Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-04
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SENATE. The report from the Committee
on Commerce was received as follows:
Adversely on the bill relieving coasting
vessels owned wholly by United States citi-
zens, from the necessity Of employing licensed
pilots, and the bill providing for line of en-
lgrant steamers between New York and Scan
dinavian, and German ports, and with amend
ment, the bill incorporating the National
Belgium Navigation Company. t@
The consideration of the funding bill was
renewed, and Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont ad-
dressed the Senate on the impolicy of issuing
loan at less than five per cent, asserting
his belief that at the proposed rate it could
not be negotiated, either among our own
people or abroad. The plan was objectiona
BILE in so far as the national banks were badly
treated in consequence of which the charters
of many of them might be thrown up, and the
bonds offered in the market to the dctrimeHt
of the national credit; and at a time when
the credit of the United States should be
supported by bonds maintaining liberal
price.
HOUSE. The Indian appropriation bill was
reported from the Committee of Whole. The
amendments were agreed to and the bill
passed.
In the committee of the whole on the tariff
bill, Mr.. Brooks of New York addressed the
COIuDilttee Ill OppONltlOH W tuc DlIl.
Mr.. Brooks Of New York spoke two hours
after which the committee rose.
Mr.. Butler Of Mass, from committee on
resolutions, rose to report back bill for the
admission to representation in Congress of
the state of Georgia.
Mr.. Farnsworth of Illinois, n member of
the committee, made a point of order that
Mr.. Butler had not been authorized by the
Committee to make such report.
The Speaker. That cannot be point of
order, that is point Of veracity.
Mr.. Farnsworth. Not at all.
Mr.. Butler. l am responsible for what
am doing. -....
The Speaker. 1t is the duty of the Chair
to recognize the Chairman of the Committee
on Reconstruction which il authorized to re.
port any time.
Mr.. Farnsworth. Does the gentleman
from Mass, say that the committee author
lied him to report back that bill.
Mr.. Butler. / am not to be catechised.
Mr. Farnsworth Every member of the
committee knows that we have not considered
that bill since it was recommitted, and | ask
that the clerk of the committee be summoned
up here to decide if it is a question of yerac-
ity.
Mr. Butler. This is very plain matter.
The bill was before the committee, and was
rePorteo W LII AAouse anu o'uSAeo W oo
printed, and recomnitted for the purpose of
being put upon its passage at the earliest pos
sible moment. am carrying out the in
structions of the committee.
The Speaker said he would submit to the
House the question whether the report should
be accepted as the report of the committee.
Mr.. Farnsworth. Then desire the House
to understand that the committee has never
authorized it, never. The yeas and nays
were ordered on the reception of the report,
but Mr. Butler yielded to Mr.. Washburne OF
Mass, who introduced bill continuing to
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road, and the franchise and right of way re-
ferred.
Having adopted resolutions calling on the
Secretary of War for information as to the
late expedition against the Pigeon Indians,
the House adjourned.