The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-08
XLvth Congress.Regular Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Mar. Z.
A bill was INTRODUCED relating to geographic
Communication between the United States and
70 eign countries.
10 pr.vde for The orga ization Of the Mississippi
river I'M, royenent commission and for correction,
perma otation anti deeping Of the channel and
Improvement o. navigation.
surg on general, was dscu sed al d aid aside.
Mr.. Sargent called up the JOINT iChioese resolu-
ton and spoke in oppo ion to Chinese immi ion.
Mr.. Hamiin called up The House bill to farther
suspend operation of section 6574 OF the Revised
Statutes OF the United States in relation TO the
The Vice President submitted telegram from the
Chief OF tue Bureau Of Eograving and Prntiog or
the treasury Department Notifying the senate me
exhibit prepared the Bnreau for the Paris exhbi-
ton would be sh,poed Saturday,. and Inviting
senators to cal and exam Tue 1t before thaT Time
Mr.. Cameron Of Wise 'nsin ca'lsi up me senate n
bill refer to ell If Benz HOLIDAY 10 the court
Peudog ,hs discussion Senate at o'clock
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE
Bill removing The political disabilities Of Robert H.
A resolution calling on the Secretary OF the Treas
ury tor copy of The report OF the special agent
oh rgeu with the examination Of the charges nst
Samuel McCuoch, Superintendent Of Public Build
logs IN San francisco, was adopied.
The res luunn provi ing for the appointment of
experts for Investigating committees, adopted,
yeas 1888, navs lOI.
The House ih N vent into committee of the whole
on the deficiency bill.
he Guiding Amendment being the one offer ed
Yesterday BY Mr. Hanna. increas ng tho Lumber OF
temporary clerts authorized 10 be employed III The
Treasury Depai t,neol Fl ON 20 to S. aud making a
proper tona increase in the amount appreciated
tor the pay OF such clerks, was discussed and re-
jected
ing cerkshps in all the departments to be dstrib
ued among the citizens of the various states aud
rriores IN proportion 10 the population, but on
| objection by Mr.. Durham it was ruled out Of Oh
de-.
Mr.. Cox of New York. twitted the Republican
side of the House with its opposition to reform aud
economy said that IN the first session of the last
Congr IS there had been redhci ion of 3O000,0U0
and in The second session iurtaer reduction of $lo
QUO 100.
| Mr.. Foster asserted that the books showed only a
reduction Of $s,O000 900 in the last Congress- and
that against that there was deficiency OF $780,
| co.,
| Mr.. Hale said he would discuss the question OF
economy on the next appropriation bill, but now be
would ony refer to one cas- of an expert III the last
| Com nittee on Printing Vance of Obi,), was APP
| polluted exoert in printing to that committee and
| paiu as such.
| MIR. Singleton who had been member of that
commit ee, denied all knowledge of any such pert,
and asse ted thai nothing could be found ia the min
utes Of the committee 10 regard to him.
Mr. Hale replied that that male the matter still
| worse, as then man was paid as an expert who
never had done any thing to earn the pay. His ae-
count at thu treasury was certified by the chairman
An item Of $4,000 for clerks detailed to iuvesti-
gate fauduent land entries trespasses on public
lands and cases Of official mscouduct, the sno-
ject of considerable discussion in connection with the
| timber flauds.
| Mr. Foster returned to the relative merits Of Re-
publican and Dem &C, attic Houses in the matter of
economy, AMI he dssertet thai the reductions made
at the first session OF the last Congress did not ex
ceed S12 10000, Instead of ssoooOOJo as claimed by
| Mr.. Cox of N. Y.
Mr. Randall Il he Speaker) asserted that the figures
presented by HIM in The last Congress, chairnar
4 of the Commltlee Appropriations from
| which Mr. Cox had quoted today, were exactly cor
rect aud the House hal succeeded. Notwithstanding
the opp Isl ion Of the Republ side Of the Hons
and Of the senate in cutting down the annual ap.
preparations $3U,0000 QUO The secretary of the T. cas-
| urg himself confused in bis recent report to Con
gres that the House WAS right in that reduction anc
claimed tne merit of having, in the clerical expense
OF bi. department. kept Ter the appropriation
| The Secretary had also warned the House thai
be necessary to Iaie u 100000 adiitiona, rom
| ati,n. he hoped the gentleman from Ohio (Foster
/ wond stand b, his fellow citizen, the Secretary O.
1 the Treasury. there never was time hen econ
omy was more neces sary in the public expenditures
as well in lDdivdu /, than he present when there
| was so much distress 10 The country. (AppiauSe)
After further discussion 90 this point by MessIs
Randall, Foster and the consl ieration OF ,h'
bill was proceeded with and finally the committee
| rose and reported the bill.
AS &c pas-ei the douse It appropriates $500 for
| to investigate Fl au1uent land rntries, g. S25, 0.
for clerks in the general anl Office to or,ng INFO til,
market public laods in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mssis
| sppi. Alabama and Hiosida, and $1,000 for heatn.
| ami gas OF the Pension office.
Adjourned.