The Portland daily press., 1868-07-03
XLth CON 4REss-seoOnd Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July 2-Mr. Frelinghuysen
reported from the Committee on Naval Affairs
aJolnt resolution to admit certain persons to
the Naval Academy. 1t authorizes the Secre-
tary OF the Navy to receive for instruction at
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, not exceed
ing six persons, TO be designated by the gov
eminent OF the Empire of Japan, provided no
expense to the United States is involved
Mr.. WEIGH, the new Senator from Florida
was sworn in.
Mr.. CONFESS called up the bill relating to the
western Pacific Railroad. Several amend
ments were adopted and considerable discus-
sion followed on points heretofore argued.
After number of amendments to the bill
mad been made, it was passed by % to 5.
An evening session was provided for the con-
slderaton of private bills.
The civil appropriation bill was taken up.
the question being on an amendment by MIR
Patterson, of New Hampshire to direct GER
tam payments to be made to Maine and Mas
sacnusetts to- carry out the Ashburton treaty.
MI buckalew offered provision, which.
atter debate was rejected, and the amendment
OF MT. Fatterson was agreed to.
Inc Dill having passed through the commit
zee OF the WHOLE On motion of Mr.. Howe the
yeas ana nays were taken on the amendment
striking out the appropriation of S25O.OO0 for
the deficiency in the fund for the relief of sick
ana disabled seamen. The appropriation was
passed.
The motion for an evening sosson-vs, al
most unanimously reconsidered on account of
the intense heat the thermometer being up to
81 degrees.
Mr.. johnson introduced bill granting $1,000
to the ladies of Mount Vernon Association,
which was referred to Committee on Claims
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hooper from the Committee on
Ways and Means reported a bill to collect lC
per cent on U. S. bonds by making the per
cent interest and four tenths per cent, the 5
per cent and $40 per cent, and the per
cent $40. The bill and report was read
The report declares that the Committee on
Ways and Means does not approve the bill and
only report it in obedience to the order of the
House.
The bill and report was ordered printed an
referred to the Committee of the whole.
Mr.. Hooper, also from the same Committee
reported back the joint resolution introduced
few days since by Mr.. Butler of Mass, sub
shutting the word "or' Tor the word s'and' in
the bill in relation to exporters of rum. So
that the language will be intended for the ex-
porters as virtually contracted for, which pass
ed.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, asked to intro
duce bill to equalze taxation and to reduce
the public debt, proposing funding system of
perpetual four per cent annuities payable in
gold and untsxabe He asked that it be re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
Objected to.
Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania, from the Re-
construction Committee, reported bill to pro-
vide Tor erection of not more than two addi-
tional States out of the Territory of Texas.
After debate it was ordered printed and recon-
mitted.
The House then resumed the business of the
morning hour, the bill reported yesterday from
the Committee on Private Land Claims, to re-
store to certain parties their rights under the
laws and treaties of the TTpitnd
The amendments to the four pension bills on
the Speakers table were concurred in, and the
Senate amendments to lay large number of
other pension bills on the table were non-cou-
CURED IN, and referred to the Committee of
Conference.
Mr. Banks gave notice that on Tuesday next
he would move to go into Committee O! the
Whole on the Alaska bill.
The House then went into Committee, Mr..
Wilson of Iowa in the clair, and took up
the Senate amendments to the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
MIR. Blaine addressed the House on the
financial condition of the country.
Mr. Washburne of ILL.,, stated that there had
been made two hundred and twenty-seyen
amendments to the bill and recommended con-
currence in fifty and Inconvenience in the
remainder.
The Committee proceeded to vote on the
amendments one by one.
The first important amendment was on
striking out OF the item for paying judgments
in the Court of Claims, the proviso being that
no judgment exceeding $4,000 should be paid
On this consideration debate arose.
FINALLY the Senate amendment was concur
RED in and the pr0viSo striker out.
Various amendments for an increase of the
number of clerks in the several departments
was nOn-concurred in.
The amendment abolishing the office of
Director of Statistics was conclrred in with
an amendment making it effective from July
LIST, 1869.
On the Senate amendment appropriating
$4,000 for the Department of Education a
long debate ensued.
Finally the amendment was non-concurred
in.
After debate the amendment allowing Gov
eminent advertisements to be published in a
third paper in Washington was agreed to.
The next amendment that gave rise to de-
bate was that in reference to the publication of
debates in Congress in the Congress sional Globe
and requiring Joint Committee on printing
to advertise for proposals for this work
. Mr.. DonnelGy moved to amend the Senate
amendment that after the 4th of March, 1869,
unless previously otherwise ordered, debates
shall be published daily at the Government
printing office
Mr.. Washburne made point of order on
the amendment which was overruled and the
Committee rose TO close debate on the section
and without again going into Committee, at
o'clock adjourned, with the understanding it
would meet at IL o'clock tomorrow morning
and that there would be no session on Sat-
urday.