The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-07-15

To walk lie world and blsss II.
That sorrowing mortals shed ou such green graves
sOus good hb0n' some gentle, nassrs GS%s S;os.,.
xLf. CONGRESS.
July 7. srxArk-Mr. Trumbull deoliosd TO
present petitions granting the right Of women
10 vote. The conference oommittes's report on
the naval pension fund was agreed To. A rs.
olutiou relating to the present condition Of
commerce between the U. 8. and the Spanish
American States was adopted. The House bill
requiring national banks going into liquidation
TO retire their circulating notes, was pAsred.
The amendment to the naval appropriation
bill, providing that no money appropriated Tor
the present dscal year be expended on account
Of naval engines contracted Tor during the war,
was agreed to and passed. The fortihoation sp-
preparation bill Was passed. The bill hrng
Tuesday amer the 6rst Monday In November
ss the uniform day fer the election Of repre-
sentatives to Congress, beginning In 1877 was
passed, with the House representative appor.
tionmeut bill attached as an amendment The
latter, however, was amended BY . provision
that any State having fraction Of population
exceeding one-half the amount required for
representation shall be entitled TO au addition
sl representative. which will return the meas
ure to the House fbr concurrence The con-
ference army bill was, on motion, laid on the
table, after considerable discussion.
HOUSE,. The Senate amendment to the House
bill to incorporate the United States freehold
land and Immigration company was concurrcd
In. The House insisted on In amendments 10
the funding bill and agreed to . oonmittee Of
conference. The House resumed the consider
alton Of the case OF Patrick Woods, for an as
sAult on Mr.. Porter, and AFTER discussion adopt
I'd the report Of the majority Of tho committee,
directing that Woods be Imprisoned In the Jail
OF the District Of Columbia for three months.
The currency bill from the committee Of con-
ference was agreed to-l00 to 78. In the Mis-
souri, election case. Dyer, the sitting republ-
can member, was declared entitled to the sat
|-lO8 TO 66-and Switsier allowed 5000 for
bis expenses. .''
July 8. sESArE-The general disability bin,
relieving the political disability Of about 6vs
thousand persons. was passed. A resolution
was adopted, calling on the President for In
formation concerning the emancipation Of
slaves In Cuba; also for correspondence concern
ing matters between the U. 8. aud Great Britain.
The conference report on the diplomatic sppro-
priatiou bill was agreed to. The bill to prohib-
II the enforcement Of service labor cVntrscts oc-
cupicd the evening session.
hou.E-The conference bill on the spprcpis-
ton bill and the bill to relieve certain officers Of
the army were agreed to. The Senate amend.
ment to the river and hsrbor appropriation bill
wss reported back and . concurrence moved
which was carried by strong msjorities on the
several amendments, and the bill now goes TO
the President for his signature. A bill wss
passed. that after July lst 1870, enlistments In
the marine corps shall be Ave instead OF Tour
years. The House then took up the additional
deficiency bill covering items amounting to 81
783, 843. The amendment Of Mr. Randall TO
pay certain clerks Of the House an additional
compensation Of 20 per cent for the seth Con-
rress, which had been ordered but not paid,
provoked long discussion In which Mr.. Dawes
declared his decided opposition. and II the House
made appropriations to increase the pay Of ib
officials be would withdraw from the committee
Ct conferences thst the country might know On
whom the responsibility rested. He did not
propose u 70 to the country with any false pro
tenoe that this Cougres was eoouomicai un'ess
figures should bear him out. Soue rather bard
talk took place during the debate between Mr..
Dawes and Mr. Peters OF Ne. Mr.. Dswss
charging Peters with voting Tor the greatest IN.
crease Of compensation and salary ever lincs be
had been Q member. Mr.. Peters denied the
assertion - being false. Some pretty close
sparring between The two gentlemen Continued
until suddenly the speakers hammer fell. Sub
sequsntly both parties apologised to the House
and to each other and thus the matter ended.
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ments In the marine corps 70 pe 'or ns ySn
euuference committee on the iegtsaave, s1ec9'
ye and lSac,a spprop.'.mo%d .d. o .o,s m .'0I gSsh
Several alterations Wee msde: smonB Wnsu
was the appropriation 'or extend'n9 'ns o.P'1'
grounds' &C.: was stricken o9s Ine sPP0p
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