The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-04-06
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Portland Daily Press.
xXXVTIT O0NGREss---rirst Session.
WASHINGTON, April )

SENATE.
Alter an important morning business. Mr.
| Powell endeavored TO get up his resolution
calling upon the Secretary Of War for infor-
nation 10 reference to orders given by him or
his subordinates for the seizure of the places
| of religious worship.
Mr.. CONFESS moved to lay it on the table
which was agreed to-
Mr.. Harris reported from the Judiciary COM
mittee bill for the collection of taxes in in
surrectionary districts, with an amendment
striking out the provisions authorizing grants
of forty acre lots to soldiers, and that empow-
ering tax commissioners TO set aside sales
| deemed to be unfairly made.
Mr.. Anthony submitted an amendment, in-
tended to be proposed to the bill for the relief
of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United
States, which proposes to retire Justices of the
Supreme Court aud District Courts at the age
of seventy if they desire it, giving the Su-
preme Court Justices from $4,000 to $4,000, &C.
cording to the length of their official office.
and three-fourths of the salary to District
Court Justices, provided such salaries shall
not be less than $1,000 in cases where the term
OF service has exceeded fifteen yeers.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull the Senate, at
quarter TO one o'clock, went into executive
session on important business.
At half past one o'clock the doors were
again opened.
A discussion ensued between Messrs. Fes-
sender and Trumbull on the formers motion
OF yesterday to postpone the prior order OF
the joint resolution to amend the Constitution,
and to take up the naval appropriation BILL
The Senate refused to postpone.
Mr.. johnson proceeded to address the SEN
ate at length on the subject.
Mr.. Davis amendment, that no negro or
person whose mother or grandmother is or
was negro, shall be citizen of the United
States, or be eligible to any civil or military
office or any place of trust or profit under the
United States, was rejected-yess 5, nays 81.
Mr.. Powell proposed to insert at the end of
section l the following :-"That no slave shall
be emancipated by this article unless the
owners thereof be first paid the value of the
slave or slaves so emancipated." Rejected
yeas 2, nays 81
Mr.. Davis submitted an amendment proyi-
ding for the distribution of the negroes set
free under this act among the Northern states
according to their respective populations
rejected.
Mr.. salisbury obtained the floor when the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Arnold, of Illinois, from the committee
on Roads and Canals, reported bill which he
explained TO be amendatory of the post route
actof July, 1862, providing for the construc-
ton OF two bridges over the Ohio river, TO
enable the railroads of Indiana and Illinois to
meet those on the banks of the Ohio river in
Kentucky, and for the securing of navigation
BY directing the bridges to be built from 200
to 800 feet high.
The railaoads are ready to construct the
bridges without cost TO the government at the
falls OF the Ohio.
Mr.. Mallory, of Kentucky, in adyerting to
TO the bill, said that If it had been passed two
years ago, millions of dollars would have been
saved to the government in the transportation
OF supplies.
Both the gentlemen spoke of the great mil
itary as well as commercial Importance of Sc
curing the connection.
Mr.. Moorehead, of Penn, moved to lay the
bill on the table; disagreed to.
Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,, said that the bill in
volved great Constitutional principles, and
therefore he moved that it be referred for con-
sideration TO the committee Of the whole on
the State of the Union. He was opposed to
bridging navigable streams. His own county
had suffered too much altogether from the
bridge at Rock Island. The motion was disa-
greed to.
Tie bill was then reeommitted to the COM
mittee on Roads and Canals.
Mr.. Holman, OF Ind, offered resolution
directing the committee on Military Affairs to
report the bill increasing the pay of privates.
Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio, said that the commit
icG SUCH Dlll, DuL
it to see what amount will be raised from the
new tariff bill.
Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio, moved to refer the
resolution to the committee on Military At
fairs. Agreed to.
The House refused TO give the Naval Com
mittee ten days leave TO visit the West to in-
speet sites for navy yard.
The House then went into a Committee of
the whole on the national bank bill.
The Committee agreed to the amendment
offered yesterday by vote of 50 against a.
that nothing in this act shall be construed to
prohibit the taxing Of bank capital for state
and municipal purposes, provided the taxes
shall not be higher than the rate imposed by
the States on the same amount of moneyed
capital in the hands of individuals.
Mr.. Brooks, of Y. Y, offered three additional
sections, two of which he said came from all
the Banks Of n. Y, with perhaps the excep-
ton of one-frst, an amendment, providing
that the coin received by every association
shall be retained up to certain extent; Sec
ond, an amendment designating the Ways and
Means for winding up the associations when
they desire; third, forbidding these banks
from being turned into Savings Banks.
These amendments were severally rejected.
Mr.. Holman of Ind, offered a substitute
for the bill repeating the national bank act
now in existence, and giving the institutions
three years In which TO close their affairs
This was disagreed TO by vote of Al TO 63.
The Committee here rose and reported the
bill to the House.
Mr.. Stevens, of Penn, offered a substitute
for II, similar to the bill as amended but fig
ing the rate of interest at per cent. and omit
ting state taxation.
Mr.. Steele, of n. Y, made speech against
the system proposed.
Mr.. Stevens acceded to the suggestion of
NJ. n a.. a
made by the Committee Of the Whole on the
State of the Union, shall be printed before
further action is taken on the subject.
Adjourned.