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monumental purposes; to donate two con.
demncd cast-irOn cannon and twelve cannon
balls to 4. f. Burnside Post, 100, of South Chi
cago, Ill, and authorizing the Secretary of War
to deliver to Edward Pye Post No. rs, four
condemned cast-iron cannon and four cannon
balls, for decorating the proposed soldiers
monument at Haverstraw, y. Y.
On Monday, IN the Senate, bill was passed
appropriating $4,000 for the erection of q pub
lie building at HaverhiIl, Mass; several per-
sonal pension bills were passed. The confer
ence committee on the legislative, judicial, and
executive bill reported that they were unable
to agree. The bill to reduce internal revenue
was taken up and several speeches made on tho
subject Among The enrolled bills signed by the
president OF the Senate were the following:
Donating four condemned cast-iron cannon for
the soldiers monument at the village of East
Bloomfield, New York; granting condemned
cannon to Abe Lincoln Post, No. 90 of the
Grand Army of the Republic, at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, for monumental purposes; donating four
condemned cast-iron cannon and four cast-iron
Ironton, Ohio and granting condemned can
non, &C., to the city of MarshalItown, Iowa.
On Tuesday in the Senate the Committee on
Military Affairs reported favora5ly bills dOnat-
ing cannon, &c, rs follows: bill II. T. No.
GAO donating condemned cast-irOn cannon for
monumental purposes; bill III. z. No. 6679)
donating condemned cast-irOn cannon to tho
II,
tai purposes; authorizing the Secretary of War
to deliver to Edward Pye POST, No. 10, of tho
Grand Army of the Republic, four condemned
cast-iron cannon and four cannon-bals, foI
decorating the proposed soldiers monument at
Hayerstraw, New York: granting condemned
cast-irOn cannon and cannOl-6alis for mCnu-
mental purposes; to authorize the Secretary of
War TO furnish condemned cast-iron cannon
and cannon-balls for the soldiers cemetery at
Knoxville, Tennessee; to authorize the Score
tary of War to furnish condemned cast-iron
cannon and cannon balls for monumental pur-
poses q bill (H. f. No. 611S) to donate two
condemned caSt-iron cannon and twelve
cannon balls to the A. E. Burnside Post, No.
100, of the Grand Army of the Republic. of
South Chicago, Illinois; and a bill IS. No. 215t)
to authorize the Secretary of War to furnish
cannon and cannon-balls for monumental pur-
poses. The remainder of the session was de-
voted to the consideration of the internal
revenue bill.
In the Senate on "Wednesday a series Of reso-
JUtiOns adopted by the Fifth Army Corps at
d. troit, Mich, in favor of Fitz-JOhn Porter
were presented. The House amendment for
the the sale of the old New York p0st-ofice site
was cOncurred III. Mr. Logan introduced y bill
to COnstrue section of the act approved May
6, 1852, to execute certain treaty stipulations
relating to Chinese. The section Furnishes,
with iIne and imprisonment, the master of
vessel who shall knowingly bring within the
United States on such vessel or land or permit
to be landed Chinese laborer from any foreign
por6,l The bill provides that the section shall
not be construed to apply 20 Chinese on board
of vessels in transit between foreign ports,
touching at ports within the United States
when such landing is to allow them to pass
through this country to their own, with no
inteotion of violating such la5T. Mr. Logan
advocated the passage of the bill ard several
other speeches were made or the subject.
The internal revenue bill was considered and
several amendments adopted. The bill was
under consideration at the hour of adjournment.
HOUSE.
The House on Thursday, July 10, went into
appropT iation bill, several amendments in re-
gard to he pay Of contestants for seats being
adopted.
Mr.. Holman offered az amendment appropri-
ating 81 900 to enable the President to carry
out the S, atute to promote civil-serVice reform
and Official accountability. and spoke in favor
of it. This led to a long political debate.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Holman was
adopted.
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed. Tie Senate amendments to the def
cheney appropriation bill were reported, and
were soverally non-concurrcd in.
The House on Friday proceeded to the con-
sidcration o. the remaining Senate amend
ments to the general deficiency appropriation
bill which hail not been non-concUgred in yes
terday. The arse majority OF them we're nom
concurred in. Few OF them gave rise to any
discussion except that approprating 500, 900 for
the payment Of mileage TO Senators who at
tended the special session OF the Senate con-
vened on October TO- 1851. The amend ment
was non-concurred in.
/ long debate then ensued on the Senats
amendment to ply the expenses Of the Garfield
illness, which was non-concurred in.
\ bill directing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to pay to Lucretia r. Garfield, widow of
the late President Garfield, $4,000, less any
sum paid to him ON account OF his salary as
President, was passed unanimously.
y bill was passed referring all claims and de-
mands against the Government to the Court of
Claims for investigation.
The House, At its evening session. agreed to
the Senate amendments to the House bill
granting pension to Augustus Miller. This
amendment prohibits the payment of double
pensions.
Pension bills were then passed 70 the num-
Der of forty-among them the Senate bill
granting an increase Ct pension to che widow
of General George \. Custer
In the House On Saturday, Mr.. Cannon, of
Illinois, from the committee Of conference on
the legislative, executive. and judicial appro-
priatiou bill, reported thai the committee had
been unable TO agree. The House voted to
Insist on its disagreement with the Senate and
TO ask for Il further conference. On motion of
Mr. Burrows, of Mich, 4 resolution was adopted
referring to the Committee on Civil Service
Reform the question of inequalities OF salaries
between the Senate and House employees, pro-
vided that no salaries 70 increased. The House
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