The Portland daily press., 1870-06-22
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XLIst OONGRESs---Seoond Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 21--Mr Sherman from
the FINANCE Committee, reported that the COM
mlttee unanimously recommended nOn-cor-
currence in the amendments of the House to
the Senate currency bill, and the appointment
of committee of conference ,s.,5
The tariff bill was made the special order as
soon as the consular appropriation bill was dis
posed of.
The Senate then resumed the post Office APP
preparation bill and the ranking appeal amend
ments.
Mr.. Trumbull's amendment limiting the
Thanking privilege to the department and al
lowing public documents to be franked only
from Washington city was rejected.
Messers. Sherman, Warner and Sprague
have been appointed conference committee
on the part of the Senate on the currency bill.
Mr.. Ramsey'S amendment repealiug the
| fIanking privilege was rejected 26 10 %.
The bill was then passed and The Senate pro-
ceeded with the consular and diplomatic APP
preparation BILL and adopted amendments pro-
vidiDg for Consul General at Liberia, raising
the Minister to Japan to Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PlepipOteDtlafy, al increasing
| the appropriation for contingent expenses of
foreign intercourse and for missions from $50,
| COO to $3.50, 600.
The Senate then went into committee of the
whole on the naval appropriation bill and
| agreed to sundry amendments.
The Naval Committee reported amendments
revising the entire pay list of the navy and
regulating promotions, but without disposing
of them the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Butler OF Massachusetts, reported bill
| for full and general grace, amnesty and obliv-
| ion of wrongful acts, dOiDgs and omissions of
all persons engaged in the late rebellion. Or
dered to be printed and recemmitted.
Mr.. H;h nck OF Ohio, reported back the
funding bill with one slight verbal amendment
and asked that it be made a special order for
Tuesday next.
MI. Eanuali of Pennsylvania, objected.
Mr.. Schenck withdrew the bill saying that
he would take the chances of its being made
a special order i'll the House next Monday un-
der suspension of the rules.
Among the bills reported was one by Mr.. Ella
of New Hampshire. reciting that $67S, 1862 was
due by the United States to the ktate of Mas
sachusetts for interest on expenditures during
| the war of 1872; that one third of it had been
ASSIGNED to the State Of Maine, and that the
| claim OF both States had been assigned to the
| European 8 North American Railroad Com
pany, and directing certificates for the same to
| be issued to that company. The bill went over
without action.
The case of B. f. Whittemore of South Car
Dina, came up by special assignment, and Mr..
| Logan OF Illinois, offered resolution reciting
| the action of the Committee on Military At
fairs, and the House in reporting resolution
| declaring that Wbittemore by selling military
or naval cadetshpS was unworthy OF q Sc t In
| the House; reclting bis election and presenta-
| ton of credentials, and resolving that the
| House of Representatives decline to allow the
| said B. F. Whittemore to be sworn iD as Rep
resentative in the 41st Congress, and direct
| that his credentials be returned to him. Mr.
Logan proceeded to address the House in sup
| port of the resolution.
Mr.. Logan was followed by Mr.. Eldridge on
| the opposite side, and the debate was cOntinu-
| ed by Messrs Farnsworth and Schenck.
The previous question was seconded, 81 to 81,
and MIR. Logan's resolution was adopted, 131
to "a.
Mr. Poland of Vermont, offered as question
| OF privilege resolution referring all the pro-
ceedings in the matter t" the judiciary Com
| mittee to report the law and presidents appi-
cable to the case, and whether Mr. Whittemore
was entitled to a seat in the House; but Mr..
Dawes of Massachusetts, objected, and the
| Speaker decided that it was not a question of
privilege as the House had acted defintely on
the subject.
The House went into committee of the whole
on sundry civil expenses in the appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Dawes deemed this proper occasion, it
being the last general appropriation bill, to re-
view the work of the committee and Of the
House in regard to public expenditures.
The House then proceeded to consider the
bill in detail. 1t appropriates $11 778, 130, in
GLIDING the following: Supervising inspectors
of steam vessels SLY ,290; life saving stations
$500; revenue cutter service 81 1891 400; loans
and TREASURY notes $500, 600; expenses of public
lands $32, 500; expenses Of collection of reve'
nue. from sale of public lads 1888, 900, Sc.
MIR. Beaman of Michigan, moved to strike
out the item of $94087 for the main centra
building OF the Columbia Institution for Dea
and Dumb. This gave rise to a long discussion
IN which Messrs. Butler and Dawes took prom
inent parts, the former condemning the ex
travasance of the appropriation for that insti
tuition, and declaring it cost $13O 900 to educate
each deaf and dumb pupil. He ridiculed thu
attempt to show that they could do What Goo
Almighty never intended they should do. L
was very well for an exhibition; very we'll fo
Barnum, but not well for legislature.
Without disposing of the question the com
mittee rose and the House Adjourned,