National Republican., 1878-06-10

aggregate to s9i7 ,25s.O6 to the items under
| the head of Bureau of Steam Engineering.
Tie yeas and nays were ordered, and the
| amendment was adoptcd--yens, 12G; nays, 10.
HE yeas any nays were also ordered on the
| amendment adding claims amounting IL the
| aggregate to S312,7iO16 to the items under
| the head of Bureau of Construction and Re.
pair, and this was also adoptcd--yCas. 1l5 /;
nays, 79
The rest of tho amendments were agreed to
without further roll calls.
| Mr.. EDEN demanded the yeas and nays on
| the bill as amended. He wanted to put zen.
tiemen on the record OH these large appropria.
tions.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the
bill nasScd-yeas, 1872; nays, n.
| Mr. BLAChBURN, from the committee Of
conference on the disagrccing votes Of the two
| Houses on the District of Columbia govern
ment bill, submitted a report.
| The main features of the report are that the
House accept the amendment requiring the mp.
nnintmcnt Of Commissioners to be made by the
President.
The Senate accepts the following PROPOSE.
tions OF the House cOnfcrecs, viz: Requiring q
term of citizenship of three years for Com.
| missioner; requiring the engineer Commits
| sioner TO be of the rank of captain at least {;
the Commissioners are required to he unani.
nous in the letting of contracts; reduced tax
|
| Georgetown Is limited to land held for agricul-
tura purposes. The clause in relation to the
J.61 bonds is left as 1t was in the bill as orig.
inally reported to the House; that is, IL directs
| the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay the inter.
est as II becomes due, and this is to be credited
as part Of the appropriation of the United
States. Tho provision for n council Is stricken
| out, and that does away with all suffrage in
tho District The salary of the health officer
| Ia fixed at 81 OOD
Mr.. cox IN. W said he was opposed to
| putting mortgage of 80 per cent. on the Gov
ernmcnt for tho benefit OF this District.
Mr.. DUNNELL wanted TO know what be-
came of the suffrage clause.
| Mr.. BLACKBURN said that II had all been
stricken out and there was not vcstigo Of suf-
irage left in the District.
| Mr.. cox demanded the yeas and nays on
agreeing to the conference report, and II was
agreed to-ycaS 13o, nays 60.
| On motion of Mr.. WOOD Il was ordered
that every day next week the House would
take recess from 4:30 TO 7:30, to go on with
general business.
Mr.. TUCKER moved that the House re-
sumo consideration of the bill to amend the
laws relating to internal revenuo and 1t was
agreed to-yeas, lis; nays, 02.
Mr.. FOSTER rose to a question of privilege,
and presented the conference report on the
disagrccing votes Of the two Houses on the bill
TO enable the joint commission Oh the Wash
ingtOn Monument to secure the foundation,
&c. The Senate rcccdes from its amendment.
| Tic report was agreed to.
Pending the consideration of the internal
revenue bill, Mr.. CONGER moved to take u
n recess until half.past seven p. IN. Re-
jectcd-yeas, 81; nays, l0j.
Mr.. CONGER then moved that the House
adjourn.
| Mr.. SAYLER said 1t was manifest that
these dlatory motions would be kent up UNI
til half past seven, and as q night session had
been ordered for debate it was useless to pro-
long the struggle.
| The House accordingly, at half.past four
took recess till half.past seven.
EVENING SESSION.
The night session was for debate only. or, rs
the Speaker put it during tho afternoon
members who wanted to avail themselves Of
the last opportunity that would be presented
this session TO talk to their constituents from
the floor of the House.
Mr.. TOWNSHEND Ill.) presided as Speaker
| pro tfm.
About dozen gentlemen read few sell
tcnccs of a written speech, and then asked
leave to print the remainder which was
granted, aud the House, at nine p. IN, adj
jOurned.