The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-15
DY57:,'TELEGRAPH,
Thursday Morning, March l5 1885,
xxx coNGREss---First Session.
WASHINGTON, March IA.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.

! Judiciary Commute, with the recommends
ton that it pass. Objected to and it lays over
Two thousand five hundred dollars was vot-
ed to the sufferers by the late arsenal explo-
sion. e Fl.
A resolution was offered that the Recon-
struction Committee ought to take the testi-
mony of reasonable number of persons sug-
| gested by Senators ard Representatives of the
Southern States. Laid over. .a III r-
| The regular army bill was taken I'D. -.-r
| IA bill supplying DEFICIENCIES in civil appro-
| priations was reported. ,a
Among the amendments are the following:
Striking out the appropriation for surveying
| Seekonk river. r. l.
Striking out the proviso that carpets for
public buildings shall be of domestic manu-
\ facture. o
Striking out of items for building a bridge
over the canal at Portland. a
For altering the Providence Custom House,
and for compilation of the laws relative to
revenue, commerce, and navigation.
1t adds $4,000 to the fund for sick and dis
| abled Seamen. .s
| The Military bill provides that the military
peace establishment of the United States
shall consist OF five regiments of artillery,
twelve regiments of cavalry and fifty regi-
ments of infantry. son 114a
| The professors and corps of the United
States Military Academy and such other for
ces as shall be provided for by this act are to
| be known as the Army of the United States,
1t also provides in detail for the organization
and offering of the army. % s.
| An amendment was adopted authorizing
| the President to employ in the Territories a
force of Indians not exceeding 1000, to act as
scouts and to receive the pay and allowances
1 of cavalry. Il
| An amendment was adopted which prohib-
its the payment of extra duty pay to men of
L IL 4
tending the provisions of the original act
granting extra duty pay to enlisted men in
Mr.. Fessenden moved to strike out the
| words five additional regiments" in the 4th
Section, and insert the words thirteen reai-
ments, eight of which shall be colored men,"
and to strike out from the close of the same
section the words and eight regiments to be
| composed of colOred men, to be differed by
officers of the colored troops who have served
| two years during the war and been dlstin-
guished by capacity and good conduct
| Adopted. aaa
Mr.. McDougal moved to strike out the pro.
visions for colored troops. Disagreed to. II
On motion of Mr.. Grimes provision in the
4th Section, that promotions in colored regi-
ments shall be confined to regiments of that
| corps, was struck out. Il
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden proviso was
adopted that in the selection of officers those
| of the regular army who have commanded
| volunteer troops may be accounted officers of
| volunteers OF the rank they held as comman-
| ders of volunteers.
| Several other amendments were adopted in-
Guiding one changing the vote of mileage for
officers travelling for public duty, from six to
| ten cents per mile when not furnished with
| transportation in kind.
Mr. Hendricks moved that the ten regiments
| shall be differed from the veteran reserve
| corps, but subsequently modified it SO as to
embrace officers wounded in the service, with
| out belonging to the veteran reserve corps
| Rejected. +-EEl
MIR. Wade moved to amend, that two of the
new cavalry regiments shall be of colored
troops. Adopted. aa5 sou alg .
An amendment was adopted that there
shall be one major for each regiment of infan-
| try, instead of two.
The bill then passed, q against s, and goes
| to the House. rel -gsa g.
| Mr.. Wilson entered motion to reconsider
the vote rejecting the bill for the admission of
| Colorado. s cf 7fS
The Senate concurred in the House amend
ment to the bill relative to the Court of
Claims
| Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to establish a
uniform system of militia, pending the con-
| sideration OF which the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and subsequently, adjourned.
| HOUSE. r.
| The bill relating to the Court of Claims was
reported from the Judiciary Committee with
an amendment providing for decisions by that
Court being furnished the heads of Depart
| ments and Bureaus The amendment was
agreed to, and the bill passed.
| The bill amendatory of the act relating to
the habeas corpus, and relative to the judicial
1 proceedings in certain cases was taken up
A substitute by the Judiciary Committee
| proposes to enact that any search, arrest inn
prisonment, &C., made during the rebellion by
the military authorities, shall be held as in
purview of the fourth, fifth and sixth sections
of said act. =. ar
| A motion was made to recommit the bill.
Mr.. Harding opposed the bill, but the morn
| ing hour expired before he closed his remarks.
Mr.. Pike offered resolution instructing the
Secretary of the Navy to send an adequate
naval force to the fishing banks, for the pro-
lection Of the fisheries. Objections being
made, it was withdrawn. . sss-
The Secretary of the Treasury transmitted
a special report of the revenue commission on
| the relations of foreign trade to domestic in
| dustry and internal revenue.
Also report on proprietary and other med
| icines and perfumery, as source of national
revenue. Referred to the Ways and Means
| Committee. &
The House then went into Committee of
to the Paris exhibition.
Mr.. Washburn opposed it. o1 y
Mr.. Washburne opposed the resolution on
financial grounds, and on the ground of our
political relations with Europe. Every coun-
try except one had slurred and spit on and in
suited us during our late war. He could not
forget that in the darkest hour of our trials
France had stabbed us in most vital part by
planting her troops as constant and eternal
tn mi fha irl,b -
Mexico. He could not forget that she had
placed an Austrian adventurer on the throne
of Mexico. 1t had struck him with surprise
yesterday to hear gentleman from Massa-
chusetts (Mr. Banks) say that Napoleon de-
sired war with this country. He could not
believe it. If that was so, he could be ac-
commodated in the smallest possible space of
time. Instead Of sending our plain Republic
can uniforms, blood-stained on so many battle
| fields, to be sneered at by the funkies in Eu-
rspe, he would propose to put them on our
noble soldiers, and let them march to the
Halls Of the Montezumas." He wanted
Congress to announce that, having put down
the greatest rebellion known in history, hav-
ing reached a status above all other nations,
we will not lower our dignity and our position
by passing such measure as this.
MI. Chandler spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton. slsss ~. - ol5e ge5zoa
Mr.. Grinnell supported the resolution, but
gave notice of an amendment to reduce the
number o. scientific commissioners from ten
to five.
Mr.. Woodbridge severely criticised the re-
marks of Mr.. Washburne, and favored the
proposition. IT -,7rk84 ~ .Ed
Mr.. Raymond, of New York, animadverted
severely upon Mr.. Washburne's remarks. He
denied that we had been insulted by France.
The nation was not in the habit of submitting
to insult from any nation, great or small
Different policies had been pursued by Euro
pean nations, which we had considered mimi
cal to our interests; but no nation had dared,
at any point in our great contest, to insult the
flag of the United States, on the sea or on the
land; and the time was far distant when any
ono Of thapn would vpnf1Iro fo do II To hoJ