The Portland daily press., 1869-03-01

SEc.2. And be it further enacted, That any
| contract hereafter made specifically payable IL
coin and the consideration of which may be
loan OF coin or sale of property or the renoer,
ing of labor or service of any kind, the price o.
| which as carried into the contract may nave
been adjusted on the basis of the coin vaiue
| thereof at the time of such sale or the renoer,
ing of such labor or service, shall be legal and
valid and may be enforced according 10 tne
i terms.
At IL o'clock the Senate adjourned
Petitions were presented for woman suf.
| frage: for removing distractions in He'll Gate
| for the establishment of an American line Of
steamships; for relief from political disabilities
&c.
Mr.. MAYNARD Of Tenn. hoped to be able in
the ten minutes allowed him to show that all
the principles of Justice were on the side OF
giving Mr.. Jones the seat he claimed.
After further discussion the substitute Of
fered by Mr.. Blackburn reciting that Mr.. Jones
was entitled to seat was rejected, and the
resolution reported from the Committee on
Elections, setting forth that Mr.. Jones il not
entitled to a seat from the I'd district OF Louis
lana, was adopred.
Mr.. Upson called up the contested election
case Of Menard VS.. Hunt, from the "a distrlct
of Louisiana. and moved to suspend the rules
for the purpose of allowing each OF the con-
testants Is minutes to address the House in
their own behalf.
The rules were suspended, and Mr.. Menard
made his appearance in about the centre of
the Republican side of the House.
Mr.. Woodward suggested that Mr.. Menard
speak from the Clerks desk. daughter nong
the Democrats)
Mr.. Van Horn of N. Y objected to this.
Mr.. Sumner said that gentleman having
no seat of his own on the floor could speak
from any place he pleased.
Mr.. Menard then addressed the House.
Mr.. Upson then took the floor and argued
against the right OF further claimants to
seat.
After further discussion by Messrs. Beck,
Paine and Garland, the resolution OF the mi
nority of the Committee declaring Caleb 8.
Hunt duly elected was reiected-4 to 1885,
Mr.. Paine's amendment admitting Mr.. Me-
nard to seat in the House was rejected-yeas
81, nays 100.
Mr.. Dawes moved that the whole subject be
laid on the table, Agreed to.
Mr.. Dawes then offered resolution for the
payment of the two claimants, Simon Jones
and J. w. Menard, $2500 each for time spent
and expenses incurred.
Mr.. Kerr moved to amend the resolution by
adding to it the name of Caleb 8. Hunt, the
the other claimant.
Before having the vote taken, Mr.. Dawes
yielded the floor to Mr.. Chanler, for personal
explanation in reference to q difference of
opinion between the Speaker and himself
The question was then taken ON the resolu-
tion and amendment, which were agreed to.
At 4 80 the House took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed its session at 7.30, the
Speaker in the chair.
Mr.. Hibbard of New York, from the Com
mittee on Public Expenditures, made report
on the subject of the Alaska matter, with ad
ditional suggestions from some members of the
Committee, which was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Broomall, from the same Committee,
reported the testimony in the Wells, Fargo &
Co contract; also from the same Committee
an account on the stationery fund Of the
House.
Mr.. Clarke of Kansas introduced resolu-
luton authorship the Pacific Union Railroad
Co., Eastern Division, to change its name to
the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Passed.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Pomeroy in the chair, on the Sem
ate amendment to the Indian Appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Butler, on behalf of the Committee on
Appropriations, proceeded to explain the
amendments.
After a long discussion, without taking a
vote on any of the amendments, the Committee
rose.
A joint resolution was passed directing the
Secretary of War to furnish 1000 muskets, 6
brass field pieces, equipments, flags, &c., to
volunteer organizations to take part in the in
auguration ceremonies. Adjourned