Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-21
CONGRESSIONAL



senate.
WASHINGTON, June Is Both houses
remained In session until after three
O'Clock this morning,
To-day, in the Senate, Klrkwood,
from the Conference Committee on the
resolution OF the House returning to
the Senate the Post Route bill, which
the House refused TO consider OF &C.
count of Senate amendments being In
the nature of q revenue bill,
reported that the committee had
been unable 10 agree, and the
report was laid on the table for
the present. The amendment referred
TO is that allowing foreign books
through the mails free of duty IN &C.
cordance with the terms Of the lnterna-
lional Postal Treaty. The conferees on
the part Of the Senate proposed to
waive all discussion covering the ques-
tons of privilege at issue between the
two houses, and consider the bill with
Senate amendments, but the House
conferees declined 10 agree for the
reason that they do not possess power
under the resolution OF the House, TO
consider the bill or amendments with.
out enlargement thereof.
The Senate passed q resolution to
extend the session until & o'clock
Wednesday evening.
The consideration Of the SundTy
Civil Appropriation bill was then re-
sumed.
Discussion upon the amendment to
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
for the payment Of Southern mail con-
tractors for services rendered prior to
the war, continued. Spencer submit.
ted an amendment providing that u
any part of the appropriation Of $3I,-
600 appropriated for that purpose by
the Act OF March 3rd, 1877, Is not re-
quired for the payment Of said mail
contractors, It shall be used to enable
the Postmaster General to contract for
mail steamship service between New
York and Rio De Janiero, and New
Orleans and Rio DE Janiero once
a month from each port, a1d 10
pay for such service $50 per
mile. Ruled out upon the point
Of order that 1t was general legis'
lation. The Senate finally agreed to
an amendment directing the Secretary
of the Treasury to pay Southern mai
contractors for service rendered prior
to the war, with amendments provid'
Ing that claimants shall give bond fol
return of the money to the United
States In case II shall subsequently bC
discovered that claims were passed by
The Confederate States, and also tina
, any claimant who shall receive pay
ment from the United States after hav
ing been paid by the Confederate Gov
eminent, shall be punished by fine AMI
imprisonment.
The Internal Revenue bill wac re
ceiVed from the House, and havlnl
, been read by Title, Withers moved 4
, lay II on the table for the present an
printed, the object being 70 have
considered without reference to Con
|. mittee.
Sargent objected 10 lite second read
ing o.day, and It Waa laid aside, unde
the rule torbldding second reading, II
tomorrow.
1 Ransom appealed to the Senator I
withdraw The objection, but Sarger
. said he could not do 80. He made th
motion intelligently and 10 the interei
Of his constituents.
. The Senate agreed to the amendmeI
h to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bi
appropriating $j,5OO,0OO TO pay th
award Of the Halifax Fishery Con
q mission, If, after correspondence wit
% the British Government on the subjet
# of conformity Of the award to the r,
quirements Of treaty and TO the tern
Of the question thereby submitted
q the Commission, the President sha
10 deem Il his duty to make paymen
without further communication wi
Congress. After adopting numerol
ID amendments, the Senate passed Il
e Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
70 Gordon called up the bill to remo'
the political disabilities of VIM.
CarsWill aud Larkin Smith, Of George
ls passed.
Of Messrs. Window, Dorsey and Bet
Il. have been appointed q COnferen,
B. COMMITTEES on the Sundry Civil A
It. preparation bill. il.
DC The House bill in regard TO payiI
id expenses OF contestants for seats In Il
V House Of Representatives was taxi
re up, and led to discussion.
&c The Senate will, sometime befo
in midnight, take 9 recess till 80 o'cloI
tomorrow morning.
Harris, Of Tennessee, presented
)t- memorial from John CoWden In
70 gard to improvement of the MisslsSip
ad river, and without committing himsl
in to the provisions thereof, introduced
bill TO improve the navigation Of I