The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-15
ALABAMA ELEcTIo.
XIII ooN4RRs second Session.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Severai petitions
and memorials We're presented. aasa-sasaaassas
Messrs. TrumbIll, ConkIing and Williams
presented memorials from Off ;ers of the vol
unter army, protesting against the passage of
the bill introduced by Mr.. Wilson, relative to
Communication tor pay, aud setting forth that
their claims are equitable and grow out of the
law Of Congress. the decision of which is now
pending in the Supreme Court.
Mi. Wilson doubted whether any legislation
was necessary for the Courts to decide. In his
opinion the intention of Congress in the law
referre1 to was otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan further petitions
relative to the legislation en- gold conirlcts
were laid on the table, and the bill relative to
supplying vacancies in the Executive Depart
ments was taken up, and amended by altering
thirty days to ten days, and inserting after the
word vacancies" oecasioued by death or resig-
nation, and that no officer appointed to fill
such vacancies shall receive any compensation
additional to the salary he is entitled to with
ont such assignment. As thus amended the
bill was passed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Committee,
reported a bill reducing expenses in the FAR
Department or for other purposes Also.
whether any new military department, diyis-
ion or district has been authorized, and il so
under what authority Of law Referred to the
Military COMMITTEES.
The special order, being the case Of admis-
sion to MIR. Thomas, came up. s $500
Mr.. Buckalew took the floor, and spoke euO-
gIstcal OF MIR. Thomas, and deie nded him from
the charges made.
Messrs. Sherman. Howard, Morton and
Stewart, spoke against his admission.
| MI. johnson gave notice that he would close
the debate on Monday.
The Senate went into Executive Session.
and soon after adjourned to Monday.
L HOUSE.
Mr.. Wood offered a resolution directing Gen.
IN FINN 5El. oil
himself and Gen. Hancock relative to the re-
moyal OF the Councilmen OF New Orleans
Adopted
Mr. Logan introduced joint resolution that
from the first of june 1868, bonds shall pay
an lpternai tax of per cent, to be collected
by deductng per cent semi-annually from
Coupons at the Tr aSury. Referred to Com
mittee of Ways aul Means.
Mr.. Clarke, of Kansas, introduced bill to
prohlblt peonage in New Mexico. Referred to
the judiciary Committee.
The House then proceeded to the considera-
ton OF reports of a private character.
The bill authorizing issue OF patent to Chas.
Srsu5n Page, for his Induction Coil" was
passed.
The bill allowing a re-extension OF patent to
the heirs OF Thomas w. Harvey for Improve
tneHt in rnachine for cutting screws, and for
SAME in machine for drilling screw-heads.
was debated at length, and opposed by several
members on the ground that it was for the
benefit OF the American Screw Co.
Mr.. Butler stated that his information was
that Harvey had entered into bond of Sl0,-
600 with Massachusetts man to assign the
patent to him, but that he subsequently, sold it
the Providence Company for $125000 paying
the $4,000 forfeit. That explained why Mas
sachusetts was not in favor of paying any
more money by way of royalty to Rhode Is
land.
Mr.. Jencbs denied that the Providence Co.
had obtained the patent for any such consid-
Grafton.
MIR. Butler said he had his information from
member OF the House (Mr. Washburne of
Mass who had himself made the bargain and
received the $4,000 forfeit from Hervey.
The Speaker presented o Communication
from the Secretary of War in answer to a res
olution offered by Mr. Brooks, with copies of
al orders by Commanders Of the five military
districts of the South for execution OF the
reconstruction acts. Referred.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the remaining resolutions in the election case
from the End Congressional District of Ken
| tucky, declaring that Samuel S. Smith, the
contestant for Mr.. Browns seat, did not re-
ceive majority of votes, and directing the
Speaker to notify the Governor of Kentucky
that vacancy for Congress exists in that Dis
trict
Without dispo,ins of the question the House
adjourned.