National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES,
southern Mail Contractor Bll Opposed by Sem
ator Conger-The Bonded Spirits Bill-Con.
ference Committees Appointed
Mr. Cannon's Salary.

Amer some routine business and the introduce
tion Of a number Of bills the Senate took up the
calendar without delay, and, upon the call Of Mr.
Mnxey, resumed consideration Of the Senate Joint
resolution to pay mail contractors In various
Southern States the amounts due them on their
contracts for 1859, 60, and 6l, and Teapproprat-
ing $4,000 for that purpose. The vote upon pro-
ccoding with the bill was-yens, 80; nays, IA
party vote, Mr. Davis, OF Illinois, voting "no !"
with the Republicans.
Mr. Congor, in opposition to the bill, denied any
liability of the United states to make payment rs
the service wns rendered solely to the confederate
States by disloyal contractors, who violated their
contracts with The government by tuTning over TO
| the history of the claim TO show that after It's
| passage through former Congress under Demo.
| cratic Nu.pces payments were withheld by n
| Postmaster. General to aWnit II mole complete rec
ord of the claims, and that subsequently, the iact
| was developed by nm examination OF confederate
records That payment for the service had been
made by the confederate government In many OF
| tile clscs Il not in all. lie quot d IRON cOnftdcr-
ate records IN support Of his glleci9ns TO the Dill
showing that In the spring OF 1862 the rebel gov.
crnment appropriated ss0O,Oj0 to pny the claims;
| that about the same time south Carolina voted
| Sj0,0DO iur the same purpose. lie iuither objected
| TINT The bill contained none OF the limitations of
the original bill appropriating SlOQO, nor OF the
one of 1873, which was overwhelmingly defeated
In the lIou G, and that 1t virtually appropriated
| an unlimited amount. ND
MIR. Maxcy rose t reply, but as go few min
|
| tho suggestions Of Senator'S around him, aud de-
fcrrcd his remarks unit the bull is resumed in the
| morning hour to-day.
| During long $ ruggle for precedence of con-
| sidCra ion n regular business, which took p.ncC
| nfUr 2 o'clock, the merits of the bonded spirits
bill were urscd by Mr. Bdyard, the bill Tor the nd
| mission of Dako'a by NJ. Saunders and MIR. Nc.
| MILAN, the bankruptcy measure by Mr.. In HllS
and Nr llolr, tho one lor the extension OF bank
| charters by Mr. All II, the OuG regulating the
| carriage Of pnsscngcrs by sea BY Mr.. Conser, aud
| the AgrCul urll lcpur ment bill 10y Mr.. Plumb.
| A motion by Mr.. Biy"rl to take up the bonded
spirits bill finally p,tyDil d-yoas, 80; nays, q.
At this puiut NEST 80 was rcceiv from the
| President transmitting, In response to II Senate
resolution of the . h, f,om the Secretary of ate
cOpus of the full core ponden, of the state De-
pGrtmcnt with Envoy lrrstot aud Asst mt sec;
| fctaty WalEcr BiHiuc. ordered u be printed and
| referred to the Committee IN Foreign Relations.
The regular order, the House bill TO amend the
laws relating to the entry uf distilled spirits IN
distilciy aud special bonded war, houses, aud the
Withdrawal Of the same thGtclrum was resumed,
aud the substitute reported by the Finance Com
miltce wa. r3a
| long substitute, recommended By the Senate
on the 10Th ultimo and originally prepartdb by the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue w,th view to
better guarding the revenue with respect TO evap-
Grafton and lc kagG, was read.
| AitGrn long dis Cusson the Senate, without ac-
titn Oh the bill (at :l5), went into executive ses-
| sion and (at 5:25) adjourned until Thursday.