The Portland daily press., 1870-02-15
Kills. O0NGREss---Seoond Session.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE report OF the
Secretary Of War on Georgia affairs was laid
before the Senate. The credentials OF Senator
elect, Miller, from Georgia, were referred TO
the Judiciary Committee.
Petitions for the repeal of the income tax
and the abolition of the ranking privilege, one
of the latter 36 feet long, were presented.
Mr.. Morton called attention to circular dis
tributed through the Senate, charging him and
MIR. Fenton with having favorites in the print
ing bureau. He as well as Mr.. Fenton denied
the charge, and ON Mr.. Mortons motion the
ing for investigation.
Mr.. Trumbull from the Committee on the
Judiciary, upon the subject of the date at which
the pay OF the Virginia Senators should COM
mence, reported that they were entitled to pay
from the date of the approval of the bill adj
hitting the State, Jan. 16, 1870
Resolutions to erect a statue of Gen. Raw
Inns, and purchase painting of Abraham Lin
coin, were introduced and referred.
The Judiciary Committee reported adverse
ly upon an increase of the salaries of Judges
of the Supreme Judicial Court
The Mississippi bill coming up in the order
OF unfinished business, motion was made to
postpone it so as to proceed with the business
reported from the Committee ON Commerce.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported with an amendment bill
to increase the salaries Of the Chief Justice
and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
of the United States. The bill provides that
after January 1, 1870, the salary of the Chief
Justice shall be $4,000, and of each Associate
Justice sic, 900 per annum. The amendment
provides that the salary of the Circuit Judges
shall be $4,000 and the salary of the District
Judges $4,000 per annum.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill to enforce the
10Th amendment; referred to the judiciary
Committee. 1t provides that all citizens of the
United States without distinction of race or
previous condition of servitude, who are 9th
erwise qualified by law to vote, shall be eDtitl-
ed to vote at all elections for President or MEM
bers of Congress and all State county, town.
ships aud municipal elections held under au-
thority of the United States or of any State.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported adversely on bill to prevent States
from levylng taxes on railroad passengers, it
being merely declaratory, the Committee on
Commerce having previously reported SINH
lar bill.
An executive session was then held, after
which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Several petitions to increase the duty on CT
gars and against an increased duty on steel
were presented.
Several bills were introduced including one
to incorporate railroad company to tunnel the
Hudson river; one returning Mount Vernon to
Mrs. Lee; one repeating mileage to Congress-
men, and one proposing an amendment to the
Constitution as follows: The Congress of the
United States shall have power to issue Unit
ed States notes, and may make them legal
tender in payment of the debts.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Lough-
ridge of Iowa, instructing the Banking Com
mittee to report a bill increasing the currency
$4,000, 900.
An attempt was made to lay the resolution
on the table, but it failed by vote of 70 to 81;
Messrs Lynch, Morrill, Peters and Hale vot-
ing In the affirmative. The morning hour hav-
ing expired the resolution went over till next
Monday.
A committee of conference was appointed on
the naval and military academy appropriation
bill.
A substitute for Senator Sherman's curren-
cy bill was introduced by Mr.. Morgan of Ohio,
aud referred to the Committee on Banking,
&c. 1t provides for the repeal of all laws au-
thorizing the issue of national bank notes, and
tor the issue of gold treasury notes to the
OF the Treasury to cancel and destroy the ma
tional bonds deposited by national banks as Sc
curity, and to redeem in treasury notes the
bank notes issued on such bonds; to return to
the banks non-matured bonds in redemption of
their notes; to destroy all bank notes received
by the United States for taxes or otherwise,
and to substitute an equal amount of green
backs to pay the depOsitors of bonds treasury
notes at par equal to the difference between
the nominal value of bonds deposited and the
amount OF bank currency issued on them. The
Secretary of the Treasury is also required to
give notice, by publication, to holders of $40
bonds that 5000, 100000 of the same, to be des-
lgnated by the number date and amount, will
be paid in treasury notes at par. On failure to
present such bonds for payment within six
weeks after such notice the interest on the
same shall cease 1t also provides that all taxes,
duties and imports of every kind, payable to
the United States, shall be receivable in gold,
silver or treasury notes at the option of the
payer, and that upon the redemption of the
public debt all outstanding treasury notes shall
be redeemed at Dar in gold or silver
MIR. MOrgan's calculation is that by his sub
stitute $40, 10000 of the public debt will be
paid and the currency increased to 5000 000,-
900.
Mr.. Logan of Illinois, called up his resolu-
ton expressing sympathy with the Cuban in
surgents and directing the Committee on For
eign Affairs to inquire if the Republic of Cuba
should not now be recognized and belligerent
rights accorded. He proceeded to address the
House, arguing that the Cubans had entitled
themselves to recognition, and urging imme-
date action by Congress, in whose hands alone
the authority now rested. The resolution was
referred to Committee on Foreign Affairs
"A resolution was adopted calling on the Pres
ident for information whether orders had been
issued tor preparing the Brooklyn navy ard
ducks fOi G1lo RECEPTION UI Tie Spanish fri oatas
Victoria and LealtaI Tor REPAIRS and II 50 by
what authority.
Bills were introduced and referred to reduce
the number of the officers of the navy to ex-
tend the provisions of the act authorizing the
mail steamship service between the United
States and Hawaiian Island to Australia
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation BILL
After considerable discussion and disposing of
only two pages of the bill, the House adjourn
ed.