Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-06-14
Forty ighth Conrress-.-First Session.

WASHINGTON, June IS.
sENATE-The chair laid before the body q
message from the President, transmitting
report of the Secretary of State relating to
the latest laws of the Mexican republic,
creating or modifying the IONA libra, regard
ing the importation of merchandise.
bill was introduced by Mr. Vance, pro-
viding for the removal of the eastern Chero-
kee Indians to the Indian Territory.
Messrs. Logan, Dawes and Call we're ap-
pointed Senate eonferees on the pensions
appropriation bill, and Messrs. Allison, Hale
and Beck on the consular and diplomatic bill
The bill to require the payment of $685.
$50 to Georgia appropriated for said State by
the act OF March, 1881, to refund to It GER
tain monies expended by the State for the
common defense in 1877 was taken up.
Mr. Dolph moved to amend by directing
the payment of $35, 145 to Oregon and $40, 500
to California on account of expenditures by
these States in suppressing Modoc hostili
ties
Mr. Ingalls, opposed the bill on the ground
that it n as Offering premium to disloyRlty.
After considerable debate of purely techni-
cal character a motion offered by Mr.. Ingalls,
to recommit the bill failed to pass for want
of a quorum. The Senate then at 4:50 p. m
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE On motion of MIR. Brunt, of Mis-
souri,, the Senate amendment to the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was nom
concurred IN.
On motion of Mr. Follett, of Ohio, the
Senate amendments to the appropriation bills
were non-concurred in.
A large number of private bills were re-
ported and placed upon the calendar.
The House then went into committee on
the electoral count bill, and MIR. Prior, of
Alabama, made a speech on the bill.
At the conclusion of MIR. Prior's speech
Mr. Townshend, of Illinois. presented the
of he IN ha
postoftice appropriation bill. The House
conferees agreed to fifteen of the twenty-five
Senate amendments. On five amendments
the committee failed to agree. The compre-
missed items for salaries of postmasters
fixed at SIC, ZOO, 900 and steam boat mail ser
vice fixed at 1925, 000. The aggregate amount
conceded by the House conferees is 1914, 500,
which is $775, 900 less than the amounts
added by the Senate. One of the points of
disagreement is the item for letter carrier
| service, for which the Postmaster
House appropriated s., 500, 600, an in.
crease of 100000 over last years
appropriation. The amount was fur
Their increased by the Senate to $4,OO0,0 600.
The Senate conferees insisted that the
clauses reducing the compensation to rail-
roads five per cent. and to subsidy railroads
fifty per cent. should go out of the bill and
would listen to no other proposition Mr..
Townshend at this point went into an ex-
tended argument in support of the clauses
inserted by the House. On the amend
ment increasing the amount for the
pay of railway mail clerks from
81, OOO 900 to 81 300, 900 the committee
could not agree The action of the CONFER
ses as far as they had agreed was adopted by
| the House.
Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, moved to CONCUR
in the Senate amendment relating to letter
| carriers.
| After long debate Mr.. Holman of Indi-
ana, moved to amend the Senate amendment
by making the amount So. 800, 900; rejected,
| yeas 81, nays 1877.
| The Senate amendment was then conquered
| in; yeas 115, nays 50.
The Senate amendments 10 and II relating
| to the compensation of railroads were con-
sldered together and motion by Mr.. Horr
to concur In the Senate amendment was re-
| jected; yeas sc, nays 10l.
| With two amendments still undisposed of,
viz for fast mail, $185,Q0Q, and railway
postal clerks, $500, 900, the House at $50
took recess until O'clock
At the evening session seventy pension
bills we're passed and at $50 p. m. the House
adjourned