The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-05-01
PORTLAND, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 1, 1850
xxx CONGRESSES Session.
WASHINGTON, April so.

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WASHINGTON, April so.
N SENATE.
The Reconstruction Committee reported tn
JOINT resolution and bills already published.
The Library Committee reported joint res
oiutlon tor the purchase of the library of Jas
L. Pettigrew, of South Carolina, for a law Ii
brary OF, Congress. Sic III, s,z G.
The bill authorizing the construction of
Dridge over the Mississippi at Quincy, ILL.,, wa
considered. s
The Post Office Appropriation bill was tax
en- up. sr.aff
Mr. Trumbull offered the following amend
/ ment: sra Z. y H. .e;
IN person exercising or performing the du
ties OF any office which, by law is required to bt
| n1ed by the exclusive consent OF the Senate
snail, before compensation by the Senate, re
ce1ye any salary or confirmation for his ser
Wees unless he be commissioned by the Presi
dent to ill vacancy which has, during the re
cess OF the Senate and during its last adjourn.
ment, happened by the death, resignation Oh
a long debate ensued. and without action
the Senate adjourned. sfr9 NJ
HOUSE.
Bllls were introduced giving further time
and facilities for the conversion of State banks
into National banks, referred; to promote the
construction of railroads between Washington
and the Northwest, for national purposes; to
promote construction of alrailr0ad from Pitts
burg to Cleveland, referred; granting lands to
Kansas to aid in the construction of railroad
to Red river, referred; to amend the Internal
Revenue acts, referred. N aa4
A joint resolution was introduced declaring
the constitutional relations of Tennessee re-
stored to practical relations with the United
States. Referred to the Judiciary Committee,
fhe House considered Mr.. Julian's .resolu-
ton offered in January last, declaring the
speedy trial of JEFF Davis for treason and other
crimes with which he is charged, and his prompt
executionif convicted, is imperitively demand
Cd by the people of the United States.
Mr.. Julian spoke in its favor, when it was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Committee ON Reconstruction present.
ed report which has been already published.
Il Under a suspension of the rules by a vote of
~! against 20, the report was made special
order for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
OF next week. E s- 90 8ll8 80
iThe Committee on Appropriations reported
appropriations for the Freedmen's Bureau for
the year commencing January 1st, last,
amounting to $11,500,0O0. ,iSal As
Mr. Stevens offered substitute for his bill
ta double the pensions OF ofepensioners hy the
war to pay damages done to loyal men by the
ASOSi SOfCiAAuSHO tllU lCDci TdlucfS, anu ell
force the law confscating the property of the
enemy. e-1 nasn1 s ..
The substitute forfeits 10 the Governments all
public lands Of the eleven so-called Confeder-
ate States, and provides for its distribution
among the liberated slaves at the rate of forty
acres to each adult male and widow, who is
the head of family, the rest TO be applied to
giving 500 for the erection of buildings in.
each homestead; S200O00,000 to be invested
IN u! s. securities, and the interest added to
The pensions OF pensioners; $1O0,OO0,00O to go
towards equaliZing the bounties of soldiers;
S200,000O00 to go towards paying damages
done to loyal citizens by civil and military op-
erations OF the rebel government; no persons
prOpertyto be seized whose whole estate on
the 4th of March last was not worth over $10,-
900, unless he had voluntarily become an off
Ger OF employee, military or civil, of the rebel
States. In enforcing all confiseations, $4,000
will be left to delinquents
The Committee on Public Expenditures
were instructed to inquire into alleged frauds
in the enforcement of the revenue and inter-
nal revenue laws at Boston and New York,
and authorized to sit during the recess of Con-
gress, at the most convenient place. 9d flAJ
The Secretary of State was requested to fur
nish list of the claims of citizens of the
United States now pending in our legation at
Caracas against the Venezuela Government
and state what measures are required for their
speedy settlement. - ssts
-tfiro Isrycr airu nstrber- bill was JrIen cvI,-
sidered.
Mr.. Elliot spoke in its favor and moved the
previous question.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. Blaine submitted letter from General
Fry, and made a personal vindication OF him
self from the charge of having made an un-
truthful statemedt touching the difficulties be-
tween Conkling and Gen. Fry.
The letter states that Mr.. Blaine's assertion
is strictly true, and details the difficulties at
some length.
A long debate followed, participated in by
Messrs. Blaine, ,Conkling and others, after which
the resolution was adopted. Adjourned.
Miscellaneous Dispatches. s-s-
FORTRESS MONROE, April 80.
Several oyster craft have been seized for vi
olation of the oyster laws. 4+A
MILWAUKEE, April 80.
The Straits of Mackinaw are open.
HALIFAX. N. S., April so.
Arrived yesterday steamship Ottawa from
London 18th, with troops, ordnance stores and
treights. She goes to st. John and Quebec
Also arrived freight steamer Annette 81 days