The Portland daily press., 1866-02-09
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TO THE DAILY PRESS.
Friday Morning, February 9, 1855.
xxx C0NGRESS---First Session,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
TO THE DAILY PRESS

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
400 1 SENATE.
Mr.. Doolittle presented the credentials of
John Pool, Senator elect from North Carolina.
Tabled. HffET|t ~ - - : = 1 - -
Mr. Stewart offered resolution, which was
adopted, instructing the Judiciary Committee
10 inquire what legislation was necessary to
protect the citizens of the United States in
the Territory of Utah in their civil rights.
MIR. Wilson introduced bill to repeal the
act authorizing the settlement ofclaims against
the United States for property taken or de-
stroyed by the army in the lately rebelliOus
States. Referred to the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs Li-. p
The bill for the relief of ]. B. Rittenhouse,
Paymaster Of the Pacific Squadron, indemni-
flying him for the loss sustained by the robbery
OF his safe, passed. aasA :
The Constitutional amendment in relation
to representation was taken up. l.l 15ea5. =.
Mr.. Lane, of Ind, made speech in favor of
it. ae q a
A bill was introduced amendatory of the
judicial system. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The Senators elect from Colorado were ad-
mitted to the floor by vote.
The bill for extending the time for the with
drawal OF goods from the public stores and
warehouses was taken up, but the expiration
OF the morning hour prevented final action.
The bill charging the powers of the Freed
mems Bureau, with the house amendment,
was reported from the Judiciary Committee.
All the amendments by the House, except that
restricting the operation of the bill to States
in which the habeas corpus was suspended in,
Feb. LIST, 1865, were agreed to, and the bill then
passed. 49, e-s@ - "a hshtsa1si p
n Adjourned. '-'as2e -'aa aas9ae 'ss9as
sa ). tasla1 HOUSE. sssesaosg GA a4s,75i
The House, by 112 against 20, passed the
bill setting apart all public lands in Mississip-
pi, Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas, for home
stead purposes. No distinction is to be made
on account of race Oh color. No minerallands
are TO be liable to entry or settlement g va
The House considered the Navy Appropria-
The Navy Appropriation bill was reported
from the Committee of the Whole with amend
ments, but no final action was taken. T
l. The House considered the Bankrupt bill
There was long debate in the appropria-
ton for the Pensacola Navy Yard. An amend
ment was finally agreed, upon appropriating
! 100000 for MISREPRESENTATION of Government
property at the Pensacola Navy Yard ~ !
An amendment was adopted providing that
so much of the first section of the act of July,
1854, appropriating $250O00 for bounties for
the destruction of the enemies vessels, shall
apply to all cases of destruction of vessels dur
ing the recent rebellion, at the same rate. -
+ An amendment was adopted that no money
| appropriated by this bill be paid to those who
failed to take the prescribed oath Of Office
The bill was then reported to the House
without final action. Vt.rs tIlg
The bill was laid over until Tomorrow, nj ,
The bill establishing a uniform bankrupt
! system was taken up.
! Mr.. Jencks, who had the floor, gave way to
MIR. Grinnell, who made some personal expla-