The Portland daily press., 1868-07-10
xLsh OoEGRgss-second Session
SENATE

SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, July 6-On motion of Mr..
| Edmunds, the Secretary of State was request
| ed to notify the Senate what States had rati-
| fed the 14th amendment, with all information
on the subject ,aE.,rts1
| The tax bill was then considered.
| Mr.. Pomeroy's amendment to restore the $2
| tax on whisky was rejected-14 against 27
Mr.. Morton moved to make the amount 80
cents. After debate the amendment was lost
IA against 49,
Mr.. Van Wrinkle moved to relieve petroleum
and kindred substances from internal taxa
ton. Adopted-18 to 16. -.. .-f
The bill then passed.
Mr.. johnson asked permission of the Senate
to trouble them with few remarks he had
committed to writing. He desired and would
ask his colleague to read them.
Mr.. Vickers then read the manuscript of
Mr.. Johnson, bidding adieu to his colleagues.
senators generally focked around Mr.. john
son to bid him farewell He was visibly al
fected.
Mr. Edmunds called up his bill to regulate
the representation of certain States in the
electoral college,
Mr.. Drake moved a substitute as an amend
ment providing that no electoral vote be given
or counted from any State heretofore in insur-
rection, unless previous to the legal term for
election the State shall have been readmitted
to representation in Congress, or unless the
election was held under permanent not pro-
visional State government as authorized by
Congress.
MI Conkling moved an amendment by sub
stituting provision that no State shall be
entitled to representation in the electoral col
lege unless there shall be in such State a GOV
ernment recognized by Congress as regular.
nor unless the election shall have taken place
under the authority of State government SO
recognized.
Messrs. Edmunds, Howard and Morton on
posed the amendments.
Without action, at AS o'clock, the Senate
went into executive session and soon after took
a recess till 7.30.
EVENING SESSION.
Bills and joint resolutions were passed au-
thOrizing the Secretary of War to sell unser-
vlcabe ordnance; also to settle the claims of
Kansas for expenses of the militia called ont
to repel Prices invasion; to establish rules and
regulations for the government of the army;
TO provide for the sale of portion of Fort
Gratiot military reservation, Michigan: to pro-
vide Tor the appointment of Surveyor Gene
raj of Utah.
The special order, the bill to regulate the ad-
mission OF electoral votes from certain States
was again taken up.
The debate on the pending amendments con-
tinued throughout the session, involving the
discussion of the Democratic nominations at
New York.
At 1905 p M, without action, the Senate
A bill for the relief of the loyal Choctaw and
Chlckasaw Indians was passed.
MI: GARFIELD, from the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs, reported bills to reduce the army to
peace establishment, and to declare the
meaning OF the several acts relative to retired
officers of the army. Ordered to be printed
and recommitted.
Mr.. Banks moved to postpone the Alaska
bill till Tuesday next. Rejected
The vote on the passage of the Alaska bill
was adopted-98 against 35.
The House went into committee of the
whole, and laid aside large number of bills
on the calender in an effort to reach the tariff
bill.
The committee finding itself without quo
rum finally rose.
Mr.. Farnsworth asked leave to report and
nave put upon its passage bill from the Com
mlttee on Reconstruction providing for an
election in the State of Virginia. He said it
was important that it should pass at this ses-
sion. Objection was made.
The House again went into comittee of the
whole. All bills preceding the tariff bill on
the calender were laid aside and the tariff bill
reached.
The first reading of the bill having been
completed the committee rose.
MT. farnsworth, from the Committee on
Elections, reported a bill proyidng for an
election in Virginia.
The House proceeded to the business on the
Speakers table and disposed of several Senate
amendments to several unimportant bills
The House then took recess till 7.3O.
ht EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was devoted exclusively
the consideration of bills reported in commit
tee on pensions, and a large number were pass
ed. Adjourned.