The Portland daily press., 1869-02-13
Nth OONGREss---Third Session.

SENATE.
WASH pGToN, Feb. 1.-THE currency bill
was take n up, and Mr.. Williams advocated his
amendment, providing that not more than
bonds in any one month.
Mr.. Fes senden thought it would be wiser to
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue bonds in exchange for greenbacks, and
leave the time and amount of the issue to his
discretion than to compel him to make the
issue in an amount and at time fixed by Con-
gress.
The Senate then voted on the first clause Of
Mr.. Williams amendment, limiting the amount
of conversion to 100000 month which was
rejected.
The Senate, at A o'clock. took a recess till Z.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the
river and harbor bill, which was discussed un-
til adjournment.
Several bills of a private character were
passed.
The House then resumed the consideration
Of Mr.. Buffers privileged resolution, Mr..
Dawes in the chair
Mr. Butler concluded his remarks in advo-
cacy of the resolutions.
Mr. Woodbridge argued that in counting the
electoral votes the House of Representatives
was not a mere cypher, but had rights to sus-
tain and duties to perform, and that the decis-
dering the tellers to proceed with the count
Mr.. Logan spoke warmly in defence of Mr.
Wade and against the resolution.
Mr.. Butler then accepted substitute sug-
gested by Mr.. Kelsey, of New, York, which
was read, as follows: 1851 T.
Resolved, That the subject of the amendment
of the joint rules governing the convention of
the two Houses for counting the electoral votes
TOR President and Vice President be referred
10 select committee of five with power to re-
port by bill or otherwise
Mr.. Earnsworth raised q point of order but
it was overruled by Mr.. Dawes Mr., Farms
worth appealed from the decision of the chair
and, on motion of Mr.. Kelly, the appeal was
laid on the table.-yeas 1871 nays 30
Mr.. Logan moved to lay the whole subiect
on the table, Agreed to-yeas 100, nays 81.
The bill to authorize the building of a mill
tary and postal railroad from Washington to
New York was taken up, the question BEING
on its passage The bill was passed-yeas 100
nays "a.
The House, at 430, took a recess until 80
the evening session to be exclusively for the
consideration of the tax bill. ass
EVENING SESSION. ss.
The House met in committee, Mr.. Schofeld
IN the chair, and resumed the consideration
the amendment reported from the Committed
bill.
The proposition giving the appointment Of
all snbordlnates to all Commissioners of Inter.
nal KeVenue, instead of to the Secretary Of
tne treasury was agreed to, with the under
standing that if the House refused to erect the
Internal Revenue Bureau into a separate de-
paTtment the amendment would be struck out
varlous formal amendments were proposed
by MI Schenck and agreed to. ~ r -
S ss!9 % was amended by making the tax
az uissoillers $500 year where they produce
ars UarIeiS OF less instead Of $500 on dist
ditona barrel; also by modify;ng If 80 tha Su
olstlller W1e redistills spirits SO to refine il
shall not nave to pay a tax as rectifiers, and
ed as rectifers 'e 'ie"'-
These concluded the amendments Of tbs
Committee on Ways and Means to the W ub III
key section. WINS
Mr. Maynard moved to make the special To-
on dstillers 800 year on distlllers PRODUCING
twenty-five barrels or less. Adopted
Is Section Sc, referring to distilled spirits il
bonded warehouses, was, on motion Of MI
Schenck, amended by requiring the withdraw
al on or before the Goth Of April, 1869. =