Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-19
The House NOncOncurs IN the Senate
Substitute for the Bill Repeating
the Resumption Act-The Hour
OF Adjournment Extended to
six this Evening.
In the Senate.

| wood, from the conference committee on thu
resolution of the house returning to the sen
| ate the post-route bull which the house re
| fused to consider on account of the amend
| ment of the senate being in the nature OF I
| revenue bill, reported that the committee haC
| been unable to agree, and the report wal
| laid ON the table for the present. The amend
| ment 'eferred to is that allowing foreign
| books to pass through the mails free of duty
| in accordance with the terms of the inter
| nationalipostal treaty. The conferrees on the
part of the senate proposed to waive all dis
| cussion as to the questions of privilege al
| issue between the two houses and to consider
| he bill with the senate amendments, but the
house conferrees declined to agree to the pro-
position for the reason that they do not, in theii
| opinion, possess the power, under the resolu-
ton of the house, to consider the bill OF
amendment without enlargement thereof.
The senate then went into executive session.
The bill to amend the laws relating to in
ternal revenue was received from the house,
and, having been read by title, was laid over
under the rules until tomorrow at the In
stance of Senator Sargent.
Senators Mitchell and Hoar were appointed
members of the conference committee on
the West Virginia and New Hampshire cleo
ton bill, in place of Senators M'Millan and
Teller excused.
Discussion upon the anne ldment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill for the pay
ment of southern mail contractors for services
rendered prior to the war was continued at
some length.
Senator Spencer submitted an amendment
providing that any part Of the appropriation
OF three hundred and seventy-one thousand
dollars appropriated for that purpose by the
act of March 3, 1877, not required for the
payment of said mail contractors, should be
used to enable the postmaster-general to con-
tract for mail steamship service between Rio
de Janelro and New York and Rio de janet
70 and New Orleans, once a month from each
port, and to pay for said service thirty dol
lars per mile.
The amendment was ruled out upon the
point OF order That the subject matter was
general legislation.
The amendment directing the secretary of
the treasury to pay southern mail contractors
for services rendered prior to the war was
finally agreed to with amendments providing
that claim agents shall give bonds for the re-
turn of the money to the United States in
case that it shall be subsequently discovered
that such claims were paid by the Confeder-
ate government; and, also, that any claim
ant who shall receive payment from the
United States, after having been paid by the
Confederate government, shall be punished
by fine and Imprisonment.
An amendment was agreed to, to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, appropriating
award of the Halifax fishery commission, in
pursuance of the treaty of Washington, if,
after correspondence with the British govern
ment on the subject o. the conformity of the
award to the requirements of the treaty and
to the terms of the question thereby submit
ted to the commission, the President shall
deem it his duty to make payment without
further communication with congress.
Senator Window submitted an amendment
providing for modification of the contract
with James B. Eadi for the improvement of
the South pass of the Mississippi river, so as
make payments to him monthly, etc. Agreed
to. This is the same measure which passed
the senate few days ago, but could not be
reached In the house.
Senator Morrill, submitted an amendment
making necessary appropriations for the pur-
chase of lands to increase the width of the
roadway around the naval monument in
front of the capitol.
Senator Beck opposed the amendment,
and advocated the removal OF the monument,
claiming that it was put there to perpetuate,
IN marble for all time, civil war, and that
1t would keep up ill feeling. The amend
ment was agreed to.
Senator Blaine called attention to the
amendment already agreed upon providing
that newspapers should be paid commercial
rates for advertising, and said he would
amend so as to provide that advertisements
inserted by the government since April 10,
1877. shall be paid for at like rates. After
some discussion the amendment was agreed
to.
Senator Oglesby submitted an amendment
to the clause appropriating four hundred
thousand dollars for the customhouse and
sub-treasury building at Chicago so as to in
struct the supervising architect to finish parts
of the building for the circuit and district
courts of the United States, the sub-treasury
and offices of the collector of customs and in
ternal revenue by the first of July, 1879, pro-
vided the amount hereby appropriated shall
be sufficient for that purpose. Agreed to.
Senator Beck moved to strike out of the
bill the clause appropriatlng one hundred
thousand dollars for improving the capitol
grounds, and for paving Pennsylvania ave-
nue. around the naval monument on the west
front of the capitol.
Senator Window moved to lay the amend
ment of Senator Beck on the table. Rejected
yeas, "a; nays, q.
The question then being on the amendment
to strike out, as above mentioned, it was re-
jected by tie vote-yeas, 25; nays, Is.
Senator Teller submitted an amendment
appropriating ten thousand dollars for the
removal of the Ute Indians from their reser-
walton on White river to Colorado. Agreed
to.
The bill having been considered in commit
tee Of the whole was reported to the senate.
Senator Window demanded separate vote
on the amendment made in the committee in
regard to the payment of southern mail con-
tractors, and it was concurred ln-yeas, %;
nays, "a.
The amendment in regard to the modi6ca-
ton of Eads q contract for the improvement of
South pass, Mississippi river, was withdrawn;
the house having passed the bill for that
purpose. Other amendments made in the COM
mittee of the whole were concurred in, and
the bill was read a third time and passed.
Senator Copkling Withdrew motion en-
tered by him to reconsider the vote by which
the bill to legalize the collection of certain
head moneys was passed, and the bill having
passed both houses now goes to the President
fer signature.
The president pro tempOre laid before the
senate the house resolution requesting the
senate to giant permission to Hon. Stanley
Mathews to appear before the Potter COM
mlttee.
Senator Wallace submitted the following;
RESOLVED, That the senate, in compliance
with resolution of the house Of representa-
tiYes, of yesterday, do allow the attendance
of Hon. Stanley Mathews, a member of This
house, before the committee of the house of
representatives now charged with the investi-
cation of the alleged frauds in the electoral
votes of the States of Louisiana and Florida,
for the purpose OF s, ag such evidence of the
facts concerning - inject matter of said
investigation as Ia, al his knowledge or
possession. i. Is ordered that the secretary