The Portland daily press., 1868-03-13
XLth C0NGRBsE-Seoond Session.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Mr. Buckalew pre-
sented remonStrance of the paper manufaclur
ers OF pennsylvania against the passage of thu
International Copyright law.
Mr. Morton presented petition of the bank
erS ana merchants of Indianapolis, remonstrat
ing against material change in the Aationa
banking system.
Mr.. Sherman presented petition of citizens
Of ONO for change in the mode of appointing
civil officers Referred to the Committee OF
the Judiciary.
Mr.. Grimes offered a resolution that the pres
emit duties on foreign merchandise imported
into the United States having been predicated
upon the internal tax on domestic manufac
lures, the Finance Committee be instructed tC
inquire into the expedieGcy of reducing them
in the same ratio in the reduction of said in
ternal tax, if any should be made.
Mr.. Edmunds Directing, the resolution went
over.
At the expiration of the morning hour Mr..
Van Winkle called up the House bill granting
pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the
war of 1872. The question was on the amend
nent by the Committee on Pensions. he sa d
the bill did not include all the soldiers of 1872;
only those who served at least three months,
and made no provision for widows and heirs.
Mr. SHERMAN was opposed TO the passage of
a bill which proposed to give pensions to SOL
dlers who had not been affected by the hard
ships OF war, the wounded and diaesed having
already provided for.
MT Fessenden also opposed the bill. N
nation on earth pensioned soldiers for three
months seivce-it would establish danger
Gus prlc dent
Mr.. Van WInckle said to give time for re-
hecton, he novel the postponement of the
bill. Agreed to.
A number of private pension bills were
passed.
Mr. Anthony rose to a personal explanation.
He said he had been in the Senate Tor long
time, but had hitherto never bad occasion to
reply on the floor to newspaper article. A
misrepresentat on, however, had been made IN
the evening paper here es,eIday, which he
desired reporters to contradict. Some malic-
loue person had published an assertion that
Senator Anthony is charged with the dstri-
button of tickets to the Senate gallery during
the progress of the impeachment trial. Sem
ators might imagine the result Naughter.)
Inc consideration of private pension bills
was continued; one of them giving pension
to the widow of an assistant provost marshal
eliciting considerable discussion on the propri-
ETY. OF pensioning such officers or their repre-
sentatlves. lt ended in the passage of the bill
AT quarter before four o'clock the Sena
went into executive session.
Just before adjournmentAfter the executive
session, the Senate took no and concurred in
the House amendments of the bill to amend
the Judiciary act Of December "a 1898, in re-
gard to taking writs of error to the Supreme
Court in cases arising out of the collection of
internal revenue. The blll which passed the
Senate yes erday, now goes to the Presidenl.
AAO 0SAdtc buou
HOUSE.
Mr.. Kelley presented four protests of en-
gravers and book binders of PHILADELPHIA
against the enactment of the copyright law.
The Senate joint resolution to authorize the
erection OF military store house. at Fortress
Monroe, Va, was Da.sed.
The Senate bill authorizing accounting Off
GERS TO allow to army paymasters credits Tor
over payments made in good faith on public
account was passed.
The Speaker presented q communication
from the Governor of West Virginia, trans
uniting resolution of the West Virginia Leg
islature, declaring the President guilty of vii
full and fragrant violation of law in the al
tempted removal of Secretary Stanton, and
that be ought to be impeached, and authorlz-
ing the Governor to tender Congress the as
slstance of West Virginia in sustaining the
authority and enfoi cling the laws of the UniL-
ed States. He aso presented a communion
ton from the Secretary of the Treasury, rela-
tive to the contents OF a box in the Treasury
vaults marked "iewels"
The report of the Committee on Retrencb-
ment on the question of the fictitious destruc
ton of $1S,000,C00 worth of bonds in the Treas
ury, came up as unfinished business OF yester-
day. Alter long discussion Mr.. Stevens OF
pennsylvania suggested that the House take
up the bill for the admission OF Alabama.
Objection being made by Mr.. Van Wyck
Mr.. Stevens gave notice thar at half past four
o'clock to-day he would move the previous
question on the Alabama bill.
The Speaker presented message from the
President, informing the House that the act
to amend the supplementary reconstruction
bill had been presented TO him February 2Sth,
and not having been returned BY him to the
House, had become law
Mr.. Bingham, from the impeachment man.
ayers reported resolution authorizing the
report on the impeachment trial to be made by
the House stenogradher and printed at the
public printing office so that copy be placed
before each member by 8 O'CLOCK A. NJ. each
succeeding day. Adjourned.