The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-06-06
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WASHINGTON, NAV 29.-Mr. Hamlin gave
notice that as soon as the Senate should
dispose OF the legislative, Judicial and exc
cutIve appropriation bill, he would call up
the bill reported by him Yesterday, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, in re-
gard to the payment OF the fishing award.
de said the bill must receive the consider
alton of Congress at the present session, and
tins avoid the necessity of en- extra session.
Messrs. DORSEY, INGALLS,, and BAR
NUN were announced a. conierenee GEM
mittee on the part OF the Senate on the bi,l
providing permanent form OF government
Tor the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. SARGENT, FIVE minutes before the
expiration OF the morning hour, moved to
take up the House bill TO remove the legal
disabilities of women TO practice in the
courts OF the United States. but several
Senators opposed the motion on account of
a want of time 10 consider the bill, as the
legislative appropriation bill would come
up at the expiration OF the morning hour.
The motion was defeated by tie vote
yeas, 25; NAYS, 20.
Mr.. SARGENT said the vote was en-
again al an early day.
At the expiration of the morning hour.
consideration OF the legislative, judicial and
executive appropriation bill was resumed
Pending the consideration of the bill,
Mr. Mcdonald introduced bill to estab-
fish board, TO BE- known as the Pacific
Railroad Commissioners. Referred.
All the amendments reported BY the
| Committee on Appropriation, re->sring the
number and compensation Of employees of
| the Senate, We're agreed 10.
The amendments of the Committee on
Appropriation, reinstating the Fourth aud
| Fifth Auditors of the Treasury, abolished
| by the House bill, were agreed to without
| discussion.
Several hundred amendments of the
| committee, restoring the number an COM
pensation OF clerks, messengers and Labor
ers In the various executive { ITS of the
Government offices. and of assistant treas
, urer OF minis and assay Offices throughout
the United States, were agreed to without
debate.
An amendment OF the committee proyid
| ing that before the expenditure of any OF
the $4,000 appropriated for the New Or
leans mint, the ciIy of New Orleans shall
| release 10 the United States all title and
claim TO the lands and premises upon which
said mint is located, was agreed to.
The clause of the bill fixing the compen-
sation OF members OF territorial legislatures
at four dollars per day and mileage, was
amended by striking out all that portion OF
the House bill in regarG TO districting ter
-itories and the arportionment of members
IN legislatures.
The committee reported an amendment
to strike out OF the House bill the clause
forbidding the Commissioner OF Pensions
| from dropping pensioners from the rolls
upon ex parte statements taken by special
| agents, was agreed to.
Pending consideration of the bill A mes
sage was received from the House Of Re-
presentatlves announcing that that body
had agreed to the Senate concurrent resolu-
ton In regard TO the final adjournment OF
Congress and with the amendment fixing
| the date at June 18th instead of June
| 10Th.
Mr.. HAMLlN said he suggested the pro-
priety OF taking up and acting upon the
| amendment OF the House, now. The ear
lier the question Of adjournment should be
determined, the b. tier it would be, as Con
| gress would then know the necessity Of
working up t. it
Mr.. WINDAM opposed the present con-
sideratIon OF the resolution, and said it
would interrupt the consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill to take it up
now. He intended to make motion 10
refer 1t TO the Committee on Appropria-
| tions.
Mr.. PADDOCK, from the Conference
/ 4 r,rl tho LII 81,
| OF the revised statutes relative 10 the .ui-
'ivation OF timber on the public domain
submitted report which was agreed 20 and
the bill Passed.
Consideration Of the legislative aprropri-
alton bill! was then resumed.
The amendment OF TIE Senate Committee
re!ustating the office OF Naval Solicitor,
abolished by the House of Representatives,
| was agreed to.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Illinois, submitted an
| amendmeu: TO increase the compensation OF
| chief justice and associate justices Of the
territories, l-om $1,000 TO 5000 per an
| nun.
Pending olsen sion on the amendment,
Mr.. Blaine moved that the army appropri-
alton bill be read BY its title AID referred to
the Committee on Appropriations
The bill was referred TO the Committee on
Appropriations. and the Senate resumed
consideration OF the legislative appropria-
tion bill.
The amendment .. Mr. Davis was re
jected.
Pending discussion on the legislative bill,
Mr.. Windman, from the Conference Com
mittee on the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill, submitted report which
was agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. SPENCER, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported, with amendments, the
river and harbor appropriation bill, and
gave notice that he would call ii up for
consideration on Saturday. In reply to a
question of Mr.. Morrill, As to how much it
appropriated, Mr.. Spencer said it vas an
increase over the Iiouse bill OF about
100000.
The bill was placed on the calendar, and
the Senate adjourned till Friday.