APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. Hall, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, reported an unintelligible section in the General Appropriation Bill [H. R. 531] with a recommendation for its amendment. Report concurred in.
On motion by Mr. Taylor, the General Appropriation Bill [H. R. 531] was read the third time.Mr. Williams, by unanimous consent, amended the section in relation to the salary of judges by increasing the salaries of Supreme Judges to $4,000 and that of the Circuit Judges to $2,500
Mr. Harney moved, but failed to obtain unanimous consent, to add an allowance of $700 to the Adjutant General for the years 1873 and 1874 in addition to his salary.
The bill then passed the Senate as amended - yeas 42, nays 1.
Mr. Taylor, chairman of the Committee on Finance, returned the specific appropriation bill [H. R. 532] recommending its passage with amendments.
The amendments were concurred in.
Mr. Taylor moved to strike out the allowance [section 5] to W. B. Walters of $292.40 for expense in contesting the seat of Mr Taylor in the House of Representatives, session of 1871, as it would be an act of injustice to other claimants similarly situated. They can all come in next session if they choose.
Mr. Sarnighausen and Mr. Bird resisted the motion. The latter made an ineffectual motion - yeas 17, nays 26 - to lay the motion on the table.The motion to strike out was agreed to.
Mr. Taylor moved to strike out section 13 allowing $90 to Jerome C. Burnett for services as clerk of the Committee on Ways and Means, as this matter is regulated by law.
Mr. Brown made an ineffectual motion to lay it on the table.
The motion to strike out was agreed to.
As was also his motion to strike out section 14, allowing $300 to a janitor of House Committee rooms.
As was also his motion to strike out section 15, allowing $215 for a clerk to Committee on Ways and Means.
As was also, his motion to strike out section 22, allowing $100 to a copying clerk.As was also his motion to strike out section 25, allowing $70 to a mail carrier.
Mr. Taylor moved to strike out section 26, allowing $100 to a janitor for the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Daugherty moved as a substitute for this motion that the amount be increased to $300.
Mr. Friedley, of Lawrence, understood that the Judges of the Supreme Court allowed the use of their room to the Committee on the Judiciary with the understanding that they should appoint the janitor.
The substitute was rejected by yeas 17, nays 31.
The motion to strike out was agreed to.
Mr. Taylor moved to strike out section 31, allowing $305 to a janitor, which was agreed to, as was also his motion to strike out section 33, allowing $67.50 to a janitor.
Mr. Slater moved to amend by striking out sections 8, page: 253[View Page 253] 10, 11 and 12. Section 8 allows $1000 to Barbour & Jacobs, balance for legal services; and section 10 allows $100 to N. B. & E. Taylor, for attorney's fees ; and section 11 allows $250 to McDonald, Butler & McDonald, for attorney's fees, and section 12 allows $100 to Holland A Binkley, for attorney's fees.
The motion to strike out section 8 was agreed to, as was also the motion to strike out section 10. The motion to strike out section 11 was rejected by yeas 6, nays 40.
The motion to strike out section 12 was also rejected by yeas 16, nays 24.
On motion, by Mr. Slater, the votes striking out sections 8 and 10 were reconsidered. The Senate then took a recess until 2 o'clock p.m.
