The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-06-20
NUMBER II.

mittee in increasing the appropriation fo
the Postofice at Evansville, Ind. from $40,
900 to $4,000, and the appropriation for tn
Postofice at Grand Rapids, Mich, from
$4,000 to $47, 900, was concurred in. TIL,
amendment increasing the appropriation
for the signal service from 1925 900 to $3.50,
600 was agreed to, as was also an amend
ment increasing the appropriation fol
military telegraph lines on the Southwes
amendment increasing the appropriation
for the Rock Island arsenal to about $780,.
600 was agreed to-yeas, 121; nays "a. An
amendment, striking out the paragraph re.
funding to the State of Pennsylvania 500,
600 for expenses incurred in raising volun.
teers in the late insurrection, was defeated
yeas, 81; nays, 130-and the paragraph
stands as originally reported. At midnight
the civil sundry bill passed, and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate, June IA, the bill to create a
sinking fund to ay the Indebtedness due
the Government by the Kansas Pacific Rail
road was passed. The House Pension Bill
for the relief of disabled soldiers was
passed. The Senate not being able to agree
with the House in regard to appropriations
in the Civil Service Bill, Committee of
Conference was appointed. The same
action was taken with the Legislative,
Judicial and Executive Appropriation Bill
.........In the House, on motion of Mr.
Eden, the Senate amendments to the bill
making an appropriation for the payment
of awards to the Southern Claims Com
mission, were concurred in. A resolution,
proposed by Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois, de-
claring that it is not competent to revise
the action of the last Congress, or to annuI
the decision of the Electoral Commission,
and that any attempt to do SC would be
revolution, was passed by the extraordinary
vote of 216 yeas to 81 nays.
In the Senate, June Is, Mr.. Wadleigh,
from the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions, made a report upon the charges that
the election of Senator Grover was pro-
cured by fraud and bribery. The report
says the evidence did not sustain any of
such charges. The committee was dis
charged from further consideration of the
subject. Leave was given members of the
committee to file their views in the case
Mr.. Window called up his concurrent res
olution extending the session until noon of
Tuesday next, which was agreed to-yeas,
So nays, Cater the rejection of an
amendment to extend the session till noon
of Wednesday next by a vote of rs to 26
The resolution was Immediately sent to the
House on motion of Mr.. Howe. Mr.
Window then submitted an amendment ap-
propriatiug $4,000 to be used under the
direction of the Attorney General to defray
Department of Justice for the detecti of
any crime committed against the United
States in the affairs of or in the course
of invest cation mentioned in this act.
Agreed to, and the bill passed as amended.
The Committee on Finance was discharged
from the further consideration of large
number of proposition in regard to a re-
peal of specie resumption and remonetiza-
tion of silver, together with numerous bills
in regard to tie payment of customs d ties
in legal tender n tes, and the goloid coin
bills, nearly all of the subjects having been
covered by bills passed. Mr.. Spencer pre-
sented report of the conference committee
on the river and harbor appropriation bill.
1t is substantially as it passed the Senate,
but reduced $4,000, now appropriating
S., ,361 200. A number of items had been
stricken out entirely, and appropriations
in others reduced. Among the reduc-
tions were $4,000 for the harbor of
Dunkirk. After discussion the report
was agreed to, and the bill passed.
The amendment of tue House to the bill of
the Senate increasing the pension of Gen
eral James Shields, of Missouri, to one hun
dred dollars month was concurred in and
the bill passed ........In the House, the Con-
ference Committee report making the total
amount of appropriations in the River and
Harbor bill $S, ,361 200 was agreed to. The
Senate concurrent resolution for adjourn
ment on Tuesday was adopted. The amend
ments in the internal revenue bill on the
taxation of tobacco were considered, but
no final action was taken.