The Portland daily press., 1867-12-04
XL.h CONGRESS- Second Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.
SENATE
A motion OF Mr.. Buckalew to amend the
Journal by striking out the title of honorable,
was, after slight debate, carried.
Several petitions were presented and refer
red.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony, the Standing
Committees were then constituted AZ follows
Foreign observation-disclosures Sumner Came
ron, Harlan, Morton, Patterson, of N. Ii , John
son.
Finance-Messrs. Sherman, Morgan, Will
lams, Van Wrinkle, Cattell, Henderson, Nor
ill, of Vermont.
Appropriations-Me Morrill, of Maine.
Grimes, Howe, Wilson, Cole, Conkling, Guth-
re.
Commerce-Messrs Chandler, Morrill, of
Maine, Morgan, Sprague, Corbett, Patterson of
Tenn, Doolittle.
Neutrality-suspicious.. Sprague Pomeroy
Yates, Cole, Dixon.
observation-disclosures. Cameron, CatteI, Nor
ton, Upton, Guthrie.
Military Affairs and Militia-Messrs. Will
son, Howard, Sprague, Cameron, Morton,
Naval Affairs-Messrs Grimes, Anthony,
Cragan, Nye, Frelinghuysen, Drake Hen
bricks.
Post Offices and Post Roads--Messrs Ram
sey, Conness, Pomeroy, Van Wrinkle, Harlan
Morrill, of Vermont, Dixon.
Public Lands--Messrs. Pomeroy, Stewart,
Catteil, Williams, Upton, Hendricks.
Private Land Claims-Messrs Williams,
. Howard, Ferry, Morton, Bayard.
Indian Affars-Messrs. Henderson. Morrill,
OF Vermont, Ross, Corbett, Thayer, Buckalew
Doolittle.
Pensions Messrs. Van Wrinkle, Edmunds
Ir1mbnll, Fowler, Upton, Dawes, Bayard
Revolutionary Claims--MesSrs. Nye Chan
dier, Howe, Patterson of Tenn Conness
Claims-Messrs. Howe, Wiley, FrelipSbuy-
sen, Howard, Morrill, of Vermont, Cole Davis
District of Columbia-Messrs Harlan, Sum
ner, Henderson, Wiley, Patterson of N. H.,
Corbett, Patterson of Tenu.
Patents and Patent Ofice-Messrs. Wiley.
Sherman, Thayer, Forney Morton
Public Buildings-Messrs Fessenden, Trum-
bull, Grimes, Tenney, johnson.
Territories-Messrs. Yates, Nye, Cragin,
Fowler, Ramsey, Terry, Davis.
Pacific Railroad-Messrs. Howard, Sherman,
Morgan, Conness, Ramsey, Stuart, Wilson,
Harlan, Drake.
To Audit and Control Contingent Expenses
of the Senate-Messrs. Cragan, Drake Bucka-
lew,
Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Fowler, Sumner,
Morton.
Mines and Mining Messrs. CONFESS, Stew
art, Chandler, Anthony, Yates, Conkling,
Guthrie.
Joint Committee ON Printing essrs. An
thony, Ross, johnson.
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills Messrs
Ross, Patterson of N. H, Dixon
Joint Committee on Library-Messrs Nor
gan, Howe, Fessenden.
Joint Committee on Observation-Disclosures
Edwards, Williams, Patterson of N H., Buck
alew t,sNt9f sfta4.lfHf
Joint Committee to revise and fix the pay of
the two Houses-Alessrs. EesseDden, Sherman,
Buokalew.
To examine Claims and Accounts for repairs
and furnishing the Executive Mansion -
Messrs. Harlon and Morton.
On Ordnance-Messrs. Howard, Emerson,
Drake.
On revising the rules of the Senate Messrs.
Anthony, Pomeroy, Edmund.
Mr.. Williams presented petition from gov
eminent clerks and employees in the city,
praying that the provision of the resolution
passed January 18th, 1867, increasing their sal
aries for the current year, be continued. The
petition was referred.
The Presidents message was then announc-
ed by Col Robert Johnson, and the reading
was commenced at half-past IL o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, it was ordered
that 5000 copies of the message be printed for
the use OF the Senate
The reports of the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry and Comptroller of the Currency were pre-
scented, and 5000 copies ordered to be printed
Mr.. Nye introduced bill in reference to the
location of the western terminus OF the West
ern Pacific Railroad Referred to the Com
mittee on the Pacific Railroad.
AIR. Morton offered a resolution requesting
the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the
Senate the amount and character of the taxes
levied and collected BY the several States from
the National Banks; also the amount of bonds
deposited by them with the government as Sc
curity for the amount of interest paid thereon
annually, in gold, and the value thereof in le-
gal tender notes.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, the
words Including the amount received from
Licenses were inserted in the first clause
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Upton offered a resolution, directing the
Committee on Territories to inquire into the
expediency of so amending the organic law OF
New Mexico that the government shall have
no greater power ever legislation in said terri
tory than the President has over the legisla-
ton OF Congress. Referred to the Committee
on Territories. Adjourned.
+tEt&t4 HOUSE t
Several communications from the Secretary
of War were received and referred 10 the Mil
itary Committee. '.''
Mr.. Stevens introduced bill establishing
free schools in the District of Columbia, and q
resolution relative to the petition of Texas The
former was referred and the latter rejected.
A resolution that the Ways and Means Com
mittee inquire into the expedency of assess
ing tax on the capacity of stills, was adopt
ed.
The Committee ON Elections reported in fa-
vor of admitting to seats, Messrs. Knott, GrOv-
er, Jones and Beck of Kentucky, but the cas-
es of Trimble, Brown and Young had not yet
been disposed of by the committee.
The Presidents message was here read, pre-
vious to the reading of which, Mr.. Schenck
said the premature printing of the message
was disrespectful to Congress. The message
was then read. The res ding of the message
was attentively followed by members who had
the printed pamphlet copies before them The
paragraph in which the President twits the
republican party with the results of the recent
State elections, provoked general smile of
derison on that side of the House. The read
ing of the message occupied an hour and thir-
ty-fiYe minutes.
Mr.. Schenck moved that the message be re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole. He
said that while there was much in the message
that would probably command the assent of
most of the members, there was a great deal
more, especially in the part which relates to
the reconstruction of the Southern States,
which he apprehended, when it came to be
discussed IN committee, would not pass with
out challenging criticisms and comment He
also commented sharply on the premature
pubhcatlon of the message, but diselamed any
intention Of charging the President with hav-
ing himself been party to such disposition of
the message. After further debate the mes
sage was referred to the Committee of the
Whole
Mr.. Boyer moved that 10000 extra copies b.
printed. Referred to the Committee on Print
ing. .a
The SPEAKER presented the report of the
Secretary of the Treasury, the report of the
Comptroller of the Currency, and a commune
cation from the Secretary OF the Treasury in
answer to the House resolution of the 2Sth OF
November, relative to the amount of any sink
ing fund, set apart under the act of Feb. 25tb
1862 which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
The reading of the report of the Committee
on Elections, on the Kentucky cases, was re-
sumed. The report closes with a resolution
declaring that Messrs. Beck, Jones, Grover
and Knott are entitled to seats. After some
discussion the resolution was agreed to, and
Messrs. Beck, Knott and Jones were sworn in
Mr.. Grover was not present.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on WAYS
and Means, reported a bill providing that cot
ton grown in the United States, after the year
1867, shall be exempt from internal tax
Mr. Scfenck proceeded to advocate the bill
and the debate continued until the ad iourn.
ment, which took place at five minutes past 4
O'clock, Z M. rs
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