The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-18
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE third
Committee Of Conference on the Legisla.
tive, Executive and Judiciary Appropri.
alton Bill has reached an agreement. Il
provides that the House shall recede
from its proposed abolition Of the offices
OF the Fourth aud Fifth Auditor Of the
Treasury, and from the reduction OF the
pay OF Senate employees.
The Senate ia to recede from It's disa-
greement to the House provision reducing
the grade and pay OF clerks In the Exec
utive Department so far as they effect
about one half OF the clerks. The grades
and number OF the others are to be left
unchanged.
sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate Committee on Arpropria.
tions has completed It's consideration Of
the sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
There are about two hundred amend.
ments, increasing its title from SIG, ,s47,-
775, as granted by the House, TO nearly
S2l 100000. The additional amount is
made up chiefly Of items, aggregating
s., 100000 for deficiencies in appropria-
tions OF former years and OF an increase
OF about 81 10000 in the amounts voted
by the House for continuing work on the
public buildings throughout the country.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections to-day postponed until the
next session OF Congress consideration Of
the claim Of d. 7. Corbin to the seat oc.
cupied by NJ. C. Butler. Mr.. Cameron,
Of Wisconsin, OF the sub committee to
examine the subject, submitted report
in writing to the effect that Corbin is en-.
titled to the seat. Mr.. Hill, the other
member OF the subcommittee, said that
he had arrived at exactly the opposite
conclusion, but was not ready to submit
written report.
AMEsDMEsTs AGREED ON.
Among the amendments 10 the sundry
civil appropriation bill agreed upon by
the senate committee to-day are the fol-
lowing amendments for public buildings,
in addition 10 the sums voted by the
House: For expenditure at Chicago, St.
Louis and Cincinnati 100000 each; To-
peka, KS, $50, 900; Evansville, Ind, S25,.
900; 10 commence the north wing Of the
building for the State, War and Navy
Departments 100000; for the purchase
Of the Freedman's Bank building at
Washington, to accommodate the Depart.
ment OF Justice and the Court Of Claims,
s275,00O; to erect building for the
bureau Of printing and engraving SS27,-
500; deficiencies In the Postotice Depart
ment and compensation OF postmasters,
Sl50,000; other deficiencies $500, 900; ex"
penses Of U. s. Courts $3.50, 900; Chicka-
saw interest claim 1922 900; to continue
the Hot Springs commission 81, 500; 10
reimburse State expenditures in equipp.
ing and transporting volunteers for ser
vice during the war Of the rebellion
s250,00O; cost Of U. 8. building, etc., at
Paris Exposition, $4,000.
The Commissioner Of Internal Reye-
nue. has telegraphed the Collector at
Montgomery, Ala, authorizing him to
employ sixteen men for fifteen days for the
purpose Of arresting the illicit distillers
who have taken refuge at EdwardSville,
Cleburn county. The Commissioner says
the leniency extended was with the ex-
pectation that the violations Of the law
would cease. ] now desire that the law
shall take its course against all offenders.