National Republican., 1882-08-07
HOUSE AND SENATE.
All the Appropriation HiITs Passed-An
Adjournment To-Day Not Probable.


| Adjournment To-Day Not Probable.
| In the Senate on Saturday morning Mr.. Hale,
from the conferces Oh the naval appropriation
bill reported an agreement upon the only remai :
ing item in controycrsy-that relating to the clio
| ing of the navy yards. This had been amended SO
as to limit the abandonment of the yards to the
irren year. and TO permit the transfer of perish.
| able property only. The bill was passed.
| Mr.. Hale, from the conference on the deficiency
appropriation bill, reported disagreement for
| the third time upon the item allowing mileage
for the Senators for the special session of last sum
mer. The bill was passed.
: Conference committees were ordered to be mp
pointed upon the resolution 10 print the agricul
I iral report and bill granting right of way to
the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Rail-
road across the Niobrara reservation in Nebraska
Mr.. Bayard then submitted joint resolution
appropriating 1000 for the pay Of mileage of
Senators who attended the session convened on
October 10, 1881. Considered aud passed by unani-
nous vote
The knit goods bill was taken up, discussed at
length, and finally passed as 1t came from the
House-yeus, SO; nays 15
The tax reduction bill then came up as unfn-
ished business but was laid aside informally, and
the House bill extending fees of certain officers
over the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona
At 6:25 recess was taken until o'clock, in or
der that the conference report Oh the sundry civil
| bill might be presented
/
Samuel L. NJ. Barlow, of New York; and John IL.
Cotton, Of Pennsylyana, TO lay submarine cable
| On motion of Mr. Ferry the annual House post
| route bill was passed.
Mr. Allison presented the conference report on
| the sundry civil bill, which was read. He pre-
| faced an explanation OF the changes agreed upon
| with general statement in relation to the APP
propratons TOR the current fiscal year Referring
to the results of the conference on the pending
bill he commented upon the attitude of the House
through its conerees in relation to the National
l.f tnh hng a,nl
of hostility 10 the board. The Senate conferees
| had been obliged to reccdc from material SEN
ate amendment on this subject, though so oo9
of local boards of health. The provision ior
maintaining, under the board ;, quara.tnc
terees declaring that these were necessary only
in times of pCsilcnce, and that sufficient provision
hal been made ior such a contingency in the pro-
VISION allowing the President 10 use 100000 to
| prevent or suppress contagon. The items inserted
by the Senate Tor lighting rivers and for lighted
| bloys, and the appropriations for the purchase o
the Rochambeau, the Carpenter, and other papers
| and to provide for roads to national cemeteries
had been stricken out. The extra pay for the cen
sus and the Senate employees was also omitted
together with the additional 100000 allowed by th
Senate for the Signal Service.
a long discussion followed upon the adoption o
the report. After which it was adopted, and q
l2:35 Sunday morning the sepate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
In the House Saturday. on motion of Mr.. Kasson
the Senate amendment 70 the joint resolution 70
the establishment of diplomatic relations witt
Persia was cOncurred in.
Mr.. McCook offered n concurrent resolution
granting the use of the rotunda and adjacen
rooms IN the Capitol to the Garfield Monumcl
Committee of the Society of the Army of the Cum
berland from the 25th OF November to the Sd O
December, to hold II buZar and reception, the oh
ject being to aid in the erection in Washington o
q statue TO the memory of the late President Gar
House bill, with Senate amendments, relievin,
certain soldiers OF the late war from The charge
deserton was taken up. The Senate amendment
were non-concurred in, and conference com
mittee, consisting OF Messrs. CalkinS Butterworth
and ID, To]wnshend, ] of Illinois. was appointed.
tion bill was submitted by MIR. RoUeson, an,
agreed TO.
passed instructing the Secretary of tue Navy L
convene q court of fIinquiry TO investigate tn
circumstances attending the loss of the Jean
. nette. 't u
Mr.. Dingiey askedlsave TO put upon its passag
the Joint resolution providing for a joint selec
committee of three Senators and six Representa-
tives 10 inquire into the condition and wants &
American ship. building and ship-owning inter
ess. Leave was granted, and the Joint resolution
The Speaker laid before the House a report G
J the Secretary of State which states that the on
persons alleged to be American citizens still ii
> PRISON in Ireland are oMuhoney, McSweeney
Sattery, and Cannon 4; that McSwceney and Slat
terry produce regular Certificates of naturalization
Cannon establishes claim TO American birth
? and O'Mahoncy was lrregularly naturalized o
the ground of services in the Navy. Further, tha
it appears by a note from Minister Lowell tina
n Her Majcsty's government offered them a dis
charge on condition that they shall leave Irelan
for America, which was refused. Mr. Lowell ha
r again been instructed TO urge the speedy trial 0
the prisoners.
recess was then taken until o'clock.
At the evening session Mr. Hiscock presente
the conference report upon the sundry civil bill
{ stating simply that the Senate amendments ha
been reduced to the amount OF s95S,pOO
. The conference report was agreed to, and thu
the last general appropriation bill was disposed q
; by the House.
Mr., Valentine presented the conference repol
on the joint resolution appropriating Sll0OOO io
printing the agricultural reports, and it wa
r agreed to.
resolution was adopted permitting the Com
, mittee on Appropriations 10 sit during the reccs
: Senate bill was passed apptoprialing $4,000 fC
the erection Of u public building at Fort Wayn
2 Ind.
, The House lat 1880 took a recess for thrt
minutes.
After several recCsses during the evening, I'll
House tat 1890 a. M took further recess unit
Monday morning at 10 o clock.