The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
XLIss CONGREsS---seoond Session.

WASHINGTON, March u.-Mr. Revels for
warded to the Clerk and had read a commune
cation from the colored Senators and members
OF the Georgia Legislature, protesting against
the adoption by the Senate OF Mr.. Bingham'S
amendment to the Georgia bill. The cOmmu-
nicants represent that the result of the amend
ment would be to deliver loyal colored citizens
bound hand and foot into the hands of their
most relentless enemies, and protests against
it in the uame of 10000 OF those citizens and
insists upon such legislation as shall secure an
amendment of the jury laws and secure fair
expression of political views at the next cleo
ton.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull the Georgia bill
was made a special order for tomorrow, or as
soon as the Funding bill is disposed of.
In accordance with the new order of bust
ness, the calendar of bills was taken up.
A joint resolution for the appointment of a
joint committee to Indian tribes was discussed
by Messrs. Harlan Stewart and Trumbull.
The bill went over.
A bill was introduced and referred to the
Naval Committee to promote the securing of
efficient seamen for the United States navy.
1t provides for the nomination every year by
each Representative and delegate of Congress
of one boy, not over sixteen years old, in his
district, after examination as naval apprentice
to serve till he is q, when he is to be promoted
to the grade of seaman and afterwards eligible
to promotion as a warrant officer.
The discussion on the Funding bill was then
resumed. The amendment by Mr.. Wilson to
allow the issue of ten-forty per cent. bonds,
exchaugeable for fve-twenties at the discre-
ton of the Secretary of the Treasury, was re-
jected, and the one offered by Mr.. Sherman
extending the time in which the IL per cent
bonds shall be paid, from 30 to 40 years, was
agreed to.
Several amendments were offered and reject
ed, including one by Mr.. Sumner, supported
by Mr.. Sprague, that when the premium ON
gold falls to 5 per cent, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall give notice that legal tenders
will be received at par for custom duties, and
shall declare specie payments.
The amendment by Mr.. Howe allowing banks
to organize on a capital of $4,000 instead OF
$100 900, and one by Mr.. Wilson, fixing COM
mission for negotiating loan at IL per cent I,
were agreed to. The bill was then referred to
the Senate and passed; 80 to 10:
The nays were as follows: Messrs. Bayard,
Boreman, Buckingham, Casserly, Corbett,
McCreery, Mcdonald, Sprague, Stickney, A.
G. Thurman-1O. Messrs Drake and Ross, in
favor of the bill, paired off with Morton and
Salisbury.
At830 P. NJ. the Senate adjourned till Mon
day.
Mr.. Schenck of Ohio moved to go into COM
mittee of the whole on the Tariff bill
Mr.. Schumacher of New York offered a reso.
luton requesting the Committee on Ways and
Means to inquire into the expediency of so
amending the Internal Revenue law as to
put a provision in section 10th of the act of
March I'd, 1867, which provides that no suit for
the purpose of restraining the assessment or
collection of taxes shall be maintained in any
court.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the Tariff BILL and was addressed in
support of the bill by Mr.. Mccarthy of New
York.
The bill was then laid aside, and the bill APP
propriating $2,477,711 for deficiencies in the
service for the present fiscal year. was taken
up. The bill aPpropriates S147 800 for repairs
of the various custom houses, &c., including
$4,000 for the custom house at Portland, Me-,
$4,000 for the post Office and $40 600 for the
marine hospital, also, at Portland; ST., 500 for
the custom house at Bangor, and $4,000 for the
for public printing $95, 900; public binding,
$105OO0; lithographing and engrossing for
Congress, $l50O00; and for reconstruction ex-
penses, $685., 900.
A very spirited debate followed, conducted
chiefly by Messrs. Dawes, Beck and Cox, which
lasted until the adjournment.