The Portland daily press., 1872-04-24
xLIID CONGRESs-.SEeOND SESSION.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, April 23-Air Spencer asked
consent to reply to Mr.. TrumbulPs remarks
ihaae az the Cooper Institute.
mt MI. Hamlin objected.
Inc pill to pay Jas. Segar $4,000 for the
use OF his property by troops during the wal
Inc deficiency bill came up. Mr. Bayard Cd.
posed the amendment limiting the jurisdiction
Vi the court of claims in suits for the value OF
property abandoned or captured, to cases com.
menced within two wears after the suppression
| OF the rebellion. @ HGlIs
az the expiration of the morning hour the
No worm carolina election case was taken up
i, III. carpenter again made legal argument
| III reply &c MIR. Thurmanin favor of admitting
MI. Abbott to seat The question was taken
Oh tne minority report admitting Abbott and it
"as rejected; yeas 10, nays AZ.
Inc resolution reported by the majority of the
t;4,I a1 declaring that Abbott was not en-
'it neu 70 the seat was then adopted.
WI. fomeroy offered a resolution, which was
| agreed TO, calling on the President for informa-
uon relating to the acts of marshals and deputy
nlsrsnals in the Indian country also for alt the
lilorihatlon In possession of the department re-
Iating TO the recent charges at Whittemore's
Banner Fork against the Cherokee nation
Mt Upton introduced a bill granting the
rs1t Oh way of the Dakota Grand Trund Rail-
The House bills were reported as follows:
Dy MI Vlckers, from the Committee on Com
nerce, without amendment, authorizing the
NY Ny Vi DuHalo to construct a tunnel under the
watsr ara river Tor the purpose of procuring purer
ny Mr.. Frelinghuysen from the Committee
on Agrlcuiture, without amendment, a bill to
prevent cruelty to animals while in transit bv
iailtoa9 or other means of transportation with
IN the United States
Al. me Senate then resumed the consideration of
s siie denclency bill, and Mr.. Bayard concluded
las Iemarks on the pending amendment limit
ing the Jurisdiction Of the court of claims.
~, Messrs. Conklng and Frslidghuysen favored
MI Morton also advocated it and predicted
that II the Democratic party should come into
power tne constitutional amendments would be
ignored and all legal distinction between loyal
men ana rebels would be blotted out.
MT Edmunds took the same view and spoke
OF tne cincinnati Convention as designated to
pc the nucleus of a party of which it should be
the same as the Democratic party in everything
but in name. "
Mr.. Thurman said he was not one of those
who had been expecting great results from the
Cincinnati movement, but from the uneasiness
and anxiety in regard shown to it by two dis
tingaished Senators, Morton and Edmunds, he
began to think he had been mistaken. These
Senators seemed to fear stampede from their
own ranks and to have taken this occasion to
warn their lleutenants throughout the country
to watch the troops lest they should DESERT
Unless, upon this hypothesis, he could not ac-
count for their making stump speeches on the
pending question: designed to alarm timid peo-
pie and attacking the Cincinnati movement in
the absence of those Senators who were suppos-
ed to favor it. 5.ss reT
Mr.. Edmunds replied, that telling the truth
was neither cause or sign IF alarm, and as to
attacking the Cincinnati movement in the alb
sence of its friends, he felt justified in address,
ing himself on that subject directly to the lead
ing representative OF the Democrats in the Sen
ate (Mr. Thurmanl, because he and everybody
else knew that the bottom of that movement
rested, not upon those Senators alluded to as its
champions, but upon the Democratic side of
the chamber.
Pending the action on the amendment the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
-.
MIR. Slocum OF New York, offered resoh-
Won recltihg me statement OF the secretary OF
cora OF the proceedings OF the Court OF Inquiry
IN the case OF Cen Buell., and authorizing the
Oommlttee on Military TO send Tor persons and
papers to ascertain what had become of such
record and who is responsible for its loss, which
was agreed to.
bill was introduced to establish telegraphic
communication between the United States and
Asia. Referred
The resolution excluding ex-members of Con-
gress from the floor of the House when they
are interested in any measure under considera-
ton was taken up.
Messrs. Banks and Schofield supported the
resolution. Messrs Fuller and Bling ham op-
posed the resolution, which was subsequently
recommitted.
Mr.. Wheeler of New York, from the Com
mittee on the Pacific Railroad, called up bill
granting the Central Pacific Railroad Company
the use of Goat Island, in the harbor of San
Francisco, and offered substitute providing
for a commission to fix the sum to be paid by
the company for the grant. He proceeded to
address the House in support of the measure
Mr.. Sargent of California, supported the
measure, denouncing the San francisco Alta
Californian, as adisreputable, speculating news
paper, claiming that the people of California
were almost unanimous in favor of the bill, and
asserting that no man except the dirty scOun-
drel who edited that paper had ever dared i'm
peach his motives as to any public or private
. measure. .-.~sr-e-zr 4, vvssr q E-.arfs 90,
Mr.. Cox of New York. asked to have read a
telegram from San Francisco showing a diff
ferent state of feeling, but Mr. Wheeler de-
clned to yield the floor. "a
Mr.. Cox expressed the opinion that Califor-
MIA was not represented here ON the subject al
Mr. Sargent replied it was as well represent
ed as any State that can send here such an in
signihcant person as the gentleman.
=. Mr. Cox, who appeared not to have heard Mr..
Sargents remark, SAID he made no personal al
fusion to the gentleman.
ME Sargent desired 10 know who made the
gentleman the school master of himself and
co,ieag9es. ~ IA,
MT Cox represent my district. do not
represent pank OF portlon OF legislature. L
represent IN TINS matter the property OF the
people OF tne onlted States, whlch Is now sought
10 pc despoiled BY this special legislation.
many any and nothing else $50, FL.
MI MI CoArIn ! Is DlacKguard remark. -,
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