The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-05
XLIst OONGRESS---second Session.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Vice President
submitted the resolutions of the recent meet
ing at the COOPER Institute, New York, sympa-
thiz'ng with the people of Cuba, etc. Keier,
red to the Committee on Federal Relations and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Conkling, in presenting various petltlons
for the abolition of the ranking privilege SAID
that being entitled to the floor at the expira-
ton of the morning hour to call up the census
DILL he would give way to the Senator from
Minnesota (Mr. Ramsey)if that Senator wonlo
move to take up the bill for the abolition OF the
tranking privilege.
Mr. Ramsey sgnified his assent.
Mr.. Hamlin remarked that Friday having
been set apart for the consideration OF Dusi-
ness pertaining to the District of Columbia, he
insist upon the special order.
Mr.. Sherman called up the. bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to withhold
moneys due any State which may be in default
of the payment of the interest on any OF its
bonds held in trust by the United States. An
explanatory letter from the Secretary OF the
Interior was read. The bill then passed with
out objection.
On motion of Mr.. Ramsey, the House bill
| for the abolition of the ranking privilege was
taken up
Mr.. Sherman moved to amend the first sec
ton by adding the premise therein contained
should be not construed to repeal or effect the
| free transmission by the mails of newspapers
within twenty miles of the place of publica-
| ton.
A motion of Mr. Ramsey to proceed to the
consideration of the franking privilege was de-
feated by yeas %, nays 81.
Yeas-Messrs Brownlow, Chandler, Cole,
COnkliBg, Cragin Cameron, Carpenter, Davis,
Ferry, Gilbert, Harlan, Howell, Kellogg, Nc
| Creepy, Martin, Ramsey, Rea, Ross, Schurz,
Scott, Stewart Trumbull-22.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Anthony Bayard,
Boreman, Casserley, Drake, Edmunds Ham
| lin, Harris, Howard, Howe, Johnston, Melon
aid, Morrill, of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont,
Nye, PomerOy, Pool, Pratt, Robertson, Sauls-
Sumner, Thayer, Thurman, Upton, Vickers,
Warner, Wiley, Williams. Wilson-4.
On motion of Mr.. Carpenter the resolution
calling upon the President for information re-
lating to affairs in Georgia was taken from the
table aud agreed to.
Mr.. Howe presented memorial for the in
corporation of Washington City Tobacco Man
ufacturng Association, an operative associa-
ton designed to give employment to 600 color
ed people.
The Senate then proceeded to consider bills
of private character pertaining to the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported joint resolution to author
ize the Secretary OF War to provide for taking
meteorological observations in the interior and
for observations in the States and Territories
on northern lakes SO as to give warnings of ap-
preaching storms.
The bill relieving the legal and political dis
abilities, under the 18th amendment, of large
number of persons in various States was TAX
en- up.
Mr.. Robertson offered various amendments
inserting additional names.
Mr.. Edmunds said he had been informed by
the House that among the names proposed to
be added was one of a man in Tennessee
against whom ten indictments were now pend
ing.
Pending the consideration of the bill the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr. SIocum, of New York, as question of
privilege the attention of the House to an ad-
vertisement in the New York Times of the I'd
of February, which he thought calculated to
bring dishOnor upon the House. The adver-
tisement reads as follows:
"U. S. NAVAL AcADEMY-Vacant Cadetship to
betitted before Jume.-Parties of may address
Congressman, Box II, Times Office; also West
Point vacancy
lie offered resolution authorizing the Com
mttee on Military Affairs to inquire whether
any member of the House has sold or offered
to sell his influence as a member in securing
appointments to the Military or Naval Acade-
nay, and whether any member has received or
expressed willingness to receive any valuable
consideration for using his influence in con-
nection with such appointments, with power
to send for persons and papers.
Alter some discussion the resolution was
modified SO as to embrace the members of the
preceding Congress and also the delegates in
Congress, and adopted.
Private bills were considered and several
passed.
Mr.. Cunningham, from the Judiciary Com
mttee, reported bill to permit Francis E. Sha-
Ter, the member elect from Mort tn Carolina, to
take the oath prescribed for persons relieved
from disabilities instead of the test oath. At
ter discussion the bill was laid on the table, SO
to rs.
Petitions for the abolition of the franking
privilege were presented, and for specific
duty of at least % cents pound on foreign
books.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, introduced bill to
provide a mode for paying pensions Refer
red.
The bill provides for the designation of some
existing officer in each county as pension
agent, who shall pay pensions free of cost to
pensioners, government to pay them for their
services 1t is thought the bill will save mil
lions annually to the pensioners, and reduce
the cost to government $150,000.
The House then went into committee of the
whole and took up the bill for the temporary
relief of the poor of the District of Colu mbia.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Logan the
other day instructing the Secretary of War to
issue rations to the poor was adopted; yeas 80,
nays 49, The bill was then passed, ITO to Sc.
After the introduction and reference of sew
eral bills not of general interest, the House at
3 o'clock adjourned.
The session tomorrow to be for general de-
bate only.