The Portland daily press., 1868-12-11
.TLth C0NGRESS-Third Session.

MIA SESSION,
SENATE.
- WASHINGTON Dec. 10.-On motion of Sena-
tor AnthonS, resolutions were adopted contin-
uing the committee charged to enquire wheth-
er any corrupt means were used or attempted
to be used to influence Senators on the i'm
peachment trial, and the committee to revise,
and to reappoint select committee to whom
should be referred certain railroad bills
Senator Anthony then moved to proceed to
the appointment of standing committees.
which was agreed to, and thereupon the n ,mi-
mated members of committees were elected
without dissent
Foreign Relations -Messrs Sumner, chair
man, Fessenden, Cameron, Harlan, Morton,
Patterson of New HAMPSHIRE, and Bayard.
Ftndnce-Mt ssrs. Sherman, chairman, Nor
gap, Warner, Williams, CorJett, Henderson,
Morrill, of Vermont.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Morrill, of Maine,
chaIrmau, Grimes, Howe, Wilson, Conkling
Buckalew.
Commerce -Messrs. Chandler, chairman,
logg, Corbett.
Manufactures -Messrs. Sprague chairman
Yates Abbott, Dixon, Robertson
agriculture -Messrs. Cameron, chairman,
Cotir.ll, Upton, WEIGH, McCreery.
Military Officers and the Militia-Messrs. Will
son, chairman, Sprague, Cameron, Morton,
Abbott. Thaver, Dooirtle.
Naval AGdirS-Messrs. Grimes chairman,
Aotnony, CfaSin, EreiibShuysen, brahe, I1eu-
dicks.
Jtdiciary-Messrs. Trumbull, chairman, A.
F.Stewart, Frelinghuysen, Edmunds, Conk-
aing Rice, Hendricks.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs. Ram
sey, chairman, Convers, Pomeroy, Van Win
kle, Mcdonald, Welcb, Dixon.
Public LGndS-Messrs. Pomeroy, chairman,
Stewart, Osborne, Williams, Upton, Hen
drcks, Warner.
Prfcate Land Claims-Messrs. Williams,
oLo;r Gutupar Katlnrer Farru nd
Indian AGdtrS-Messrs. Henderson, chair
mau. Morrill, of Mane Ross, Corbett, Thayer,
Buckalew. Doolittle.
Penstons-Messrs. Van Wrinkle, chairman,
EdmunGs, Fowler. Upton, Davis, Spencer,
Sawyer
Revolutionary ClGims-Messrs. Nye, chair
man, Chandler, Poole, Patterson of Tennessee,
Sausbury.
Czatms-Messrs. Howe, chairman, Wiley,
Frelinghuysen, Howard, Robertson, Cole,
Davis.
District of Columbia Messrs. Howard, chair
man, Sumner, Rice, Patterson of New Hamp-
shire, Harris, Patterson Of Tennessee, Vickers
Patents and the Patent Oftce-Messrs. Will
ley, chairman, Osborne, Thayer, Ferry, Nor
ton.
Public buildings and Grounds -Messrs Fes-
sender, chairmau, Trumbull, Ferry, Davis,
White.
observation-disclosures Yates, chairman, Nye,
Cragin. Fowler, Mcdonald, Ferry, McCreery,
Davis Norton.
Pacific Railroad -Messrs Howard, chairman,
Sherman, Morgan. Conness, Ramsay, Stewart,
Wilson, Harlan, Drake.
To Aadt and Control the Contingent En-
penses Of the Senate-Messrs. Cragin, chair
man, Morrill, of Vermont, Buckalew.
EngroSSed BiNs-Messrs. Fowler, chairman,
Sumner, Norton.
Mines and Mining-Messrs: CONFESS, chair
man, Chandler, Anthony, Yates, Ross, Sauls-
bJry, WHITE.
IPeUi85on Of the Laacs Of the United States
Messrs. Conkling, chairman, Sumner, Bayard,
Poole.
Special Committee on RatlUoys-Mpssrs Sher-
man, chairman, Sumner, BuckaleW, Chandler,
Stewart, Ramsay. Vickers.
Committee to inquire aChether any Improper
means had been ased Or attempted to be aSed for
influencing the UoteS Of Senator'S upon In3pedch.
rlent-Messrs. Buckalew, Morrill, of Maine,
Chandler, Stewart Thayer.
Joint Standing 0mmittees-Commttee on
Printing on the part OF the Senate-Messrs.
Anthony, Wylie, Harris.
Committee on Enrolled Bill son the part of
the Senate-Messrs. Ross, Patterson of New
Hampshire, Dixon.
Committee on the Library on the part of the
Senate-Messrs. Elmunds, Williams, Patter
son of New Hampshire, Buckalew.
Committee 10 revise and fix the pay of the
Officers of the two Houses on the part of the
Senate-Meesrs. Fessenden, Sherman, Bucka-
lew.
Committee to examine Claims and Accounts
for repairs and furnishing the Executive Man
sion on the part of the Senate-Messrs. Har-
Ian, Norton.
On Ordnance on the part of the Senate
Messrs Howard, chairman, Cameron, Drake.
On revising the Rules of the Senate-Messrs.
Anthony. chairman. Pomeroy, Edmunds.
Various matters, on the Presidents table
were disposed of by referring them to the
proper committees, when the House bill, to re-
move the Bureau Of Indian Affairs to the Wal
Department, was reached.
Senator Tbnyer moved to refer 1t TO the COM
mittee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Wilson moved 10 refer it to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
"A long debate ensued on this, after which
the bill was referred to the Indian Committee.
A bill was introduced to repeal section sig
of the act making an appropriation for the
snppert of the army for the year ending June
30 1869, and was referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
str Ramsay introduced bill granting lands
for the construction Of railroad from ST.
PanL Minnesota, to the Missouri river. Re-
feTrea h f',e Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Wilso4 introduced joint resolution,
submitting fo4 ratification the following
amendment to the Constitution: Article 10
No distinction shall be made by the United
States, nor By any State, among the citizens
in their civil or political rights on account of
race color or previous conut On. In MSi - 10
late the elective franchise in the United States.
Referred to the same committee.
Mr.. CONFESS introduced bin fixing the
compensation for labor performed for the Gov.
eminent of the United States, which was Ia d
on the table and ordered to be printed. 1t
provides that from and after June %, 1869, all
iaborers, workmep and mechanics engaged in
the employment of the United States shall re-
ceive for a days labor, as provided by law, the
4uIl WAGES and compensation paid for such
rahor as IL ten honrs constituted days labor.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the credentials
of Mr. Hill. Senator etec! from Georgia, win
memorial, &c, relating to them. we're referred
70 The Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Rice called up the bill to provide for the
;ssue of arms to the militia of certain States
lately in rebellion, which, on motion OF MT
Wilson. was referred to the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs. j.,
bushes. Some of his friends, he said, and
some who not his friends, had supposed he
moved to adjourn on Wednesday in order TO
prevent the reading of the Presidents mes
saqe f1is motion had no such design. On
The contrary, he was in favor OF having the
Presidents message read for the benefit OF his
party, and that the people might see what
kind Of man they had at the head OF the
Government. He, therefore, moved that the
Secretary be directed to proceed with the
reading OF the message. The motion was car
Mr., Cameron renewed the motion to dis
peuse with the further reading OF the message,
but. at the suggestion OF other Senator's imr
.uediately withdrew It,
The Secretary then read the message from
tn, noiut at which he had been interrupted
Yesterday. when be had finished, MIR. Ed
mupds moved to lay the message on the table
and order it printed, which was done.
A resolution was adopted to adjourn from
to-day until Monday.
The President presented communication
from the Secretary of the Interior, transmit
ting accounts up to June last of disbursement
for incidental and miscellaneous purposes dur
ing 1868. >.
ory proposition ralatinp to the national deb
con- CO aimed in the Presidents message, he woul
move IN next Tuesday that the Finance Com
.mittee, unless they should in the meantim
report resolution on the subject offered b
him on the 2lSt of November last, be discharge
from further consideration Of it, and woul
move its passage. The resolution affirms tia
the faith of the United States is solemn
.lodned To the naYment of the national debt.