The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-06-20

pointment by the President Of three Commits
sioners to confer with The Commissioners on tho
part OF Great Britain and to aseertain on what
with the British provinces IN America. ;. BY NJ.
Coz. Of New York: To remove the duties on
imports Is Per cent; The nrss peS.s5sPh. ap,
printing. was passed ovsr without amendment
-. The section making appropriations for public
buildings having bssn reached. Mr. Chandler
PnS public Sail Iasasa e As.nss o@ to
1900. which after discussion vas adopsed-
TUESDAY, June ll.-Ar. Foster moved
to fix the amount Of appropriation for the Chi
cago Custom House at $4oo.o instead Of
$500 900 as before specified. which VS. agreed
TO-. Mr.. Bretano offered An amendments re-
quiring the Supervising Architect 70 nnish the
District and Circuit Courts. sui. Treasury and
collectors Of customs and internal revenue. by
the first of July, 1879. Adopeed The appro
was Increased nom $4,000 70 &l5. 900. The
appropriation for the building at Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, Was increased nom &c. 1000 to $a7,-
600.
WEDNESDAY, June I'M. Conger
moved to strike out the item Of 4s2, 900 for New
York and 81, 900 for Pennsylvania fog expenses
Of troops for use Of United States during the
late Instruction. Agreed toes 70 60: The
9; ssd eaTs
that committee rise This was defeated by
large majority. Mr.. Clymer offered an amend
ment making the appropriation 400 70 the
Baker wrecking company and smaller amounts
to other parties for services rendered during the
wreck OF the sharon. Adopted. Mr.. Marsh
offered an amendment appointing committee
Pennsylvania, and Col. J. A. Martin. Of Kansas,
managers Of the National Homo for disabled
volunteers. Adopted.
THURSDAY, June l3.-Mr. Williams, OF
Michigan, offered an amendment appropriating
800 for the Improvement Of the Yellow stone
National Park. Adopted. On motion Of Mr..
Sayler the appropriation for the Hayden survey
motion Of Mr.. Eden the appropriation for the
Powell survey was increased from thirty thou
sand 10 nifty thousand dollars. Mr.. Blount
ON the postoflice appropriation bilL Agreed to.
FRIDAY, June lA.-The resolution pass
ed authorizing the settlement Of the claims Of
Rear-A Admiral J. A. Dahlgren.. Mr.. Burchard
ton reciting that the 44th Congress. in Joint
meeting. declared Il. B. Hayes and w. A.
Wheeler. respectively. elected President and
Vice-President. and declaring that no subse-
quent House or Congress has power TO revise
that action. and that any attempt TO annul or
disregard such action, or the title OF the Presi
dent based thereon, 10 revolutionary and IL
hereby disapproved by the House which was
SATURDAY, June l5.-The Speaker laid
before the House . message from the President
transmitting o communication from the Secre-
tary of State. enclosing the documents called
for by o resolution OF the Potter Investigation
committee. Ordered printed and referred 70 that
committee. :. Mr.. Hewitt, Of New YoEk, offered
an amendment for the establishment Of .
bonded warehouse for the export Of tobacco.
Adopted lively discussion over amendment
to the tobacco tax bill, with attempt to exempt
farmers from such tax. but no further decisive
action taken.