The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-13
XLVth C0ngress-ReguIa Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June. 70.
Inc Secretary of War sent a recommendation from
Gen: ORD to the Senate that q telegraph line be
tons, endorsed by the Secretary. Ordered printed.
ne House bill was passed making appropriations
Tor the payment of claims reported allowed by the
of claims under the act of Congress of
March 3D. 1871. together with an amendment ex-
tending the time for taking evidence and submitting
claims in the cases now pending until March 10th
1879 and also extending the term of office of the
commissioners of claims until March 10th, 1885, pro-
vided nothing be so construed to extend the time
for Ming claims before said commission to enlarge
its jurisdiction, or to authorize the filing of new
Mr. Conking, from the committee on commerce,
reported bill to organize the life saving service.
He also reported the House bill to aid vessels
wrecked or disabled in waters contiguous to the
United States and Canada. Calendared:
calendar resumed the deficiency approximation bill.
mne deficiency aPpropristioo b passed without
The bill to amend Sec. 23s Of the act approved
June %, 1874, to amend the customs revenue laws
and to repeal morites to allow the surveyor Of
customs at Portland and Baltimore an annual
compensation of $500 each, and the surveyor of
customs at New Orleans $500, was discussed and
recommitted to the committee on finance with an
$4500 per annum.
The House joint resolution to allow the Secretary
OF the Navy to purchase plate iron and such other
material as may enter into the construction Of steam
boilers for the navy passed.
Mr. Dorsey, from the conference committee on the
postofhce appropriation bill, submitted a report
which was agread to without discussion and the bill
passed.
The joint resolution for the enforcement of the
eight hour law with the adverse report by the labor
committee was taken up.
Morrill, opposed it.
d Mr.. Eaton moved that further consideration be
nays Is. "0A' As'eou 'o-seaS OIL
franSs select committee to inquire into the alleged
Ma,than louisiana under the resolution of Mr..
<'s.senS"s was authorized Sit no
of the Senate N W Si' ouiins tne sesslons
SeSsTe resumed b5 consideration of bills on calendar
anu senate piu TO regulate the hours of labor also
reported adversely from the committee On adue,f;on
ana iaoof was also postponed till December next
, various bills were passed. including House hill an
thorizng the Secretary of the Treasury tO cance
tain contracts for the sale of lots at Harner; Eerr
and to resell the same and sell lease ali ober ri
estate and rights now owned by the u s AZ tbat
place Senate bill in relation to the Venezuelan mixed
commission, the Senate bill to reOrganize the iudci
ary oil the District of Columbia.
the Senate then went into executive session and
subsequently adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Wilson, Chain ers
and Banks conferees on the Mexican award bill.
, Inc House went into committee of the whole on
the civil sundry appropriation bill.
having been reached Mr. Kelley offered an amende
ment providing that no money herein Appropriated
sna 6e used for engraving issuing selling other
wise uspnslng OF bonds or other securities of the
onued states for the purpose of bringing about
ann providing Tor resumption specie payments
Inc committee OF the whole refused by SO to los to
saopt the amendment providing that no more
United States bonds shall be engraved. issued or
sold under the resumption act "
An amendment was adopted increasing The annro-
pIlation tor the signal service from 1925 to $3.50
oo ana the enlisted force therefor shall consist of $50
sergeats 80 corporals and 270 priyates wv
, The appropriation for military telegraph lines on
the southwestern frontier is increased TO $40 900.
Inc Speaker submitted a message from the Presi-
dent recommending an appropriation for the COM
naa0a on sne part Of the United States in the inter-
. House then took recess the evening session IN be
for general business. 's'''O1 W w