The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-18
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TO THE DAILY PRESS
Wednesday Morning, April 10, 1861
xxx CoNGREsS---First Session.
WASHINGTON, April II.
SENATE.

.r fts. WASHINGTON, April IT,
. SENATE. .s...--.- r..
Mr.. Sprague offered resolution which was
referred to the Military Committee, directing
the Secretary of War to change the name o.
certain forts and arsenals named after pro- 4
nent rebels. 80
Mr. Wilson introduced bill to prevent and
punish the issue of false stamps, brands and
stencils Referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
p Mr.Anthony reported a resolution for print
ing 1900 copies of the report ct the Commits
sioner of Patents. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the Senate proceed
to reconsider the vOte on the admission of
Colorado.
Mr.. Sumner hoped the Senate would not re-
consider that vote, and spoke against the mo-
tion. - 1915 -'- ~1-ltI-'7
MIR. Wilson introduced joint resolution to
provide for the erection of fire proof buildings
at The Schuylkill arsenal near Philadelphia,
which appropriates $4,000 for the erection Of
store houses for storage of Government prop
erty. Referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs. f-s..s.. ..,...... "a.
,.,. Mr.. Grimes Introduce bill to define the
number and regulate the appointment of Off
GERS in the navy. Referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs.
The Chair appointed Messrs Wilson, Sher-
man and Guthrie committee OF conference
on the subject of the resolution nrohibitino
the sale of LIQUORS in the Capitoi buildings
the Senate having refused tn aoree to the
House amendment of that resolution. o.
Mr.. Wiley presented a petition from the
German Lutherans of Martinsburg, West
Virginia, for compensation for their church,
which was destroyed by fire while occupied by
United States Troops. Referred to tbe Com
mttee on Claims. ies,s. M "A ,rIrIaa-. .,-.Tr
b The morning hour having expired the hill
relating to the habeas corpus was taken IN.
Mr.. Nye moved to POSTPONE the habeas cor
pus bill and take up the bill for the relief of
certain naval contractors. Carried. II to IL
The pending question was ON Mr.. Crimes
amendment to allow parties IL per cent. ON
the original contract price. .oai .4t9
Mr. Nye addressed the Senate i'm favor of
the bill. 81
A long debate ensued at the close of which
without taking the question. the Senate adj
journed 5a1i oTg 1,aIls.1l 13-'l11~T
HOUSE. - q .lsi4i
Mr.. Elliott of Connecticut from tbe Com 4
mittee on Commerce, reported the hin maxine
appropriation for repair, preservation and
completion of certain public works heratafora
Commenced under authority Of the law. Re-
ierred to the Committee of the whole. y j
The bill appropriates for the examination
and survey of works of Improvement far
which appropriations heretofore have been
made and concerning which no information ia
now in possession of the War Department.--
The bill appropriates the following amounts Il
On the Atlantic coast $4,000: on the Pacific
coast $25, 600 and ON the North Western lakes
100000. 1t also makes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
the extending of breakwaters and .imnrovino
navigation of the rivers. harbors. etc. "a
A number of pension hills yyere raroortad
from the Committee on Invalid Pensions
Mr.. Perham from that COMMITTEES reported
back with a substitute. bill inereasino the
salary of the Commissioner Of Pensions to
$4,000 and the Chief Clerk OF tbe Pa,,s;o,,
Office to $780, The I'd Sec. of the bili' an
thorizes the Secretary of the Interior to an
point from the fourth class clerks in the PEN
sion Office, one chief examiner of the army
invalid pensions, one chief examiner of tba
army pension claims of widows, mothers and
orphans, and one chief examiner of tbe7 navv
pension claims, each Of them to have 5000
year more than their present salaries. -,
Mr.. Perham moved to amend the substitute
by striking out the I'd Section 'el6Il
Pending debate on the bin the mo,n;no
hour expired and the bill went over Til toe
morrow ii2al
The House proceeded to the consideration |
of the bill to reorganize and establish the n
S. army, the pending Question 'Ibeing on tbe I