The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-26
XLth CONGRESS- Second Session.
GEN ATE


WASHINGTON, May 25.-Mr. Trumbull gave
notice that he would call up the bill for the
admission of Arkansas Wednesday.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine reported from the Com
mittee on Appropriations the army appropria-
ton bill with amendments.
The Committee recommend the striking out
of the appropriation $4,000 for the signal SER
vice. They recommend the following as a
substitute for section I'd:
That from the sums appropriated for each of
the several items contained in this act, there
shall be deducted the unexpended balance for
such Item which may remain in the Treasury
on the Both of June, 1868.
Also, an additional section, providing that of
the 100000 appropriated in 1866, for publishing
the medical and surgical history OF the rebel
lion and the medical statistics of the Provost
Marshal Generals Office, $4,000 be devoted to
the publication of 10000 copies of the medical
Bureau, to be compiled by the Assistant Medi-
cal Purveyor, j. HI. Baxter, under the sole d.
rection of the Secretary of War.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill passed.
The Joint resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to appropriate the captured and
damaged ordnance to the Lincoln Association
was passed.
The joint resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to issue supplies to Professor
Powell and party, engaged in the survey of the
Colorado river was passed by vote of % to z
Several unimportant executive communion
lions were presented and referred. Adjourned.
HOUSE,
Mr.. Phelps introduced bill for the reorgan-
ization of the United States colored troops for
their institution and colonization. Referred to
Committee on Military.
A number of resolutions of private char
acter were introduced and referred.
Mr.. Randall introduced a resolution which
was passed, requiring the Comptroller of the
Currency to furnish the House with state
Of tho - of dixyidandc dac1orad hu
the National Banking Associations since their
organization, amount credited to real estate,
keeping distinct the capital expended therefor,
and amount credited to surplus fund.- also ac-
count of all loss per annum &C.; and if this
information be not in his possession, that the
Comptroller take prompt measures to procure
it and transmit tn same to the House.
Mr.. Jencks introduced resolution, which
was referred to the Committee ON Foreign At
fairs, directing inquiry as to the duel recently
fought between gentleman in our diplomatic
service and the Secretary of a foreign lega-
ton.
The joint resolution of donation of ordnance
for the monument of Major Gen. Sedgwick of
the Sixth Army Corps was passed.
Mr.. Cary offered preamble, that
Whereas, The National honor requires the
payment of the public Indebtedness to the
creditors at home and abroad not only accord
ing to the letter but the spirit of the law under
which it was contracted, therefore
Be IL reSot0ed, That neither the letter nor the
spirit of the law under which the five-twenties
were issued, requires the payment of the prin-
cpal IN com, and it will be in the utmost good
faith if holders thereof be paid in the same
money which has been paid to the soldiers who
fought the battles of the war; and with which
the government settles the claims of the Wild
ows and orphans OF our fallen heroes the
same that laborers are required to receive as
wages, and that which is legal tender for all
public and private debts, except customs du-
ties and interest on the public debt.
Mr.. Van Horn moved to refer the resolu-
tons to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Ross moved to lay it on the table, but
the question was decided in the negative
yeas Z, nays 92. Yeas as follows:
Baldwin, Blair, Dixon, Jenckes, Mallory and
Washburne.
The preamble and resolution were referred
to the Committee of Ways and Means by q
vote of "a yeas to q nays.
Mr.. Chanler introduced the following which
was referred to the Committee on Elections:
Whereas, 1t is the duty of every people to
preserve its posterity from every evil infiu-
ence, bad government and decentralization, by
wise foresight and firm maintenance of the
established principles of truth, justice and
Whereas, From motives of self preservation
during the late civil war between the States of
the mon, IL became the policy of the admin
lstratloh 10 array the black race against the
whiGe, Dy putting arms IN the hands of slaves,
and by promising them freedom and the RIGHT
to VOTE therefore WV -
ReS0JUed, That now we deem If the dutv of
Congress to declare the original, absolute and
exclusive dominion in and over these Trn; ;no
States and the territories thereof, as LODGED n
and of right belongs to that people in tbe 70
spective States of the Union, that is derived
by descent from their European ancestors the
original discover of this continent, by subse
auent consequent, by long established law, and
by customs of liberal civilization.
ResolUed That all inhabitants of any State
or territory of the United States, other than
the aforesaid, who may now hereafter exer-
else the right of franchise, do so on sufferance
under the franchise granted by the white race,
who may lawfully hereafter for good cause, to
be shown at any time, revoke the privilege OF
privileges granted to the mixed race of AT.
Tican or Asatic descent.
Mr.. Schofeld from the Committee on Elec-
tons, made report, concluding with resolu-