The Portland daily press., 1869-01-29
XLth CONGRESS Third Session.
SENATE.

SENATE. "a
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Mr. Anthony, from
the Committee Oh Naval Affairs, reported
bill for the relief of Capt. Charles Hunter of
the United States navy. Read a third time
and passed. -........-l.r..= r-..
Mr.. Howe. from the Com mittee ON Claims.
reported bill for the relief of Rufus W. Hol-
lister, appropriating $500 for destroyed Unit
ed States bond. The bill was read third time
and passed.
Mr.. Frefnghuysen, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported bill in relation to the
appointment of midshipmen in the navy from
the lately reconstructed States. Bill read
third time and passed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill to furnish sup
plies for the Indian Bureau, which was refer
red to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Rice introduced bill to provide for the
construction of lines of telegraph between New
York, Boston, Baltimore and Washington, I'M
der the direction of the Post Office DEPART
ment Referred to the Committee on Post OF
fees. - s.- p -AttEE-as u
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, reported fayorably on the resolution
proposing the appointment of q committee of
five on education. The resolution was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Morton renewed his motion 10 take
up the House bill for the relief of William
MeGarrahan. The motion was carried, yeas
q, nays IS. a..
Mr. Morton then moved. to send message
to The House for the papers connected with
this case. Carried. p q"
The special order, the constitutional amend
ment, then came up for consideration. afsA
Mr. Stewart offered an amendment to the I'd
section, which was adopted, conforming it to
the language in the 18th article, that Congress
shall have power to enforce this article by ap-
proprlate legislation. .a4f.pSe 4
The substitute for the first section by the
committee was then adopted. i5,
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment proposing
that all constitutional amendments should be
submitted for ratification directly to the peo-
pie. 60 -,t.-..
After long discussion Mr.. Davis withdrew
the amendment. ~ -.iAt .
Mr. Henderson at this point reported, from
the Committee on Indian Affairs, the House
bill to restore the Indian Bureau to the War
Department, with an amendment in the ma
ture OF substitute, creating Department of
Indian Affairs. e.
Mr. Dixon rose to continue the discussion on
the constitutional amendment but gave way
for an executive session.
The Senate sometime afterwards adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr.. Blaine, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported the army appropriation bill,
which was referred to the Committee of tine
Whole and made special Older for Monday
next after the morning hour. IL appropriates
$43 10000 --1'a1
Mr.. Paine introduced resolution about
Geocgia, which he tried to do Intellectually on
Monday last, and it was adopted-127 to 33.
Mr.. Starkweather presented a petition of
owners and masters of vessels in Connecticut,
praying the Intervention OF Congress to pro-
tect those engaged in commerce and naviga-
ton from illegal taxes and exactioDs by State
and municipal corporations.
Mr.. Dawes, chairman Of the Election Com
mttee, called up at o'clock the report of the
committee OF the contested election case OF
Chrlsty and Wimpy from the 9Th COMPRESSION
al District OF Georgia. The report ends with
resolution that j. H. Christy, having volun-
tariIy given aid and countenance, counsel and
announcement TO persons engaged in armed
hostility 10 the United States is not entitled to
hold seat as Representative, and that John
Wimpy, not having received majority of the
votes cast is not entitled to seat. ....
Mr.. Dawes suggested that after the vote to-
day referring to the Reconstruction Commit
tee the question whether Georgia should be
represented in the House, he did not know but
what this subject should be also referred to
that committee. Considerable discussion on
that point took place.
Mr.. Brooks favored its reference TO the Re
construction Committee because reports from
that committee were always sustained by the
House where reports from the Election Com
mlttee haVe been generally oyerruled r1s
without disposing of the subject the morn
ing hour expired and the bill went over till
Tuesday next
ar. oonnell offered resolution calling for
New York. Adopted.
tIe house then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.; Schenck in the chair. = =
-, oh Iol motion of Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,
the sickness of the chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations, Mr. Washburne, of Iii
The next bill on the calendar being the In.
dian appropriation bill, Mr.. Maynard moved to
lay it aside in order to take up the tariff hill
Mr.. Moorehead supported the motion o'a and
some discu,sio took place, the tariff men e >.
yoring the motion. 1t was rejected, 46 to 70
and the committee proceeded to the considera.
ton of the Indian appropriation bill, Mr.. Will
propriated by the bill is $2,132,2o0, being ST,
624S22 less than the amount appropriated las
year.
After considerable discussion about the gen