The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-02-07

and his colleagues, Messrs. Pike and Blaine,
passed that body yesterday by so decided
vote-99 ayes to 50 noes-as to indicate very
clearly that those ships which have taken ref
uge under foreign colors during the rebellion
will have the privilege of sailing under them
{or good while to come.
We are Just now having beside this "Rioer
of the Council Fire. quite gathering OF
chiefs. General Sherman has been upon the
floor of the Senate several times of late, and
Generals Meade and Thomas were present a
short time this afternoon. Secretary Seward
also came in near the close of the session, for
the first time this winter, l believe. His face
is considerably disfgured upon the right side,
but his appearance isnot otherwise perceptibly
changed. He received the compliments and
congratulations of many Senators.
There was session of the House for speech
making on the evening of Tuesday the 30th
ult., at which the Speaker pro tempore, Mr.
Grinnen, and four members were present.
From the fact that upon motion to adjourn
the ayes were two and the noes were two, the
Speaker pro tenn. deciding the question, it
might be inferred that two of the members
present at this memorable and momentous
sitting delivered speeches and two wanted TO.
But as matter of fact-I will not be respon-
sible for the effect the announcement may
have upon the country-ss matter OF fact,.
no speeches at all were made.
somewhat similar scene occurred several
wears AGO one drowsy afternoon late in May
The House was in Committee of the whole
on the State of the Union"-"Tom" Florence
in the chair, a member from western New
York reading dreary speech, one member on
the floor acting as "aJence," and Roscoe Conk-
ling straying in and out as the fancy took him
such was the aspect of the popular branch
of Congress on the evening referred to. About
six o'clock the audience" having got pretty
well bored through, and Conkling pretty well
tired out, the latter moved that the Committee
rise; which motion was triumphantly carried.
Mr.. Florence then requested Conkling to take
the chair, and with all due decorum and SOL
emnity the House-that is Florence and the
'audience," voted to adjourn,
According to letter from the Secretary Of
the Interior, communicating to the House on
the 25th ult., statement of the persons and
capital employed in manufactures in those
cities and villages possessing ten thousand in
habitants and upwards, Portland has invested
in manufactures, a capital of 81 1884 $4,000,
and has employed 1882 males and Sc females
turning out annual products to the amount OF
1851 SO5.00. Bangor has capital of $780,
10000 invested, and force of 1856 male and
1903 female hands employed in manufactures
with annual products valued at $,050,090.00
The former city is the thirty-second in the
In the country in point of population, and the
latter the fifty-seventh-th former the forty
seventh in the order of manufacturing products.
and the latter the eighty-ffth. New York,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Boston, Brooklyn,
Newark, St. Louis, Baltimore and San Fran
cisco rank in. order of their manufacturing
products as they are here named. That city
so recently founded and SO divided from the
older and more populous parts of the country
as San Francisco, should have already become
the ninth manufacturing city of the nation, is
fact forcibly illustrating how a
WESTWARD the star of empire takes its way"
The Legislatures of several States have re-
Gently sent to Congress resolutions favoring an
equalization of bounties paid to Union soldiers
during the war; Early in the session the
Secretary of War communicated to Congress
astatement on this subject, according to which,
in order to equalize bounties absolutely, there
would be required 1854, 197, 10000, or in pro-
portion to time of service, 1851 1906, 10000
This probably settles the matter
The Globe came out at its usual time on
Thursday with sirty solid columns of Con-
gressional proceedings, the first word Of which
was uttered less than twenty four hours pre-
vious-a feat which newspaper men will ap-
preciate. Several columns, however, were set
up from manuscript furnished in advance. 1t
is allowed to fall behind, whenever the pro-
ceedings exceed forty columns. The Globe es-
Enlistment owes very much of its good man
agement and efficiency to the skill and energy
of MIR. George A. Bailey, formerly Of West
brook, Me. T. S. P.