1114 CONGRE S SIO~AL RECORD. FEBRUARY 16, board of .audit that by no process whatever could they get 9,260.64 MESSAGE FROl\I THE :ENATE • . a. year as long as they were suspended. · That was my anxiety. The A messarre from the Senate. by Mr. SYMPSON, one of its clerkt:~, an­ Rom total provided in the law for all they were to do was, as the Sen­ nounced that the Senate had· passed a bill of the following title; in ator from New Jersey has anticipated me in saying, 2,000 apiece for which the concurrence of the House was requested: two of them. If I mav be allowed in the Senate the word, they were An act (S. No.2) to repeal section 2303 of the Revised Statutes to have for the "job;, $2,000 apiece, to wit, 4,000. They received making restrictions in the disposition of public lands in the States of during the year 1 75 for compensation of the members-two mem­ .Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida, ancl for other bers-$9,260.64; for compensation of clerks and :wcoontants$~,100 ..73, purposes. and contingent expenses 1,978.27. Total for board of audit durmg The me sa(J'e also announced that the Senate had passed House bills the year. 1875, $45,:339.64. I suppose that something is the matter with of the follo;ing titles, with amendments; in which the conmuTence me about this thing; I do not understand it. of the House was requested: EXECUTIVE SESSION. A bill (H. R. No. 353) to amend section 1911 of the Revised Statutes; Mr. SHERMAN. I move that the Senate proceed to the consider­ and ation of executive business. A bill (H. R. No." 811~ making appr?priations for the paymen~ of The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the con­ invalid and other pensiOns of the Umted States for the year endmg sideration of executive business. June 30, 1877. After five minutes spent in· executive session the doors were WILLIAM HARPER, JR. re-opened, and (at four o'clock and thirty minutes p. m.) the Se:nate Mr. MAcDOUGALL, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. adjourned. R. No. 2141) for the relief of William Harper, jr., first lieutenant Sixth United States Cavalry; which was read a first aud second time, re­ ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be p~ted. CLERK FOR COMMITTEE ON WAR DEPARTME~T EXPENDITURES. H OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. • Mr. BLACKBURN, by unanimous con ent, submitted the foll~w­ WEDNESDAY, February 16, 1876. ing resolution; which was referred to the Committee of Accounts: Rtsolved That the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department be au­ The Hoose met at twelve o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. thorized~ employ a clerk at a rate of compen ation not exceeding $5 per diem. I. L. TOWNSEl'o.TD, D. D. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. CROUNSE, by unanimous consent, submitted the following HEIRS OF THOMAS B . CROSBY. resolution; which was read, considered, aud agreed to: Mr. TEESE, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. Re8olved, That the Secretar:y of the Interior be, and hereby is, respectfully di­ reoted t<l furnish this House With a copy of the report of the GOvernment direotors 2136) for the relief of the heirs of Thomas B. Cro by; which was of the Union Paeific Railroad for the year 1875. read a first m:td second time, referred to the Committee on Patents, • and ordered to be printed. DEFALCATIO ""SIN INTERNAL REVENUE. Mr. STENGER, by unanimous consent, submitted the following TRAJ.~SPORTATION OF MAILS BY BAILROADS. resolution; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means: Mr. STONE, by unanimous con ent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. ReSolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to furni h this House 2137) fixing the rate of compensation of railroad companies for trans­ with a list of all person conueoted with the Department of Internal Revenue who porting the United States mails; which was read a first and second have been in default to the Government of tho Unit-ed St.ate.~ since the 4th day of March .A. D. 1869; the amount of the defalcation in ea<:h case; the amount after­ timo, referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be ward ~olleeted, and w4ether yaiu by the defaulters or their sureties; the cases in printed. which such defaulters or therr sureties, or both, have been di charged from lia.bil­ .Mr. CONGER. I think this bill should have gone to the Commit­ ity to the Government for the unpaicl balances of their defalcations; the number tee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, as it fixes compensation for and names of those defaulters prosecuted to conviction; the nfun ber and names of tho e pardoned; the number and names of such defaulting officers who are still in carrying the mails. Government. employ; the number and names of tho e who were kept in Govern­ The SPEAKER. The gentleman introducing the bill has informed ment employ after their defalcations were a certained, with the length of time the Chair that it relates to the amounts of appropriation; aBd the they were so kept; together with the a~gregate of defalcations since the date men­ Committee on Appropriations desire to examine it. It may hereafter tioned. be referred to the other committee. HOUSE EMPLOYES SUPERSEDED. Mr. CONGER. All right. Mr. WADDELL . Mr. Speaker, I am requested to ask unanimous consent for the introduction of the following resolution and to move A. L. SHOTWELL. its reference to the Committee of Accounts. Mr. DURHAM, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. The Clerk read as follows: 213 ) for the relief of A. L. Shotwell; which was read a first and Re8olved, That the Clerk of the House of Repr sentatives be, and is hereby, au. second time, referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered thorized and directed to pay out of the contin~ent fund of the House a sum eq_ual to one month's pay to such persona in the semce of the Honse of Representatives to be printed. at the opening of the present ession as may be, or have been, superseded or dis· ADA L. HARRISON. charged from such service during the present or previous to the commencement of the next session without fault on their part. Mr. POTTER, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (H. R. No. 2139) granting a pension to Ada L. Harrison, minor child of Samuel :Mr. RANDALL. I object to the introduction of the resolution un­ Harrison, deceased, late a private in Company I, Eighty-ninth Reg­ less it be for reference to the Committee of Accounts. iment Indiana Volunteers; which was read a first and second time, Mr. W .A.DDELL. I ask to introduce it for reference to the Com­ referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, and ordered to be mittee of Accounts. printed. l\fr. RANDALL. Very well. The resolution was referred to the Committee of Accounts. CHEBOYGAN, MICffiGAN, A PORT OF DELIVERY. DEFACEMENT OF THE CAPITOL. Mr. BRADLEY. I ask unanimous consent to introduce for passage :Mr. GARFffiLD. I ask unanimous con ·ent, Mr. Speaker, to intro­ at the present time a bill declarin~Cheboygan, in the State of Michi­ gan, a port of delivery. duce for adoption a resolution which I think will meet with the ap­ The bill was rea-d for information. It provides that Cheboygan, proval of the House. My attention has been called to the fact that in the collection district of Michigan, be declared a port of deli very our beautiful Capitol building is likely to be much defaced by the use instead of Duncan City, and that the office of deputy collector, now of soft coal, and I think, unless omething is done before the winter located at Duncan City, be removed to Cheboygan. is over, we will find its exterior blackened. I offer the following Mr. GARFIELD. I think this bill had better go to a committee. resolution in the hope that may be prevented. Mr. HOLMAN. It should go to the Committee on Commerce. The Clerk read as follow : If Resolved, That tbe Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds be directed to Mr. BRADLEY. gentlemen will allow me one word-- take measures to prevent the burning of soft coal in the Capitol building. The SPEAKER. There being objection, the bill cannot be received. Mr. GARFIELD. I have no objection to the reference of the bill. There was no objection, :111d the resolution was adopted. Mr. CONGER. This bill proposes a change of location. of only a L'ANSE A....~D VIEU DE SERT B.U."'DS . OF LAKE SUPERIOR. mile or two, in consequence of the opening of a new harbor. JHr. HUBBELL. I a k unanimous consent to introduce a bill (H. 1\fr. GARFIELD. If that is all, I withdraw my objection. R. No. 2142) to authorize the ocretary of the Interior to invest in Mr. CONGER. The bill makes no new office. It merely changes the the bonds of the United States the unexpended balance of the money location to within a short distance of the present location. appropriated to the L'Anse and Vieu deSert bands of Lake Superior, Mr. REAGAN. I think the bill ought to go to the Committee on and to ask that"it be considered at thi time. Commerce.