The Portland daily press., 1867-11-26
xLth ooNeREss-FIRsT SESSION
SENATE

SENATE.
Mr.. Pomeroy presented petition from the
citizens of Massachusetts, praying that equa
suffrage be extended to all persons, male and
female, in the district of Columbia Re
ferred to the Committee on the District of Co
lumbia.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following joint reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Be ID resol0ed, That the act entitled an act to
provide for an increased revenue from import
ed wool and for other purposes, approved
March 2, 1867 shall not be deemed to apply to
any articles of merchandise therein mentioned
and embraced which We're actually imported
into the United States on the I'd, Sd and 4tb
days of March, 1867; but that on such mer-
chandise SO imported there shall be levied col
lected and paid only such duties as is provided
10y the acts which were in force immediately
before and at the time OF the passage of the
said act, and that the Secretary of the Treas
ury be, and he is hereby authorized and di-
rected to refund any excess of duties above
those imposed by said former acts which may
have been already collected on any such mer-
chandlSe, any laws or parts of laws to the CON
trary notwithstanding
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Ed
munds, was laid over and ordered to be print
ed:
ResolUed, &C., That all monies which have
been received by any employee OF the Govern
ment, or any department thereof, from sales of
captured or abandoned property i'll the late iu-
uiSITlCIS uEutG COlOT OI IHe sew
eral acts of Congress providing Tor the collec-
ton aud sale OF such property, and which have
not already been paid into the treasury, shall
be Immediately paid into the treasury of the
United States, together with any interest
which has been received on account thereof.
Mr.. Sumner presented resolution granting
the use OF the Senate Chamber to Newman
Hall tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Trumbull opposed the resolution, as es-
tablishing bad precedent
Mr.
quest.
Mr.. Cameron was of the opinion that it
should not be granted.
Mr. Pomeroy advocated the resolution. The
resolution was lost-10 to q.
Mr.. Nye offered a resolution for the PAYMENT
OF clerks, pages, &C., retained during the re-
cess OF the Senate Laid over. 49, s
a resolution was offered by MIR. Sumner and
adopted, requesting the President to commu-
nicate any official information in his possession
in regard to the relations of the United States
government with North Germany.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, offered resolution
1nstructing the Committee on Military Affairs
to inquire into the expediency of an immedi-
ate reduction of the military forces of the
United States. Adopted
A resolution returning the thanks of Con.
gress to Gems. Sheridan, Sickles, Pope and
Schotield, and resolution relative to the pur-
chase of Hales earbine were referred TO the
Committee ON Military Affairs.
Mr., Edmunds offered a resolution that Ed
ward j. Dunbar, a citizen of New York, hav-
ing appeared before the Committee on Re
trenchment, and having been sworn, refused
to communicate certain facts within his knowl-
edge in contempt of Congress, the Sergeant
alarms be directed to arrest him and bring
him before the bar of the Senate to answer for
contempt Adopted.
The Senate then adjourned until tomorrow
HOUSE. -tl
The galleries are crowded. The proceeding.
hnPaU hui Nav IlaII
Mr.. Ingersoll introduced bill prohibiting
the further reduction of currency Referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
The credentials of Mr. g. S. Galloday, from
the third district of Kentucky, to take the
place of Mr.. Hise, deceased were presented
Mr. Dawes, chairman of the Committee on
Elections, stated that there was pending before
that committee the applicationo of Mr.. Blake
ly, who claimed his seat as against MIR. Hise
and if that claim was allowed then there
would not have been any vacancy or any ne
cesslty for new election. He therefore moved
that the credentials of MIR. Galloday be re
terred to the Committee on Elections, and thai
in the meantime he not be sworn in.
Mr.. Adams claimed that his colleage should
at once be sworn in as holding the credentials
of the Governor and Secretary of State O
Kentucky. He claimed that in the canvas,
between Hise and Blakely the former received
1900 votes and the latter only 1000. The
claim set up by Mr.. Blakely was that Mr.. Hist
was not qualified to take his seat, but if ever
that were SO it would not have given the seal
to Mr.. Blakely, and would only have operated
IN making vacancy.
The credentials OF Mr.. Galloday, of Ken
lucky, were referred to the Election Commit.
tee.
The Speaker then announced the Commit
tees OF the 10th Congress as follows:
On Elections-Messrs. Dawes of Massachu
setts,. Schofield of Pennsylvania, Epson o
Michigan, Shellabarger of Ohio, Mcclure O
Missouri, Cook of Illinois, Poland of Vermont
Chanler of New York, Kerr of Indiana
On Ways and Means-Afessrs. Schenck OF
Ohio, Hooper of Massachusetts, Moorhead Of
Pennsylvania
On Banking and Currency--Messrs. Pome-
roy of New York, Hooper of Massachusetts,
auckland of Ohio, Lynch of Maine Hubbard
Of West Virginia, Judd of Illinois. Coburn O
Indiana, Randolph of Pennsylvania Barnes
of New York
On Pacific Railroad-Messrs. Price of Iowa
Highly OF California, DDnnelly of Minnesota
5. Clark of Kansas, Mallory of Oregon, ALI
SON of Iowa, Griswold of New York, Logan OF
Illinois, Maynard of Tennessee, Brooks OF
New York, Niback of Indiana.
On Appropriations Messrs. Stevens OF
pennsylvania, Z. b. Washburne of Illinois
Spauldirg of Ohio, Blaine Of Maine Butler O
Massachusetts, Beaman of Michigan, Kelse,
of New York, Phelps of Maryland, Nicholson
of Delaware, Ames of Massachusetts, Covodt
of Pennsylvania, Pruyn of New York, Var
Trump of Ohio.
On Claims-Messrs. Bingham of Ohio, Wash
burne of Massachusetts, Ward of New York
Holman, of Indiana, Harding of Illinois. Cobl
OF Wisconsin, Mercer of Pennsylvania, Stoke.
of Tennessee, Hubbard of Connecticut.
On Commerce-Messrs. Washburne of Iii
nOis, Elliott of Massachusetts,, Dixon of Rhod,
Island, ONeil of Pennsylvania Eggleston o
Ohio, Humphrey of New York, Sawyer O
wisconsin, Robertson of New York, Axtell o
California
~ On Public Lands-Messrs. Julian q Indi
ana, briggs of Michigan, Glosbrenner of Penn
sylvania, Donnelly of Minnesota, Eckley OF
Ohio, Anderson of Missouri, Ashley of Neva-
da, Hopkins of Wisconsin, Taber OF New York
On Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs
Farnsworth of Illinois, Perry of Michigan
Lawrence o. Pennsylvania, Clark of Ohio
Lincoln OF New York, Lynch of Maine Hill
OF New jersey, Fox of New York, johnson Of
California.
On District of Columbia-Messrs. Inqersoll
OF Illinois, Walker of Ohio, Baldwin of Mass
achusetts, Mccullough of Mar, land Koontz
OF pennsylvania, Wood of New York, Will
Hams OF Iowa, Halsey of New Jersey, Burt
Vanhorn of New York
On the Judiciary-Messrs. Wilson of Iowa
boutwell, of Massachusetts,, Thomas of Iowa
Williams of Pennsylvania, Woodbridge OF
e Vermont, Lawrence. of Ohio, Churchill ho
New York, Marshall of Illinois, Eldridge o
Wisconsin.
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs Ward Of
New York, Stevens of New Hampshire, Num-
of Tennessee, Trowbridge of Michigan Law
renee of Ohio, Polsley Of West Virginia, Rob-
erts of New York, Eldridge of Wisconsin, Van
Anken of Pennsylvania.
On Public Expenditures Messrs. Hurlburd
of New York, Broomall of Pennsylvania
Hubbard of Iowa, Plants of Ohio, Bromwe
of Illinois,, Coburn OF Indiana, Peters o
Maine, Taber of New York, Gelz of Pennsyl-
vania
On Private Land Claims--Messrs. Orth O
Indiana Louohridee of Iowa. Woodbridge O.
Vermont, Woodward of Pennsylvania, Trim
BILE of Tennessee, Bailey of New Y ork Benton
of New Hampshire, Hamilton Of Ohio, Stone
of Missouri. "''
On Manufactures-M essrs. Morrill, of Penn
sylvania, Ames of Massachusetts, Sawyer OF
Wisconsin, Smith of Vermont, Selye OF New
York, Moore OF New Jersey Latin of New
YORK, Barnum of Connecticut, Van Trump OF
Ohio. u
On observation-disclosures. Trowbridge OF
Michigan, Lawrence of Pennsylvania, Ross O.
Illinois, Newcomb of Missouri Fields OF New
York, Wilson of Ohio, Loughridge of Iowa
Kitchen of West Virginia, Johnson of Cali
fornia.
On Indian Affairs-W Window of Minnesota
Hubbard of Iowa, Clark of Kansas, Ross 0
Illinois. Van Horn of Missouri, Schofield Q
Pennsylvap3a, ShaDks of Indiana, Taffe o
Nebraska, Munger of Ohio.
On Military Afairs-Messrs. Garfield o
OHIO, Pike of Missouri, Ketchum of New
York, Washburne of Indiana, Dodge of Iowa
Raum of Illinois, Hawkins of Tennessee, Sit
greaves of New Jersey, Boyer of Pennsylva
MIA.
On Militia-Messrs Payne of Wisconsin
Harding of illinois, auckland of Ohio, Bank
of Massachusetts, Gravelly of Missouri, Blai
of Michigan, Shanks of Indiana, Adams 0
Kentucky, Anken OF Pennsylvania.
On Naval Affairs-Messrs. Pike of Maine
Kelley of Pennsylvania, Twitchell of Massa
chusatta Stewart of New York StarlSWaatha1