The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-29
XLth O0NGREss-second Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Mr Sumner pre-
scented petition signed, he said, by nearly
every merchant in Boston engaged in the ex-
port trade, representing the tax on expectation
of distilled spirits to be very injurious, amount
ing to prohibition, and asking for its removal.
Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the Committee
on the Judiciary was discharged from the fur
Their consideration of petitions of the petit
jurors of United States Courts at Boston for
increase of per diem.
Mr.. Ramsay introduced a bill to regulate
trade between the United States and British
North American Provinces, and for other pur-
poses. Referred.
The tax bill was received from the House at
Il 40 o'clock, and referred to the Finance Com
mittee, which, on motion of Mr. Sherman, was
granted leave to sit during daily session.
Mr.. Yates called up the bill TO admit Colora-
do, the question being on the amendment of
fered by the Committee on Territories, as fol-
lows:
Section 4-And be it further enacted, that it
shall be the duty of the acting Governor of the
Territory of Colorado. as soon as practicable,
after the passage of this act, by proclamation
to call general election to choose members
to the State Legislature and State officers to
I'LL places of all whose terms of Office shall have
expired under said constitution, said election
shall be held and legal voters registered under
the laws now in force in said territory; the
time for holding said election shall be fixed at
not more than sixty days after the passage of
this act and the time tor the meeting of the
Legislature at the capital of the territory and
installation OF the State officers shall be fixed
not more than thirty days after said election
by said proclamation; all officers so elected
shall continue in Office until the commence
ment OF the next constitutional term of their
of1ee respectively; provided that before being
admitted to representation in Congress the
Legislature so elected and convened shall rat
lily the amendment to the Constitution of the
United States known as the 18th article, and
also the fundamental conditions herein impos
ed, and in case said Legislature shall refuse to
ratlfy said amendment and said conditions
TINS act shall be null and void.
Mr.. Howe moved to amend by inserting af-
ter the word conditions in the last sentence,
the words, "or shall decide against being ad-
mltted into the Union" Agreed to.
Mr.. Ferry offered the following to come in at
the end; and said the Legislature shall proceed
according to law with the election of Senators
to Congress if said Legislature shall decide in
favor OF the admission OF said State; which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Conklng commended that the constitu-
ton framed by the proper tribunal and reject
ed IN the territory by the popular vote and
That the present one was both framed and vot-
ed for Dy people who had no authority. He
offered an amendment requiring the question
OF ratification to be submitted to the people at
the election authorized by the bill.
Messrs. Yates, Howard Upton and others
opposed the condition of making points that
nobody in the territory objects to the constitu-
technical one and that the constitution was
fairly submitted and ratified by majority of
the people and that at all events the question
will be involved in the election.
After long discussion on the Colorado adj
mission bill and without taking a vote the Sem
ate went into executive session and subse-
quently adjourned.
HOUSE.
Several memorials and Executive commune
cations ere presented, including among the
latter one from the Secretary of the Treasury
with letter from the Lighthouse Board rela-
tive to Black Rock, Conn, recommending its
erection.
The Speaker proceeded to call the Commit
tee on Claims for reports of private nature.
A large number of bills were passed for the
relief OF private parties.
The House then resumed the consideration
OF the appropriation bill.
After a long debate, motion by Mr. Bald
win to table the bill was rejected, II against 90,
and one by Mr.. Coke to postpone to next ses-
sion was also rejected 80 to 49,
EOther amendments were offered and re-
jected.
Mr.. Delano's motion to recommit was lost 80
to 103
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill by sections
S250,000 was added for Dunkirk $4,000 for
wilson Harbor, Niagara county, N. Y, and
$4,000 for Whitehall N Y. The amount for
Oswego was increased from $4,000 to 500 600
Mr. Baker moved an appropriation OF $780,
600 for Alton ILL.,, and without action thereon
the House adjourned.