The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-03
Forty.sixth Congress-ih third Session.
WASHINGTON, March ;, 1851.
SENATE


( interest. the Senate took up the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Beck. who reported the bill, eX-
plsined the items Of increase made by the
Senate committee. The amount of tie bill
~ il passed The House was about $40, 129,-
600, aud the total As nov reported TO the
Senate SD 100000.
Tie agercenie OF the bill was $4,000
! is than the estimates, and 1924, 900 in cX
cess OF the total Of the appropriations for
the current fiscal year. Among the items OF
increase made by the Senate committee are
/ $4,000 for = new revenue steamer for the
/ Cali coast; $50, 900 more to the National
! Board Of Health $4,000 for Pensacola
nayv.vard; $4,000 for the Arctic search
eXpedilon; $4,000 for the purchase Of
Lands from the Creek Nation for the use OF
/ the Scminole>; and items for buildings at
Annapolis and Norfolk.
In Committee OF the Whole the bill was
read aud the amendments OF the Senate
committee acted upon ~ reached, the
amendments having been agreed To, with
| few exceptions, on which separate votes
were reserved, and the bill gone through
with.
! Mr.. Baydrd. 10y instruction Ofthc Finance
Committee, moved 10 amend by adding the
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THAT the Secretary OF the Treasury may
at any time apply the surplus money in the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, or
30 much thereof as he may consider proper,
to the purchase or redemption Of United
States bonds; provided that the bonds
so purchased or redeemed shalt constitute
no part Of the sinking fund, but shall be
cancelcd.'
The amendment was adopted without de-
bate or objection, Mr.. Bayard casually re-
marking. in reply TO Mr.. Logan and Mr. Me-
Donald, that without this provision the Sec
rotary could not extend his purchases be-
yOnd the requirements OF the sinking fund,
and that it would apply to any bonds The
rayncnt Of which was optional with the
| Government.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at 10 O'Clock, in continual
ton Of Tuesdays session.
Mr. Tucker, OF Virginia, demanded the
previous question on the motion 10 concur
| in Senate amendment IS 10 the funding
| BILL This is the kirkwood amendment au-
thoriziug public subscriptions for bonds
and notes provided for in the bill.
Mr.. Conger demanded the yeas and nays,
! which resulled-yeaS, ljS; nays, -. So
further proceedings were dispensed with.
h
hon, who reported back from the ApFro.
priaiiOns Committee the deficiency .arpro-
pristiOn bin, and moved to suspend the
rules and put il upon lis passage.
The reading OF the bill was not completed
until - O'Clock.
Mr.. Hiscock, Cf New York, member Of
the Committee on appropriations, criticised
the bill, which was chiefly remarkable in
that in which it was deficient. The eSli
mates for The Internal. Revenue Bureau were
! $500 900 i'm excess OF the amount appropT-
ated IN the bill, and the appropriation for
public printing was 500, 600 less than should
! have been allowed. The Attorney. General
has submitted an estimate Of $4,000 10 pay
The special deputy mars balls, which had not
| been allowed by the committee. He had
hoped that the Democratic party would
have settled its debts before it went out Of
power.
| Mr.. Mcmahon replied to the criticisms
upon the bill. and some discussion followed,
al the end Of which Mr.. McMahon'> motion
Was agreed to.
The rules were suspended and the def.
cheney bill. the last Of the appropriation
| bills, was passed.
| The consideration OF the funding bill was
! imme diately resumed. the question being
| motion 10 concur in Senate amendment 16.
| A large majority OF the Republicans re-
| Trained from voting, but enough east their
vote, to make quorum, and the main ques-
! ton was Ordered.ayeS, 1874; noes. %.
| The question then required on concur
ring in the amendment, and on division
/ the Republicans refrained from voting and
| left the House without quorum.
After further delay the sixteenth Senate
amendment was cOncurrcd n-ayeS, 146;
noes, lG.
The next question was on the 18th Senate
amendment, which is TO insert the word
temporarily " in the 4th section, which
authorizes the Secretary o. the Treasury TO
use $50, 100000 in coin IN the redemption OF
) and per cent. bonds.
The Senate amendment (25th) was then
concurred in.
The next amendment was that liking the
lime after which the 3 per cent. bonds shall
be the only bonds receivable Is security for
national bank circulation, &c.. ut the lst OF
July.
In this Mr.. Conger offered his amend
ment fixing the date ut The lst OF Septcm-
Der and striking ont Tho clause rtpealIng
section of the nc; OF 10Th OF June, 1874.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, reserved all
points Of order, anu then one hour was
allowed for uebatc.
A discussion OF some length followed a. to
The question whether the J.h section OF the
| pending bill, known as the Carlisle amend
meni, had the elect OF repeating the law
under which national banks seeking 10 close
up their business could deposit lawful
moUey and withdraw their bonds.
Mr.. Carlisle, the author OF the section,