of the public parks in this city /;
agreed to. Recess till ten o'clock to-mor-
row.
| HOUSE,.
The house on assembling went into COM
mittte of the whole on the sundry civil
bill. The appropriation for the survey of
| public lands was increas' to $3.50 900, the
expedition TO $75 900. and for the Pow ell
expedition 10 $50 600 The rext par =
graph u which question was made was Il e
appropriation of 1915 600 fer the pay mer ,
Of mail contIac ors for mail service per-
formed in certain southern states beto e
The war After some discussion the COM
mittee rose in order that new legislative
day might commence.
MIR. Atkins offered a resolution that
when the committee of the whole next con-
sidered the slndry civil bill it should be H.
order to offer an al eodment providing fol
the payment OF mail contractors who per
formed service in the southern states ia
l859-60 and 81 adopted.
The house thin went into committee OF
the whole on the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Atkins offered his amendment which
was adopted.
A large number of amendments relative
to the pay of house employees we're of
fered but most of them were ruled out OF
order.
The committee then rose aud reported Q
bill to the house. Before any action wat
taken on the bill Mr.. Field, from the com
mittee of privileges, etc, reported the bill
providing that in case of failure to cleo
president and vice-president, the presi
dent of the senate, or in case of a vacancy
in the office, the speaker of the house, Of
IN case there being no speaker, then thu
secretary Of state, shall assume the offic,
until the president has been elected.
Mr.. Burchard of Illinois raised the poin
of order that the committee had no author
ity TO report by bill.
The speaker overruled the point of order
The motion to reject the bill was defeat
} ed. The bill was thin read second tint
aud was passed by vote of yeas 1888, nay
100, a party vote except that one republi
can, Purman, voted for 1t, and the follow
ing thirteen democrats against it, Buckner
Goodwin, Hancock, Kuott, Neal, Potter
Savage, Stevenson, Tarbox, Thomas, War
! rem, Whitehouse and Williams Delaware
After tho recitation NJ Mr. Snhlaechar