The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-01

.oya,ty snouid DE IN favor instead or agalns
loyal men OF the South because of their osse:
and sunerIngs on account of their Union sen
timents. They had haz ,rded lives and sacrific
ed property for the Uoiop, while the Loyal
Claimants from the north, now in that court
are secure and unmolested.
MI sawyer thought it would be better fol
government to recognize the SO claims even
though it took thousand millions from the
treasury rather than incur the disgrace such a
refusal to entertain the honest claims OF 10y a
Southerns would iLf1ct
Messrs. Stewart. Edmuuds, Wilson and
Conklng in opposition to the amendment ar
gued That any such legislation required to be
carefully matured in order to exclude fraudu-
lent and disioyal claimants, and that the ameLd-
ment was not germane to the b'll.
After discussion motion 70 BILE The amend
ment was Itjected, % to %, and motion to
lay the whole Dill GU the table IN order TO pro-
coed with other business was al.o lost % to 80
The Democrats and Southern Senators voted
soldly together.
Mr.. Rice asserted that the friends of the prop
os'tlon would stand by it till a decisive vote
npon it could be bad.
and after farther discussion it was agreed that
the vote should be taken upon it at noon to-
morrow, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Senate bill authorizing the use of the
balance OF the appropriations under the Con-
troll OF the Library Committee was passed.
The resolution for printing 245000 extra
copies OF the agricultural report for 1871, omit
tug the provision for an edition in German,
was passed.
The Senate amendment to the House bill to
restore Robert Boyd, Dr., to the active list OF
the navy as commander was concurred in.
A Dill was passed to amend section OF the
act OF July ~, 1868, in relation to. fermented
liquors, so as not to apply to the making OF
fei mented liquids used for the man utacture of
vinegar exclusively, but not to be constr ued to
authorize the distillation of fermented liquors
anywhere except n authorized distlleries.
Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts,, called up his
motion to reconsider the vote whereby the
omnibus bill was tabled yesterday.
MI. holman, OF Indiana, moved to lay the
motion to reconsider on the. table. Negatived,
The vote was then reconsidered and the mo-
tion to lay the bill on the table was rejected.
MIR. Dawes then moved as substitute TO the
original bill all the appropriations for new
works omitted, with the exception of the
League Island navy yard.
MIR. Amber, OF Ohio, moved to strile mt
the item of 100000 for League Island.
Mr. Coburn, OF Indiana, protested against
the sudden tit OF economy which appeared to
have seized members in relation to new public
works, the aggregate expense of which was
only $3,300,OO0, while the House was voting
$4,000 600 for the Boston Post Office and S.
The substitute Omts the following items:-
70 pay Massachusetts, for coast defences; sew
eral items for the Washington aqueduct; S..
100000 to indemnify the States for war ex-
penses; $85OOOO to pay for the horses and
other property lost in the military service OF
tue United States; for new Government build
ings at Trenton, New York, St Louis, Nilsson
II, SAP francisco; appraisers stores at Wash
ington; printing Office for the Treasury De-
partment; Hartford, Ct, Albany, N. Y, Nash
WI lilo nd ID I'D
Mich. La Crosse, Wis, Quincy, III IndianaD,
oils, Ind, San Francisco hospital on Angel
Island, Helena, Montana, Montgomery. Ala
Little Rock, Ark, Paducah, KY, and all thai
We're inserted by amendment to the bill. It
contains the following amendments adopted by
the House An appropriation of 100000 for
Little Falls bridge; increasing the compensa-
ton OF Winnie Ream from $4,000 to $40 900; in
creaslng the appropriation for survey of the
Western coast from 100000 to $24O 600: an
pIopriating $4,000 for continuing the survey
of the Northern and Northwestern lakes
The League Island appropriation was ra-
tanned. l04 to 81, and the substitute agreed to,
los to So. The bill was then passed, i12 10 ~
Mr. Logan, OF Illinois. moved that the rules
be suspended and the House agree to the
s outbern Pacific Railroad bill. After brief
debate the rules were suspended and confer.
ence committee ordered.
The bill to promote the construction of the
Cincinnati Southern Railroad was read in full
and passed under suspeL sion of the rules. 131
to w, Mr.. ingersol stating that it bad neither
subsidy or land grant in it, but only gave the
citizens OF Kentucky the right to build road
across the State OF Kentucky.
A resolution by MIR. Kelley, that at noon to.
morrow the House would proceed to the busi.
ness on the Speakers table, limiting each bill
to hve minutes debate and one amendment,
auo laying asl@e at once those on which the
previous question was not seconded. was re-.
lec ed, only 4S members voting in IT. favor.
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, from the com.
mlttee, reported bill to protect Ioyal and
Deaceable citizens of the United States in the
luil enjoy ment OF their rights, personal liberty
perseVere and perpetuaie evidences of the
losses claimed to have been sustained bv them
by the war in the States lately in rebellion.
Mr.: Cox, of New York, moved that the bill
be elected. Neoatived.
=, While the bill was being read NJ, Wood, of
New YORK, took the floor and moved that the
RULES be suspended and bill passed repeating
all laws aud parts of laws IMPOSING duty on
foreign coal, the bill to take effect immediately
Agreed to, LA to 46. The negative votes we're
oy Messls. Ambler of Ohio, Archer OF Mo
Armstrong Of Pa Ayr of Va. Blair of Mich,
Boles of AK, Booker of Va, Burdett of Mo.
Cessua of Pa, Cobb of n c., Dickey of Pa
Donley of Pa, Duval of w. Va, Getz of Pa,
Gilfiilan OF Pa. Ham beton of Md Hamilton Of
c c.a,. Kelley Of Pa, Maynard Of Tenn, Nc
d.
81 Va, Mercur Of Pa. Moore of n r.. Morr-lI
II Pa Myers of Pa, Negley of Pa, O'Neil: of
Ia. Packer of Pa, Phelps OF Pa, Plat of Va,
Porter OF Va, Prossar of Tenn, Randall of Pa,
Scoteld OF Pa, Smith of Tenn, Stiles OF Pa,
Stokes Of Tenn, Strck land of Mich, Swami
Of Md, Taylor OF Pa, Tliman of Tenn Town
send of Pa, Wallace of s. c., and Wilson of
Ohio.
MIR. Butler of Mas. achusetts then moved to
suspend the rnles and that the House proceed
10 the consideration Of the bill to protect loyal
and peaceable citizens of the United States,
and that The furiher reading of the bill be pro-
ceeded with to the conclusion of all other BUSH
ness except appropriation hills aud conference
reeorts till fiually disposed Of Negatived, 1877
to TO- not two-thirds in the affirmative. Three
Republicans vO'ed III the negative, Messrs,
Farnsworth, Fitch and Wilkinson. A change
OF one OF these votes would have given the
requisite twOthirds majority.
The Senate amend ments to the PHILADELPHIA
Centennial Celebration bill aud to that allow
ing the issue of duplicate registered bouds in
cases where the original has been lost. were
in and the bills passed.
Committees of conference on postal and ma
val appropriation bills were ordered the pre-
vious committee on the latter bill having been
unable TO agree
The Speaker announced that he would COM
mence at IL o'clock to morrow and the calen-
dar should first be gone through with so as TO
pass all bills not objected TO.
On motion of Mr. Twitchel of Massaohu.
sets, an additional rule was adopted prohibit.
ing smoking in the hall or galleries Adjourn
cd