The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-28
being robbed in connection with the mail

being robbed in connection with the mail
contracts.
After further discussion Mr.. Halls
amendment was adopted and the bill, as
amended, passed.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole snd resumed consideration of the
deficiency bill.
After considerable debate, Mr.. Foote Of
tered an amendment, making it unlawful
for the Secretary of the Treasury to DESTROY.
cancel or retire any more United States
trea- -ury notes, but Mr. Hewitt, making a
point of order, the amendment was ruled
out oil order. Alter unimportant changes,
the Committee rose and reported the bill TO
the House and it was passed.
ihe House then proceeded to consider .
'he Dill providing a permanent form of
government Tor the District of Columbia,
aho aiier discussion OF the matter, it
went over without action.
MIR. Ellis offered the usual resolutions in
regard to the death OF Hon. j. f Leonard
of Louisiana, and gave notice tha, he would
call them - for action on SATURDAY.. April
9th. Adjourned.
WAsHISGroN, March 81 Mr.ROBERTS.
from the Committee on Commerce, reported
| bill for the reorganization OF the life
saving service. Printed and re-committed.
Mr.. WADDEIli, chairman of the COM
mlttee on Post Offices and Post Roads, re-
ported bill to establish a postal savings
depository as branch Of the post-office de-
partment, and to aid iu refunding the inter-
| est-bearing Indebtedness OF the United
States. Ordered printed and re-committed.
The SPEAKER appointed a. confer
ence committee on the part Of the House.
on the military academy bill. Messrs. Dur
ham, Clymer and Smith.
MIR CHALMERS introduced bill pro-
viding for the organization of the Missssip-
pi Improvement Commission. Referred
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the naval appropriation bill.
The amount appropriated is Sl4,OiS 6S4.
Mr.. CLYMER explained the provisions
OF the bill As it had been agreed to, unani-
mously, by the Committee on Appropria-
| tions. The appropriation recommended by
it was 81 500 900 less than that of last wear,
including all deficiencies, and $1,000, goo
| less than the estimates for the next fiscal
year.
Mr.. WILLIS, Of New York, offered an
amendment reducing the pay OF midship-
men TO 500. Rejected
Mr.. WILLIS also moved to reduce the
| number of navy chaplains from twenty-fcur
to fourteen. Rejected
| Mr.. WILLIS alsomoved to strike ou, the
appropriation for fHrty-three mates and to
abolish that rate Rejected.
The provision in the bill prohibiting ap-
pointments from civil life of secretarys or
clerks to commanders OF squadrons, or To
commanders OF vessels and authorizing the
details OF subaltern officers for such pur-
pose. was discussed and agreed to.
The provisions directing the Secretary of
the Navy TO institute rigid inquiry into the
system of the civil establishment cf differ
ent bureaus of the navy wards ro the end
that the civil force employed therein NAV
be consolidated and reduced at least one
hall, was also discussed and agreed TO-
| The provision of the ball aprrurri1tirg
one ard one-haM million dollars Tor the
preservation Of vesSel~ on stocks ard in or
| dinary, having been reached. Mr.. panhard
moved To increase the amount To two and
one hall million dollars
After some discussion the amendment was
rejected.
The committee then arose and reported
the bill, without a single amendment, and
it was Immediately passed by the House.
Mr.. HEWITT, OF Alabama moved 10 set
| aside the regular order of busines~-the
, District of Columbia government bill-in
order to take up the Mexican pension bills.
Rejected-yeas, %; nays, us. Adjourn