The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-01
xxx ooNGREss--sEoOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
SENATE.

The committee on Claims were instructed
to inquire into the expediency of compensat-
war losses
"A resolution was adopted calling ON the
PRESIDENT Tor copies of the correspondence be-
tween the State Department and Foreign Min
lsters on the policy of the Administration to-
ward the rebeliious States.
MI, Conness' resolution relative to the pro-
posed reciprocity treaty, with the Hawaiian
Islands was called up and passed.
Mr.. Summers resolution relative to Mr.. Mot
| ley, introduced yesterday, was debated until
| the expiration of the morning hour, When the
The tariff on cast iron, steam, gas and water
| mines was increased from ga to "a of cent
ner mound. The amendment was agreed to-
| Mr. Creswell moved to amend by increasing
| the duty on chromate and bichrOmate and po-
| tassa from to IL cents per pound. Agreed
Mr. Wilson moved to amend the paragriph
putting duty of 45 per cent. per pound and IS
per cent. ad val0rem on wooden cloths compris-
ing broadcloth cloakings, cassimeres, ladies'
cloths, doeskins, tricots, fabrics of wooden,
shawls, f1annels and all manufactures of wool
OF all description, made wholly or in part of
wool not herein otherwise specified, as follows:
Valued at 81 per pound, 80 cents per pound
and 80 cents ad valorem; valued at over 81 per
pound and less than $1.50, 90 cents per pound
and 40 per cent. ad valorem over $1.50, so cents
per pound.
This led to a debate, in which Messrs. Yates.
Grimes, Wilson and others participated.
Mr.. Wilson subsequently modified his amend
ment SO as to make the duty ON woolens of less
value than 81 per pound As cents per pound
and So cents ad valorem. Agreed to-yeas 10,
nays 10.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden the section of
the Dill allowing drawback on all articles en-
tering into the composition of ships was SO
amended as not to apply to steam vessels.
MIR. Ramsay introduced the following resou-
ton, which was agreed to-: Sc 3 tsE
Res0tUed, That the Secretary of the Interior
be requested to report the condition of the In
dams located in the vicinity of Lake Traverse
and Fort Wadsworth, in Dakotah Territory at
the time Of the outbreak in Minnesota in 1866;
the part they took in the outbreak; the cause
of their remaining near the Minnesota frontier
when the other surrendered Sioux were taken
to the Crow Creek reservation in 1868; wheth-
er they have been friendly in their relations
with the whites since the outbreak or other
wise: whether they have any reservation al
lowed them, and whether there have been re-
ceipts from the interior department, of cloth
ing, provisions agricultural implements; and
whether their removal from their present lOca-
ton to point more remote from the Minneso-
ia frontier is contemplated by the Indian De-
partment.
Mr.. Sumner introduced an amendment to the
tariff bill to reduce the duty on oil printings,
but it was disagreed to. a "a
Mr.. Sprague offered amendment putting ami
poses on the free list. Agreed to- ~
Mr.. Sprague also moved to increase the duty
on files and rasps over 10 inches in length from
to cents per pound. Agreed to.
Mr.. Spargue also moved to increase the duty
on horseshoe nails from to cents per pound
The Senate here took recess until z o'clock
in the evening. 'H 1891
EVENING SESSION. ,,
The Chair laid before the Senate Gen Will
sons report of the capture of Jefferson Davis.
Ordered to be printed. n
Mr. Trumbull called up the bill pending last
night to increase the duties of Clerks Of the
House of Representatives. Passed over.
The Senate then considered the bills from
the Committee on Claims ri aslf u
Bills to issue $4,000 in United States notes
to the New York Insurance Company, to
make good the loss of similar amount at sea-
and for the improvement of the streets of
Washington, were passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the cues
ton being on Mr.. Sprague's amendment to
increase the duty on horse shoe nails, which
was disagreed to-
A motion to strike out the second section of
the BILL which allows drawbacks on all mate
rails used in constructing sail vessels, was dis
| agreed to. A ~ ia,sa
| Mr.. Grimes moved to amend by reducing tn
duty on printing paper from 20 to Is cents.
Disagreed to.
An amendment was agreed to that the bill
take effect from and after its passage.
MT. lison samendment, increasing the duty
on woolen goods, was recOnsidered and modi-
fed so as to read "on all wooden cloths valued
at Sl50 per pound and less, 45 cents per pound
and 20 cents ad valorem; over $3.50 and less
than ~ per pound, 90 cents per pound and 40
per cent. ad valOrem; over w per pound, 90
| cents per pound and As per cent ad valorem."
The bill then passed, u to 10. 7af
HoUsr 'pla ~.
| Tho sa,oto III, - ,,uo,,o,,. ,: o.
| io oen n p!il " pieNeht smuggling was
Passeu, aiser Wlnch tne Rouse proceeded 10
ne ant; u .i,e CONSULAR anu dipio-
'"T M appaoLgiiasoh vi:
cor tha '.a;ss;u,, ~ p auuS an APPROXIMATION
An amandn,a"t str;iy;Is's w., q. -, h.Joo.os.
t;on tor r,;ss;n,' - p U Jul .ne
Otbar a,nand,arts .,ra was s,a ~ ECU $3.50 ~;
hill nassed ne ui''n'' "oio aereeu - anu 'ne
"N Tbpa a9 IIo,,so hoe hoo, ;., 49,,
| ;tarv acade1n,, annro,r;ot;oa III, M ..a
me1ts adontsd TaSteprda~ IN ' nn,,,mittoa maro
| aoraed to Ind tho iii ,,sss I'D 'oi'eo "oi'
roiiad nil, rao,, ~ .no s Cn IN
an9 raSa as ques',4n Vi britiiege
AZ Lin ~ $500, aa,;. 20 V " IN. I,io on0os ma,
~ 1899 70 snT,,rass 10 " sne ot u July
| inc the President of fhe nowar Of orant;no
| amnesty hos nasSad both iUonsos .5J haa5S
| renorted nv tha Co,n,n;ttna -, En,,oi III P;fI
| to The Pres;dant anJ tbat he I'D fa;inJ 70 Nc
t;fv tba Homsn s,o anu en IA u i 4 W no
| also tn return n With his oh;eet;nns a1d tta}
the bill had become a law, and not been nmh.
| iisbed nc snch that The Sacrotaru of Sta+aP h.
rennested TO infarm tbe Honsa wbotha~ such
| law had heen fled in his nenartmant =
The Snealer said tha ,natptar hod hoor ox-
am;ned Nv tha nficers nnn~on+nd ,u;th hoth
hrancha1 of CongraSs bnt q oasa in "o;n+ bod
NOT been found
Mr. Wentworth asked if be kraw 1vbera
| those hills were - Ao Wv
Mr.. Trowbridge said he did not know. Init
the resolntion was iniroJucaJ for tho ,,,,rnose
| of ascertainine. - - ~ f0'o
| fter discussiop the resolution, xuaas adontad
The hill Ia orranize tho InJ;on Ruroa, Come
| nm and was d;scussed Inv NfasSrS Hiahv Kas-
| son Scbenck Rurlei0h and others
| The SneaLer here ;ntarrnntode+ ba doboto
| saving that he had found nrecedents BEARING
mon the case of the resolution renorted by
the Committee On Enrollad R;l1s of hills not
vetoed or signed by the President
The Clerk thereunon rood from tho ;ournol
extracts. showing that during MI. Bnchanan's
administration two similar events occurred
and the bills became laws under the Constitu-
tion. -
The discussion of the Indian Rurean hill
was resumed
An Amendment was offered nv the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs. authorizinS the assistant
superntendent or chief clerk I'd Act as suner-
intendent when the latter ia susnended or 70.
moved, was adopted. -, D' -
amendment, transferring the control of Indi-
an affairs to the War Department Adopted
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