The Portland daily press., 1871-02-28
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XLIat O0NGR EsH---T Session.
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SENATE.

XLIat OONGREss---Third Session.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-The credentials o
Sena,or elect Caldwell, of Kansas, were reae
and fled.
A resolution was passed providing for the
| compensation of the Georgia Senators, Hill
| md Miller, from the date of their elections
Jul, % 1868, and Of the contestants, FArrow
and WHITLEY, from their alleged election 0 the
time when they were entitled to their seats.
| Mr.. Edmunds called Tor the regular oruer o
| business. =
Mr.. Craein made a personal explanation
denying the statement OF the N. Y. Tribune
| that the Senate Naval COMMITTEES were Iulen-
tlopally delaying the House bill regulating
| rank in the navy.
Mr. Wilson objected to an explanation, q.
not being OF a privileged character.
NJ. Cragin having moved TO take up the bill
| referred To, proceeded upon that motion u
make his statement. He said he had twice
asked The Seuate and been refused Tor day
| for business from the Naval Commlt ee, aud in
view vi the fact that the appropriation bills
| were crowdipg aside a i Others he had couclud
ed not to continue his forts.
Mr. Salisbury d. sired to make suggestion
winch if followed would, be thought, save the
| Senators great deal Of t, ouble in future, and
hat was not to read the N. Y. Trotne at all.
>Liushter.) Ii members would not read it
| they would know nothing at al about things OF
| which il comp aimed.
| Mr. Craein then withdrew bis motion to take
up the b'll, and sskt d the Senate to spprop,i-
ate one bour this evening for its consideration.
| General obi ct,On being made, Mr. Craein
| gave notice that he would move the bill as an
| anendm+Dt TO thu naval appropriation bill
| Wbeu it came up. --
The Post Office appropriation bill was then
proceeded wltt, and an amendment increasing
| 20 81 600 600 annually The subsidy to the Pa
cfic Mail Steamship Co. vas laid 90 the table,
~ to 10; the same disposition was, by a vote OF
81 TO 81, of the Senate b,ll which Mr.. Sher man
moved as an amendment, suspendIng the con-
structiOn If the Cincinnati aud Newport
bridge now being built, and requiring it to be
raised from seventy, as at present. to 100 feet
above low water mark,
Mr. Buckingham moved to add to the clause
relating to stamped envelopes proviso that
such envelopes shall not be transmitted by
mail without an additional charge OF ST. per
1000 tor transportation. Rejected % to a.
A motion by Mr.. Buckingham to raise the
price of envelopes by including the cost of
transportation and labor was also lost-19 to
80. ee
The bill was then reported from the Commit.
tee of the Whole, when Mr.. Sherman renewed
bis amendment relative to the Cincinnati and
Newport bridge, but it was agaL laid on the
table-29 TO %.
EVENING SESSION.
On reaSSemDitng tue Senate ordered evening
sessions for every evening this week.
Mr.. Cragin, from the committee of confer
ence on the bill to abolish, the grades OF Ad
miral and Vice Admiral in the navy, reported
that the committees OF the two Houses talrd
10 agree, and On his motion the cum mittee
was discharged.
Mr.. Cragin gave notice that when the notifi-
cation OF disagreement was received from the
House he would move that the Senate insist
ON its amendments and ask for new commit
tee OF conference.
The Post Office appropriation bill was then
proceeded with, and Mr. Stewart renewed and
advocated the amend ent rejected in commit
tee of the WHO'LL to il crease the annual Sub.i-
~ to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to
ST. 900 600.
After long debate the amendment was laid
on the tabe-32 to II.
The amendment to suspend the construction
of the Cincinnati aud Newport bridge was re
uewed, and after being modified so as to pro-
vide that, if the spans are made 100 feet above
water, no draw need be constructed, and that
claim shall be made against the Govern
nent on account OF an alte,a alton in the plau
Of the bridge, was adopted-32 TO o.
Mr.. Williams renewed his amendment for
an Australian steamship Subsidy, but Mr..
Csnklng moved to lay the motion on tue
table, VIII oh was agreed to-25 to 20.
The bill tren passed and the army appropri-
alton bill was taken up, when the Senate adj
jourHed.
The Senate amendments to the legislative
appropriation ana the Indian appropriation
bill were uOncOncurred in ana u Con- mittee of
Conference asked.
Resolutions were adopted directing distribu-
ton to the members Of tue 41st Congress of
books and pubic documents ordered by that
Congress aud Ieadv tor distribution before the
FIRST Of December, 1871.
The House resumed the consideration of the
omnibus bill. Mr.. Stark weather OF Connectl.
cut, moved to insert in the appropriation of
$50, 900 to commence work for the establish
ment of a navy yard at New London, Coun.,
and argued 10 tue advocacy OF IT, Mr.: Dawes
of Massachusetts, opposed the proposition.
The sme ndment was rejected. The item OF
81 1914 S97 for the New York pOs,-ofice and
cOuiL house gave rise to The usual discussion
and the appropriation was finally made.
Au appropriation of $25 600 for post office
led; 81 600 600 was inserted Tor government
buildings III Covington, KY, and $40, GOO for
repairs to PItsburg posG-offcelaod custom
house and items Tor the erection of govern
mrnt buildings in various cities. for which
there was an appropriation to Tren on. N. j.,
Of 100000, San Francisco, Cal, $2l2 800, Al
| bsny N Y, $500 600, Grand Rapds. Mich.
$4,000, Port Huron, Mich, 500 900, were ali
| stricken out on points of order but subse.
| qu.n,ly restored uuder a suspension of The
rules.
An item Of $3.50 900 for government build
| inSs in Hartford, Conn, was ruled out on
similar points and its restoration refused,
| though subsequently on motion ut Mr.. S roug,
| similar item was inserted, W tn the amount
| reduced to 100000. An Item of 100000 for a
building tor the lureau of engraving anu print
ing Of the Treasury Department was excluded
on ponit OF order. An item tor $50 900 Tor
| government building at La Crosse, Wis, was
| ruled out on point OF order,the House retu.lDg
| to suspend the rules. Subsequently on mo-
| tou OF Mr.. Dawes of Mas.achu -etts the same
item was increased to $55 600 and Inserted, to-
| gether with item of $4,000 for buildings at
Jefferson City, Mo-, and one Of $25 600 for
buildings at Kansas CITY, No. Mr.. Myers Of
| PennsyivanIa, asked leave to move an appro-
priatIoh of $1,000 Tor the salary of envoy ex-
| tra0rdinary aud minister pleoipotentiary to
| Russia placing that mission on footing with
the mission tu the German Empire, France
and England, but Mr.. Dawes objected.
The House having reached the 43d page OF
the ILL, and there being nothing more but
light house appropriations the section to al,
low the Secretary Of the Treasury TO refund
duties to parties entitled to such rounding,
aud the section to place the mission OF t9e
| Gel man Empire on the same footing as Inc
missions to England aud France the reman-
der of the bill was agreed TO bya, single vote
under suspension o, the rules.
MIR. JUDD OF Illinois, desired to move to re-
commit the bill with instructions to strike out
all appropriat ions tor new work. but Mr.. Dawes
declined to yield.
| Mr.. Holman of Indiana, then moved to lay
the bin on the table. A vote was taken amid
much confusion and excitement, and the OIL
was laid on the table, lis to II.
Mr.. Dawes moved to reconsider the vote ano
pending action on the motion Mr.. Hooper o.
Massachusetts, from the conference committee
on the question between the House and Senate
in reference to the power to originate bill tf
repeal the income YAK nmade report on De
| half the House managers.
The report recommends the adoption OF the
| following:
Resolued, That the House maintains that i
is lis sole aud exclusive privilege to originate
all bills directly affecting the revenue, wbethe
such bills be for imposition, reduction or repea
| of taxes, and in the exercise OF that privilege
| in the first instance to limit and appoint tn
| ends, purposes, considerations aud limitations
of such bills, whether relating to matter, man
ner, measure or tiue of their introduction, sub
ect to The rights of the Senate to propose o
concur with the amendments as in other bills
Mr.. Hooper gave notice that he would cal
up the resolution JOr action at the first oppor
tunity.
The Judiciary Committee reported in favo
Of the claims of the States Of Illinois, Indian
and Ohio for 2 per cent of the proceeds u SAFE
of public lands and Indian reservations wlthi
these States since their admission into IN
Union, estimating such lands at 81 % per acre
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