The Portland daily press., 1869-03-03
Mr. Whvte,s amendment then came un. an

Mr.. Whyte's amendment then came up, and
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, raised the point that the
amendment was not in order, which the Chair
decided we'll taken and ruled the amendment
| out.
The Chair laid before the Senate dispatch
from Carson City, Nevada, to the effect that
the Legislature had ratified the Constitutional
amendment.
Amendments were adopted directing tne
heads of departments to report at the opening
| of Congress in December what reducuon can
| be made in the number of clerks, and that
proprietors of bonded warehouses shall here
| after nay the salaries of storekeepers
| Mr.. Hendricks moved to omit the appropria-
| t;on for the Department of Education. Re-
The bill was passed and goes to the House
| for concurrence in amendments.
The Post Office appropriation bill was then
| taken up.
At the close of our report the Senate was
| still in session.
The Senate amendments to the bill to
strengthen the public credit was taken from
the Speakers table and non-concurred in, and
Messrs. Schenck, Allison and Niblack were
appointed committee of conference.
The House then proceeded to vote on the
amendment to the miscellaneous approprla-
ton bill in relation to theslowa war Claims,
which was rejected.
The propositions to strike out the appropria-
tions for the Post Office and SuD-ITeasury at
Boston and the Post Office at New York were
rejected.
Mr.. Axtell's amendment, appropriating $780,
ono for the branch mint at San Francisco was
agreed to. The bill was then passed.
Mr. Colfax announced that he would pre-
sent his resignation tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,,
the rules were suspended and the Senate
amendments to the Indian appropriation bill
were non-eoncurred in and committee of
conference appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Butler, Schofeld and Window.
Mr.. Orth, from the committee of conference
on the consular and diplomatic appropriation
Oil, made report which was agreed to.
Mr.. Schenck, from the joint committee on
Ordnance, reported a bill to pay Norman
Wizard $125,848 in full for steel guns furnished
the Navy Department in 1861. Passed.
A committee of conference was agreed to on
the national currency bill, and Messrs. Coburn,
Judd and Hooper were appointed.
The message from the Senate relative to the
release of Warren and Costello from English
prison was referred to the Committee on For
eign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
The Senate amendments to the House bill
relating to the captures by Farragut's feet in
the Mississippi river iL 1862 were concurred in.
The Senate amendment to the House bill to
repeal certain sections of the act of March 2,
1867. regarding the disposition of fines and
penalties OF forfeitures under the laws relating
to customs were non cOncurred in and con-
ference committee asked
The Senate amendments to the House bill
relative to additional bounties wwere concurred
in; also those to the House bill amending the
act to exempt certain manufactures from in
ternal tax.
The Senate bill respecting the organization
of the, militia in the Southern States was
passed.
The Senate joint resolution rendering SYM
pathy to the people of Spain coming up, Mr..
Banks reported a substitute, sympathizing
with the people of Spain in their efforts to es-
tablish the liberties of the nation, with the
people of Cuba in their efforts to secure politi-
cal independence, and authorizing the Presi-
dent to recognize the independence of Cuba
whenever in his opinion republican form of
Government shall have been established. The
substitute was agreed to and the joint resolu-
ton was passed unanimously.
The concurrent resolution of the Senate re-
questing the President to transmit to the Exc
cutives of the several States the proposed Con-
stitutional amendment relative to elective
franchise was cOncurred in.
The Senate joint resolution reapnointing
Louis Agassiz Regent of Smithsonian Institu-
tion was passed.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate bill giving effect to the treaty
stipulations between the United States and
foreign Governments for the extfadition of
The Senate bill amendatory, of the act of
July %, 1885, providing for the sale of the Ar
senal grounds at st. Louis and Liberty, Mis-
souri,, was passed.
The Senate bill for the relief of Henry C.
Noyes, of New Hampshire, was passed,
The Senate bill for the further security of
equal rights in the District of Columbia was
passed. H@
The Senate joint resolution for printing the
medical and surgical history of the war, after
remarks in advocacy of it by Messrs. Garfield,
Butler and Bingham, there being no quorum
voting, went over till tomorrow, and the
House, at 1920, adjourned.
An announcement was made from the clerks
desk, by authority of Mr. Schenck, that an adj
iourned meeting of the caucus of the Republi-
can members win be held Friday morning, at
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