The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-07-21
BIZ TELEGRAPH,
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
Saturday Morning, July 81, 1855.
xxx CoNGREss---lst Session.

- WASHINGTON, July 20.
&a SENATE.
Mr. Fessenden, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported the tariff bill passed by the
House Wednesday. with two amendments
which he said were important.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill to prevent
Courts from being used as a means OF prose-
cution of loyal citizens. Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee. eesel - 4eq y
The House bill to protect the revenue, with
amendments was reported from the Finance
committee. n ~ &T3 w tl
The conference committee on the consular
appropriation bill, made q report which was
agreed to. A long debate ensued upon the fact
That the appropriation Tor the mission to Portu-
gal was expunged. Remarks were made con
oemnatory Of Minister Hervey's course in
Wrltins partisan letter, and as an offset the
ulsPaocn OF Governor Brownlow to the Clerk of
the senate yesterday in which Brownlow says:
give my respects to the dead dog in the White
House" was read as being paralleled to the
remarks in Mr.. Herveys letter abont the action
of Congress. ~ }f[
,r, EVENING SESSION. ~
Several bills from the Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, were passed, among which
were the bills incorporating the Soldiers and
Sailors Home and the National Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Home, also one apprOpriating
5000, 900 to build . Jail. Adjourned.
HOUSE. s7s1a-' EpaS1Ji 'i' ',H
Mr. Banks introduced joint resolution
giving the use of the building recently Occu-
pied for the Fair of the House of Orphans Of
Soldiers and Sailors for an additional fair
Passed. y s. EN y Il u ~
The House considered the joint resolution
for the admission of Tennessee.
Mr.. Bingham withdrew the demand for the
previous question.
Mr.. Bingham slightly modified his resolu-
ton and renewed his demand for the previous
question.
Messrs. Boutwell, and Ward each desired to
offer an amendment, the former providing for
equal and just suffrage. q 7sl-H .a1aGtA
Mr.. Bingham declined to let the amend
ments be offered. The previous question was
seconded, and the resolution ordered to be
engrOssed, and read a third time. The pre-
alnble was then, ordered to be read third
time. The house then got into some corfu
sion about the preamble, which finally resolv-
ed itself into a motion to reconsider the vote
ordering the preamble engrossed, which was
tabled-yeas, '1Q5; nays, %. a-G.5O9
., Mr.. Boutwell, opposed the admission of Ten
nessee without enffachising freedmen, and
said that by so doing the house was surren-
dering ur four millions of people-surrender-
ing the cause of justice, degrading itself and
1uC "iiu VIC, SIcdI party WHICH udu cOnLrO4oO
the country in the most trying time in the
history Of the world. ysa.ail IA h,ges III
The vote was taken and resulted as follows
Yeas, 1875, nays IL.
There was considerable laughter on both
sides when Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, vot.
ed aye. The result was greeted with great
applause on the floor and in the galleries. o
Mr.. Stevens reported bill to provide for re.
storing the States, to their full political right
Several amendments were proposed, and
finally the bill and amendments were laid on
the table.
Mr.. Stevens offered joint resolution tina
when Congress adjourns it adjournsl to meet
again on Saturday, the first day OF December
next unless sooner convened by. the President
or by the joint call of the presiding officers o.
both houses, who are hereby authorised to ex
crcise this power in cases Of emergency.
The Speaker submitted the question to the
house whether the above should be entertain
ed as privileged question. s1NA S'sNA
Several members debated it. rasaa
Mr.. Stevens said his object was to fix it tina
by SO adjourning Congress can control actor
OF the President. 1sAg L e
The house rejected it by vote Of AS to Is
Adjourned sFrrslzsr-F