The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Mr. Morrill,
adversely, on the Senate bill to encourage
and protect shipping interests, and to re-
wye American commerce. He stated that
the bill should have originated in the
House, and therefore moved that the CON-
mittee be discharged from its further con-
sideration. So ordered
Mr.. EUSTIS, of Louisiana, introduced a
bill to provide for ocean mail steam ser
vice between the United States and Brazil
Referred.
At the conclusion Of the morning bust
ness the Senate resumed consideration OF
bills on the calendar not objected to, and a
number were passed.
Mr.. WINDOW, from the conference Com
mittee on the House bill authorizing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to employ tempo
rary clerks and making an appropriation
for the same also, for making an appro-
priation for detecting trespassers on public
land, submitted q report, and in explana-
ton thereof said that the two items on
which the second Committee Of Con-
ference disagreed were the first $4,000 for
Collectors Of Internal Revenue, and $50, 900
Tor additional post route agents. The COM
mittee had agreed TO appropriate $4,000
for collectors and s. 5000 for mail route
agents. On account Of the time which had
elapsed since the appropriation was first
asked for it was thought that a reduced
sum would do for the balance Of the fiscal
year. This was not the case from the ac-
tual deficiency, but the appropriation Of
money would enable the officials to admin
lister the service more efficiently.
The report was agreed to and the bill
passed.
Pending consideration of bills on the cal
endar, Mr.. Window, from the Committee
on Appropriations, called up the House bill
to provide for the deficiency in the appro-
Priations for public printing and binding
during the current fiscal year, appropriat-
ing 500, 900 for that purpose
After some further discussion, the bill
was temporarily laid aside.
Mr.. FERRY introduced bill regulating
the compensation for the transportation OF
mails on railroad routes. Referred.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF bills on the calendar and the following
were disposed of:
Senate bill to disapprove and annul an
act of the legislative assembly of the Terri
tory Of New Mexico, passed on the 18th Of
January, 1878, by a two-thirds vote Of both
Houses over the veto of the Governor, said
Territory act being TO incorporte the socie-
ty of the Jesuit Fathers Of New Mexico.
Passed.
Senate bill for the relief Of Albert
Fowle, postmaster at Beatrice, Neb. Pass
ed.
Senate bill in relation to the jurisdiction
Of district courts in Utah, Wyoming and
oth.r territories in matters Of divorce.
Passed. Ii provides that the respective
district courts in New Mexico. Utah, Wy
oming, Washington, Dako,ah, Idaho and
Montana shall have exclusive jurisdiction
in divorce proceedings, and prescribes, the
causes for which divorces may be granted
Mr.. WINDOW, from the Committee on
appropriations, again called up the bill
100000 to provide for de-
dciency in the appropriation for public
printing and binding, and said that since
The bill was considered this morning the
had examined into the matter
and found that the accounts of the public |
printing we're correct and his action in re- |
gard to the proceeds of sales was entirely in |
lccordance with Law. The ball then pass
d.
After an executive sesion the Senate adj
burned, j