The Portland daily press., 1867-01-26
xxx SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

ea4 WASHINGTON Jan. 25
Mr.. Wilson presented a petition of the Adju-
tant General of Arkansas, asking that the
record of 10000 Union soldiers of that State be
printed. Referred to the Committee on Print
ing. Il $50
Mr. Wilson gave notice that he would intro
duce a bill to equalize, regulate and increase
the pay of army officers.
The Post Office Appropriation bill from the
House was referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
Messrs Lane Trumbull and Buckalew were
appointed a conference committee on the part
Of the Senate on the disagreeing votes on the
Pension bill
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill relating to
the habeas, corpus to regulate judicial proceed
ings in certain cases. Passed.
Mr.. Harris called up the bill relative to per-
sons imprisoned for offences against the law;
of the United States, allowing a reduction of
one month per year of imprisonment for good
behavior Passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate commun-
ication of the Governor of West Virginia an
nouncing the ratifcationt of the Constitutional
Amendment; also, one from the Governor of
Pennsylvania, announcing the election of Mr..
Cameron. -E&t5a@s AtH Gt
Mr.. Fowler introduced a bill to expedite the
construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
extending grants of land to aid, &c. Referred
to the Committee ON Pacific Railroads
Mr.. Patterson introduced a bill to amend the
act providing for the collection of taxes in the
labely 1nSurrGctl0DarV states, He1erro0 to the
Finance Committee.
Mr.. Sumner introduced a joint resolution to
enable the people of the United States to par
ticipate in the Paris exposition. 1t appropri-
ates $SS,OO0 for the purpose. and requires de-
tailed statement of expenditures.
The Tariff bill was then taken up
Mr.. johnson moved to amend by striking out
the words, MIXED and imported from place
30 degrees east of Washington" from the fol-
lowing paragraph: "On crude OR carmel, and
oil m
degrees longitude east of Washington, $3.50
per ton of 28 bushels so pounds to the tom
Also to strike out the provision taxing btu
minous coal mined at any place not more than
80 degrees longitude east of Washington, so
cents per ton.
Mr.. Johnson's motion was debated by Messrs
Fessenden, johnson, Creswell and Wiley. 1t
was stated that the amount OF coal imported
was only half million tons annually. The
amendment was adopted. 1t fixes the duty on
charcoal at vi 80 per ton, no matter where inn
ported from.
Mr.. Sprague moved to amend by increasing
the duties on all machinery made in part OF
iron or steel or other material, from 45 to So
per centum ad valorem, provided, that all con-
tracted for prior to Jan. /, 1867, shall come in
under the rates then exising 1t was modified
SO as to read GO, instead of Go per centum, and
the amendment was agreed to. as
On motion of Mr. Frelinghuysen the duty on
zinc was increased from to IL cents per
pound
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Patterson, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, reported the bill providing for the
defence of the North Eastern frontier Order
ed to be printed and recommitted. The bill
makes some provisions relative to the issue of
bonds by Maine and Massachusetts, in aid to
the European g. North American Railway
Company of Maine.
Mr.. Ortiz presented minority report, which
was ordered to be printed.
~ The bill to request the Secretary of War to
= have the wreck of the steamer Scotland re-
:. moved from the entrance to New York harbor
= was taken up and passed. st1JilI
After some unimportant business the House
proceeded to the consideration of the private
calender.
Mr.. Hogan, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported the bill relieving from tax
alcohol made from spirits, on which u tax nad
been paid, which was passed.
Two bills, granting pensions of $500 to John
Gray, of Noble county, Ohio, and Daniel Fred
.erick Bakman of Sandusl1y, were passed.
The House, at 230 r. NJ, went in commit
tee on the private calender. Having finished
the private calender the committee rose, ani
the House passed number OF bills, and tbeI
proceeded to the private business on the Speak
er's table.
Mr. Niblack suggested that the session to.
morrow be for debate only. f4ad-,
Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, objected, saying that
tnCIc WSiS loiby udJs vi VIC ScSSlOH leIt.
Mr.. Niblack asked Mr.. Stevens if he propos-
ed to have vote tomorrow on his reconstruc-
ton bill. tiF3 q
Mr.. Stevens reply was, that he intended to
have it dispose of in some manner tomorrow
Mr.. Donnelly introduced bill to give pen.
sions to the widows of officers of inferior grades
the same as to widows of soldiers and sailors
Referred to the Committee ON Pensions.
A bill to expedite the construction of the
South Pacific Railroad, was referred to thu
Committee on the Pacific Railroad
Mr.. Van Horn of New York, presented
petition of the citizens of Genessee county fo
an increase of the tariff on wool.
Mr.. Mile presented petition of go soldiers
and widows of the war of 1872, asking for pen
sions
The committee of the whole were discharged
from the further consideration of the Senate
bill for the relief of Josiah o. Ames for $950(
to pay for his house and buildings destroyed al
Anandale, Fairfax county, Va. for militar,
purposes. The bill established very import
ant principle, and one which was at variance
with resolution of the House. and brought
out much discussion.
Mr.. Stevens favored the bill and Mr. Morrill,
opposed it. The latter said the passage of the
bill would be a precedent for the allowance O
claims to the amount, in the aggregate, of a
least one thousand million dollars.
Mr.. Delano in reply to question said it wa
impossible to make even an approximate est
mate, but supposed that two thousand million
of dollars would not cover the amount of sucl
claims The bill passed, 80 to q.
At o'clock the House adjourned