The Portland daily press., 1870-07-12
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
XLIst OONGREss---second Session.

= WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE credentials Of
senators Anthony and Cragin, reelected for
presented. "e'o
bill was passed directing the Secretary of
war TO place ct the hands of the President
certain ordnance to be used in the erection of
Rawlings.
Bills were passed confirming the title of
purchasers of lands sold for taxes in the late
lnsurrecionary States, and granting land in
aid of a railroad from Sioux City, Iowa, to
Columbus, Dakota.
| Mr.. Wilson called up n Joint resolution far
breakwater in Cape Cod harbor Objection
being made it went over.
The bill for pension to Mrs. Lincoln was
laid aside TO take up the sundry civil appropr
The amendments from the Committee on
Appropriations were adopted, including one
increasing the appropriation for the Court
House building at Portland, Maine, to SO 900.
The tax bill was received from the House
and Messrs. Sherman, Morrill,, of Vermont, ar
Hamilton of Maryland were appointed on a
| Committee of Conference.
An appropriation of 100000 for fire-proof
building in Washington, to be occupied by the
80 to %, and without finishing the bill the
| Senate went into executive session, and after
some hours discussion took recess Tie Sem
ata continued its executive session till $40 2.
| NJ, when the legislative business was resumed.
1 AAAcSoASs I'LL VI drake ana STOCKTON
were appointed Committee of Conference on
the naval appropriation bill.
line amendments to the sundry civil appro-
pration bills from the Committee on Appro-
priations were adopted and the Senate ad-
| journed.
The bill from Mr.. Munger of Ohio, proyiding
for joint committee to inquire into and re-
port the means necessary to avert the danger
threatening the country from Chinese immi-
grafton, either by specific legislation by per-
uniting each State to prohibit the residence of
Chinese within its limits or their total exeln-
sion from the States and territories except as
travellers and merchants was referred
Mr.. Kelsey Of New York introduced joint
resoiution relative to harbor of refuge and
ship canal, but the previous question was not
seconded and the resolution went over,
A resolution was adopted declaring that the
l4th and 10th amendments to the constitution
having been duly ratified by the legislatures Of
three-fourths of the several States are valid to
all interests and purposes, as part of the CON
stitution, and such are binding and obligatory
on the executive, Congress and the judiciary Of
| the several States and territories and all cit-
liens OF the United States, and the resolution
went over.
| Mr.. Davis of New York moved to SUSPEND
the rules and concur in the Senate amend
ments to the naturalization bill which was
| agreed to.
A bill providing that pork packers, lard VEN
ders, those engaged in smoking hams, curing
| meats and others known as provision dealers,
| shall not be liable to the internal tax levied on
| the manufacturers and RENTING any such
| tax assessed but not collected. Passed.
| The Kentucky contested election case of
Zeigler against Rice was decided in favor of
the latter, the sitting member, in accordance
with the resolution of the minority of the cleo
ton committee.
The Senate amendments to the naval appro-
prlatloh blii were concurred in and a commit
tee OF conference ordered on the remainder
Mr.. Dawes of Mass, from committee on an
preparations, reported back the Senate Joint
resolution appropriatfng $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses ct the 1odian delegation to Washington
| Mr.. Fitch of Nevada opposed the appronria.
ton of money from the public treasury for the
purpose OF supplying champagne, cocktails,
boxes at the opera, straw berries and cream,
and an the luxuries of the season, to lot of
sqnaiid and murderous savages. lie would
rather have that money expended in furnishing
| rlnes and ammunition to the people of Arizona
who were being scalped at their own doors, ev-
| en- in capital territory.
| Mr.. Dawes suggested to Mr.. Fitch, that his
lecture should have been given to the executive
before the expense had been incurred, in
| Whlch case he doubted not Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail would have remained in their ma
tive land till the last syllable of recorded time,
before the executive would have sent for them
ne tDawes) was supporter of the admins
tratlon and did not mean to attack it unless
such course was necessary. The resolution
| passed.
:. The resolution of the majority of the Elec-
ton Committee that Joseph Segar was not en-
titled to a seat as member at large from Vir-
gina was adopted after hours discussion
and $1,000 were appropriated to pay Zeigler's
expenses in uDsuccessfully contesting the seat
OF Mr.. Rice of Kentucky.
a resolution was adopted to print 100000
copies OF the Agricultural Report for 1869, and
pendIng motion to go into committee Of the
wnoie IN order to consider the Senate bill ap-
proprlatlhg 81, 200 900 in aid of the Junction
anu nreakwater Railroad Company of Della
ware. the House adjourned.