The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-04
XLIst OONGREsS---Secopd Session.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, March 3-Mr. Trumbull call
ed up the bill to change the Judicial Circuits.
The Senate committee amendments, defin-
ing the limits of Circuits, were agreed to. An
amendment requiring the Justices of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States to be resi-
dents of their respective circuits, but permit
ting the Chief Justice to reside in any circuit
to which he may be allotted without change
of residence, was discussed until the morning
hour expired.
Mr.. Wiley moved to amend the amendment
by requiring judges only to reside in district
after their appointment and not insisting on
their residence when appointed.
Mr.. Wilson submitted an amendment look
ing to the new arrangement of the circuit upon
which Mr.. Trumbull explained that the design
of the committee had been to equalize the bus
mess of their circuits and the division was
based on the population and number of cases.
The bill was then laid aside.
The reports from the Committee on Com
lnerce were received as follows: Adversely ON
bill relieving coasting vessels owned wholly by
United States citizens from the necessity Of
employing licensed pilots, and the bill provid-
ing for line of emigrant steamers between
New York and Scandinavian and German
ports, and with amendment the bill incorpor-
ating the National Bolivian Navigation Com
pany.
The consideration of the funding bill was
renewed, and Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, address
ed the Senate on the impolicy of issuing a loar
ct less than per cent.
Mr.. Summers amendment to apply the pro-
ceeds OF the sale of the new bonds to the pay
ment of the 20 bonds of 1862 was not agreed
to- II to 20. Mr.. Sumner offered further to
amend the first section SO that the bonds pro-
vided for should be ten-forty instead of ten
twenty, and gave notice that he would propose
to extend the IL per cent. loan to five years
and the per cent loan to 60 years.
Mr.. Sherman assented to the anne ndment
aud by unanimous consent the section was so
amended.
Mr.. Sumner moved to amend by increasing
the aggregate amount of new per cent. bonds
from four to five hundred millions, which was
not agreed to. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted that the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means inquire into the expe-
diency of SO amending the internal revenue
laws as to place the manufacturers of bricks
on the free list and to exempt from the tax the
persons engaged in quarrying blue stone. A
like resolution for a decided reduction In the
rate of taxation on the distillation of brandy
exclusively from grapes, peaches and apples
was adopted.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, reported a bill to regu.
late inter-oceanic teegraphic communication
with foreign countries. Ordered to be print
ed.
Mr.. Ingersoll of Illinois, from the Committee
on Roads, reported bill to authorize the build
ing of military and postal railway from Wash
ington to New York. A long desultory talk
then ensued between Messrs. Ingersoll, Cox,
Swami, Kerr and other members, Mr.. Inger
soil desiring to hasten the disposal of the bill
as soon as possible, and the other members
urging its delay.
Mr.. Swami offered an amendment that road
shonld not be constructed without the consent
of the States through which it passes; rejected
by vote of 48 to 115-a strict party vote, and
the bill went over.
The Indian appropriation bill was reported
from the committee of the whole. The amend
ments were agreed to and the bill passed.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the tariff BILL
Mr.. Brooks Of New York, addressed the COM
mittee in opposition to the bill. Mr.. Bro oks
spoke two hours, after which the committee
rose.
Mr.. Butler Of Massachusetts,. from the Com
mittee on Reconstruction, rose to report back
a bill for the admission to representation in
Congress of the State of Georgia.
Mr.. Farnsworth of Illinois, member of the
committee, made point of order that Mr.. But
Ter had not been authorized by the committee
to make such report.
The Speaker-That cannot be point of Or
der. That is point of veracity.
Mr.. Farnsworth-Not at all.
Mr.. Butler-I 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 is authorized to report
at any time.
Mr.. Farnsworth-Does the gentleman from
Massachusetts, say that the committee author
lied him to report back that bill?
Mr.. Butler-I am to be catechzed.
Mr.. Farnsworth-Every member of the COM
mittee knows that we have not considered that
bill since it was recommtted, and l ask the
clerk of the committee may be summoned up
here to decide if it is question of veracty.
Mr.. Butler-Th!s is a very plain matter The
bill was before the committee, was reported to
the House and ordered to be printed and re-
committed for the purpose of being put upon
ltr passage at the earliest possible moment 1
am carrying out the instructions of the COM
mittee.
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- desire the House to
understand that the committee has never au-
thorized it; never.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the re-.
ception of the report, but Mr.. Butler yielded
to Mr.. Washburne of Massachusetts,, who in
troduced bill continuing to the Atchison,