Mr. SUMDIER. They are proceedings that bear on important questions oii science; and I submit to my excellent friend that there is no question of science at this moment that is not important to the country. he amendment was agreed to ayes 20, noes not counted. The next amendment was to insert after line 513 of section one the following: To supply a deficiencyin the fund for the relief of sick an disabled seamen, $175,000. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in line 533 of section one, to strike out “100” and insert “ 50;” so that the clause will read: For expensesin detecting apd bringing to trial and punishment personsengagedin counterfciting Treasury notes, bonds, and other securities of the U.S. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section one, to strike out from line 543 to 547 inclusive, as follows: For compensation to Charles B. Stuart. for services as engineer, under appointment by the President. in examining. revising, and reporting upon the survey and estimates for the sevoral proposed gunboat canals, $2.500. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section one, line 552, to strike out 20 ” and insert “ 30, ” so that the proviso to the appropiiation for the Portland customhouse wi i read: Provided. That the SecyTreasury may, if he thinksit advisable. expend u sum, not exceeding $35,000in, the purchaseof ground adjoining the States, as well as the coins of the U.S., $50000. A site of the old customhouse on Fore street, now ownedby the U.S. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to strike out from section one, lines 567, 568, 569, and 570, as follows: For expenses of the censusof Arizona Territory, taken in the year 1864.to be audited and paid under the supervision of the SecyInterior, The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section one, to strike out from line 588 to 591 inclusive, as follows: To enablothe SecyTreasury to pay to William Handy. of the Treasury Dept. for extra clerical seyvicos, such sumasmaybefounddue, not exceeding$000. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to strike out of section one, lines 592 and 593, as follows: For compensationto John Hopley. for services in indexing t a national currency act, $ The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to strike out in line 599, section one, the followmg proviso: Pmided. Thut no art of the sums appropriated by thoPIOVlSlOHoSft is actshall be expeudrdiu riolation of the provisions of the not entitled “An act to prescribe an oath 01office, and forother purposes." approvedJuly 2, 1862. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section ten, after line 22, to insert among the appropriations for contingent expenses of the HoRep: For foldin documents. including materials, $5,000. For mise eIlaneousitems, $10,000.