The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-11
Public Buildings APPROXIMATION.
XLVth C0ngress-ReguIar Session.
SENATE,
WASHINGTON, June.

WASHINGTON, June. 10.
The conference reports on the bill providing for
permanent form OF government for the District of
Columbia was concurred in without discussion
The bill now goes to the President for his sigma
ture.
Mr.. Spencer moved to take up the resolution an
thorizing the appointment of special committee to
Inquire into the alleged frauds connected with the re-
cent Presidential election and began to read an ar
gument in favor of the passage of the resolution
mtted to the administration of President Hayes for
the brief period OF four years. but the investigation
was reopened by the Democrats.
The motion to take 1t up was agreed to.
Mr.. sargent submitted an amendment to have the
invests alton made by the Matthews committee ap-
pointed Saturday instead of a special committee.
The resolution was then referred to the committee
on elections, together with the amendment.
Messrs. Davis of Ill.,, Whyte Of Nd, ami Jones of
Fla, were, at their own request, excused from SER
vice the special Matthews committee, but subse-
quenty this action was reconsidered.
Report OF the conference committee on tho bill 10
strengthen the foundation of the Washington monu-
ment was agreed to-yeas 3S, nays II.
House bill to make Gardiner and Ricbmond Me
ports Of entity was favoraby reported and placed on
Senate took up the harbor and river approximation
bl and Windom spoke in favor of the Improvement
Of t the Mississippi isdEp river yer, .,
yiding for the appointment of Mississippi River
Pending discussion Blaine, Allison and witbers
were appointed members of the conference commits
tee on the army appropriation bull.
Consideration of the river and harbor bill was re-
sumed.
In answer to question it was stated that as
AMENDED by the senate committee it Appropriated
$s252700; as it came from the House it appropriated
Several unimportant amendments were agreed
to.
Adjourned.
The House non-concurred in the Senate amend
I q Sments to the army appropriation bill.
The conference report the military academy
approximation bill was agreed to.
Bill appropriating S210 600 for government barge
building at Battery, New York. Passed.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill for the relief OF the
industrial classes for prompt settlement of public
lands and for the better protection of the frontiers
from indian depredations.
The section making appropriations for public build
ings having been reached, Mr.. GAMBLER moved to
amend the clause appropriatng $4,000 for the con-
dnuation OF public building at Albuta, Ga, and
making il 100000 for completion.
- House went into the committee Of the whole on
the general appropriation bill.
A long discussion followed on the subject of pro-
yding work for the laboring poor during which
Butler said the gentleman from Kentucky (Durnam)
had made an oversight in saying the people should
go upon farms in the West. The trouble was they
had no money to go West, and il they attempted to
walls, they put in Jail in New Jersey as tramps.
Uaughter.) He denied that he was advocating any
thing tor paupers made SO by their own idleness.
Every dollar that would be paid them under this
bill to be earned by the sweat of their brow, and
if theyswere paupers, it was because they had been
made SO by damnable financial system
Mr.. Gamblers amendment was adopted, 104 to g.
The Committee rose and the Speaker announced
MessIs. Hewitt of New York, Sparks and Foster as
conferees on the army appropriation bill.
The House here took recess.
AT the evening session the bill legalziDg the COL
lection OF head money was passed.