The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-07

over the veto, by 81 yeas 10 10 nays ~
| The amount recommended 10 De pald 10 the
owners of the British ship Maguienne which
was captured bv the ship Onward, and sent to
Key West in 1868, is SS,4OO.
The document sent to Congress to-day by
the President, urging modification of the oath
of Office, covers letter from the Secretary of
the Treasury, containing the names of the
Collectors of internal revenue and others ap-
| pointed since the overthrow of the rebellion.
| who have not been able to take literally the
oath of July I'd, 1862 Besides these there
are large number Of revenue officers in SINH
lar positions all of whom are serving without
compensation. AS their accounts would not
be audited by the accounting officer of the
government, the Secretary recounts The pecu-
liar circumstances of their appointment and
urges the necessity then existing, of SO APP
pointing persons who could not take the oath,
in order to secure the revenue, and hopes that
| under the circumstances of the case they may
be approved by Congress. Among those
whose names are presented, the Secretary has
no reason to suppose there is one who can
| justly be charged with being instrumental in
instigating the rebellion, although few may
have contributed to its support and continu-
ance. The Postmaster General states that
the objections to the oath have not been
among the least causes contributing to the
failure in reestablishing the mail system at the
South.
The failure, he is inclined to believe, has
not been owing exclusively to their not being
loyal persons who could take the oath, but to
the limited compensation most of the offices
offering insufficient inducements to persons to
act as postmasters, and to the unwillingness of
many who might otherwise act, to do so on
account of the inconvenience and compromise
of their positions, which they fear would re-
suit from taking the oath, when the majority
OF their neighbors consist OF those who had in
some form aided the rebellion. To obviate
these difficulties in part, recourse has been had
to the appointment of women as postmistress-
es, which has proved to be OF doubtful utility
to the service: and necessity has also compel
ed the appointment of very many ignorant
persons Incompetent to discharge the duties of
their offices, AS remedy for the future, the
Postmaster General suggests modification OF
the oath, by inserting the word s. voluntary"
Immediately before the word sought" SO
that the clause would read, " 1 have neither
voluntarily sought, nor accepted, nor attempt
ed to exercise the function of any office what
ever, under any authority or pretended au-
thority in hostility to the United States"
Seven mail routes only have been restored
out of 2,25S which were in operation before
the rebellion, and only 2,O42 postmasters ap-
pointed; of whom but / ,177 have been quail
fed, where $500 were in service before the re-
bellon. ,-..',..
The proceedings in the Senate to-day were
more than ordinarily interesting, and were
throughout listened to by densely filed CALLER
les, as well as by members of the House Of
Representatives and others, who were privi-
legged to the floor.
Senator Wright who is still sick, appeared
in his seat short time after the Senate met,
but soon retired to private room, where he
remained until the voting took place.
Senator Dixon was expected, but about 3
o'clock in the afternoon it became known that
he would not venture on leaving sick room
to come to the Senate. The friends of the
veto counted him among them, although this
has been matter of conjecture. 1t was at 6
o'clock, p. NJ, before the vote was reached,
when the excitement temporarily lulled, and
the first outbreak of applause was when Senl-
tor Morgan voted for the Civil Rights Bill
the veto to the contrary, notwithstanding.
The President pro TEN. threatened to clear
the galleries in consequence OF this demon
stration, and amid the confusion, Senator
Morgan received the congratulations OF his
friends in his immediate vicinity. g,
AZ When the result was announced, thirty
three for the bill, and fifteen against,-or the
required two thirds, the applause that arose
from the galleries was deteaning, the friends
of the measure being indescribably jubiant.
with the action Of the Senate, and to furnish
it with the Bill together with the Presidents
objections. 1t may likewise be reconsidered,
as is provided by the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States. ,a {
The Columbian Commission was in session
yesterday, TO hear Mr.. Carlisle discuss the
questions connected with the Panama riots OF
1856, and the capitulation tax as it affected
the steamship Co. Mr.. Carlisle was respond
Al Al No.. vJ.oa aI-, e., oil
Companies, and by Judge Dean, of New
York, for the United States Steamship Co..
The cases were then submitted to the Com
missioners and Umpire. The questions in
volve most interesting points of international
law growing out of the treaties of 1916, and
the contract of the railroad Company with
New Granada.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
under the direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury in the assessment of the annual in
come tax will not require OF farmers the re-
turn oftheir farm products consumed by them
selves and families. IL .H,.g 3
Instructions to assessors will expressly au-
thoriZe this relief.
A fire broke out this evening in a small lab
oratory at the Washington Arsenal. The
flames soon communicated to an adjoining
shed, in which large number of muskets
were stored, one OF which exploded, wound
ing soldier who was engaged in suppressing
the flames.
], Yesterday considerable number of Virgin
ians called at the Executive Mansion to give
assurance to the President that the people of
Virginia, with unprecedented unanimity,
would give their sincere and cordial support
to his policy. -.y
The President replied that it was grateful to
his feelings to be assured that his public course
was approved by the people of Virginia. 1t
would cheer him in the path of duty which he
was trying to tread, and for their kind express
sion of confidence he expressed thanks.