The Portland daily press., 1871-01-20

Communication of the chief of the bureau 1t
| PROMPTS the removal of employees except for
,neapacity or improper conduct. 1t forbids the
ieVylng OF political assessments upon or the
them from being delegates to or members of
Polltica! conventions, committees or similar Or
CARNATIONS on pain of summary dismissal.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Cole to abolish
the tonnage dues on American vessels referred
TO Committee on Commerce. By Mr.. Haml n,
10 secure cheap transportation of breadstuffs
ana provisions from the West to the seaboald
at u form rates throughout the year; referred.
me bill by Mr.. Hamlin provides that the Unit
ed states government shall aid the coDstruc-
lion of the Portland, Rutland. Oswego & Chi
cago railroad by loan of 6 per cent. 80 year
ponds to the amount of $4,000 per mile for its
whole extent from Portland 10 Chicago The
road is to be a double track and furnished with
Steel rails and iron bridges, and the Postmaster
Ceheral is to establish rates for the transporta-
tion nf freight and passengers.
AZ o'clock the unfinished business being
MT. Morton's motion tor a special committ,e to
investigate the cOudit on of the South came
up aao was agreed to without division.
Ine Senate then went Into executive session.
wnich continued four hours after which the
Senate adjourned.
Mr. Dawes Of Massachusetts introduced
bill to aid IN the construction of twenty or
more first class iron steamships together with
u'P9aias, tuacniue suops, rOinpR mllis, Wharfs,
docks, etc to secure to government the use of
Inc same tor postal, naval and other PURPOSES
Referred to he COMMITTEE on G. mmerce. This
y the same bill introduced into the Senate by
S.uatOr C0ukliug
Mr.. Holman OF Indiana, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported a bill granting an
American register to the British ship Robert
L Lane, owned by VIM. G. NJ. Swift of New
Bedford. Passed.
Mr.. Paine OF Wisconsin introduced bill to
allow imported railroad iron TO be transported
10 bonds from the port of entry 20 the place of
use. Referred.
:. A Dill extending the time for the construc-
t'on OF railroad from st. Croix river or lake
10 the west end of Lake Superior, or BAYFIELD,,
and continuing for the same time che land
grant 10 the company, came up, the question
nelng on reconsideration Of the vote by which
the Dill was laid on the table. The reconsid-
GRAFTON was carried and the bill was laid over
until Tuesday,
MT. van horne of Missouri reported bill to
PROVIDE for the consolidation Of the Indian
tripes and organize a system of government in
Inc Indian territory. 1t creates and establish
go territorial government by the name of the
territory OF Oklahama bonded on the north
by the south boundary of Kansas; on the west
by the eastern boundary OF New Mexico and
Texas; on the south by the northern boundary
OF Texas. and on the east by the western
ern boundary of Arkansas and Missouri. The
form OF government asSimates to that OF other
territories.
After some discussion, the morning bour
having expired, the bill went over until Tues
day next.
The house then went into committee Of the
whole on the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation hill, which appropriates 81 438 COO
The subject was debated and the Hou adj
i0urned.