Daily globe., 1878-06-07
NATIONAL S0LONS.
WORTHY EFFORTS TO CLOSE OUT
BUSINESS.
The Senate Engaged Upon the Army Ap-
propriatfon Bill--RefOrm Measures of the
House Stricken Out--The House Amends
the Internal Revenue Law by Reducing
the Tax on Tobacco--Gratifying Results of
Democratic Economy in Reducing Naval
Expenditures--NIiscell News from
the Capital.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-During the morning
hour Senator Voorhees, spoke in favor of early
consideration Of the bill to repeal the specie
sumption act, and said the Senate might as
we'll look this matter in the face. If it was
not going to repeal the act let it say by its
vote. No greater question had engaged the
American Congress. He would take every op-
portunity from now till the close of the ses-
sion to insist that the matter should be dis
posed of. The Senate had time to pass all
sorts of bills to bridge rivulets, but no time to
meet question which involves more peril and
distress than had ever been produced by war
and pestilence. He thought the bill could be
disposed of in sixty minutes.
Senator Howe called up the Senate bill re-
lating to telegraphic communication between
the United States and foreign countries, here
tofore discussed, In explanation of the BILL
Howe said the object Of it was merely to give
to any country the privilege to land cable
here, providing such country should be as lib
eral as the United States.
After brief discussion the bill passed.
Senator Dorsey, from the committed on the
District of Columbia, reported with amend
ments Senate bill to levy tax on the sale of
spirituous and malt liquors in bar rooms and
all places where intoxicants were sold by the
drink in the District of Columbia. Placed on
the calendar.
Senator Davis, Illinois, called up Senate bill
to amend the act May 2Sth, 1879, to provide
for furnishing trusses to disabled soldiers.
Passed.
At the expiration Of the morning hour, and
after long discussion, the Senate, yeas IS,
nays %, took up the army appropriation bill.
Senator Blaine, in charge of the BILL said
the total amount appropriated by the bill as it
came to the Senate from the House $685.
329,67 The Senate committee on appropria-
tions added $859,914, making the total $780,
l89,585. The principal item which the Senate
committee added, s30l, ,2S7, was for pay of the
army, owing to the fact that the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations had not agreed to the
House clause cutting down the army to 10000
men. Another item was $150,000 for
building military, post or garrison
at the Foot Hills near the Black Hills in either
Wyoming or Dakota. Total estimates of the
war department for support of the army dur
ing the year were $3l ,292, 900. He had no
doubt the result Of this bill would be that a
considerable deficiency must be provided for
next year, as there had been this year.
By unanimous consent, the five minute rule
was applied to all amendments except that in
regard to transfer of the Indian bureau and
forbidding the use of the army as a posse conf
tatls.
Senator Allison submitted an amendment to
strike out of the House bill the clause intend
ing to permanently fix the number of enlisted
men in the army. Agreed to.
After debate the amendment of the commit
tee on appropriations increasing the army to
$4,000 was agreed to-yeas 80, nays 19, as fol-
lows: