Daily globe., 1879-06-23
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Extra Session.
HIVES SIGNS ONE BILL BUT WILL
ZERO ANOTHER. @

Representatives Raspins Old Sores-The
Letter Carriers Likely to Have Their In
creased Appropriation-Kellog Ocean
Mail Subsidy BiH-McCrary's Nomination
Withdrawn. .r. - - -
-ss- Zee Senate. Nsft }
WASHINGTON, June 21.-Senator Davis, of
Illinois, by request introduced a bill to aa-
thorize Illinois to commence and prosecute
suits against the United States in the United
States supreme court Referred.
Senator Mcdonald submitted resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury to re-
port to the Senate all action and proceedings
taken by the national board of health in regard
to refrigerating and disinfecting apparatus,
etc Placed on the calendar. .'+
The resolution heretofore offered by Senator
Walker, calling on the President for inforina-
tion as to the lives and property lost in Gel tain
Indian wars, was taken up. Adopted. y
The Senate bill to provide Office room for the
national board of health, passed. '''-' - =
The concurrent report on the judicial cx-
pense billw called up by Senator Wallace.
Senator Window demanded the yeas and nays
upon the adoption of the report, which resulted,
yeas 81; nays IT, party vote. ..t5H III
Senator Maxey, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported bill to provide for fill
neers OF the United States army. Passed. The
bill is the same one of the amendments to
the army appropriation bill adopted in COM
mittee Of the whole and non-concurred in last
might by the Senate. s.,
Senator Kellogg introduced bill to provide
ocean mail steamship service between the
United States and South America. Referred.
The bill directs the postmaster general to in
vlte propo ,als and contract with the lowest re,
sponsihle bidders for monthly mail service for
ten years each. by three lines of steamships, to
ply between New York and Rio Janerio, touch
ing at Aspinwall, Para, Pernambuco and Bohia
between New Orleans and Rio Janerio, touching
at Galveston, Aspinwall, and such ports of the
United States, West Indies aud Brazil as the
President may deem expedient; and between
San Francisco and Valparaiso touching at
Panama and such ports in Ecquador and Peru
as the postmaster general may direct. The
service is to be performed in each case by iron
ships of not less than 1000 tons burden,
American build, capable of making eleven
nautical miles per hour. The first departure
for each line is not to be later than one year
from the bills enactment >, = p
The Senate bill regulating intercourse with
subjects of the Chinese empire, visiting or
residing in the United States, and for other
purpose, was taken up and Senator Slater ad-
vocated its passage. At the. conclusion of his
speech the bill was referred.
Senator Whyte moved the consideration of
executive business. Lost, ayes "a, nays, IS.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, moved
an adjournment. Lost.
On motion of Senator Davis, IVA. the Senate
took mp the House bill to make an additional
appropriation for the service Of the post Office
department In 1S79 known as the letter
carriers deficiency bill. The appropriations
committee reduces from SS415,00O to $780,
600 tho appropriation for letter carriers for the
fiscal year, ending June 30, $780, and to extend
the services for the said year under the act of
February, 1879, in addition to the sum hereto
fore appropriated. The committee strikes out
nnsappropriation Of 1000 for payment of in
creased salaries to letttr carriers under the
provisions of the existing law for the fiscal
year ending June &c. 1879. Senator Davis, of
W. Va, chairman of the committee, explained
that the department had failed to make any
classification of the carriers entitled to this in
creased salary. Therefore the committee
thought it improper to make any appropriations
until such classification was made
amount appropriated for the year ending June
30, $780, is in anticipation that the classification
for the year will be made. The committee add
an appropriation of $4,000 to enable the COM
missioner Of the general land office to settle the
claims of several States for swamp lands Also
of $4,000 for judgments of the court of
claims. Also 81 ,222 for the salary Of the addi-
tional justice of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia. These amendments were
adopted.
senator Coke, from the committee on Indian
affairs, submitted an amendment to appropri-
ate $60,3l2 for the interest due the Osages on
the avails of the diminished reserve lands in
Kansas Adopted.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, submitted an
amendment inserting an appropriation of $22,-
3S6 to pay balances due and audited and al
1876. Adopted.
The bill WAS then reported back to tht Senate
when Senator Maxey asked separate vote on
concurring in the amendments made in COM
mittee of the whole reducing the appropriation
from S4l5, 900 to 100000, and striking out the
appropriation for increased salaries for 1879.
He thought the amendment an injustice to a
hard worked class of men.
Senator Logan also opposed the amendment
It'was the duty of Congress to make the appro-
priation, and they should discharge their duty
and let the postofice department take the re-
sponsibility of not doing its duty.
Senator Beck said the committee on .-appro-
Priations feared if the appropriation would be
made without any classification there might be
some favOritism or error in its disbursement.
Senator Logan replied that the carriers could
be paid through the postmasters as well before
as after classification. The acknowledgement
could direct who should be paid, and if tha ap-
preparation were made it could be drawn
against
Senators Allison, Ferry, Paddock and others
also spoke against the amendment.
Senator Beck said the appropriation commit
tee, in view of the estimates and communica-
tions from the postotfice department had made
the amendment in order to get the conference
committee Of the houses to come to an agree
ment as to what was right. The committee
desired earnestly to do Justice to the letter
carriers. s.
These two amendments were non -concurred
in. The remaining amendments were then
concurred in and the bill passed.
The Senate took up and passed the bill for
the relief of Thomas Langlon, of Dundee,
Mich.
The House JOINT resolution, authorizing the
completion of the foundation of the Washing
ton monument passed. 5-
Adjourned.
House of Representatives..