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Portland Daily Press.
XXxvIII C0NGREss---Tirst Session.

SENATE.
Various petitions were presented and re-
ferred.
Mr.. Wilson submitted 4 bill to establish
uniform system OF ambulances in the armies OF
the United States. Referred to the commit
tee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Wade introduced bill relating TO
members of Congress, as follows:
No member OF the Senate or of the House
of Representatives of the United States shall,
during his continuance In offic, hereafter, APP
pear or act as counsel, attorney, or agent, in
any case or proceeding, civil, criminal, mill
tary or naval, or before any commission in
which the United States is 4 party, or directly
or indirectly interested, or receive any COM
pensation, directly or indirectly, for services OF
any description. rendered by himself or
another, in relation to any such cause or pro-
ceeding; and no member OF the Senate or
House of Representatives shall, during his
continuance in office, receive or agree to re-
ceiye any compensation whatever, directly or
indirectly, for services rendered to any person,
either by himself or another, in relstion to
any proceeding, contract, claim, controversy,
charge, accusation, arrests, or any matter or
thing in which the United States is party or
directly or indirectly interested before any
department, bureau, Office, or any civil, mill
tary or naval commission whatever, and any
person offending against any provisions of this
act, shall, on conviction thereof, be declared
guilty of misdemeanor and be punished by
fine not less than - dollars and by impris-
onment not less than term of - years, and
shall hereafter be incapable OF holding any
Office of honor, trust or profit, under the Gov
eminent of the United States"
This was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee.
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill to provide for
the codification and revision of the statutes of
the United States.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following, which was
agreed to:
Resoleed, That the Secretary of War be d.
rected to inform the Senate whether persons
held to service by the laws OF Delaware, Mary
land, West Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri.
have been enrolled according to the provisions
OF the act for calling out the national forces
and for other purposes, approved March Sd,
1868, and If not why such enrolment has not
been made.
Mr.. Trumbulrs resolution of enquiry for the
names of Major aud Brigader Generals with
out a command larger than brigade, the
extent of the rank and the pay of their several
stats, with the amount of rations for each, etc.
was taken up and adopted.
After an executive session, the Senate adj
journed
HOUSE.
The Speaker has appointed the following
gentlemen as the select committee on the
National Bankrupt Law: Messrs. Spauldng,
of Ohio; Kelly, of Pennsylvania; Crayens, OF
Indiana; Hooper, of Massachusetts, Frank, of
New York; Morrison, of Illinois; Thomas, of
Maryland; jerks, of Rhode Island: and
Chandler, of New York.
The Speaker laid before the House a COM
munication from the Secretary of War, in
compliance with Mr.. Coxs resolution. trans
hitting the Report OF Gen. Mcclellan con-
corning the organization aud operations of the
Army OF the Potomac, while he was in COM
mand, and all the operations of the army
while he was Commander-in-Chief.
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, offered resolution that
ten thousand extra copies be printed. Re-
ferred to committee on Printing.
Mr.. Fenton, OF New York, from the commit
tee on Military Affairs, reported bill to
facilitate the payment Of bounties aud the
arrears OF pay due for the services of wounded
and deceased soldiers. Referred.
Mr. Schenck, Of Ohio, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported bill TO create
Bureau of Military Justice.
Mr. Selnnck also reported bill TO repeal
part of the Enrolment Act-thc sole object
Of the bill being TO unite the classes into one
to take effect from and after its passage
Mr.. Ancona, of Pennsylvania, offered a pre-
amble setting forth that the act commonly
called the Conscription Act is oppressive, I'M
just and unconstitutional. because il takes
from the States the control of their own mill
tary. Therefore,
Resotced, That the committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to bring In a bill for the
repeal of the Act and the substitution of some
constitutional and just bill for Immediately
filling up our armies.
Mr.. Stevens, OF Pennsylvania. moved the
adjournment of the House. The motion as
carried; so the House, in pursuance of the
joint-resolution, is adjourned until the 5th day
of January.