The Portland daily press., 1872-04-30
xLIID CONGRESs..sECOND SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Mr. Anthony pre-
sented remonstrance signed by an Admiral
and other officers of the navy against the trans
fer OF officers from the retired to the active list
without the recommendation of the Depart
ment and also against the advancement of an
officer by legislation. 90 -
Mr.. Scott moved to take up the resolution to
limit the debate of Incorporation bill to five
minutes for each Senator on each amendment.
Mr.. Trumbull denounced the resolution as
gag rule. aoa. ss.r-ig.5 i
Mr.. Wilson was unable to see any danger in
the resolution which would which would pre-
vent no Senator from legitimate debate. Still
rather than create an impression that it was de-
signed to interfere with the rights of the mi
nority, he would prefer that the resolution lie
over for future consideration.
MIR. Morton advocated the resolution, which
was necessary for despatching business, and he
would not be deferred from voting for what he
thought was right by a sensational and un-
founded clamor.
Mr.. Casserly said the motion belonged to the
two-thirds majority, which could suspend rules
at any time and what was sport for him might
be death to the minority.
Mr.. Sherman thought it highly desirable to
adopt something of the kind to check the ten
dency to endless and wearisome debate. AS the
majority had the responsibility they ought to
have the power to control the action of the Sem
ate.
Mr. Edmands- moved to add to the original
resolution the following words: "And no
amendment to any such bill making legislati We
provisions other than such as shall directly re-
late to appropriation contained in the bill shall
be received" Agreed to- yeas 25, nays 10. The
resolution as amended was then adopted, 30 to
Is.
The resolution as passed provides that during
the present session, it shall be in order at any
time during the consideration of an appropria-
ton bill, to move to confine the debate on
amendments thereto five minutes by any Sena-
tor on the pending motion, such motion shall be
decided without debate and no amendment to any
such bill making legislative provisions other
than such as directly relate to appropriations in
the bill shall be received Adjourned
sai..u HOUSE. st 55I tUs--la
The House met at II o'clock. Under the
call of States number of bills were introduced
and referred. Several were read at length on
demand of Democratic members SO as TO have
no time in the morning hour for action on Mr.
Hooper's supplementary civil rights bill.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for custom
house at Rockland, Maine, was passed.
A bill removing the political disabilities from
s. H. Rogers, member elect from the Raleigh
District Of North Carolina was passed.
A resolution instructing the committee of
public buildings to enquire to what extent pur-
chases have been made ON public buildings,
erected, repaired or purchased without adver-
tisement, was adopted. ..44 I<-..
The bill changing the title of the Texas Pa
cific Railroad to the Texas & Pacific Railroad
anu pfONlulliS It's EcSulL2 IuOItSdSc anu ldLu
grant bonds passed.
The bill prepared by the commissioners of the
centennial celebration of Independence to be
held in Philadelphia in 1876, was introduced by
Mr.. Myers, incorporating the company for the
erection of exposition buildings, &C. Referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs with in
structions to report as in corporations the names
of two persons from each Congressional Dis
trict four from each State at large and two
from each territory. rt .sI ...
tool fba of he
Conference Committee on the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill, and after
discussion the report was rejected, yeas 80,
nays 81. The principal objection to it is the
provision for the increase of he salaries OF sew
eral executive officers and of the judges of the
Court of Claims. 1t was recommitted to the
same Conference Committee.
Mr.. Townsend of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Public Lands reported substi-
tute for the Senate bill releasing to the State of
Indiana the lands known as the bed of Beaver
| Lake in Newton Co., Ind.
| The House at $50 p. m. went to the business
the Speakers table and disposed thefeof as fol-
! lows:
| The Senate amendment to the House bill for
| the employment of surfmen at the Atlantic
| life saving stations on the New Jersey coast
J was concurred in; the Senate amendment to the
| House bill authorizing the commissioners on
Southern claims to appoint special commission
| ers to take testimony was concurred in; the
Senate amendment TO the House Dill tor the re-
| lief of settlers on Usage lands in Kansas, was
concurred in; the Senate amendment extending
for two years the time of payment by preemp-
ton settlers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan and Dakota was concurred in the Senate
amendment to the House bill to promote the
development of mining resources of the United
States was concurred in; the Senate Substitute
for the House bill to perpetuate testimony IN
the United States Courts was concurred in; the
Senate amendment to the House bill for the re-
| lief of the purchasers of lands sold for direct
taxes in the insurrectionary States was concur
red in; the Senate amendments to various rate
bills were also concurred in. The Senate con-
current resolution accepting from the State o.
Connecticut statues of Jonathan Trumbull and
Roger Sherman, after remarks by Messrs Stark
weather ana Kellogg Connecticut, was adopted
conference report on the bill for a bridge across
the Arkansas river, which was agreed to ant
the House adjourned.