The Portland daily press., 1868-01-30
XLsh OoNGREss-second Session.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Mr. MORGAN intro
duced bill to enable Admiralty Courts to de-
| cree salvage to interpretations for wreckipg or
| salvage purposes, and which also provides that
| contracts between such interpretations and
| their employees, making the wages of he lat
Ter q full equivalent Tor any salvage claim
Whlch may accrue to them in the course of
their employment, shall be adjudged valid in
all Courts having jurisdiction. Referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary,
Mr.. Williams introduced bill for the crea-
| ton of National Bureau of Insurance which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce.
AT the expiration OF the morning hour the
Senate took up the special order, viz the sup
Elemental reconstruction BILL
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Buckalew's re-
marks Mr.. Crlgin secured the floor.
AT 4.45 the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Chanler said he was dissatisfied with
the Globes report of his personal remarks YES
terday directed against Mr.. Julian, and stated
that those remarks should have been under
stood that if the gentleman from Indiana
INT. JuiIan) or any other gentlemen felt ag-
grived by what he had said and should choose
to call him to responsibility he was at his SER
vice.
Mr.. Banks reported back the bill concern
ing the rights of American citizens, as printed
in yesterdays poper.
Mr.. Spalding gave notice that he would
move to amend the second section by striking
out the clause empowering the President to
retaliate on subjects of offending Govern
mpnts and inserting in lien thereof the words
1T shall be deemed just cause of war, and
the President shall without unreasonable de-
lay give information to Congress touching the
facts as they have come to his knowledge"
Mr.. wilson, of Iowa, gave notice that he
would move to amend the first section by strik-
ing out the words (which have been insisted
upon and maintained by the Government of
the United States.
Mr. Chandler ino,,;,ad xrbofbo, 4teo lx;1l
would protect Russian subjects who were La
BILE to service in the land.
did.
Mr.. Banks explained the bill at length until
the expiration of the morning hour, when il
was laid over till tomorrow.
Mi. Washburne, of Illinois, from the CONF .
mlttee OF conference on the deficiency bill re-
ported that the committee had agreed to rec
ommcnd that in regard to the allowance for
stationery, limiting the amount for Senators
and members to S125, the limitation shall take
effect from the Sd OF March, 1868, and that the
House agree to the Senate amendment prohib-
iting the transfer of appropriations from one
branch OF a department to another -
After some remarks by Messrs. Washburne
and Phelps, two of the conferers the report
was agreed to. 49,.
Mr.. Judd introduced a bill to regulate the
appraisement and inspection Of imports. Re
ferred TO the Committee ON Commerce
Mr.. johnson asked leave to offer a resolution
instructing the Judiciary Committee to in
quire whether it is in the power of Congress
to prevent the immigration of Chinese and /
other inferior races: also whether the civil
rights bill and proposed amendment of the
CONSTITUTIONS conferred the rights of citizen
ship, including suffrage, ON the Chinese, &c.
MIR. Pile objected, as the resolution was a
burlesque of common sense. fte'-
MIR. Lynch introduced bill to remove polit- \
ical disability from Luke Blackmore, of Sails
bury, n. G. Referred to the Reconstruction
Committee.
Mr.. johnson introduced a Joint resolution
declaratory of the rights and powers of the
Federal and State Governments and the rights
OF citizenship. Referred to the judiciary
Committee,
The House then proceeded to the considera-
ton OF the bill fOrfeiting TO the United States
the lands granted to railroad companies in
certain Southern States.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, gave notice of an
amendment restricting the sale of lands by
railroad companies to quarter sections for ac-
tual settlers alone and for not more than 81 20
per acre.
Without coming to vote the bill went over
until tomorrow.
The Speaker presented communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury with a re-
port of the amount of 10-40 bonds issued or
disposed of by the Treasury Department since
the first of October, 1867. Referred TO the
Committee on Ways and Means.
AT 40 the House adjourned. ~