The Portland daily press., 1866-06-19
xxx CONGRESSES Session.
WASHINGTON, June IS.

.5a5ssl SENATE. ''ttil0J +.
The Tax bill was reported from the Finance
Committee and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Salisbury made personal explanation
concerning a paragraph in the New York Tril
bune about the Rosseau and Grinnell difficult
~. He had never assaulted anybody nor 'ad-
vlsed anybody to assault another. The author
OF the statement was wilful liar.
A bill was reported to regulate the occupa-
ton OF mineral lands of the United States.
1t throws all of them open to occupation 10
all citizens of the United States and those who
declare their intention of becoming so under
certain regulations. The owners of lands sd
taken shall pay into the Treasury annually
three Fer cent. of their product until the ma
tional debt is paid. This is in place Of stamp
tax on buliisn extracted from the public do
main. No location is to exceed 800 feet in
length along the line of the vein for each loca-
ton. The bill was amended by striking out
the words until the national debt is paid,n
but no final action was taken. asils
The report OF the committee of conference
on the appropriation for the preservation and
repair OF certain public works was agreed to.
The House joint resolution, requesting the
PRESIDENT to transmit to the several States for
ratitication the recent proposed amendment
TO the Constitution, was passed.
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A number of bills and resolutions were in
troduced and referred.
5. The Committee on Enrolled Bills reported
that they had, on Saturday, filed with the
Secretary OF State the Joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution.
firo Speaker added rna4 it was published
officially to-day.
Mr. Bingham offered a concurrent resolu-
ton requesting the President to transmit the
foregoing forthwith to the several Executives
Of the States, which was passed.
Mr. Ancona offered the following resolution.
Which was adopted.
Whereas, 1t is alleged peaeeable citizens of
the United States, engaged in no unlawful act
have been arrested and are held prisoners of
war by the British in Ireland, therefore
Be ii Resoloed, That the President be re-
quested to inform the House what arrests and
what steps have been taken to protect such
persons in their rights as citizens Of the Unit
ed States. .i.s4
The House proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill to provide for restoring the States
lately in insurrection to their full political
rights.
Mr.. Raymond addressed the House in its
favor. Z &<3d Hts
The Speaker presented message from the
President in reply to the House resolution of
June 11th, requesting information in refer
ence tothe dispatch of military force from
Austria for military service in Mexico, with
- tI,o Ho.;. St oeei1y 10y vi oCase.' heIerrcd
,oossana =, Ill, on uni'ary ~ Aaa!s.
so,,no 49, =, a. ~ lcsol1'loi vi tne
of 4ba iato ;.,a',,t ~. laws anu ordinances
the rahaI daht y,as roca;,,oJ f .ao u
dent, with report from the Secretary of State.
and referred to the Committee on Reconstruc-
A ,,ossoro ,,,os ,,,.o:,,o, a.. ~
i; LILY, Sse % , mas reeelse9 1lom @ sne fresident
nroornss oda =, no,,,,iot; y; nay lo. as 70 tne
p 81" inaIo III Soluplo1lls tne map connect-
ec Will .le pouliuary survey under the treaty
ta,o Saorotays ~ S.otn W report rom
''V Mv ~ ToIsa1y ;,,.ss.ss y. nsaso
e,iIo,,,s. ..o0S 'i"ouu'ou Joihe feSoiution as
aPe i onootod ,rhat tho nouo
I1,ted Sta.a sal,. ao sio 0osolnnint ol tle
% 4 @ E.a.es neleoy sualantees 70 an cltlzens
t1,o o oaa.eu oS;. osss "no ~ may concern
Of apT nuhI;c loan or ie,ns of az tSa Ps,:e y
otfnrod i, tho TTn;,aS S.atos ny 10 .L pe
of said Government. baving not ~ less than ten
or twenty wears to r,,n AMI hearn an e,,a ,ter oe
est of not more than ner cent nor .'sI oan',,.,
duly authorized by said Government of the
Rei,ublic of Mexico os certified hv the -recog-
nized Minister Pleninotentiarv from that re
public. accredited TO he IJnifed States nro-
yided the total amount of such Loan or loans
shall not exceed the sum of S5l, ,O010Ol. and
provided further. that said honds shall he sold
at the highest market rates. and snch marlat
rates shall not be less than S5 cents for each
bond of the par value of 81, and each of the
bonds constituting the loan or loans thus guar
anteed shall, by or under the direction of the
Secretary OF the Treasury of the United States
be certified as such. and shall be specially and
| exactly registered, and record of the authen-
tication of such loan or loans in full return Of
said registry shall be deposited in the Depart
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