The Portland daily press., 1866-05-09
I)Y TELEGRAPH.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
Wednesday Morning, May 9, 1866.
XXxIx CoNGREss---First Session.

WASHINGTON Nav X.
| ~ SENATE.
i The Joint resolution in relation TO tbe al
i tempted assassination of the Emneror of Rms
| sia was passed,
| A Joint resolution was renortad d;ractin
| the Secretaries of War and Navv to mite i,
establishine a uniform system or q ouarantina %
Laid over until to-morrow' ' " 4-'' '-' ''-'s
| The Joint resolution exemntino crude natro
leum from taxation was passed.
| MIR. Fessenden from the Fmance Commit
tee. renortad tbe legislative annronr;ation hi
The Post Office Appropriation bill was takeI
| IN. tbe nen,lipg onesfjon beino on M EeS
| senden's amendment relative to annointment.
| to office.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to strike ont the las
| clause recurring the case and cause Of remnv
al to be reported to the Seoate. Agreed to-
Yeas % naus 1R
Mr. Trumbull offered t5e follow;nn substi
tute for the proposition now before the Senate
aThat no person EXERCISING or nerformno
or undertaking to exercise or nerf1rm onv d,7.
tiesof any Office which by law is reouirel to
be filled by the advice and consent of IL
Senate. shall. before CONFIRMATION, receive onv
compensation for his services nnless conm;:. nc
stoned nv tbe President to fiji q vacancy oc-
casioned bv death. RESIGNATION or exniration
of term during the recess of the Senate and
since it's last adjournment.
4 A LENGTHY discussion foIIowed involvino tho
course Of the President in nolitical matters
some of the Republicans CHARGING him will
having acted IN harmony with the enemies ot
that party. " - "
Without action on the amendnen+ tbo son
ate adjourned. fl-5. sl
uorsr
A motion was made to nostnone the Can
stitutionaJ omond,non+ o,,ortpJ -. ~ - 0a
Construction Tommittao i'eh nlt;i ~ py the En- ne
dlsnoseI of '4o '''A "ni %
Mr. Stevens onnosed tbe m..tor ond - ,,-os
LOST bv ii 10 80, = : - '-.' - "''0
The Committee on Ranks uoro ;nstruo+od
To inouire into tha c;rcn,''sto',oas notoJ oo.o1
with The failure of the "Marchants, o;oeJ Mn.;ooi
Rank of Wasbinesto,, ond oino 80. a'iohal a.
leg;sIafion ;s 1aoeSsar,, a." - ..,so wu.'
in such events. " pi0'o0' 'iio p"oiic
The House then rroooodod 70 oons;aou A..
snecial order viz tbe ;o;nt reso,t;n,, tt the
reconstruction cono,o;ttoo no.sN,: Vi 'no
amendment to the Const;t,,tionp piopo'A an
M Stevens W unU ,,,,o''ta, ~ V;tusioh: :. I'LL
fell far short of bis wishes bnt ha oI;o ~
was all that could he obtoined i, +ba ,roS. ~
state of nublic oninion pie'ei''
Mr.. Finck onnosed tbe n,oos,,ra
Mr.. Garfield emnnar,ed Oh 81 - ,. Al,
third section which M RIa;na y h,S SAIep1 .ne
he at least snscentiba Of ,,;sao,,..'os: "
,novnd 10 anoond +ho ,,,o+;o,- - !! 49,! ',iu
adding instructions to strike ont tbat saot;any uy
Mr.. Thaver made similar remars ,ss' o1oSai o~d J;i
not think the peone of the lovaI Sta;os su o,iJ u
subscribe either tp tbe imSt;nc ~ Mouau
of the third section " oAp0u'en'y
Mr.. Niblack said he would xuben bo s,,ou,d
have the opportunitv move f. anaend I tha 5oI st,,
section by adding to H tbe foIownn n.1,,;se. ~.
"Proyided thai nothing contained i,oIIG in t%;s
Article shall he 81 Construed as - a,tho,;na
Congress to regulate or control the elective
franchise within any State, or abridne or no.
strict the power of any State to contrnl tba
same within it's own Jurisdiction. excant 90
in the Sd section hereof prescribed.
Messrs. Bower and Smith onnosed and
Messrs. Kelley and Schencl enstainod tha
measure, -.
The House then took n recass till evan;no
for action on the fax hill evcIsivaiu --e'
There was pretty fi1ll attendance Of 7so
P. M. when the Honse wont into q co,n,,,;t.
tee of the whole. Mr.. Dawes in fhe chair On
the tax bill. -. -
7The 1st section imnos;no tax Of < oort,
ner nound on cation he;n@ upJar " noDs;dnro, Gro'