Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-11
NEWS By MAIL.

The conservative members of the Virgins
mated Senator johnson for reelection to thu
Senate.
! The members of the Joint High Commits
sion, members of the Cabinet, Vice President
Colfax, Speaker Blaine and their ladies were
entertained at state dinner at the Execu-
tive Mansion Thursday night.
| The Republicans of Rhode Island have
made the following nominations for State Of
fcers: Seth Padleford for Governor; Par
don W. Stevens for Lieutenant Governor
John Bartlett, Secretary of State; Willard
Sayles, Attorney Generals Samuel A. Par
ker, General Treasurer.
The correspondent of the Boston Journal
says the debate was opened in the Senatorial
caucus by Mr.. Howe in favor of the report of
the COMMITTEES. He was followed on that side
by Messrs. Nye, Hamlin, Stewart and Car
penter. The latter made the longest and most
powerful speech on that side. As the whele
, discussion on the report was with reference
to Mr.. Summers retention on the committee
the latter withdrew at an early stage of the
caucus.
In the Senate Thursday, Mr.. Sumner pre-
scented memorial in favor of a general dis
armament of the world and introduced bill
supplementary to the civil rights act. A bill
was introduced to provide for breakwater at
the entrance of the Cape Cod ship canal. In
the House bills were introduced to repeal the
duty on salt and coal, and the House plunged
into debate at once. After short discussion
| the Speaker announced the committee Of cleo
tons with Mr.. McCrary of Iowa as chairman
The bill to repeal the duty on salt was then
taken up in committee of the whole and a
motion made to add coal. After debate the
amedment was rejected and the committee
| rose. bill was introduced giving the Presi-
| dent power to use the forces of the United
States to put down Instruction, even if he
was not called upon by the State authorities
A resolution was passed authorizing a survey
of Duxbury harbor.
Mr.. Wilson moved to recommit the report
to the committee, and made speech showing
the injustice that was about to be done by
| this action. 1t was upon this molten that the
discussion took place. The motion to re-
| commit was ably seconded in strong speeches
by Messrs. Sherman, Morrill, of Vermont.
| Hogan, Wright, Corbett, and Trumbull. The
motion to recommit was fully lost, the vote
being 81 years to &c nays. The vote, as Civ
| en- below, obtained from the best sources pos
sible, is believed to be correct, viz: In favor
of recommtting, Messrs. Foreman, Caldwell,
Corbett Cragin, Fentou, Ferry of Connec-
| ticut, Gilbert, Hitchcock, Logan, Morrill, of
Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Robertson,
Schurz, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague, Upton,
Trumbull Wilson, Window and Wright-21.
Against recommitting, Messrs. Ames, Brown
low, Carpenter, Chandler, Cole, Conkling,
Edmunds, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan,
Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Howe, Harlan, kel-
logg, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Pomeroy, Pool
Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Sawyer, Scott, Stewar,
and West-26.
Mr.. Anthony and Mr.. Cameron di, not
vote. Mr.. Patterson was not present, and
several other Senators were absent. After
this motion had been defeated other votes
were taken, but with a like result, and the re-
port of the committee was finally agreed to,
and the list will be reported to the Senate to-
morrow.