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Daily Kennebec Journal.
Forty. Second COngress-Secondl Session.
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House.


House.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee of ways
and means, reported back the Chicago relief
bill and intimated that he would allow an
amendment to be offered excepting lumber
from its operations.
Mr.. Farwell of ILL.,, offered that amend
ment.
Mr.. Garfield inquired whether the interests
Of the government were sufficiently protected
against fraud.
Mr.. Dawes said the bill followed the lam
guage of the Portland bill, and the committee
had been informed by the Secretary of the
Treasury that no frauds under the bill had
been reported to the government. The con-
struction given to that bill was that it APP
piled to no materials except those which en-
tered into the construction of a building, and
the same construction would doubtless be
given to this bill.
Mr.. Conger said that after consultation
between the friends and opponents Of the
bill, it had been understood that the excep-
ton OF lumber from its provision would be
entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. Finkelnburg suggested that it meant
tie lumber interests Of Michigan and Mis-
souri, having been saved they were willing
that all other interests should be sacrificed
Mr.. Farwelrs amendment was agreed TO
without division and the Senate amendment
As thus modified was eoncurred in. The CON
currence OF the Senate in that modification is
all that is now necessary before the bill is
sent TO the President for his approval.
At two o'clock the bill reported last week
from the committee on commerce to amend
the act of the 2lst of February 1871, for the
better security of life on board vessels pro-
PEELED in whole or part by steam came up as
special order from day to day until disposed
OF. The bill contains seventyone sections
and covers eighty-two printed pages. Pend
ing its consideration Mr.. Dawes presented
conference report on the bill providing for
contingencies in the transportation of goods
in bond across the country. The Committee
recommends an additional provision in cases
OF blockade by ice, &c, allowing the transfer
of goods from one vessel to another The
report was agreed to.
The consideration of the steamboat bill
was resumed and considerable progress was
made thereon.
A committee of conference was appointed
on the st. Croix & Lake Superior Railroad
land grants bill.
SENATE.
The amendment adding to the bill the free
LIST of the Senate tariff bill was concurred
in.
On motion of Mr.. Wright the Senate con-
Cured in tue House amendment to the Chi
eago relief bill exempting lumber from the
operation Of the act.
Mr.. Hamilton moved an amendment so as
TO reduce the duty ON steel rails 10 per cent,
which was lost-25 to IS.
The question then taken on the amend-
ment made in the committee adding the Sec
ond section Of the tariff bill reducing the
duties on cotton, woolens, silks, iron, earth
ern ware, and glass ware 10 per cent and it
was concurred in-32 to II.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved TO strike out the
section, manufacturers of silk now subject to
a duty of per cent, which was agreed to-
IS 10 II.
MIR. Frelirghuysen offered two amendments
striking out items which were rejected.