National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-27
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
A Short Session of Either House
Yesterday.
A Number of Bills Introduced In the Senate
"A Prompt Report from tho Secretary
of tho Treasury-Cost of Super
visors and Marshals-Objec-
lions To introduction of
Hills In the House.
SENITE.
WEDNESDAY. March &c, 49,

WEDNESDAY. March 20, 1917.
The Vlcc.prcsIdcnt appointed Senator Edlnunds
director Of the Columbian Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb, tho time of his former appointment
having expired.
Mr.. MCPHERSON introduced a bill in relation to
the transportation of animals.
By Mr. SLATER: Directing and authorizing the
Secretary OF the Interorto negotiate with the Una
tilla, Warm Springs, and other Indians In Oregon
forthe extnguishment Of the title to the lands now
occupied by them and their removal TO lands with
out the limits OF the State
BY Mr. Rollins For the relief of certain
churches in the District of Columbia and to clear
the title of trustees to the property
By Mr.. GROVER: To reimburse citizens OF Oregon
tor , Damages 5 sustained BY them by the Modoc war
=, BY MFR. WuYfE Extending the Jurisdiction of
Inc supreme Court OF the United States. ..
-! ar. BuhNslDB: To introduce moral and so
Columbia
BY Mr.. CAMERON CwisG Concerning commerce
hllu NAVIGATION, and the regulation OF steam and
BY Mr.. PENDtEroY: To provide that the prlnci.
pal olbcer OF each of the Executive Departments
House or Representatives. '.'
y Mr. DAVIS wv. Na) submitted resolution direct
ing INC committee 70 audit and control the contin.
gent expenses, to take into consideration the equal
ization OF the salaries Of clerks aud employees of
tho Senate, according to the duties respectively
wise. - ~ -
BY Mr., CAMERON PENN: Authorizing Commo.
H9re Ntenolson OF the Navy. to accept from The
Ming OF spain the grand cross OF naval merit.
ny MR. PLUMB: Providing for ascertaining and
set.ling private land claims In certain States and
Mr., LOGAN presented the resolutions of the Illi-
nois Legislature asking the Senatorsand Represent
atycs oil that state In Congress 10 use thier influ
ehce 10 secure an appropriation sufficient To finish
the Chicago custom house and post office building
lie also introduced a bill to legaize q suit now
b ehulrg m me supreme Court of the District of
Coumbia between the Eastern and Western Chero-
kec ilulunS ana for other pllrpogcys
The Vtce-Prcsident laid before the Senate com.
munication from the Secretary of the Treasury in
reply TO the resolution requiring him to furnish
statement of the amounts of moneys that have
been drawn from the Treasury and paid TO super.
vlSors OF elections, general and special, for the
years 1876 and 1873 as compensation, in excess of
Ices allowed by law for the performance of any duty
as circuit Court commissioners and to state sepa-
rately the amount OF such compensation paid to
supervisors of elections general and special in the
cities of New York. Philadelphia, and Cincinnati
for the years aforesaid. The Secretary transmits a
statement prepared In the Office of the First Comp.
troller OF the Treasury Accounts, he says have
sGen received from the chief supervisors Of the
following districts for services in 1878 but have not
yet been adjusted. The amounts claimed are re-
spectively rs stated:
1Ncw York. northern district. 81 $780, New York,
eastern district, Sl592233; New Jersey, s7S9.Si;
Pennsylyania, southern district So 5000 The &C.
counts OF the chief supervisors for the southern dis.
lrict of New York and the district of Massachusetts
Tor 1910 nave not yet been received The table &c.
campaigning the communication shows that there
was paid to chief supervisors in 1876 500 s8 and in
Ill 1910
una IN 1873 sll0O99. These sums we're expended
IN Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Louisiana Maryland. Massachusetts,,
Michigan Mississippi Missouri. New Jersey New
York, North Carolina, Ohio. Pennsylvania, South
CAROLINA, Tennessee Texas. and Virginia.
the amount expended in Louisiana in those
yearswas sl3i9l Massachusetts,, s9,373; New Jer-
sey. slO;23G; New York. sli5Q97; Cincinnati 81 $40
denilsylvania-easern district, Philadelphia $685.,
2Sg; western district, IS 200; Illinois s10foO
The communication was ordered TO be printed
INC Senate, at halfpast twelve o'clock, went into
executive session, and when the doors were opened
at 1910, adjourned.