Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-03

Senator Hill moved to lay the amendment of
the committee on the table. Rejected, yeas %,
nays 81.
The amen dhn aa giving $4,000 was then
The clause in the House bill providing that
hereafter no cnntestee or contestant for a seat
in the House shall be paid more than 81 900 for
expenses and requiring sworn statement, was
stricken out.
The amendment allowing 1854 900 of the sum
appropriated for completion of the Washing
ton monument, to be used in strengthening the
foundation, led to discussion, but the amend
ment was finally agreed to, yeas %, nays %.
The amendment appropriating 1926, 1000 to
the purchase Of the Shepard building for city
postofice was, motion of Senator Hoar, laid
on the table without discussion, Senator Hoar
saying the Senate could not determine whether
it would consider a site for new postofIice at
Washington at this late hour of the session
without debate.
The committee struck out of the Ho use bill
all of the third section making appropriations
for the District of Columbia to the extent of
1888, 361.56, and submitted substitute for
that section increasing the appropriations to
81, $50, S21.7S, being one-half the estimated ex-
pense of the government in the District of
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1880. Agreed to.
The next amendment reported by the COM
mittee appropriates 81, 555S3 for interest and
sinking fund on the funded debt, and appro-
"a P!oPOA oAoAsA
United States may contribute toward the ex
penses of the District in pursuance of the act
of June IL, 1878, such sum as will, with the
interest thereon at 3-65 per cent. per AMIN, be
sufficient to pay the principal of the 2-65 bonds
of the District at maturity, which sum the
secretary of the treasury shall annually invest
in said bonds not exceeding the par value
thereof the bonds redeemed to be cancelled
and destroyed. Agreed to.
On motion of Senator Dorsey the section of
the bill re-enacting the law of June 20, 1878, in
regard to the payment of workingmen Of
amounts due them by contractors, was stricken
out.
The remaining sections of the bill providing
for public printing by contract with Gibson
Bros, Washington, was stricken out, being new
legislation.
Senator Dorsey submitted an amendment to
exempt from taxation the property known as
'Edgewood," in Washington county, belonging
to the estate of the la!e Chief Justice Chase
such exemption to continue SO long the
property may be owned by any child of the
late chief justice. Agreed to-yeas 80, nays g.
The amendment providing the public notice
for called bonds required by the acts authoriz-
ing the refunding of the public debt shall here
after be not less than ten days, nor more than
three months, at the discretion of the secretary
of the treasury, stricken out upon the
ground that the matter provided for in
another bill
The appropriation Of 50, 900 for SALARY of a.,
person to assist editing and compiling for pub
LEGATION the official records of the rebellion was
stricken out on motion of Senator Window,
and on his motion the appropriation for the ar
tillcry school at Fortress Monroe was increased
from $4,73O to 81, 1884,
Senator Widdom offered an amendment ap-
propriating 800, 900 for Of the consular and
diplomatic service, to be expended at the dis
cretion of the President. Agreed to.
Senator Ingalls, submitted an amendmentsap-
propriating 1926, 600, 900 to pay arrears of pen
e;o bo;D liar IN the hill which sal
the House for that purpose.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, made the
point this was new legislation. The point was
ustained and the amendment ruled out.
PORTRAITS.
Pending discussion the bill paint portraits