The Portland daily press., 1871-02-01
XLIst OONGRESa---Third Session.
SENATE,

WARRINGTON, Jan. 31.-The Vice President
announced the return from the House of the
| income tax repeal bill, with the accompanying
suggestion that under section of article Of
the Constitution the House had the sole power
to originate such measures.
Mr. scott moved to nOn-concur in the ,rea.
sons assigned by the House for the return Of
the bill, and asked for committee of confer
two Houses as to their privileges. Messrs
Scott, Conklng and Casserly were appointed
on the part of the Senate.
Mr.. PomerOy submitted and had read the
following, which, on Mr.. Trumbulls objection
| to delaying the business for its immedi,te con.
sideratiop, went over till the next morning
hour:
Whereas, recent dispatches foreshadow peace
and the termination of the great war in Eu.
rope, and
Whereas. the tread of hostile armies has des.
olated great portion of the Republic of France
which unhappily has been made The battle
field OF two great nations; and
whereas the cry of hLnger, restitution and
sorrow are now more distinctly heard as the
battle cries die away; therefore, be it
ResolUed, That in obedience to Christian
charity, which seeketh the good of all nations
and ministers to all human distress, aud while
gratefully remembering the practical sympa-
thy of Frenchmen to us in the day Of our early
weakness and extremity, we heartily commend
the sufferings of poor France to the American
pathy of organized charity be speedily inausu-
rated for their relief.
ResolUed, That Congress respectfully recon
mend to the President of the United States
that he caused to be stationed at the port of
New York, if the same can be done without in
Jury to the public service, one Of our first
class naval vessels, to be there held in readi-
ness to receive on board for transportation
such supplies as may be furnished by the peo-
pie of the United Ststes for the destitute and
suffering people of France
The House bill suspendiug the PROCEEDINGS
in reference to the Chorpenning Claim was
received and referred to the Committee on
Post Offices.
Mr. Trumbull characterized the claim as the
bo'dsst imposition practiced on the govern
ment.
Mr.. EGmuuds introduced bill to further
preserve the purity of elections and guard
against the abuses Of the elective franchise BY
Q registration of the electors; was referred to
Judiciary Conn
1t prescribes with minuteness system of
registration for all qualified electors in the
United States, to take place in 1871 and an
nullly thereafter by means of boards of regis
tration to be appointed by United States mar
shals, and also for the appointment of inspec-
tors of elections by United States District
Judges.
MIR. Buckingham introduced a bill, which
was referred to the Post Office Committee, in.
cooperating Eldridge G. Roberts and Edward
e. Roberts Of New York, ana their associate;
as the United States Steamship Company, and
directing the Post Master General to contract
with them for the transportation OF the Europe.
an mails for twenty years at six cents pei
quarter ounce Of letters and two cents pei
ounce of printed matter.
The Senate proceeded with the unfinished
business, being the Georgia Senatorial ques
ton.
Mr.. Stewart continued his argument 40 aims
the admission of the bill and to show the le
gality OF the election of Farrow and Whitley
Without disposing OF the matter the Senate
went into executive session and soon adjourn
ed.
Mr.. Burlington OF Massachusetts, offered
resolution for the survey of the harbor of Well
| fleet, Mass, with view to dredging and i'm
proving it, Adopted.
Mr.. Kellogg of Massachusetts, offered reso
luton calling for the report from the Enei
neer's department relative to the improvement,
| OF HousatOnc riV er and New Haven harbOr
Conn. Adopted.
Mr.. Maynard of Tennessee reported bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy. aftel
| consultation with the Attorney General, to in
| stitute proceedings at law or otherwise to OBJ
| tain iul damages and naturalization for The
loss OF the slOep Ofwar Oneida it the bay o.
Jeddo, Japan, in January, 1870, by the collision
of the steamship Bonbay. Passed
Mr.. Sargent of California, introduced bill
IL de
ter GAO acres of land at minimum prices &C
cording to the lines of his improvements and
| other culture, and to which there may not b
any adverse claims except that of the United
| States.
Mr.. Sargent explained that Mr.. Schnell wa!
making successful experimental establishing
| colony of Japanese and in cultivating ties
| raising, silk worms, &c, and wanted more LAND
than he could enter under the presumption
laws, of 169 acres. Passed.
NlpA h. IL
hour the bill reported from the Committee OF
Military Affairs the bill to extend the bounty
land system to the soldiers and sailors of tbt
late war, their widows and orphans.
Mr.. Hawley of Illinois, argued against thu
bill as cunningly devised scheme to Civ,
without any practical benefit to the classes iol
whose ostensible benefit it was intended. Tht
| bill would absorb AT 900 900 of acres of tn,
public lands, making with 225,000,000 of acre.
already granted to railroads, $4,000, 900, being
more than half Of the araOle lands of the pub
| lie domain.
1t would absorb territory twelve times a
large as the State of Illinois and twice as larg,
as the thirteen original States. The home
stead policy was the only true and wise mean
of disposing of the public claim,
Mr.. Stoughton of Michigan, who reported
the bill, explained and defended it's provisions
1t is not true, be urged, that soldiers would bt
swindled out of their rights by lan0sharks
| They had saved the country from treason ant
| he thought they were capable of taking care o
16O acres of wild western lands: The bill re
| quired the soldier to enter the land and ther
gave him one year in which. if he pleased, HI
could assign that right and title which he hat
| in the land to some person who wished to g
west and locate on that land and if he did no
| it reverted TO the government. The bill cOult
| not operate for the benefit of land spectators
because it required actual settlement He be
lieved that the soldiers would be satisfied witt
the bill and that the country would be salts
fed with it.
After further debate by Messrs. Aspsr, Lo
gan and Packard in favor, ard Messrs. Gar
field and Van Wyck against the bill, Mr.. Ju
lian's substitute allowing the time served il
the army to be counted in the time required i
cultivation and settlement under the home
stead act, and Mr.. Holman's extending tn
bounty to land law of 9th of September, 1851
to soldiers in the late war and their widow
and orphans was rejected, and the bill passed
1874 to 2; Messrs. Gibson aud Smith of Orego
voted in the negative.
Messrs. Hooper, Allison and Voorhees, wer
appointed to represent the House on the COL
ference committee on the right OF the Senat
to originate the income tag repeal bill, tn
Speaker stating that the committee " ould hay
no power to consider the bill itself.
Mr.. Dawes asked to have the Senate bill pr.
viding for the expenses of the select committe
| on outrages in South Carolina taken from th
| Speakers table and passed.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania objected, as tn
bill provided for more waste of the publ
money.
Mr.. Dawes reported from the Committee o
Appropriations a bill appropriating $15, 900 ft
the expenses of the investigating committee
of the House. Passed.
The Senate substitute for the bill abolshin
the Office of admiral and vice admiral in til
navy was non CONQUERED in and committee
conference asked. ~
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts reported with
Recommendation to pass, the Senate bill pr
scribing an oath of office to be taken by DC,
SOUS who participated in the late rebellion, BIT
are not disqualified from holding Office
Messrs. Maynard, Farnsworth and Morey OF
posed the bill as absurd and unnecessary, an
Mr.. Cox favored it as measure of reconstru'
ton and reconciliation.
| XVithont disnosing of it the House adiourne