The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-20

WASHINGTON, D, c. June ls.-The sen
ate bill to pay James B. Eads at once $500
600 for work on the Mississippi jetties
passed to-day under suspension Of the
rules. Mr.. Eads has been in town for two
months past working hard with committee,
| men to secure the payment Of this claim.
lie was in one of the galleries of the house
to-day at the lime the vote was taken. and
as soon as the result was arnornced, he
hurried out, followed by several friends.
The bill was on the speakers table, and
there We're few voices raised against it.
When il was reached no measure of any
thing like its Importance ever passed with
50 little opposition, The vote was 1872 TO
y by tellcrs, and the yeas and nays were
not called.
STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
The senate this evening took up the house
resolution in regard to Stanley Matthews
asking that he have the authorization of the
senate to appear before the house commit
tee. Mr.. Wallace Of Pennsylvania, moved
that Mr.. Matthews have the consent of the
senate to appear. This resolution would
have passed OF course if it had come to a
vote, hut the Republicans promptly had it
referred TO the committee on privileges and
elections, where it will of course be buried
in order TO save Matthews from going be.
fore the house committee. Matthews
spent considerable time during the day in
consultation with Kellogg, who has
politely promised to 90 before the Potter
committee at hi, earliest convenience.
The house adopted all the senate amend
mentS to the Joint resolution making ap.
preparations for the expenses of the Potter
committee.
AN ENORMOUS APPROPRIATION BILL.
The senate completed it, consideration Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill late this
afternoon, and the conference committee on
the bill was appointed at the evening SEES
sion Of both branches. The bill uS sent
back to the house 10y the senate is the most
enormous of the kind ever laid before any
house OF congress IN addition to the
$4,000 coo Of the fishery award the senate
has added nearly Sj,OOO,00O Of minor ap-
preparations, making the aggregate of the
bill about $50, 10000, The senate put ON
nearly million Of dollars over and above
what was put ON by its committee on APP
preparations, and amendments We're offered
by the senators and defeated which would
have made at least million more. Among
these defeated amendments were proposed
appropriation of S21j,0O for national mu
scum $4,000 for workshop a, Fort Lcav.
enworth, $4,000 for public building AT
Tallahassee, Fla. and $lsO.OOO to
pay certain tribes of Indians ia Job
tcathcrcd by Plumb, of Kansas
TIVE RESUMPTION ACT.
This WAS defeated for want OF lwu.thirls
majority, although il obtained majority
The house WAS in session for an hour this
evening when hill TO extend the land
grant of the Northern Pacific Railway
tailed in the same way. The house adj
iourncd between and 10 o'clock hi, even.
ing on the announcement, Of the death of
Congressman Terence J, Quinn, " ALBANY
THE MONETARY COMMISSIONS.
The senate finance committee has report
cd back without Recommendation the nom.
nations Of Reuben T. Fpnton, VIA. A. !
GrocSbcck and T. Walker rs commissioners
to the monetary conference,
WAshlNGroN, ID, G.. June Is. The pres.
idcnt aud cabinet were at the capitol to,
alou, two hours this aItcinoln, aNd large
plumber of bills were sign,d after nm exam. |
ina,ion by the heads of the Respective de. |
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