The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-14

S ."o war. lne reauiug OF tue Dill
occupied considerable time, there being
| i0S printed pages OF IL. The claims are for
various sums ranging from $40 upward.
a very large number OF the bcneficiaries Of
the blu are In East Tennessee.
Mr.. Brown asked and obtained unani-
nous consent TO take up the bill to re-
quire the payment in cash to the State Of
Georgia OF S35,555 appropriated for that
State by an act passed In March, 1873, TO
refund to Georgia certain moneys expend-
cd for common defence in 1777.
Mr.. Dolph moved an amendment TO in
elude $4,000 for Oregon and S495 for
California, to refund moneys expended
by those States in the suppression OF the
Modoc hostilities in 1872 and 1878. A
law had been passed, Mr.. Dolph said. for
the refunding TO those two States OF the
amounts mentioned. but the Secretary OF
the Treasury had withheld them by max
ing set-offs. He wanted TO know why Ore
gon should be treated differently from the
State Of Georgia.
After long discussion upon the bill and
amendment. Mr.. ingalls, moved to recon-
NIT the bill 10 the Committee on Claims. IL
was then discovered that there was not a
quorum present.
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House OF Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Hewitt concurrent
resolution WAS adopted authorizing the
temporary exhibition in the Capitol OF the
model OF the pedestal OF the Bartholdi
statue.
On motion Of Mr.. Burns, OF Missouri,
the Senate amendments TO the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill were
non-concurred in.
On motion OF Mr.. Toilet, OF Ohio, the
Senate amendments to the pension appro.
priation bill were non-concurred in.
A large number OF private bills were re-
ported and placed upon the calendar.
Mr.. Pryor. OF Alabama, then took the
floor to conclude his speech on the Electoral
Count bill.
Mr.. Pryor laid down and argued in sup
port OF proposition OF ascertaining who
had been elected President. had provided
board. clothed with jurisdiction ample
and sufficient to determine any question
involved in the issue. That board was
the Senate and House in Joint convention;
not present in their Legislative capacity or
as mere spectators to see the President OF
the Senate count electoral votes, but con-
vened as a special board to explore the
whole question from centre to circumfer-
ence and from top to bottom. The indi-
vidual members Of the board enjoyed equal
powers and were charged with similar
duties, and in the exercise of those powers
and the performance Of those duties all
questions arising should be determined by
a per capita vote.
Mr.. Pryor's speech attracted good
deal Of attention, and when 1t closed he
received the congratulations Of many Of his
colleagues.
Mr.. Townshend, OF Illinois, submitted
the conference report on the post office ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Townshend explain
ed the provisions OF the report. The Sem
ate. he said, had placed upon the bill
twenty-five amendments. After several
meetings OF the conference committee the
points OF disagreementhad been narrowed
down to five most important items, upon
which there had been no agreement. The
following increasing by 100000 the APP
for compensation OF postmas-
tiers increasing by Sl25,0OU the appropri-
alton for the payment of clerks in the post
offices, and appropriating $4,000 TO pay the
expenses OF delegates to the Universal Pos
tai Union. The Senate conierrees had made
concessions TO the amount OF $4,000,
while the House conferrees had yielded to
amendments aggregating SS14,500. The
items on which no agreement had been
reached were First, increasing the aptro-
rriation for the pay OF lc.ter.carrers;
second, increasing by S1,000,000 the apnro-
priation for mail transportation on railroad
routes; third, striking out the clause regu-
lating the compensation to Immigrant
roads; fourth, aporopriating $1S5.000 for
special mail facilities; and fifth, increasing
by 100000 the appropriation for railway
clerks. The Two main points OF
disagreement were upon what were known
as railroad provisions. Unless these provl-
sions were enacted into law no legislation
affecting the country could be had from this
Congress. Everybody knew that the inter-
State commerce bill was dead; the land
grant forfeiture bills which were being
passed by the House would find grave in
the committee rooms OF the Senate. VI
this he was satisfied.
The conference report was adopted as far
as the laws were concerned upon which an
agreement had been arrived at.
Mr.. Horn, of Michigan, moved that the
House recede from its disagreement to the
increasing from S3,6O0,OOO TO
81 ZOO, 900 the appropriation for the pay OF
This was agreed to by a
vote OF 115 to 80, after some debate. So
the item remains as fixed by the Senate.
The next point IN dispute was the Senate
increasing from Sll, 100000 TO
s12, 75O,O 900 the appropriation for mail
on railroads. This was con-
sidered in connection with the amendment
striking out the clause reducing the per
cent. compensation TO railroads for mail
and providing that land
grant roads and subsidy roads shall receive
only so per cent. Of the compensation
allowed other roads. In both OF these
the House refused to concur.
Without acting on the special-facilities
amendment and the amendment increasing
the appropriation for railway post-ofhce
clerks, the House took recess until
O'Clock, the evening session to be:for the
OF pension bills.
EVENING SESSION.
The House at its evening session passed
,eventy-siX pension bills, and at 20 Z. VI.
Supposed to have Robbed Himself.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. June ia tele-
gram received at the Post-Office Depart
ment from the postmaster at Wilmington,
\. C., states that the facts point strongly
10 the conclusion that the mail-carrier on
the Magnolia route, who reported that he
had been robbed by bighwaymen on Mon
iay last, stole the mail himself and con-
cocted the story to avert suspicion.
brazilian yice-COnsuls.
(I}y telegraph to the Dispatch'J
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The following
persons have been recognized by the Pres
dent as Vice-Consuls OF Brazil: Charles ;.
Langdon, at Dariep, Ga; Barton Myers,
\ orfolk and Newport's News, Va; William
u Adams. Savannah: Charles +. Huchet.