The Portland daily press., 1868-06-26
XLth CONGRESS Second Session

Nh. Thayer offered resolution directing the
Secretary of War to inform the Senate what
amount of Government supplies belonging to
the Quartermaster and Commissaries Depart
ment was lost on the Missouri river, below
Omaha, 10 transit, by the steamers during the
years 1866, 1867 and 1868. Adopted;
The Legislative appropriation bill was then
taken up, the question being on an amendment
by Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on FL
nance, appropriating $150,000 for temporary
clerks for tie Treasury Department, and pro-
viding that the Secretary of the Treasury may
classify the same.
Debate ensued, during which the Presidents
veto was received from the House, and the
omnibus bill was passed over his veto at 3.
by vote of 30 to 8.
The consideration of the legislative appro-
priaiion bill was resumed and the amendment
adopted !yeas q, nays IA.
MT. Sherman offered an amendment from
the Committee on Finance, providing for the
discontinuance of the Globe contract for
publishing debates in Congress on the 4th of
March next and for inquiry by the Committee
on Printing into the cost, &C., of other meth
DDS Of doing the same, which after discussion
was adopted.
The amendments regulating the publication
of official advertisements in the District of
Columbia intended to put stop to certain re-
centabuses OF the law were reported by Mr.
Sherman and slightly amended by Mr.. Ed
munds and agreed to-
Several amendments were offered increas-
MI Conkling introduced bill to provide for
the erection of Post Office in New York Re-
ferre1. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The usual petitions on the subject of tariff
and taxes, &c. were introduced.
A large number of Senate bills were taken
from the Speakers table and referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Var Wyck offered resolution calling
On the President for a variety of information
in reference to the arrest trial and imprison-
ment in Great Britain of naturalized citizens
Adopted.
Mr.: Logan asked to have taken from the
Speakers table and passed the Senate bill re-
lati1g to contracts payable in coin.
Mr.. Cobb objected.
Mr. johnson introduced bill to add to the
service three Adjutant Generals. Referred to
heCommittee on Military Affairs.
AT 1245 the House went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Blaine of Maine, in the chair,
andresumed consideration on the tax bill
The question being on Mr.. Prices amend
melt to add to section 30 proviso that no dis
TILED spirits shall be removed from the dissill-
cry warehouse until the tax provided for in
this act shall have been paid, anything con-
tanned in any law to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The vote was taken and the amendment
adopted, 68 to 80.
Mr. Schenck moved to amend by striking out
the words "as hereinafter provided" to which
the striking out of which would annul the vote
Just taken.
discussion arose covering some of the
general grounds over which the discussion has
heretofore travelled.
Mr.. Washburne of Ill.-To whom does the
gentleman refer as "you?" His own colleague
(HOoper) voted against that bill.
Mr.. Butler-I observed that most of the OPP
position votes came from the West, but say
that the he'd can live as long as the legs and
the body under any legislation that you choose
to put on. This is not mere question of how
many gallons of spirits can be exported; it IS
question of how much that export trade
brings back; how it settles your balance of
trade; how much your commerce is injured.
You get from $50 to $50 millions in gold each
year from your external trade, and you pro-
pose to strike that down under the insane hope
of getting something out of whskey. You
propose to strike down that which is certain
for that which is uncertain.
M. Butler continued at length, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Allison.
Finally Mr.. Schenck's amendment was re-
jected-34 to II.
Mr.. Butler moved to strike out section 81
Regulating the warehouse system) because the
vote taken on the Prices amendment rendere d
the section useless. He said we of the Attain
tic coast have sat here and seen you strike
down our shipping interests by a vote of So TO
DO, and now you have cast a vote which strikes
down one of the largest items of our export
trade.
The committee rose at half past two.
The Speaker presented the Presidents mes
sage vetoing the Omnibus bill.
After further discussion the motion to strike
out the 51st section was rejected.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved provision allowing
the drawback of 60 cents gallon on exported
alcohol and rum.
Mr.. Morehead moved to reduce the draw
back from 60 to so cents. Agreed to-62 to AZ.
Mr.. Boutwel's substitute for the 51st section
was then agreed to.
H. Al
mittee rose, and the Speaker presented the fol-
lowing:
To the House of Representatives
In returning to the House of Representa-
tives, in which it originated, bill entitled An
act to admit the States of North Carolina
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama
and Florida, to representation in Congress,
do not deem it necessary to state at length the
reasons which constrain me to withhold my ap
prevail L will not therefore undertake at this
time to reopen the discussion upon the grave
Constitutional questions involved in the act Of
March I'd, 1867, and the acts supplementary
thereto, in pursuance of which it is claimed in
the preamble of this bill, these States have
framed and adopted Constitution of S tate
Government; nor will 1 repeat the objections
contained in my message of the Doth inst, re-
turning without my signature the bill to admit
to representation the State of Arkansas, and
which are applicable to the pending measure
like the bill recently passed in reference tt
Arkansas. This bill supersedes the plain and
simple mode prescribed by the Constitution
for admission to seats in the respective Houses
of Senators and Representatives from the sew
eral States. 1t assumes authority over six
States of the Union which has never been del
egated to Congress, nor is even warranted by
previous unconstitutional legislation upon the
subject of restoration. 1t imposes conditions
which are in derogation of equal rights of the
States. and is founded upon a theory which is
subversive of the fundamental principles Of
Government. On the case of Alabama 1t vio-
lates the plighted faith of Congress by forcing
upon the State Constitution wuich was re-
jected by the people. according to the ex
press terms of an act of Congress requiring
that majority of registered electors shoi.ld
vote upon the question of its ratification. For
these objections and many others that might
be presented, cannot approve this bill, and
therefore return it for the action of Congress
required in such case by the Federal Constitu-
fon: ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, d. c., June 80. 1868.
The message having been read, the Speaker
stated the question to be: Will the House, on
CONSIDERATION, agree to the passage of this bill
Mr.. Stevens of Penn, moved the previous
question.
Mr. Robinson inquired whether it was in or
der to move that the message be printed and
laid over for further consideration
The Speaker replied it would be if the pre-.
vous question were not seconded
The vote resulted, yeas 105, nays 3O-strict
party vote
line speaker stated UldI UWO-JllrdS haVlLo
voted in the affirmative the bill was passed
and would be transmitted with the objection,
of the President to the Senate for similar re
consideration.
The House again went into committee anC
resumed the consideration of the Tax bill.
Mr.. Kelley moved to amend the section b,
extending it to six months time for payin;
the tax on whiskey in bonded warehouses;
Agreed to.
Mr.. Stewart moved to add to the section
provision that spirits 70, ieiIed shall be sold O
disposed of for the benefit of the United State
in such manner as shall be prescribed by tn
Commissioners of Internal Revenue, under di
rection of the Secretary of the Treasury
Agreed to-
Section g. imposing special taxes, having
been reached, Mr. Schenck, by instruction
from the Committee on Ways and Mean;
moved TO add to the first paragraph, which re
fers TO dlsnllers provision that tax OF 5
barrel snail be collected from the owner u
the d'stiied liquors, to be paid on withdrawal
thereof from bonded warehouses; Agreed to-
The House then took a recess
EVENING SESSION.
The House in Committee of the Whole re
sumed the consideration of the tax bill Vari
Gus amendments were offered to section Isl
and all rejected except one. that payment n
any special license tax by liquor dealers shat
not authorize the business to be carried o.
er exemptiDg ten dollars in tobacco dealer
whose annual sales don't exceed 500.
Section 66, imposing taxes on tobacco an
snuff, were read.
No amendments were made to any section
from 81 to 1(8 which cnnt9in rulpS and rao,