The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-24
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XLIst OONGRESS---Second Session.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Mr Cameron, from
the Military Committee, reported joint reso-
luton to furnish medals to the Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts soldiers that were the first
to arrive in April, 1861.
The legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was proceeded with, the ques-
ton being upon the amendment by Mr. Cor
bett that the male clerks, counters and copy
lists in the departments be paid the same and
no more than females performing the same du-
ties.
The amendment was rejected, 6 to So.
The pending amendment of Mr.. Trumbul,
placing females in the matter of compensa ton
on the same footing with males was modified
on suggestion of Mr. Morrill, of Maine, by ad-
ding to it a provision authorizing the heads of
the departments to appoint females as clerks
in any of the classes of clerkships in the de-
partmentS. Adopted, 20 to IL.
A Committee of Conference was appointed
as follows: On the hill to enforce the 18th
amendment, Stewart. Edmunds and Stockton;
on the army bill, Messrs. Wilson, Norton and
Abbott
Mr.. Sherman then addressed the Senate up
on ire necessity OF greater economy in the APP
preparations in connection with the reduction
OF taxation, taking as his text the amendment
just adopted, which he said necessitated an adj
ditional expense of 100000 per annum by add
ing to the permanent clerical force some GOO
or 700 lady employees This was fair sample
OF the indlscriminate increase ofappropratiOns
in the Senate. The appropriation bills from
the House are invariably increased largely in
the Senate, while the estimates for public
works, claims for property of loyal people de-
srOyed during the war, the Indian service,
bounties, etc., were very indefinite. Were it
not for the payment of the interest on the pnb-
lie debt the entire revenue system might be
dispensed with. The finance committee, how
ever, proposed to sweep away all special taxes
on sales OF gross receipts, fees, etc, leaving of
the internal taxes only those on five articles,
viz: spirits, tobacco, beer stamps. and q small
income tax, which, except the latter, were paid
all over the country without murmuring. He
then reviewed the history of the income tax to
show it's equitable character, equitable tax lev
led; that 1t was the only one upon property and
the only one that Disseminated between the
rich aud poor The bill was then proceeded with
and several amendments were adopted; among
others one by Mr. Sumner, authorizing the
President to send one or more expeditions to
the North pole; to appoint such person or per-
sons as he may deem most fitted for the COM
mand thereof and to use any public vessel suit
ed for the purpose and appropriatiDg $10O 600
to be expended under the Presidents direc-
ton. The latter was adopted, 26 to 25, the
Vice President giving the casting vote in the
affirmative.
The bill was further considered at the eve
ming session, but the Senate adjourned without
disposing OF sundry amendments.
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on Printing to enquire into the ex-
pediency of providing for publishing the de-
bates after March 4tb, when the present con-
tract expires. a resolution instrncting the iu-
dietary committee to report back the Cox bill!
referred to it in February for an eight hour
law in the government workshops was LOST
"a to 80. The bill to exempt vessels engaged
in internal and cOastwise navigation and in
fisheries from the pay ent of tonnage duties
was passed.
The Senate joint resolution for the appoint
m mi of m nn,tn NJ nj e., IL,
partment passed with an amendment reducing
the appropriation from $4,000 to $500.
MeSsrs. Bingham of Ohio, Davis of New
York and Kerr of Indiana, were appointed
Committee of Conference on the 18th amend
ment bill on the part of the House.
The Election Committee reported in the Egg
gleston-Strader case from Cincinnati, Ohio,
in favor of the latter, Democrat, and the sit
ting member, and in the Barnes-Adams case,
from Kentucky, in favor Of the latter. the sit
ting member. Both reports will be called mp
Mr.. Griswold, of New York, offered reso-
luton for the appointment OF committee of
three to ascertain and report who are the pres
eut owners of and interested in the franchise
of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Reiected-S4 to 81.
The army appropriation bill appropriating
So, 977 1867 was reported from the committee
aud was made the special order for Wednes-
day.
A bill was passed comforting the rights of
naturalization on aliens who have enlisted in
tie navy or marines ard have been honorably
discharged; and the House then renewed in
committee of the whole the consular and di-
plOmatic appropriation bill.
The debate on the amendment for a minister
to Rome being limited to ten minutes, Mr..
Dawes OF Massachusetts, in order to show in
his remarks on Thursday in reference to the
know knothng principles of Mr.. Brooks that
he had not wilfUlly misresented him. had read
of 1p,nx
party and extracts from speeches delivered by
Mr.. Brooks in Columbus, Ohio and in the old
Masonic Temple. in New York
Mr. Brooks said be had made many speeches
in his life, some of which had been reported
correctly but some incorrectly. He did not
know how far that report was correct, but the
extracts not affect the charge by the gentleman
from Massachusetts, that he (Bruoks) had been
Know Nothing and connected with that or
ganzation.
Mr.. Da ives said that was not it; he had al
mitted the statement that he had not been af-
tilliated with the Know Nothing party in lodg-
es, but had said that while the gentlemen Ike pit
his head out of the halter he had advocated
their principles and derived all the benefit ne
could from the party until it proved failure,
| Further colloquy ensued between Messrs.
Brooks and Dawes, concluding by Mr. Brooks
| withdrawal of the charge that Mr.. Dawes had
wilfuly msrepresented him, and similar
concession by Mr.. Dawes
| lne diuouuuu0uU 10 insert home anu StrIkG
out the mission to Greece and to combine the
| missions to Denmark and Sweden were reject
| ed without division.
| Messrs. Degener and Finklebury proceeded
| at length to criticise the remarks of members
in the debate on Thursday, which they consid.
| cred dsrespectful and contemptuous toward
the German people, whom they defended as
| good citizens, intelligent voters and true Re.
publicans as long as the Republican party wa:
| true to itself.
Mr.. Cox suggested that the gentleman from
| Ohio, MIR. Nlungen, be allowed to address tn,
committee in German The chairman, Mr.. IL
eersoll, did not see any objection to that
| QLaughter)
The paragraph for the Minister Resident a
the Argentine Republic was amended by strik
quay and by reducing the appropriation from
S11, 250 to $1,000. The paragraph inserted an
propriating $11, $50 for the Minister to Uru
quay was accredited also to Paraguay, TIL,
paragraphs for Commissioners to Hayti ant
| Siberia were amended by substituting tn
words minister Resident" for "Commissiou
err" The committee rose and the House voted
95 to II, to lay on the table. q,
Mr.. Edridge's motion to reconsider the yot
of Saturday last whereby Mr.. Newsbam wa
declared entitled to seat in the Louisian
contested election case of Newsham again.
Ryan, Mr.. Newsham then came forward an
took the oath in spite OF the protest by Mr. E
bridge, that he was elected by the House an
not by the people.
The House again Nent into Committee Q
the Whole and on the motion of Mfr. Dave
the paragraph relating to Minister to Liberi
was struck out leaving the matter to be fixe
by the Senate.
The salary of the secretary of legation actin
as interpreter to the legation to China is fixe
at $4,000, and the amendment reuuirinr youcb
ers to be filed for expenditures of the secrt
service fund was rejected. The committee ros
and the House adjourned
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