The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-28
xLTH OONeREss---FIRsT SESSION
WASHINGTON, March q.

VAohlNtioN, uAaiSh
SENATE.
Mr.. Thayer, by permission, read dispatch
from the General Manager Of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, to the effect that the work on
the road west of Omaha was progressing rap
idly, and would be pushed on at the rate OF Two
miles per day for the next one hundred days:
Mr.. Howard introduced, and moved 10 reIer
to the Committee on Judiciary the annual re-
port of the Kew York Bank of Commerce for
the year ending June, 1865, in which it is
CHARGED that Mr. Thomas, Senator elect from
Maryland. withdreY in December, 1860, from
the city of New Yors large amount of money
accumulated there for the payment of interest
on United States stocks, leaving this interest
for the first time unprovided for, he being then
Secretary Of the Treasury. Referred
Petitions were presented and referred
The joint resolution transferring $4,000 from
the funds Of the Freedmen's Bureau to the De-
partment of Agriculture, for the purchase OF
seed for citizens of the rebel States, passed.
Mr.. Henderson, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported the bill to guarantee the to state
of Louisisna $6,000C00 for the construction
OF levses on the Mississippi Ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Thayer, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported the bill to prohibit the remov:
al Of Indisn tribes or the expenditure of the
trust funds for the Indians without special
provision by law or treaty. Passed.
Mr.. Thayer, from the Military Committee,
reported a resolution authorizing the Second
Auditor of the Treasury to settle accounts
with the limo officers without receiving their
monthly returns OF property in their possession
where such officers have been prevented from
making their returns by reason of their being
prisoners in the hospital.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to amend that the
Second Auditor shall be satisfied by affidavit
OF the oRcer or otherwise of the inability OF
the officer to make said monthly report. Agreed
to, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, made report in reference to the testimony
connecting Messrs. Doolittle and Patterson
with the affairs of the New York Custom
House, that the testimony transmitted by the
House was wholly disconnected from the SEN
ate or any OF its members, as mostly hearsay,
and of no conclusive character. They declare
that there is no evidence whatever implicating
Messrs; Doolittle and Patterson
MIR. Conkling made minority report also
report of the Honse committee. Mr.. Conkling
moved to print the testimony taken by the Jul
dietary Committee.
Pending the consideration of the motion, the
Senate went into executive session and soon
after adjourned.
The Senate bill to incorporate the Lincoln
Monument Association of Washington was
passed.
Mr.. Stevens, under suspension of the rules,
offered q resolution for the appointment of a
select committee on Southern railroads, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Judiciary Commit
tee5reported back the Senate amendments to
the House Joint resolution relative to claims
of certain Northern creditors.
Mr.. Scofield moved to table the amendments.
Agreed to- 81 to 49, This is a defeat of the bill.
The Speaker presented the Senate substitute
for the adjournment resolution, which is to
close the session at noon tomorrow.
Mr.. Schenck offered an amendments provid-
ing for meeting on the first Wednesday of
june and the first Wednesday of September,
unless otherwise notified by the presiding
omcers of the two Houses. He addressed the
House in support of his plan.
MI Kelley sent up and had read a letter from
a Union man of Maryland, name not given,
appealing to Congress to remain in session.
Mr.. Logan also spoke against the proposed
adjournment.
Mr.. Schenok's amendment was agreed to. 70
to 81.
Mr. Banks, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported a joint resolution in regard to
claims by foreign Governments against the
United States. Passed.
Mr.. Banks also reported a joint resolution de-
clarlng that the people of the United States
cannot regard the proposed confederation of
the Provinces on the Northern frontier of this
country without extreme solicitude that con-
federation of States on this continent, extend
ing from ocean to ocean, established without
consulting the people of the Provinces, and
founded on the monarchcial principles of this
Government, and endangering most important
in terests, and tending to increase and perpetu-
ate tho embarrassments already existing be-
tween the two Governments.
After some discussion the resolution was
passed without a division.
MIR. Banks also reported from the same COM
mittee resolution declaring that the House
extends its sympathy to the people of Ireland
and Gambia in all their just efforts to maintain
their independence as States, to elevate their
people and to extend and perpetuate the prin-
ciples of liberty. ~ -
Mr.. Washbnrne, of Wisconsin, offered an
additional resolution as an amendment declar-
ing that while sympa thizing with the people of
Ireland, the House believe that the present Fee
MAN movement must prove entirely inopera-
tive, and that any encouragement to it by
resolution unaccompanied by force could only
result in involving brave, enthusiastic and pa
triotic lrishmen In difficulty from which their
brethren would be powerless to extricate them.
Mr. Banks said that the proposition had been
before the committee, and had been rejected,
the committee not deeming that matter in
which it should interfere. He hoped the
amendment would not be adopted. The amend
ment was rejected, 10 to 102, and the resolution
was adopted. ..
MIR: Hurlburd, from the Committee on Ex-
pendltures, reported a resolution to the effect
that there is abundant affirmative testimony of
MIR. Smythe's unfitness for the position of Col
leetor OF New York, and declaring it as the
sense Of the House that he should be immedi-
ately removed from Office
Mr.. Schenck moved to lay the resolution on
the table. Negatived, Al to 80. The resolution
was then adopted, 6S to SO.
MIR: Kelley, under suspension of the rules,
introduced a joint resolution, which was passed,
to amend the act of March 3D. increasing the
tariff on imported wool. In the paragraph
commencing with the word weddings" the
words "unmixed with silk" are stricken out.
A motion to adjourn having been suggested,
the So ,aker reminded the House that if it ad-
journed now it would adjourn until IL O'Clock
Tomorrow, being the precise hour at which the
two Houses had agreed to adjourn finally. In
not adjourn the House at that time without
further action, no conclusive action having
been taken.
The Senate amendment to the joint resolu-
ton authorizing the settlement by line officers
CURED in