Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-25
Senate.

WASHINGTON April Ex-senator Morrill,. from
the committee on finance reported adversely on
the Senate bill to encourage and protect the
shipping interest and to revive American COM
nerce. Ho stated that the bill should have
originated in the House, and therefore moved
that the committee be discharged from its
further consideration. So ordered.
Senator Eustis Of Louisiana, introduced a
bill to provide for ocean mail steamship service
between the United States, and Brazil. Re-
ferred.
Senator Morrill,, from the committee on
finance reported back several Senate bills and
moved that the COMMITTEES be discharged from
their further consideration, similar bills having
already been acted upon by the Senate. So Or
dered.
Senator Window, from the conference COM
nittee on the House bill authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to employ temporary
clerks and making an appropriation for the
same; also making an appropriation for
detecting trespasses on the public
lands submitted a report in ex-
PLANTATION thereof. He said the two items
On which the second committee Of conference
disagreed. were first $4,000 for collectors of
internal revenue, and $4,000 for additional
post route agents. The committee had agreed
TO appropriate SEC, 600 for collectors and ST. 500
for mail route agents. On account of the time
which had elapsed since the appropriation was
first asked for it was thought the reduced sum
would do for the rest of the fiscal year. This
,cas not q case of actual deficiency, but an ap-
preparation OF money would enable the Officers
to administer the service more effectively.
The report was agreed to and the bill passed.
Bills on the calendar against which was OBJ
jections were taken up and passed. Among
them House bill for the relief of James Fish
back. late collector Of internal revenue, tenth
district Illinois, passed, yeas 81, nays 6.
Pending cons Iteration Of bills on the calen-
dar Senator Window, from the committee on
approp rations, called up The House bill to
provide for deficiency in the appropriation
s"r public printing and binding during the
current fiscal year, appropriating $4,000 for
tor Window said the estimate for pub
the present fiscal year was si,991, 725.
The amount appropriated was 1901, 900. The
amount received by the public printer from
the sale OF waste paper, material, etc., amounted
to 526, 424. He sent to the clerks desk and
had read u letter from the public printer as to
the necessity for the appropriation.
Senator Edmunds said it appeared the pub
lie printer had received 1926, 424 from the sale of
waste paper and old material, which had been
used by him in expenses for his office. There
probably was o statute which allowed him to
any public officer receiving money for thd
government should Immediately pay it into the
treasury.
He, Edmunds, did not impute the slightest
wunt Of diligence to the public printer, but he
would like to know all the facts in the case,
and if the statute allowed him the use of
money received from the sale Of waste paper,
it should be corrected. After some further
discussion the bill was temporarily laid aside.
Senator Ferry introduced a bill regulating
compensation for transportation of mails on
railway routes. Referred.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
bills on the calendar and the following were
disposed Of: Senate bill to amend section 2,O43,
revised statutes Of the United States, in rcla-
ticn to deposits for savings. Passed. House
bill for allowance of certain claims for quarter
masters and commissary stores reported by
nccouI ting officers of the treasury department.
Parsed.
Senator Window from the committee on APP
preparations, again called up the bill appro-
priating S200,OO0 to provide for deficiency in
tho appropriation for public printing and bind
Ing, and said since the bill was considered this
morning, the committee had examined into the
matter and found the accounts of the public
printer we're correct and his action in regard
to the proceeds from the sale of waste paper
etc.. was entirely in accordance with the law.
The bill then passed.
After an executive session, adjourned.