The Portland daily press., 1870-07-08
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XLIst O0NGRESs---Seoond Session
SENATE

GENAlEs
WASHINGTON. July Mr. Trumbull in re-
Spouse to the various petitions for an amend
ment to the constitution, allowing woman to
vote, reported the same back and asked to be
discharged from their consideration. 1t was so
ordered.
committee on the bill relating to the navy PEN
sion fund, submitted report which was agIeed
to.
resolution by Mr.. Fenton was adopted, re-
questing the President to furnish the Senate
full and authentic information relative to the
present condition of commerce, between the
United States and the Spanish American
States, together with recommendations for its
development and increase
MIR. Fenton made an agreement in support
Of the resolution, explaining the Importance of
Spanish American commerce. The House bill
requiring national banks going into liquda-
ton to retire their circulating notes, was pass
ed.
The amendments to the naval appropriation
bill, providing that no money appropriated for
the present fiscal year, be expended ON ac-
count of naval engines contracted for during
the war, was agreed to, and to prohibit any re-
tired officer being assigned to duty, any in
crease OF pay and allowances provided by law
for retired officers of his grade, was discussed
at length. Mr.. Drake opposed the amend
ments and said that many officers physically
unable to 60 to sea, were capable of performing
many duties on shore, and the country should
not lose their services, nor they an opportunity
to add to their limited paw He referred to the
fact that these officers had not retired from in
capacity, but arbitrarily upon reaching the age
of 81 years, and a rule, arc still in the full
enjoyment of their faculties.
The amendment with another for an increase
in the force of seamen, from $500 to 10 600 was
rejected and the bill was passed.
me fortification appropriation bill was pass
ed without debate.
The bill fixing Tuesday after the first Mon
day IN November, as the uniform day for the
election of representatives to Congress, begin
ming in 1852, was passed with the house repre-
sentative apportionment bill attached as an
amendment.
The latter, however, was amended by pro-
vision that any State having fraction of pop
ulation exceeding one half the amount requir-
ed for representation, shall be entitled to an
additional representative, which will return
the measure to the House for concurrence
The Senate held an executive session of half
an hour and took recess
AT the evening session the conference COM
mittee report Oh the army bill came up and
was opposed earnestly by Messrs. Nye, War
rem and Sawyer. Mr. Wilson defined his
report, but motion to lay it on the table pre-
Vailed. The bill for the relief of the LIST Batal-
lion of heavy artillery, of Mass Volunteers,
was passed, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Messrs. Schenck and Hooper of Mass, and
Brooks of New York, were appointed a COM
mittee of conference on the funding bill. The
currency bill from the conference committee
was reported and explained by Mr.. Judd, and
opposed by Mr.. Randall of Kentucky. who
moved to lay it on the table.
The Senate amendment to the House hill Il
incorporate the United States Freehold ani
Land Immigration Co., was concurred in.
The House insisted on its amendments to thu
funding bill and agreed to committee of CON
| ference.
The Senate amendments to the tax bill were
referred to the committee of Ways and Means
Mr.. Dawes of New York, asked to have the
| Senate amendments to the naturalization bill
taken up and moved that the rules be suspend
| ed, the amendment n0n-concurred in and
committee of conference ordered. Rejected.
| The House then resumed the consideration
| Of the case of Patrick Woods, for an assault OF
| Mr.. Porter. .a..e
| The House finally ordered his Imprisonment
| in the District Of Columbia Jail for three
| months.
A resolution to pay the contestants for seat
as follows, was agreed to-
Henry iFoster, $500; N. D. Simpson ant
Charles Whittlesey. 81 500 each; George N.
| Greene was omitted from the resolution, Mr.
Van Wyck, saying that he had already receiv
| ed $4,000 as member.
| Mr. Hooper reported a bill to promote trade
with Prince Edwards Island, which was or
dered to be printed and recommitted. The bill
fixes the duty on importations from Prince
Edwards Island as follows: On barley, oats
and potatoes, Sc per bushel; on horses ant
mules 81 per head; on calves, sheep, goats ant
swine SOC per head; on the mackerel catch .
the Inhabitants of Prince Edwards Island s.
| per barrel, and on herring of like catch soc pc
barrel; provided that light money or anchorage
fees be charged in the ports and harbors of thu
| Island on American vessels, and that no regu
lar packet between the Island and the United
States be liable to pilot fees or dues in the Ii
land except when pilots were actually taken
and it is provided further that manufacture
and products of the United States be placed
on the same footing and received into the Is
land at the same duties as the products o
Great Britain:or any of her dependencies. TIL
second section makes the act subject to altera
ton, amendment or repeal at any time by Con
| gress.
The Missouri contested election case. Switz
Ter against Dyer, was decided 108 to IS in favo
of the latter, the sitting Republican member
in accordance with the resolution of the mi
nority of the Election Committee, and $500
| were allowed Switzler for expenses.
The Tehuantepec railway and ship canal bill
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs and the House adjourned.