The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16
XLIst CONGRESS First Session.


WARRINGTON, March 15.-The bill to renew
certain grants of land to Alabama was passed.
Mr.. Cragin introduced bill to give Deputy
Collectors and Assessors the pay of Collectors
and Assessors when they perform the duties of
the latter. Referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
Mr.. Corbett introduced bill to facilitate
telegraph communication between the Eastern
and Western Continents. Referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Kellogg introduced bill to guarantee
the payment of certain bonds issued under au-
thority of the governments Of Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Mississippi, for the purpose Of re-
pairing the levees in said States. Referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported without amendment joint reso-
luton providing that the removals from civil
Office in the provisional government Of Nir-
ginia, provided for in the joint resolution re-
lating to the governments of Virginia and
Texas, passed at the third session Of the For
tieth Congress, shall not he made till 30 days
from the passage of the present resolution.
Also favorably with amendments the bill to
re-crganize the judiciary system. The amend
ments provide that more than one Circuit
Court may be held at the same time in the
same district, by direction of the presiding
judge, who shall designate the business to be
done in each; also that Circuit Courts may be
held by justice of the Supreme Court and o
Circuit Court Judge sitting together. The
are to continue in Office till other appointments
be made in their places, or they are otherwise
removed.
Also with amendment the House bill to re.
peal the act to regulate the tenure of civil OH.
ces. The amendment makes the bill read al
follows:
Be It enacted, &c. That an act passed Marcel
I'd, 1867 entitled San act regulating the tenure
OF civil Offices" be and the same is hereby sus
pended until the next session of Congress.
Tho IN Snnaf0P q n ron0rtad with QmAud-
inents the bill to.enforce the 14th Amendment
to the Constitution. As amended it provides
for the prosecution Of persons holding Office in
violation of said article, by the United States
Attorney, by writs of quo warranto, to take
precedence of ak other cases on the dockets OF
the United States courts, and on conviction
such person shall be imprisoned not more thar
one year and fined not exceeding one thousand
dollars, and be forever disqualified from hold
ing any State or Federal Office.
Mr.. Norton offered a joint resolution for ar
amendment to the Constitution, providing tina
majority of State Legislature shall be suf
ficient to ratify any amendment to the Consti
tuition of the United States proposed by Con
gress and that the resignation or Withdrawal
or refusal to act of minority, shall not affec
the validity of such ratification by majority
Mr.. Davis objected, and the resolution wen
over.
A joint resolution to provide for Joint com
mittee to reorganize the departments wa
passed.
The bill to reorganizs the Navy was taken
up Several amendments offered by the Com
mttee were agreed to.
The bill was still under consideration whel
the expiration of the morning hour brought VI
as unfinished business the bill to strengthen
public credit
Mr.. Sprague addressed the Senate in opposi
ton. 1t was well calculated to injure the in
. dustries of the country, and if the policy O
contraction was to be pursued it would result
in the ruin of our commercial, manufacturn
and agricultural interests.
After further discussion the bill was passs
in the form it had been passed by the House
yeas AZ, nays ID.
At S35, on motion of Mr.. Stevens, the Ser
ate went into executive session. and soon afte
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The New Hampshire Congressman appeare'
were sworn in, and took their seats. Also Nj
Morgan of Ohio
Bills &c, were introduced and. referred b
Mr.. Poland for free system of National bank
ing; also for extending the time for revisn
and consolidating the statutes Of the Unite
States: also to amend the Judicial system
also for allowing defendants in criminal case
To testify. By Mr.. Lawrence to regulate tn
method of converting gold into currency, be
ing the act introduced by Mr.. Boutwell, at tn
last session and passed by the House.
The Speaker announced the Committees 8
follows:
Woys and Medns-Schenck, Hooper, Allisol
Maynard, Kelley, Brooks, Orth, McCarth
Marshall
Appropriations Beamen, kslse!
Washburn of Wisconsin, Lawrence, Sargen
Dickey, Niblack, Buck.
BANKING and Currency-Garfeld, Lyncl
Judd, Coburn Smith of Vermont, Parker, Lasl
Cox, Jones of Kentucky.
ReconstructiOn - Butler of Massachusetts
Farnsworth, Beamen, Paine, Ward, Julian
p esI Whittemore, Peck, Woodward, MOI
Reorganization of Civil Service-Hotchkis
Jeneks, Armstrong, Maynard, Kerr.
Mdnuydcturss-Morrill of Penn. Ames. Saw
yer smith of Vermont, Sanford, Epson, MOI
Agriculture - Wilson. Longbridge. Fishe
Smith, Dyer, Benton Crebs, Axtei1. Reeves.
Indian Afdirs-Clark, Van Horn. Shank
Laffe. Bailey, Dewsez, Armstrong. Munoe
Trimble.
Foreign Afdirs-Banks, Judd. Blair. Wi
kinson, Sheldon, Willard, Amber, Woo
Swami.
Territories - Cullom, Ward, Laffs, Dive
Pomeroy, Moore of Ohio, Duval, Hambletc
of Maryland, Cleveland.
Revolutionary Pensions = Dsweez Willar
KNAPP, Gilfllin, Winans, Butler of Tsnnsss'
Rice, Rogers, Smith of Oregon.
InUatid Pensions-B Benjamin, Benton, w
son of Ohio, Hay, Phelps, Bowen, stricklan
Bird, Sweeney.