The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-14
The Senate then went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.

| The Senate then went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
| Under the call of States for bills the follow
ing were introduced and referred:
By Mr. Willard of Vermont, to amend tn
National Currency act; also to aboli sh tn
franking privilege.
By Mr.. Poland of Vermont to simplify ant
reduce the expenses of taking testimony in es
tablshing claims for bounties and pensions
also for providing for free system OF nationa
banking
By Mr. Butler OF Massachusetts,, the joint
resolve for the admission of Virginia, as pend
ing in the Reconstruction Committee.
BY Mr.. Jenckes of Rhode Island, to repea
the act of February, 1865, extending the .iuris
dlction of the District Court of the United
States to certain cases on the lakes and navi
gable waters connected Herewith.
By Mr.. Churchill of New York, to provide
LOT the construction of ship canal around the
falls of Niagara
By Mr.. Schotield of Pennsylvania, for the
relief Of the surviving soldiers and widows OF
the war of 1872.
By Mr. Deweese of North Carolina, granting
| pensions to the surviving soldiers of the war OF
1872; also for building court house at Raleigh
| N T.. also granting universal amnesty.
| by MIR. Buck of -, to construe section 81
OF the act OF March, 1867, in relation to the
transfer of volunteers and naval officers to the
| regular naval service.
BY Mr.. Sheldon of Louisiana, making an ap-
preparation to improve the navigation of the
| fass L'Outre and South West Pass Louis
lana.
BY Mr.. Van Trump of Ohio, to amend the
| National Currency act.
! By Mr.. Winans of Ohio, to amend the sew
| erai acts relating to the ranking privilege.
| MT. Dawes OF Massachusetts offered q con.
| current resolution for an adjournment of both
d houses from "Wednesday, Dec. 22d, to Wednes-
Il
-, MIR. Dawes also offered resolution directing
tne Committee on Accounts to report the
vouchers of the several chairmen of commit
ices who have drawn from the contingent:
iunq for expenditures of money. Adopted.
!. MI: Butler of Massachusetts offered resolu.
uon instructing the Committee on WAYS and
means to prepare and report a bill forthwith
to place the taxation of incomes derived from
United States bonds by holders thereof on the
same ground as now provded for the navment
of taxation of incomes from RAILROADS and ntber
corporation bonds: that is that The five nor
cent income tax shall be deducted from The
interest on all government bonds Maid Inv the
United States to holders thereof.
Mr.. Peters of Maine moved to Law the resou.
ton on the table, but afterwards Withdrew the
motion. giving notice that IF the nrav;onS nras
ton was not Seconded he would movo 70 rafar
the resolution to the Committae on Ways ond
Means.
The preyious ouestion ,vos not sooon5od ona
Mr.. Farnsworth of illinois risina to debaie IL
it went over under tho rnIas ~
Mr.. Stone of MARYLAND offered a resolution
directing the sunervisino arcbitect Of tho
Treasury Danartment 70 99oka 49, go " Sno
tion the ouestion Of arect;na s;tni
in Hartford, Conn. for the Tinted States court
and gOvernment officers Adontod
Mr. Wood of Nav York os.r.J ~ roso,,.;o,,
declaring that those laws niv;na ownIns;,,o
privileges or enioyments tn nart;cn,ar classes
or professions are uneoual and nn;nst and ;m
violation of the constitution and that nro+an.
tive tariff is of that class of LEGISLATION
Mr.. Davis of New York offered a RESOLUTION
requesting the President to inform the Honsa
whether in his Judgment apv further leoisja.
ton is necessary to enable the Execnt1a to
preserve a more perfect nentraltv in on Nv
Struggle between n Euronaan nowor owl a
American country, whenever the latter is seek
ing in good faith by revolution to assert the
right of self government to the end that the
hospitality and privileges of the ports of the
United States may not be extended to either
party to the prejudice or exclusion of the other.
Mr. Butler, chairman of the Committee on
ieo os ed bills for the ad%s
substitute BY Mr.. Paine of Wisconsin and a
bill by himself, all of which were referred N
the Committee on Reconstruction. who will
report Tuesday morning.
Mr. Peters Of Maine offared q resolution da.
claring that the Sentiment of the Honse az.
cords with the opinion expressed in the Presi.
dents message that renewal of The traatv of
reciprocity with the British Provinces wonld
be wholly in favor of the British nroducer and
should not in our present condition he favora
bly, considered
Mr.. Cox of New York moved TO Law the reso-
luton on the table. The Honsa rafusad. WOO,
AZ, nays 129-generallv a nartv vote. and iben
the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Coy ~ Nav Vort oY,rod = u,o,,,.:
DECLARING az !. ouota.;on frnn, a. p ,oSGiuon
MESSAGE that "5mon@ tho au;Is viz ',t 20
the late civil war was that Of a5 ;rradso n.y.
nanar curranow. +hot ~ ~ y. an HETEROGENEOUS I
dnties If tho ooyernwnnt ~ s y. tae nisnese
zens medium of avchanmo 81 go W 'no o,, o,.
that that imnlies retnrn 70 q snan;a I,.;s ~,
no substitute Tor II con ha da,r;poS uai 'na.
should he commsnced nov and roooho u 'nat ~ ~
earliest nossibIe uomant A 'eoo "' 'no
The nrav;ons mot;on not ho; .,o,,
memhers rising TO Johata III ,IS" '. !anu
went over nndsr tho rmIo "1 '"e'o io'oi"''on'
The House aJonted q raso,,,+;o, a;uo.;,,
COMMITTEES on Rank;na md Tnru u o0t ~ III; ;
yestigate the causes that led IN The nnnsnal
and avtroord;narv Anotrot;onS ~; .t 1S
market of the citv of Nav Vnri fa, IL 5 S9sr
to the eth OF September. 1863.
A petition signed nv 72 384 citizens of New
York. nravino that hejliaerent riohts NAV he
oooorded 70 t5o Cnbons 81 H. ;ndonanJGonoo
of tbe island acnow1aSSaI was h
Mr.. Wood of New York and read nnder q snS-
pension of the rules.
Mr. Paine of Wisconsin. offered a resolutiou
declaring that the retrocession of the county of
Alexandria to the State of Virginia in i846
was unconstitutional and void. and that Lewis
Mckenzie. CLAIMING a seat in the House as
representative from the 9TH district of Virginia.
is ineligible, he being citizen pof Alexapdria
and not a citizen of VIRGINIA. Debate ensued
and the resolution was laid on the table.
Mr. Peters of Maine Introduced a bill to re-
fund to the States of Massachusetts, and Maine
the interest paid by them on advances to the
United States, and to provide for the defence
of the northeastern frontier. Referred to the
Committee on Claims.
A resolution was offered and referred direct.
ing the Secretary of the NAVY to appoint a
commission to investigate the cause of the com.
plants of certain naval officers that they have
been overlooked and ignored in advancement
to rank; and report their conclusions tor ac-
ton by the Executive and Congress.
Mr.. Cox offered resolution instructing the
bill! at once repeating the duty on coal Tor the
relief OF the households of the country. The
House refused to suspend the rules and re-
ceIve the resolution.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolu-