The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-28
XLth CONGRESSIONAL Session,

SENATE,
WASHINGTON, March z7.-Bill supplemental
ry TO an act to provide for National curran.
cy,. secured by pledge of United States bords
ana 10 provide for the circulation and r4demn
ton of the same came up.
oft. ''eA'''e III support
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cattell's sneecb tho
Nayal appropriation bill was taken up.
MI Wilson hoped the amendment would not
be agreed to. N'- A'o'
Considerable discussion followed in refer
navy yards p''oii al
MI. sumner and others urged the necessity
OF provision requiring certain specified off
GERS IN navy yards to be appointed from the
pest men IN civil lie, and not from the navy.
and to be confirmed by the Sepate. ~
Mr.. johnson ridiculed the idea of the Sem
ave trying the merits of carpenters. ioipers and
salimakers. 1t was beneath their dignity.
MI, fessenden said no political purpose
'c1 I oe served by amendment as most of such
changes had already been made The Repub
mean party expected to be successful at the
next election, and will probably have a new
Secretary OF the Navy, when these evils could
be corrected.
Mr.. Wilson was opposed to the system of
placing navy officers over mechanics He
moved to strike out the words, "civil engineers
ana naval storekeepers at the several navy
yards; Also the words appointed by the
1iesioent, by and with the advice and consent
o' the Senate" The amendment was agreed
j.. "''' % ecu
The amendment striking out the provision
Tor a clerk of the Naval Observatory was
agreed to- Vs.
! The amendment men striking out the appropria-
Uon OF $4,000 for a Naval Laboratory was
agreed TO. Woe
On the amendment striking out $S77 600 and
inserting $4,000 for pay, &c.. of the Marine
;Gorps' MI morrill,, In reply to question, said
1t was based on the reduction OF che service
which, with the fact that balance remained of
THIS appropriation, would make it sufficient.
Inc amendment was agreed to-
II On the amendment substituting the word
excluding" for Including" in the provision
for $500 seamen, including apprentices and
Doys, and inserting the provision for 1850 of
the latter The amendment was agreed to-
10 to IL. Ns-0eO w
Pending fual action on the bill, reports from
committee on conference on the bill in regard
10 converting into the Treasury the proceeds
OF captured and abandoned property; and the
Dill TO relieve certain manufactures from in
I I tax Were presented by the Clerk of the
renee of the House.
at the instance of Mr.. Sherman, the latter
was immediately taken up He explained
tnat the Senate amendment had been sub
stanualIy agreed to, and also explained the
nature OF the House amendment nnnisbing
whlskey frauds by fine and imprisonment
AIter discussion on the clause to punish
frauds in the distillation of whskey by closing
tne oiStiierles when the whiskey sold was less
than the amount OF the tax for ten DAYS. Mr..
sherman agreed to let the report go over and
be printed
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution, which was
ADOPTED, providing for the sending of the bill
passed over the Presidents veto last evening
to the Secretary OF State for PRONUNCIATION,
signed by the Secretary of the Senate and
CLERK OF the House. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
AT quarter before 2 the Speaker laid be-
fore the House a message from the Senate
communicating the Presidents veto of the
Dill amending the judiciary act and its action
thereon. The veto message Was then read
and the Speaker stated that the utestion was,
VIII the House on reconsideration agree to
the passage of this bill?"
Mr.. Wilson took the floor, and discussion
ensueo as to the time to be allowed for the op-
position to debate it. Finally Mr.. Wilson
yielded malt an hour of his time to Mr. Wood
ward, of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hubbard, of Connecticut followed in a
Drlef speech on the same side
Mr. Wilson then closed the debate in favor
OF the Dill, and moved the previous question. !
Line previous question was seconded, the |
main question ordered, and the bill passed
yeas III, nays Ga strict party vote
The Speaker proclaimed that the bill had
become a law, it having passed the two Houses
by constitutional majority notwithstanding
the Presidents objections
MIR. Boutwell,, from the Reconstruction Com
Secretary of War for copies of all the reports
made to the General of the army relating to |
the election In Alabama Adopted.
The conference report on the bill to covert |
money into the treasury was made by Mr. |
WaShburne, of Wisconsin, and agreed to
The conference report on the bill exempting |
certain manufactures from internal tax was |
presented by Mr. Schenck The House recedes
from its disagreement to the Senate amend
ment about the contract of machinery. In
reference to drawbacks none is to allowed
after the first day of June next. In reference
TO the tax on sales the tax is to be on all man
ufaetures over $4,000, save where specially pro.
Vlded for. The provisions to guard against
whiskey frauds is somewhat altered. Mr.
Schenck proceeded to explain it, and after de-
bate the report was agreed to.
The bill making partial appropriation for
the Indian service was referred to the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs.
Mr. Boutwell,, from the impeachment Man
ayers, reported a resolution that after Monday
next the House will postpone action on all
matters except questions relating to the i'm
parchment of the President until the oonclu-
sion OF the trial now pending in the Senate
Ihe resolution provoked much discussion.
MI: Davis represented that the Committee
on Elections had four important cases to bring
before the House, which would occupy much
time.
Hlr Pike suggested that considerable busi-
ness might be done in morning hours
Mr. Schofield said that if the House had
sessions during the trial that the result would
be that all matters which ought to be defeated
would be passed, and that all matters which
ought to be passed would be defeated.
MIR. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, inquired
whether the resolution had been authorized
by the impeachment managers.
Mr.. Boutwell, replied that on consultation
between majority OF the managers it had
been agreed to.
Subsequently, owing to the suggestion of
Mr.. Stevens, Mr. Boutwell, withdrew his reso-
luton, end the House, at 5 o'clock, adjourned
TIL to- morrow, when the session is to be for
BUSINESS purposes and not for general debate.