The Portland daily press., 1868-01-25
XLth ooNaREss-ssoo.d Session.


present political campaign in that State.
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XLth C0NaRESs-1scoId Session.
| .Iois' SENATE. " .i- 8'4't
Mr.. Morrill, Of Maine, from the Committee
4 on Appropriations, reported back the bill IL
| supply deficiencies for reeo Instruction expen.
| SEES and others, with recommen alton that
the Senate recede from its amendment proliib-
ting the transfer by department. secretaries OF
| appropriations, the House having having re.
| fused to concur. s5E -tF 4-rof7 xcla1H
| After debate the Senate voted to insist
Inc House amendment, limiting the mem
bers OF Congress- to 1926 each for newspapers,
stationery, &c, was non concurred in. "a
Mr.. Wilson called up the joint resolution AM
thorizins the Commits sioner of the Freedmen 5
| Bureau TO distribute TO the destitute people Of
the South such dessicated meats and vegeta-
| bles provided during the war as are not need
| ell for the use of the army, which was passed
MIR. Wilson offered resolution, which was
| adopted, that the Commissioner of the Ere ed
| mems Bureau forward for the information Of
the Senate the circular disoharging the officers
| and of agents said Bureau on the 18th of Feb
| ruary pToximO in certain. States, with the re-
| ports of the Assistant Commissioners and
others detaili ng the effect of the issue of said
! circular letter. GD
An adjournment until Monday was then
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to de-
tail officers to represent the United States at
the forthcoming maritime exhibition at Havre
MI. CONFESS offered an amendment provid-
ing thatit shall not be attended with any ex-
pense.
After discussion, Mr. Sumner earnestly
advocating the immediate passage of the reso-
luton, and Messrs. Truinbull and CONFESS CD.
posing, the death Of Hon. Elijah Hise, of Ken
lucky, was announced.rz-,s ~r-sv
Mr.. Davis offered the usual resolutions, ac-
companying them by a brief speech. They
were seconded by Mr. Hendrick, who also made
q lew remarks. The resolutions were adopted
and the Senate adjourned. niiF4i8 :
HOUSE.
Mr.. CHAMBER asked leave to offer resolution
reciting the facts in relation to the deaths ON
board the immigrant ship Liebenity, and pro-
Vlding for the appointment of a select com
mittee to inquire into the means to prevent
such evil for the future 4 agB-,s % A--------s
MT. Spaulding objected to any select com
mittee, and MIR. Chanler moved to refer the
matter to the Committee ON Commerce.. The
resolution thus modified was offered and adopt
ed. IN 3IsHIals ITG 1l8lilf Y
- Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, from the Com
mittee ON Appropriations, reported the regular
appropriation bill 1t was ordered to be print
s ed and recommitted.E The bill appropriates
between &1S,000,O 600 and S19,000000 In con-
nection with the bill Mr.. Washburne present
ed a report in the form of a tabular statement.
He stated that his object in having the bill
recommitted was that the Committee ON Ar
preparations might be examined in connection
with the revised estimates sent in by the Sec
rotary OF the Navy, whose original estimates
600. a1a l-z,a-
Mr.. Butler suggested, in addition TO thai.
that the Secretary of the Navy had ON hand
an unexpended balance of $15,0O00O0
MIR. Wash6urne asseuted to that statement
The committee, he said, deemed the amount
reported i'll the bill sufficient to meet every
exigency of the naval service. He called at
tentlon to the fact that by the bill reported by
Republican committee of a Republican Con-
gress the estimates originally, sent in by the
democratic Secretary OF the Navy of the
Democratic administration were reduced from
100000. ~ 4 'lfs11 1lsT " I'D ~
Mr.. Spaulding thought it should be stated,
in Justice to the Secretary of the Navy, that
that officer had revised his original estimates
and reduced them SO, OOO,O COO =,
MIR. Washburne said he had been about To
state the fact that it was for the purpose of ex-
aiming the bill in connection with those re-
vised estimates that he had moved its recon-
Several petitions Cwere presented and re-
fcrred.
MIR. Washburne, of Illinois, rising to a ones
ton OF privilege, called attention TO the fact
that MS vote on the supplementary reconstruct
ton bill has not been recorded although he
had distinctly voted in the ultimately He
had been surprised to find his vote was not re-
corded. F-s1 sae ~ = --3,r.,-1fr,g .rrfS 4
b The Speaker directed that the record should
be corrected, EtGE 3rEssla ESQ ssafF ilE7 -
This being Friday the morning hour. was de-
voted TO business of private nature, A large
number OF bills We're reported from the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions and passed W
Inc morning hour expired at lis p. NJ,
when the Speaker presented Executive com
mumcatlons, as follows:-Frum the Secretary I
OF War, with information respecting the can /
thre OF JeH Davis, referred to the Committee
on Claims; from the Secretary of the Treas
ury, with communication from the, Comp
troller OF the Currency, relative to loans by
national banks, referred to the Committee on
Banking; from the same with reference to the
revenue cutter service, in response to a resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Washburne. of Illinois, re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce. ~
On motion OF Mr. Washburne, of Illinois. it
was ordered that the session tomorrow be for
general debate aH y -
The House then proceeded to the consi lera-
ton OF the bill reported by Mr.. Washburne, of
IliiDois, from the Committee on Appropria-
tons, Jan. 18th, and postponed to this day
after the morning hour, to prevent the paw.
ment OF certain claims Itenacts that here
after no money Shall DO paid out of the Treas.
ury on any claim in the foregoing class of
cases arising during the rebellion until further
action OF Congress:- First, on account of seiz-
ure or impressment of or for damages or de-
tentlon OF any appliances of transportation
whether by land or water, in the insurrect,on.
airy States second, for transportation service,
tolls, ferrlage, &c, beyond the tariff of rates
fixed by the Quartermaster General during
the wan; third, for the use and occupation Of
land in the insurrectiOnary States used for for
tifications and other military defensive pur-
poses during the war; Na -
The bill was discussed at considerable length
BY Messrs. Logan, Munger, Maynard, WASH
Durne or Illinois, Trimble of Kentucky, Hob
man and Pile. s5f 5sI... 4 IS 5 -, lsfdl
Mr.. Maynard denounced the bill as most
glarngly and most wckedly unjust and one
which no man could vote for with safe CON
science. ta
MI. Trqmbull denounced it as violating the
faith of the nation. ls 5000 ~ = '.lsoT
Mr., WashbuFne said he had no interest in il
except to save the Government from these
classes of claims. He moved the preyious
question. Ga 'gHms ,EE ATA8 ~
The previous question was seconded and
Mr.. Washburne took the floor to close the de-
bate, He had not ANTICIPATED any opposition
to the bill, especially on his own side of the
house, and he thought that the members were
entirely under Misrepresentation in reference
to it, r-.r-4sraar 'ffk 5i3T iii
Pending, the disposition of the bill, Mr..
Schenck, from the committee of conference on
the cotton tax bill, reported that the commit
tee had agreed to recommend that the Senate
recede from its amendments and agree to the
bill, adding the following words; -"And cottea
imported rem foge;gp eouptpiea on and after
ou.J LOU Aous, SHaH oe eAclipCeQ from 4uty,slH
After debate the previous question was
seconded, and the report of the conference
committee disagreed to-67 to 70.
Mr.. Allison moved that new committee of
conference be appointed. Agreed to.
Messrs. Allison Of Iowa, Blaine Of Maine,
frlinbe OF Kentucky WePe appointed eon=
ference committee ON the part of the House
The death of Mr.. Hise, late member from
Kentucky, was then, at 315 p. NJ, annour eed,
and after remarks by Messrs. Galloday, Giner.
Trimble and Jones on the character and public