The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04


ing the President to ask Great Britain to pl
an end to that part of the treaty which requir,
each government to keep up mixed courts, an
providing that If that government consent
the salaries of the officers of the United STATE
connected with said courts shall cease :,
rms was adopted as an amendmeht 10 Tn
proposition of Mr.. Doolittle, which, so amend
| ed, was agreed to. -. ...rF-...
The Senate then voted on the motion of MI
Buckalew. to strike out from the Dill the para
graph as amended, which was lost-yeas Ii
Mr. patterson of New Hampshire offered al
| amendment providing that in collecting con
sular fees, foreign monies shall be taken at tn
| rates provided in the Treasury schedule
| Adopted. - s-aHzH aaasHf
MI. Sumner, from the Committee ON For
| eign Relations, offered amendments. One in
creasing the salary OF the Munster Resden
at the Argentine Republic because of his ap
polntment also to the Republic of Uruguay
and another appropriating $1,000 for the repair
Adopted - f~fil-l'o'a
Mr.. Ramsey moved an amendment to send Q
consul to Winnipeg, Selkirk settlement
Adopted. ss.-5 u.
Mr.. Pomeroy moved an additional section
providing that all consuls and consular agents
who are neither native or naturalized citizens
shall be dismissed within thirty days after the
passage of this bill. Rejected
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported back with amendments the
bill recently introduced by him to amend the
judiciary system of the United States.
Mr.. Warner introduced joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitution.
Several amendments were offered and order
ed to be printed. I4. s.
Mr.. Ferry being entitled to the floor on the
amendment, moved to adjourn, and the Senate
adjourned.
.r rrrtr --rr-a HOUSE. % ..---- r--
Mr.. Beck introduced bill providing for
noidlng an election in Mississippi.
Mr.. Ella, from the Committee on Printing,
reported a joint resolution in reference to the
stationery contract of the Interior department
with Dempsey & O'Toole. ..f .....
After nearly an hours discussion the joint
resolution passed. ..la.E -4-s y I..-.-
Mr.. Ella, from the same committee, reported
a bill to provide stationery for Congress and
the Departments through the public printing
office. Passed.
Florence Scannell, the witness who had re-
fused to answer certain questions put by the
committee on the New York election frauds,
was brought before the bar of the House in
custody of the Sergeant at-Arms. Scannel
protested his readiness to answer all questions
and he remains in custody until he can be ex-
amined. vs.
Henry johnson, another witness, who had
also been summoned and who had not attend
ed, was brought before the House and stated
hC ndu 10 COLuu1I any contempt
and was ready to testify. He remains in Gus
tody until examined.
The House then took up the business of the
morning hour, being the bill reported yester-
day from the Committee on Roads and Canals,
giving the consent of Congress for the erection
of draw bridge over the Connecticut river.
Afteran amendment by Mr.. Kerr, the bill
passed. H' tth. 'a-s asfr
Mr.. Cook reported back the bill to authorize
the building of postal and military road from
Washington to New York, and made speech
in support thereof. .-r,-..t
AT the expirotion of the morning hour the
bill went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Poland introduced bill providing for a
uniform system of naturalization. Referred
to the Committee on Revision of Laws. H..
Mr.. Pile introduced joint resolution relat-
ing to steamboats, and other boats owned in
loyal States. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The House went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, in the chair, on
the Indian appropriation bill and the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the Yankton Sioux
tribe. After disposing thereof, the committee
rose and reported them to the House, which,
without action, took a recess till 7.3O.
Vi 3aa EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed its session at I. 30, and,
after long discussion, vote was taken on
the amendment to the internal revenue BILL
and the House was found without a quorum.
The amendment was informally passed over
without action. The reading of the rest of the
bill was completed without any amendments
being made, and the House adjourned. q