The Portland daily press., 1866-05-16
GbY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
Wednesday Morning, May l6, 1866.
xxx CoNGRES5---First Session.
WASHINGTON May Is.
WASHINGTON May Is.

WASHINGTON May Is.
| N SENATE. ~
A bill apportioning the issue of national
currency among the several States was intro
duced and referred to the Finance Commit
/ tee.
Mr.. Fessenden gave notice that he should
call up the Reconstruction resolutions from
the House on Monday and press them to a
i vote. @ lt5tyg - L
A bill was passed fixing Richmond as the
place, and May and December as the time for
holding the U. S. Circuit Court in Virgins, jim
stead of Norfolk.
The bill appointing an additional Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy was passed
The joint resolution to prevent the intro
duction of cholera was taken up.
After discussion, Mr. Summers amendment
was adopted, and then the Senate resolution,
proposed as substitute for that OF the House,
was rejected-17 against 49,.
The House resolution was read.
Mr.. Henderson moved to substitute the
Secretary of the Treasury for the President,
wherever those words occur, and also to
strike out that portion OF the bill authorizing
the President to empower military and naval
commanders in ports or places that have been
or are in insurrection, to enforce the quaran-
tine regulations to insert instead " authority
to the President to direct the revenue officers
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aid in such quarantine and health laws as may
be necessary" Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, it was provided
that all authority hereby granted shall expire
on the 1st of january next. as
The House bill was then passed-27 to 12.
The bill heretofore introduced by Senator
Sherman, to reduce the rate of interest on the
National debt, and for funding the same, was
reported back from the Committee on FL
xxvstI f1,ot
the expense of disposing of the bonds shall
not exceed one per cent. of the amount dis
posed Of }80g5g sgr g-3
Mr.. Sherman suggested to Mr.. Fessenden
to set day for calling up the above. 9GF t
Mr.. Fessenden said he was opposed to the
bill, and was not in favor OF fixing any day for
taxing it up. TF
" Mr.. Sherman said he would endeavor to call
it up some day next week.
Ats o'clock a message was received from
the President, vetoing the Colorado bill
The bill to prevent smuggling was discussed
and passed. sall{'
MI. McDougall called for the reading of the
veto message. n7 t-silo iaa fali Il sirfs
3 Mr.. Fessenden moved that the Senate 90
into executive session. ,-
Mr.. McDougall said it was matter of cour-
tesy to the President to read the message.
Mr. Fessender said there was no disrespect
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merely wished to postpone the reading until
tomorrow morning, when there would be a
full Senate. ,
Mr. McDougall said this was the first time
message had been denied a reading for SO
long, he could not but regard it as a vindictive
assault upon the President.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion. after which it adjourned.
HOUSE. as fr-fs,esr
Mr. Wilson offered an amendment, which
he proposes as a substitute for one of the bills
reported by the Reconstruction Committee,
which was ordered to be printed. 1t provides
that when an amendment shall have become
apart of the Constitution, and any State late
ly in rebellion shall comply with its require
ments by modifying its Constitution in con-
forrnity Herewith, Senators and Representa-
tives from said States, and after taking the re-
qured oath of Office, may be admitted to Con-
gress, provided such State shall establish equal
suffrage for all male citizens not less than
81 years of age; and such Senators and Rep
I resentatives may be- admitted to Congress
iwithout awaiting the action of other States on
said amendment This shall not require the
dsfranchisement of any loyal person now en-
titled to vote.
The Senate amendments to the Post Office
bill were reported back, and all concurTed in.
A resolution was adopted, that the Pension
Committee enquire into the propriety of
amending the pension laws so as to prevent
pension agents from eXacting fees
A substitute was reported for the joint res
olution relative to the Military Academy. 1t
provides that the age of admission OF cadets
hereafter must be. between II and %, but any
person having honorably served in the army
in the late war over one year, and possessing
qualifications, shall be eligible up to "a. The
substitute was agreed to, and the joint resolu-
ton as thus amended was passed.
The two bills from the Reconstruction Com
mittee were taken up and debated at consid-
cradle length, and finally were postponed to
/ the 2Sth and goth insts. r
| The report from the Committee on Terrific
| ries was then considered. rf
The bill to amend the organic act of the
territories OF Nebraska, Colorado, Dacotall,
Montana, Washington, idaho, Arizona, Utah,
| and New Mexico was considered and passed
70 to 43.
The House, in Committee of the Whole,
considered the Tax bill. The rate Of interest
where property was sold for taxes was reduc-
e. from 20 to 10 per cent.
u The Committee progressed in the bill as far
as page A.
The Speaker presented three messages from
the President in reference to the following
subjects: Transmitting report from the Secre
| tary Of State in reference to the House reso-
luton ct the 7th Of May, in reference to clerks
employed in the Department of State; trans
| mitting report from the Secretary of the
Treasury in answer to the House resolution of
| Nav Sd. concerning the discrimination made
| by the so-called government of Mexico against
| American commerce or against commerce
from particular American ports. Referred to
Committee on Commerce. Also, transmitting
COPY of correspondence between the Secretary
of State and Charge d'Atfairs OF the United