The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-23
XLth CON4R GSS-ssoond Session
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 21-Mr. CONFESS offered
the following:
ReSoLUed That the Committee on Foreign
Relations be discharged from the further con-
sideration of the bill from the House for the
protection of American citizens abroad.
Mr.. Sumner objected.
Mr.. Yates called I'D the bill to admit the
State of Colorado into the Union
MIR. Morrill,, of Vermont, opposed the bill,
saying he would not vote to clothe boy in the
garments of a man.
The bill then went over with the morning
hour.
The legislative appropriation bill came up in
committee of the whole.
Messrs. Cragin and Nye favored the bill.
An amendment by Mr.. Hendricks. reducing
the salaries named in the committees amend.
ment for the Capitol police of captain from
$1,000 to $500, of lieutenants from $500 to
$1,000 and of privates from $500 to $780, was
rejected after some discussion, by vote of IL
to 10.
The committees amendment, cutting off the
Assistant Secretary, short hand reporters and
two clerks of the fourth class of the President
was adopted, after debate, by a vote of 10 to H.
The amendment repeating the act of Aug
IA, 1856, requiring the foreign regulations of
commerce to be laid before Congress and the
second section of the act of 1866 making ap-
preparations for consular and diplomatic SER
vice, was debated at some length. The first
clause of the amendment abolishes the office
OF Superintendent of Statistics while the
second clause abolshes the office of Second
Assistant Examiner of Claims.
Without decision thereon the bill was, on
Mr.. TrumbulPs notion laid aside until to-
morrow, and the veto of the Arkansas bill was
taken up.
Mr. Davis argued that the bill was uncon-
stitutional.
The Senate then proceeded to vote on the
question "Shall the bill pass Notwithstanding
the objections of the PRESIDENT" with the fol-
lowing result, yeas 80 nays7. So the bill be-
came law. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at IL o'clock and proceeded
with the consideration of The contested cleo
ton case of Mckee against Young, from the
9th Congressional district of Kentucky.
Mr.. Trmble, of Kentucky, addressed the
House in opposition to the report of the COM
mittee, quoting extensively from the evidence
to prove that Young had done no act to justify
his rejection on the ground of having given
aid and comfort to the rebels
At 12 o'clock the House, without disposing
of the case, proceeded to the business of the
morning hour, which was the call of States
for bills and joint resolutions for reference
only.
Under the call the following bills and joint
resolutions were introduced, read twice and
referred, as follows:-By Mr.. Pike, to repeal
the act of 1892, concerning the registering
and recording of all ships and vessels, referred
to the Committee on Naval Affairs; by Mr..
Lynch, to allow drawback on articles used in
the construction of vessels, referred to the
Committee on Commerce; by Mr.. Kelsey to
provide for funding the national debt aud for
taxing interest bearing bonds hereafter issued
by the United States, referred to the Commit
tee on Ways and Means; by Mr.. Marvin, to aid
in the construction of a railroad for military
and postal purposes through the wilderness of
northern New York, from Schenectady to the
ST Iawranpn riVnr rnfnrra1 tn tha Cnmmttaa
on Military Affairs; by Mr.. Coburn, to pro-
vide for the removal of disabilities from GER
tain persons who have been engaged in the re-
bellion, referred to the Committee on Recon-
Struction.
The House has, by two-thirds vote-98 to
4f-passed the bill relieving several hundred
persons in the Southern States from political
disabilities.
Bills were introduced for the recognition of
the independence of Crete; allowing prize
money to the officers and crew of the
monitor for the fight with the Merrimac in
Hampton Roads; in reference to the transpor-
tation of mails by railroad companies.
Mr. Raum introduced joint resolution d.
reeting that all bridges to be constructed and
in process of construction over the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers shall be made with unbrok-
en- and continuous spans, with the spans over
the main channel not less than 500 feet in
length in clear.
The House refused to second the previous
question, and Mr.. Trimble, of Tennessee, hav-
ing risen to debate the resolution it went over
under the rule.
Mr. Logan offered resolution for the collec-
ton and binding of the proceedings in the diff
ferent cities, towns, &C., on the occasion of the
recent ceremonies in Vie decoration of the
graves of Union soldiers, and appropriating
$1,000 for that purpose, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Newcomb offered resolution that the
House meet daily at o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Benton the resolution was
laid on the table.
MIR. McClurg offered resolution instructing
the Committee on Public Lands to inquire in
to the expediency, utility and policy of max
ing grant of land for the improvement of
Usage river, Missouri, which was adopted.
Mr.. Loughridge offered the following resolu
ton:
ReSolUed, That, in the opinion of the House,
the interests of the country require that the
public debts should be reduced to a simple
and uniform system, more easily understood
by the people than in its present complicated
form, and that the interest on the debt should
be reduced, and for that purpose the Commit
tee on Ways and Means be instructed to pre-
pare and report to the House, at earliest day
possible, a bill providing for the funding Of
the public debt and the reduction of the rate
of interest thereof in such manner and to such
extent that taxation may be reduced and
equalized as far as possible consistently with
good faith to the national creditors and Justice
to the people.
Mr.. Elpridge suggested that the word "re-
constructed be used instead of the word
recognized, as the former word would cor
respond better with the acts of the House.
MIR. Loughridge insisted on the previous
question.
Mr.. Spalding suggested that the resolution
10 modified. SO as not to instruct the commit
t3e.
Mr.. Ward hoped the resolution would not he
so modified. He thought the committee ought
to be instructed.
Mr. Pruyn moved to refer the resolution to
the Committee on Ways and Means. Reject
ed-yeas 81 nays So.
The resolutions was then agreed to without
a division.
Mr. Ward moved TO reconsider the vote and
to lay the motion on the table which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Price offered the following:
ResoLUed That the Committee on Appropria-
tons be instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of appropriating S50000000 to take up
the matured and maturing Indebtedness of the
United States which is payable in currency as
the same may become due, said amount to be
taken from coin in the treasury and to be sold
for that purpose, and providing by law that no
new Indictment shall be incurred by the Unit
ed States by the sale or issue of its bonds or
notes or other .curities until the coin reserve
IN the treasury is reduced to $25, 000, 900; said
Committee to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Spaulding moved to amend by striking
out the Committee on Augmentation and in
sert Ways and Means, which was agreed to.
The resolution as amended was agreed to.
Alter debate the previous question was sec.
onded and the report of the Conference Com.
mittee was agreed to by a two-thirds voteEyea,
98, nays A. '0"'
THE reporter is requested to state that the
Democrats in voting against the Conference
report did so because it struck out the name
of Houston of Alabama and Jones of Ten
nessee, otherwise most OF them would hay
voted aye.1
The Kentucky contested election case wa
again taken up and debated by Messrs. Bee
and Poland against the report of the Commit
tee and MIR. Upton in support of it.
Mt Kerr, from the minority Committee o
Elections, moved as substitute resolutio
declaring John D. Young entitled to a seat an
should be sworn in.
The substitute was rejected-yeas 80, nay
Several resolutions reported by the Com