The Portland daily press., 1870-02-04

construction of railroad from Mobile to the
western boundary of Louisiana, which was re-
committed.
hIr. Reeves, of New York, offered resolu-
tIou for per capita dog tax of So. 80. REFER
red to Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, introduced bill
for the location and entry of swamp lands by
actual settlers in Arkansas. Referred.
MIR. Cobb, of Wisconsin, from the Commit
tee on Military AffIirs, reported bill to
amend the act of March 3, 1869, in relation to
additional bounties, extending its Dement'S to
the widows and children of soldiers who had
been enlisted for a less period than one year
and been killed or died in the service, the
same as il these soldiers had enlisted for two
years. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Schenck. of Ohio, the tax
bill was made special order for the LIST OF
March, to be taken up after the tariff bill.
Mr.. Sphinx of Dacotah introduced bill grant
ing lands to the Minnesota and Missouri River
Railroad Company for a railroad from the
Minnesota State line to Yancton, Dakota
Mr.. Schumacher of New York offered a reso-
luton instructing the committee ON banking
and currency to enquire into the prOprlety OF
granting to any citizens of the United States
the privilege of banking in all United States
bonds Adopted.
The resolution reported yesterday from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs calling on the
President for information as to the treatment
Of American citizens in British prisons for po-
the morning hour by Mr.. Willard of Utah,
member of the committee, against the report,
and by Messrs. Swami of Maryland Wilkin-
son of Minnesota, and Wood of New York, also
member of the committee, and Cox of New
York in support of it. The morning hour ex-
pired at half past one o'clock without action
being taken on the report.
Mr.. Butler of Mass, chairman of the Recon-
structon Committee, reported bill to admit
Mississippi to representation in Congress, and
n tn Hltn In
having been read, Mr.. Butler said it was ex-
actly word for word the bill under which Vir-
glnla had been admitted to representation
The bill as reported by Mr.. Butler passed.
Among the Republicans voting for the sub
.stitute We're Messrs. Fitch, Burchard, Farms
worth, Ferry, Finklenbury, Garfield, Hay,
Hill, Jenckes, Kellogg, Ketchum, Latin, Lo-
gan and Orth.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported bill to supply the def,
ciencies OF tee navy as follows Bureau of
steam engineering, 81 $50 900; bureau of con-
structcn and repair, 81, $50, 900; total, $1,000
900; and to cover into the treasury an equal
amount of unexpended balances from the 9TH
er bureaus Mr. Dawes yielded temporarily for
other business.
Mr.. Butler, of Tennessee, from the Commit
tee on Elections, reported in the election case
from the 18th District of New York, that Mr..
Green, the sitting member, is not entitled to
his seat, and that Mr.. VI Wyck, the contest
ant, Is Ilc gave uOtiCc ut WOulu Cdll II up
next Tuesday.
Mr.. Burr, of Illinois, presented minority
report with opposite results.
Mr.. Latin of New York, from the Commit
tee on Printing, reported resolution to print
of the tariff bill 5000 extra copies in pamphlet
form and 1000 copies in the ordinary bill form.
Adopted. Also a concurrent resolution for the
printing of +. V. Hayden's report OF the geo.
logical survey in Colorado and New Mexico,
1000 copies for the Senate and 5000 copies for
the House. Adopted.
The House then took up the bill to supply
deficiencies in the navy. A long debate fol
lowed, in which MeSsrs. Dawes, Judd, Calkins
Cox, Dickey, Randall, Lawrence and others
took part. A vote was then taken on an amend
ment offered by Mr.: Benjamin, of Missouri, to
reduce the appropriation for the bureau of en-
gineeFs to $500, 900, and for the bureau of con-
struction and repair to $1,O0O,O00, and it was
agreed to without division, the yeas and nays
being refused.
The bill as amended then passed, and the
House at 30 p. m. adjourned.