The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-04-15
XII CON0REsS-sECOSD SESSION.

April 2 HousE-A largo number of private
bills wcro rcportcd and passcd, among which wss
the British soiScnsr veaiIa wrrcIsd and abandon
ed IN American waters and now owned by citizen.
OF Maine. A motion 10 rcooa..der the vote csused
considerable discussion, but failed. hl authorl-
Ing the city OF DufAlo to tunnel tho NlagaIy river
passed, also hill for planting trecs and laying out
itrcets In washlngton., Tho ilousc then went ints
Committee OF the Whole on tho tarin bill, and much
time was spent In nxlng the duty on tea but all
eeive the sanction of Tho commltise. consequently
pound. @ % An strs "a % ". maize ~ @ reasee % tho s.1 On
cocc fon.t " 5cts pcr pound, but anog scsno die
su..iSn. Y. .n.oA.nsnl =. g, ,s,ee.sa: ws.n the
April 4. Tho sssAIx VA. pripcp.lly neeuplsd
n making srransc%ents for the anerai Of The i,ts Ate
EcncrAl rubj-ct of the political coDdtion of tho
S.yth. Amer short executive session tho Senats
In tho iiousE bill was passed by q vote Of In
~ ~, nIing the time or The election u reptesenia:
tses and delegates ~ cngrcss In all The SAtss and
TERRITORIES on tho Tuesday sncr ue nrst Monday
afsr. The bsorgia Iill was then taken up. Nc.
Wilson moved 70 strike out Mr., Binsham's amend:
ment, and orer.d another. Mr. Wiley .oppc.cd
rvsolutioa 10 amend the Con,tituton of The D. 8.
by adding 10 art. iS scct- ., tho right Of eitisns
Of the United states 70 vote shall not be denie Dr
account of ssI. section ID, Congrcs shall have
power 70 enforcs this article by Appropriate lefs-
latiou. RESOLUTIONS were adopted ~ follcwsg-rc
Oneida collision, dirccting the 2. q. conmittes N
consider tho .expcicncy vi ffee letter delivery In
cities of 2l,GD Inhabitants &cI that no new enter
prse " river and harbos. Improvements a'ail bc
% s"odi.Ion q ,hs s.""sry. The .ssia s;ii vs. tSsn
-rusunci In COMMITTEES &c tbe Whole and an smcnd.
ment adopted. fixing tbe duty on saSAI. b.low. No.
is reduce ths duty on eiarinrd .asars nom 9 70 a
eta. per pousd was dscusscsi, hut no action taken
April 5. sEsArE.-Thc llouse rssolution rela-
memorial tcm thoasapds of Neg Jsrsey, cosr~eting
the statistics In the Last Commissioners rcpost on
manuf.etorss. asking fbr an examination 81 The re-
festOwiny pome testimonial honyrs 90 Tho voluu.
tecp of Connscttcutand Massachusetts,, Who on tho
18th Of April lssl marched thrvugh Baltimess 10
defend Tho capital q tho country. The rosoluticn
pDvokcti Considerable Discussion, aDd Vas hnaily
rcfsrrcd " The Military Cc,nmttcc. The Georps
bill was then resumed and Mr. Ssmnur sIsshe at
.ous length ss.la,t Mr.. bingham: a,sss.imss. ,
lowed NJ samner assinst rr,tr,ctcns vn any s,ai..
Amer which tho Senat, went in.o executive scssson
for an h~ar .sd u,sn sdjcsrsd.
Darras and dividing It. property s.i nnstlcns he.
tween The War and Hiuaatioaai Depsr.meos. ".
yAsssd-iOt " q. A cs.pless v.isen el hs
.;s relating 70 .es,;, nj. Sss sssa rr",
is,o commitxsi a ihs whole on the tariu bii. and
y: Ss On I..s Ss a. 81 sssss ssss Sa Sugar .s 20
. aicd a el pei posnd The duty on wines IN
e.sls w.. ansi st 'sSet. PSF railsn, on brandy
"a a .Y :. ; s as;T ssI !al,ss Z. .: l.pss %
sit:. .si,o CO. per FAilon, tho eomni'ies rcs, and
April G. BsSArx.-A rvsolutioa rvlsiinx to Tho
crosus returns uas sdopted. Tho dc0cieDcy bill 20
supied The rust sf thc morning hour. Considerable
time va spout 10 discusnng the prvprtsy a re-
d.enx appropfistoo- fvs fafnturv ocastoai house,
nnd a. tSsl dc srpss of Ne henats Mr msrman
moved N rriucs the amount allotted W the one al
Wi.ra.sst Al. pss.r,i over. aud the dsncicncy b.il
~ 9, ,ntinuvi, ami aitcr several alneDdinent, wN