The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-08
XLth O0NGREss-seoond Session.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The new Secretary,
Mr.. Gorham, was sworn in.
Mr.. Ferry presented the petition of citizens
of Connecticut, demonstrating against a modi-
hcatiOn of the tobacco tax.
The Senate then proceeded with the consid-
Grafton of the bill for the admission of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia
and Florida
Mr.. Wilson rose to correct statement made
yesterday by Mr.. Conkling that he (Wilson)
had supported the provision requiring ma
Jority OF registered voters to ratify the Consti-
tuition in those States. He said he had voted
three times against it.
Mr.. Sumner produced documents to strength
en- his assertion of yesterday that BENJAMIN
+. Perry was rebel during the war. He read
from copy of the Charleston Mercury con-
tanning an advertisement for supplies for the
rebel army, signed by Perry as one of the
commissioners, and urging the people to make
sacrifices from motives of patriotism
Mr. Summer said he regarded the act of Mr.
johnson IN making Perry provisional Cover
ernor OF Souths Carolina in defiance of the act
OF Congress when he perry had engaged i'm
rebellion proper subject of impeachment
He had thought at the time of the occurrence
the Senate should have requested the House
to bring in articles
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wood, by unanimous consent, offered
the following resolution:
ResotUed, That the Speaker be requested to
extend to the embassy now in this Capital
representing the Chinese government a pub
lie reception in the hall at such time as NAV
be convenient to this embassy and the public
business
The resolution was agreed to unanimously
After debate the Speaker said he would
take it as the sense of the House the invita-
ton should be for Tuesday next, at IL O'Clock.
Mr.. Perham, from the Committee ON Invalid
Pensions, made large number of reports of
bills reported by him as passed granting pen
slons to number of persons.
Mr. Boyer, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported Joint resolution amendato-
ry of the joint resolution of July 26, 1865, for
relief of commissioned and non-commssioned
officers and privates of the army who were
promoted while in the actual performance of
duties of the rank to which they were COM
missioned, but prevented from being mustered
in on account of their failure to receive their
commissions without any fault of their own.
Also, bill allowing persons who were drafted
and unlawfully compelled to nav Communication
money, to file their claims to have the same
refunded within two years. and repeating the
existing limitation which prohibits this being
done Ordered to be printed and recommtted.
The House at 1.30 went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Pomeroy in the chair, and pro-
ceeded with the consideration of the tax bill,
the question being ON Mr.. Jencke's motion to
amend the 22d section by taking from asses
sors the right to add penalties.
Progress was made on the tax bill without
any amendment save as to matters of detail to
and including section So when the committee
rose.
Mr.. Beaman, from the conference committee
on the Arkansas bill, made report.
While the voting was going on the hour of
ance with unanimous agreement previously
had delared the HOuse adiourned