The Portland daily press., 1868-12-09
XLth CONGRESS-Third Session.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON. Dec 8.-The President pre-
scented a communication from the Court of
Claims in relation to Judges of that Court;
communication from the Secretary of the In
terror, setting forth the destitute condition of
the Indians on the upper Missouri and their
urgent need of relief, and n com munication
from the Commissioner of Patents, transmit
ting accounts of receipts and expenditures. all
of which were laid on the table.
Mr.. Pomeroy of Kansas introduced joint
resolution extending the operation of the
Freedmen's Bureau for a limited period in GER
tain States. Laid on the table and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. Ferry introduced ioinst resolution and
bill for the removal of political disabilities,
which was laid OF the table and ordered to be
printed.
NJ. Ramsey introduced a bill TO abolish the
Thanking privilege, which on his motion was
tabled and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Sumner introduced resolution which
was adopted calling on the President TO COM
municate TO the Senate any information pos
sessed by the Department of State concerning
the recent transactions in La Platte affecting
the political relations of the United States
with Paraguay, the Argentine Republic and
the Empire of Brazil.
Mr.. Robertson introduced a bill to remove
the disabilities of Franklin j. Moses, recently
chosen Chief Justice of South Carolina.
Mr.. Sumner moved bill be considered i'm
mediatey by unanimous consent, but Mr.. Ed
munQS ODlGCteu anu IL was ldlu over.
Mr.. Drake called up the resolution offered
by him last July, to amend the rules of the
Senate so as to require Indian treaties to be
considered in open session of the Senate.
After some discussion it was laid over
One of the Louisiana. Senators introduced a
bill for the relief of certain persons engaged
in the late rebellion. Tabled and ordered to be
printed. Also. joint resolution relating to
the Court Of Claims, which pro tides that the
provisions of the act of July 4, 1864, entitled
@I,a .sl; g. Io nf
Claims be extended to loyal citizens of the
States of Louisiana and Arkansas, and that
tt act of February 10, 1867, entitled an act to
restrict the jurisdiction OF the Court OF Claims
shall not be SO construed as to prohibit the
payment of claims OF the loyal citizens of the
United States arising in said States of Lousi-
ana and Arkansas Laid on the table and Or
dered to be printed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
After the reading of Yesterdays journal, the
Speaker announced the first business in order
to be a consideration of the House bill regard
ing the duties on imported copper and copper
ores-it being unfinished business at the end
of the last session. The bill was read and
passed-107 to II. 1t provides for the following
duties: On all copper ores, three cents for each
pound of fine copper; on old and coarse cop
per four cents per pound OF fine therein; on
plates bars and all other forms five cents per
pound.
The Speaker presented large number of re-
ports and other public documents.
The Speaker also presented a communica-
ton from the Oregon House of Representa-
tives, declaring that the Oregon Senators. VIII
lams and Corbett, have betrayed and msrep-
resented the people of that State in voting for
the reconstruction measures, for the tenure Of
office act, Tor the act affecting the Supreme
Court, and for the impeachment of the Presi
dent. and instructing those Senators to resign
in order that persons mightb be elected as their
successors who would fairly and honestly rep
resent the State of Oregon IN the United Stat S
Senate
Mr. Washburne OF Illinois Immediately in
troduced a resolution that the paper just read
he returned to the presiding officers OF both
houses of the Oregon Legislature, the same be-
ing scanGalous, impertnent and INDIGENOUS.
After debate, the previous question was or
dered-127 against Sand the resolution was
adopted without division.
Mr. Window from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported a resolution calling on the
Secretary of War for information as to the
cost of SURPRISING Indian h0stil6ies IN lo0O,
'67 and '68. Adopted.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill to repeal the
tenure OF Office act of March 2, 1867. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
NJ. Ingersoll asked leave to introduce bill
supplementary to the National Bank act anu
to have it referred to the Committee on ways
and Means.
Mr.. Randall moved its reference to the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency.
Inc QlsPSCOH GU the reference OF the
bill, Mr.. Ingersoll withdrew it for the present.
MIR. Clarke of Kansas, from the Committee
ON Indian Affairs, reported joint resolution
for the sale of certain sto;ks held in trust for
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. Order
ed to be printed and reco@mitted. Also res
rior for Information as to the expenses of the
commission to the Great and Little Usage In
dams, and the value of presents, and as to per
sons who accompanied the commission, &c
Adopted.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs reported a Dill to restore tne ba u
War from the LIST of January, 1862 and moved
the previous question on its passage.
After discussion, Mr.. Window moved to lay
the bill on the table. Negatived.
The bill then passed-yeas 116, nays -.
Mr.. Julian introduced joint resolution pro
posing an amendment to the Constitution o
the United States, which was referred to tn
Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Schenck gave notice that he would mov'
on Thursday, after the morning hour, to pro
ssed to business on the Speakers table