The Portland daily press., 1870-01-20
XLIst o0NGRESS---seoond Session.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Jan. ia number of mem
orials for the abolition of the Thanking privi-
lege were passed. Several petitions were pre-
sented and referred.
BY resolution Friday, after the expiration of
the morning hour, was set apart for business
from the committee on the District of Column
bia. pensions, patents and private land claims.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported adversely the bill allowing
States to determine the qualifications of wit
nesses in the United States Courts the com.
mittee believing it would be dangerous to give
the States this power.
The Virginia bill was taken up and Mr. Nor
ton continued his speech of yesterday, favoripg
it, D7
Mr.. Wilson moved to refer the House hill
to the Committee. Mr.. Trumbull opposed the
motion.
Mr.. Sumner reiterated his arguments against
the admission of a State without the imposi-
ton of further conditions.
After further debate the Senate then voted
on the amendment of Mr.. Edmunds, to require
the Imposition of an oath upon State officers
that they are eligible under the 18th amend
ment; which was agreed to; yeas 45, nays 16,
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Abbott, Anthony, Brennan,
Brownlow, Buckingham, Cameron. Carpenter,
Cottell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Corbett,
Craein, Drake, Edmunds, Fenton, Gilbert.
Hamlin,, Harlow, Harris, Howard, Howe,
Mcdonald, Morrill, Of Vermont, Morton, Nice,
OSuOIus dtttTSOu, IOtDerOy, fTlCC, RAMSEY,
Rice, Robertson, Sawyer Schurz, Scott, Sher-
man, Spencer, Sumner, Thayer, Triton, War
ner, Wiley and Wilson-45
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Davis, Fer
y, Fowler, Hamilton, Kellogg,, McCreary,
Norton, Ross, salisbury, Stewart, Stockton,
Thurman, Trumbuli, Vickers-16
Mr.. Nye voted aye but afterwards changed
his vote, remarking that the judiciary commit
tee had changed their grounds and he followed
their example.
On motion of Mr.. Howard the Senate at 40
o'clock adjourned.
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted directing the Gen.
eral of the army to inform the House under
what act OF Congress or by what authority
Gems Kruger and Hanes and Mai Goodfellow,
officers OF the United States army, are acting
in the Legislature of Georgia as a committee
on elections to adjudicate the legal qualifca-
items OF the members of that body.
The morning hour expired at o'clock and
the bill went over till the next morning hour.
Mr. Schenck of Ohio, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution
for the continuance OF the income tax which
after an explanation by him was passed
>, The resolution explains that all persons are
llaole 10 the payment of their proper income
TAX accrulDg and to accrue for and during and
up to the end Of the year 1885, and that the as
sessment and collection of any such tax in the
year 1870 and remaining unpaid on the LIST day
of January, 1871, may, under the existing pro-
t''oAo Va ohC law DC iuduo III tue laSC meDClOQ-
ed year.
Mr. Kelley of Pennsylvania, replied to Mr..
Dawes speech of yesterday, in regard to the
League Island controversy; his statements as
the amount of work and expense uc0<ssary To
prepare 1T for use as navy yard.
Mr.. Dickey of Pennsylvania, replied to Mr..
Dawes charges of extravaganza against the
administration.
concurrent resolution to adjourn on the
second Tuesday in April was introduced and
rejected; "a 81.
The bill transferring the navy yard from
Philadelphia to League Island came up.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, in order to oh.
viate the objections made yesterday by Mr.
ment providing that the proceeds of all sales
shall be paid into the Treasury.
Mr.. Washburne of Wisconsin, accepted the
amendment as substitute for his own.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union on the pension
bill, which appropriates as follows: For army
invalid pensions SO 1877 900; for revolutionary
pensions $l9,6SO,562; for navy invalid pensions
Sl47 643; tor navy pensions of widows 1884,
475; total $4,000 600.
The bill was debated at length, and after be-
ing reported to the House was passed.
The committee also discussed the military
academy appropriation bill, which approprates
1853.
Thanking privilege were presented.
Mr.. Starkweather, of Conn, presented pc
tition of the citizens of Mystic, Conn, for the
repeal of the tax on the shpbuilding interests.
Mr.. Calkip, OF New York, presented the pc
tition of shipOwners in New York city against
free trade in ships, and in favor of the removal
of all taxation from the shipbuilding and sail
ing interests.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered a resolution
instructing the Committee on Agriculture to
report as to the establishment of National
School of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts,
appertaining to agriculture, which was adopt
ed-Adiourned,