The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-22
xL.h 01NaREss-ss Second Session.
SENATE.

amendment adopted. rH-.
1t declares that three fourths of the States,
enumerating them, including Ohio and New
jersey, having adopted the amendment, it
has become a part of the Constitution of the
United States. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Trumbull offered the following:
Resol0ed, That the Secretary of the Senate
be directed to pay to the Senators from Ar
kansas Florida, North Carolina and Louisiana.
the compensation allowed by law, to be com
puted from the commencement of the 10th
Congress.
After a short discussion the resolution was
| laid over.
Mr. Morton called up the bill for the coz
struction of bridges across the Ohio, which
was debated until the Chairman announced
the special order, the bill for the protection of
American citizens abroad.
| The bill was after some discussion assigned
| for the evening session tonight
The bill granting pension to the widow of
| Brig. Gen. Wallace; also, bill making an
appropriation for the Columbia Institute for
Deaf and Dumb were passed.
Mr.. Howe presented the report of the COM
mittee of conference on the Indian appropria-
ton bill, which was adopted.
| The Senate went into executive session and
| subsequently the doors were reOpened.
Mr.. Sherman offered a concurrent resolution
| for an adjournment of Congress sine die on
| Friday next te
Mr.. Howard and several others expressed
the hope no day would be designated until the
Dill Tor the reduction of the military to peace
establishment became a law. They would not
consent to place it in the power of the Presi-
dent to retain it in his possession.
MT. hendricks opposed the bill as danger
Gus, because it proposed to arm one political
party against the other He hoped the Presi-
dent would exercise the power he possessed to
prevent this bill bee )ming law. The Presi-
dent owed this not only to his constitutional
duty but to the peace and quiet OF the country.
Mr. Wilson replied that not single gun
would be hred unless there should be such a
powerful combination to violate the law that it
would be beyond the power of the civil au
thorltes to dispense it. Mr.. Wilson did not
believe that over four States would be carried
for Seymour and Blair, and charged the Dem
ocratic party with being the author of the re-
Dellon, and eulogized the Republican party as
the ablest and purest in the universe
Mr.. Sherman said that after the utterance
OF the Senator from Indiana, the President
intended to avail himself of a constitutional
prerogative to defeat the will of Congress by
withholding this bill ten days. He could not
consent TO adjournment until the bill was
passed over his objections. He moved an exc
cutIve session, but the motion was not voted
on. tr-L rHf- tHt ,i a4"F
The report of the committee of conference
ON the deficiency bill was agreed to-
AT o'clock the Senate took a recess
EVENING SESSION.
The joint resolution authoring the payment
of the full amount OF subsidy of $780, 900 to be
paid to the Pacific Mail Company for Japan
and emma service was passed 7st.. I'D
Mr.. Sumner reported from the Foreign
Committee resolutions expressive of sympathy
with the Cretans and of hope that the Turkish
Government will grant them peace and au-
tomonic Government, and making it the duty
OF the President to instruct our Minister to
turkey 20 cooperate with those of other pow
ers in good offices to terminate the suffarings
OF the people of Crete. The resolutions were
adopted, a-
The Chair submitted telegram from Gov.
BULLOCK announcing the ratification of the 18th
amendment by Georgia.
Bill to authorize the construction of bridges
across the Ohio river was debated.
Mr. Doolittle offered an amendment author
izlng the Secretary of War to appoint board
of not less than seven engineers, to investigate
IN regard to the proper width, and report at
the next session, suspending in the mean time
all building of bridges. This was accepted by
Mr.. Morton.
The amendment by Mr.. Van Wrinkle that
the bill Shall not apply to bridges already in
process OF construction, was rejected.
Several other amendments were reported
and the bill passed. Adjourned
hs4ra HOUSE.
Mr. Wilson of Iowa, Chairman of the Ju-
dietary Committee, to which was referred the
claims OF Representatives from the late rebel
States to be allowed full pay from the COM
mencement of Congress, reported resolution
that their pay shall commence from the date of
their respective elections Adopted.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Elections,
reported that the credentials of the various
Repre- sentatives elect from the State of Ala
bama had been examined and found in due
form, and he moved that the test oath be ad-
rninistered to them.
Mr.. Brooks took the floor in opposition and
was replied to by Mr.. Dawes who moved the
previous question. Adopted 126 to 81.
After debate the oath was administered to
Chas. w. Beekley, Benz. W. Norris. Charles
w: Pierce, j; b. Coils and Thomas Haughey.
and they took thier seats as members from the
State of Alabama.
The Conference report on the bill to supply
vacancies in executive departments Yves agreed
to.
The concurrent resolution was received from
the Senate declaring the ratification by three
fourths of the States of the Union of the 18th
amendment and declaring it part of the Con-
stitution of the United States, which was
adopted under operation of the previous ques-
tion-126 against 80.
During the proceedings a despatch was re-
ceived from Gov Bullock to Speaker Colfax,
dated Atlanta to-day and was read announcing
the ratification of the amendment by the
Georgia Legislature by 81 majority on joint
ballot. 1850
The House resumed the consideration of the
funding bill.
Mr. Boutwell, advocated his substitute at
some length.
Mr.. Schenck opposed the substitute and Mr..
Pike favored the Senate bill
A colloquy occurred between the latter gen.
tleman and Mr.. Eldridee, during which the
former said he was in favor of paying the
5-2Os in greenbacks, though not OF issuing a
batch of greenbacks for that purpose, while
Mr.. Eldridge was for Withdrawing the national
bank currency and supplying its place with
g1een6acks and paying the debt with them.
Mr., Boutwell, resumed the floor and con-
cluded his speech
the funding bill till next session, though he
preferred the bill of the Committee ON WAYS
and Means to that of the Senate.
Mr.. Garfield spoke in favor of the Senate
bill and of the payment of 5-20s in gold.
Consideration of the bill was interrupted by
reports from the Conference Committees,
that on bill granting lands to the State of
Minnesota to aid in improving navigation of
the Mississippi was agreed to, the Senate hav-
ing receded from its amendment; Conference
report on Indian appropriation was agreed to
A recess was taken.
4.s EVENING SESSION.
The consideration of the funding bill was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Marshall opposed it, AA
Mr.. Washburne of Illinois made a report
from the committee of conference on the de-
ficiency bill, stating it contained million and
halt for rivers and harbors the total OF the
bill being So, 500 900.
The report was agreed to.
The consideration of the funding bill was re-
sumed,
After speeches by Messrs. Lawrence, Ben
| ton and Schenck, Mr.. Holman moved to table
| the bill. Rejected-50 against 100.
The House proceeded to vote on the amend
ments reported from the committee of the
whole.
The first amendment, fixing the lowest de-
nomination OF bonds at $50, was agreed to
without division. r.I
The second amendment, striking out the
provision for 20, 30 and 40 years bonds at vari-
Gus rates of interest, and substituting for it
one issue of bonds at 3 65 100ths per cent in
terest was agreed tO-74 against Al @
The third amendment, providing the income
from the bonds shall never be liable to taxa
ton, was adopted-85 to 63.
Amendments four and nine being merely
verbal were agreed to.
The tenth amendment, striking out the Sec
| ton of the Senate bill legalizing coin con-
| tracts, was agreed to-S7 to As.
| The eleventh and twelfth sections being
| merely verbal were agreed to.
The thirteenth amendment, a new section
| offered in committee by Mr.. Randall, requiring
| sales, &c, of public bonds to be made by ad
| vertising for proposals. was agreed to without
| a division.
The fourteenth amendment, new section
| offered in committee by Mr.. Logan requiring
| the tax on the income of banks to be collected
| by the Treasurer, was agreed to 80 to 20.
The fifteenth amendment new section sim
| liar to the original, terminating the authority
| of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
bonds, &c, under existing laws, was agreed To
| without division.
| Mr.. Boutwells substitute for the bill was re-
| iected-66 to ".