The Portland daily press., 1869-03-27
XLIst CONGRESS First Session.
SENATE.


WAsHNHToN, March 26.-Mr. Hamlin in
troduced bill in addition to several acts fo
estapnsnng permanent seat of government
for the United States, and to resume legisla
tive powers Of delegates to the cities of Wash
lngton and Georgetown; and bill to establish
fropate Court in the District of Columbia.
MI; ABBOTT introduced q bill to remove po,
liucal disabilities from certain persons named
therein.
On motion Of Mr. Pomeroy, the joint rsso-
luton for the relief of actual settiers upon
certain lands in Arkansas, was taken up and
Mr.. WILEY introduced bill to relieve Jas
c. Taylor lately elected Judge in Virginia
from his political disabilities.
Mr.. Sumner called up the bill to carry into
effect the terms of the Convention of July 1
1868, between the United States and Mexico
for the settlement of claims Passed
The financial bill then came up as unfinish-
ed business of yesterday.
Mr.. Kellogg withdrew his pending amend
ment to the amendment of Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill for the protec-
tion OF soldiers and their heirs from claim
agents. 1t was referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr.. Nye introduced bill providing that the
construction of pepitentiaries in the Terrific
rles shall be under supervision OF the Secretary
OF. the Treasury instead of Secretary OF the
Interior. Referred to Committee on Terrific
ries.
Also bill to insure the completion of the
Washington Monument, which was referred
to Committee on the District of Columbia
The bill provides for the creation of BODY
corporate, to consist of A. T. Stewart, C. Van
Ross, W. T. Adams, j. M. Winsiow. s. A.
Smith, =. b. Phillips and @. p. Briton; under
the style of "The Washington Monument
Union, for the purpose of dsvising ways and
raising means for the completion of the Wash
ington Monument, and for the erection of
similar IN tho mar Of Mr.
MT. Howard submitted an amendment in
tended to be proposed as substitute for the
Joint resolution to protect the interests of the
United States in the Union Pacific Railroad
and TOR other purposes
Mr.. Wilson them modified his amendment
SO as so provide that whenever the amount of
United States notes and circulating notes of
National Banks combined should be in excess
9 of $3.50, 900, the Secretary of the Treasury
should be required to fund in ten-forty bonds
United States notes to the extent of such sx-
cess, until the amount of notes outstanding
shall be reduced to $3.50 100000. He said that
the plan proposed in this amendment would
relieve the South and the West, without doing
injustice to other portions of the country,
which would be done by the plan of the COM
mittee.
no. Conkling argued generally against the
Mr.. Williams offered an amendment to Mr..
wilson's amendment which, after some dis
cussion by Messrs. Sherman, Spragus, Norton
and Fessenden, was rejected
Alter some further discussion the Senate, at
440 went into executive session.
After going into executive session, when the
doors were opened the Senate took up the bill
to abolish the Office of chief of staff. pass ed il.
and then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The Committee ON Printing consists OF
Addison III. Latin, of New York, Henry L.
Coke, of Pennsylvania, and William Munger,
of Ohio.
Mr.. Banks, from the Committee ON Foreign
Affairs, reported Joint resolution declaring
the sympathy of the people of the United
States with the people of Cuba in their patri-
otto efforts to secure their independence and
to establish Republican form of Government
and guaranteeing personal liberty and equal
political rights of all people, and that Congress
VIII give its constitutional support to the Pres
ident of the United States whenever he may
deem it expedient to recognize the independ-
ence and sovereignty OF such a Republican
government. Recommitted and ordered to be.
printed
Mr.. Dawes from fhe Committee on Appro-
priations, reported a Joint resolution for the
transfer of $4,000 from the treasury to the
Government printing Office. After an expla-
nation by Mr.. Dawes the resolution passed.
The morning hour having expired, the House
took up the private calender.
Several private bills were passed.
Mr. Cessna then made a majority report in
ene COuIcSteu olectlOu case IN the Zlst district
OF pennsylvania giving Mr.. Covode the seat
Mr.. Paine made minority report, giving the
seat to the claimant. Both printed
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, called up the
motion to reconsider the vote of yesterday by
which the tenure of Office repeal bill was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee, and sug-
gested that there be added to the House re-
pealiEg bill an additional section requiring the
President to return his nominations to Con-
gress within thirty davs OF their being made.
A long debate followed, lasting till o'clock,
when the vote of reference was reconsidered
and the motion of reference withdrawn. The
question was then taken on concurrence in
the Senate amendments, and the House re-
fused to concur by a vote of yeas 20 to nays
SO, so the bill goes back to the Senate al a
simple repeal of the tenure of Office act.
Mr.. Kerr was excused from further service
on the Committee for Reorganization of the
Civil Service, and Mr.. Niblack was appointed
in his place.
Messrs. Dawes and Kelsey were appointed
as Directors of the Washington Deaf and
Dumb Institution.