The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-06
XLIID CONGRESS.-SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

XLIID CONGRESS.-sECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
THE KANSAS SENATORS DEMAND INvEsTIGA-
TIoN-ELECTIoN OF THE ARMS INvEsTIGA-
TIoN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 5.-Mr. Caldwell of Kan
sas in personal explanation made contrary
statements to those lately printed rejecting
upon him, and stated that he shrank from no
scrutiny. He would soon explain the outrage
upon him and hurled back the charges of cor
ruption with scorn and Indignation.
Mr.. Pomeroy asked of the Vice President if
he had received any report from the Kansas
Legislature.
The latter replied that he had not.
Mr.. Pomeroy offered resolution that the
election of Senators in Kansas in 1867 and 1871
be referred to an investigating committee.
Laid on the table after short debate.
The legislative appropriation bill came up
but was laid aside, and Mr.. Cameron moved 20
execute the order of the Senate for the appoint
ment OF Committee to investigate the alleged
sale of arms to French agents.,
Mr.. Trumbull asked what had become of the
resolution naming abe Committee.
Mr.. Cameron said he did not propose to call
it up. He wished to have the order of the Sem
ate executed, and the Committee elected by
ballot.
Mr IruInDull SAID tnlS move IOOk the senate
by surprise and suggested that the subject
ought to be postponed.
After some discussion the Senate proceeded
to ballot.
Messrs. Cameron and Thurman were APP
pointed tellers.
Before voting the Vice President announced
that under the rule the Committee would have
the right to elect its own chairman unless he
should be specially elected by the Senate.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot and the
foil IAa ala kA1
Committee: Messrs Hamlin Carpenter, Saw
yer, Logan, Ames Harlan and Stevenson.
Mr. Schurz received % votes Mr.. Trumbull
10, Mr. Upton 10 and Mr. Blair -
Mr.. Upton moved that the ballot be consider
ed informal, because packed ticket had been
sprung on the Senate Unexpectedly. laugh
ter)
The Vice President was about to call him to
order when he said the previously prepared
ticket was what he meant to say.
Vice PRESIDENT That would be better
daughter
Mr.. Stevenson asked to be excused from serv-
ing on the Committee, as he was already on
very laborious Committee, and said he would
move to substitute Mr.. Schurz, who knew all
about the subject. Uaughter.)
The Senate refused to excuse Mr.. Stevenson
yeas %, nays 26.
Mr.. Vckers said that he voted in the mega
tive that he might move to reconsider the VOTE
and accordingly made that motion. Lost, yeas
"a, nays 80. ta. z..-.-
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the appropriation bill and several minor
amendments, reported by the Committee, were
agreed to, and the amendment repeating all
laws authorizing the publication of statutes and
treaties of the United States in newspapers
was discussed az some length and vote upon
it reserved till the bill is reported to the Senate
from the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Morrill, of VT, from the Committee ON
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported an
capitol grounds. He would not have brought
it forward but for the fact that the Committee
had reason to believe that the House of Repre-
senlatives would agree to it. Adopted.
The amendment reported from the Judiciary
Committee appropriatng $4,000 to enable the
President to put in force the civil service reform
rules. was adopted.
While the bill was still pending, the Senate
at 4.35 went into executive session and soon
after ad journed.
HOUSE. sH
SUPPLEMENTARY APPoRTIoNMENT BILL-wHAT
THE PACIFIC r. R. wANTs-THE DEFICIENCY
BnL-MR. cox PUT TO HIS REcoRD-THE
JAPANESE. -l< E-H
Mr.. Mercer of Pa, from the Judiciary re-
ported a supplementary apportionment BILL
allowing additional representatives from New
Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Tennessee,
louisiana, Alabama, and Florida, which was
recommitted.
The bill removing political disabilities from
twenty seven Georgians passed, as were four or
five similar bills.
A bill was reported granting to the Central
Pacific Railroad one half of the Island of
Yerba Buena in the bay of San Francisco.
Several amendments were offered; one by Mr.
Mckinney that the Company pay rent of
So, 900 annually. He called the attention to
this proposition as an application for further
subsidy. lIr. Cox of New York, called atten-
ton to the statement that this company had a
contract with the Pacific Steamship Company
by which the latter will not take Chinese car
goes bound east to Panama
After debate the bill went over and the house
went into Committee of the whole on the
deficiency bill.
A discussion arose on the item appropriating
81 ,O00, 600 for expenses of the Judiciary.
1t ran into the Ku Klux business and was
principally carried on by Messrs Barry and
Rainey, (colored). The speech of the last
named gentleman was in reply to MI. Cox and
in defence Of the colored people of the SOUTH
1t commanded much attention and elected
much applause on the floor and in the galleries
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts, paid compile
ment to Mr.. Rainey's speech and reviewed the
recent changes in the constitution and laws af-
fecting the social and political condition of the
colored people, the point being that Mr.. Cox
and his party had no part in bringing about
these changes for the benefit of the eolored
people. He regretted that it was possible to
find occasion to criticise for the Republican
party; but then so far and so wide was the al
tentative between that party and the demo-
cratic, that the people shrunk instinctively.
Mr.. Cox replied to Mr. Dawes and Mr.. Raj
ney and denied that he had said anything to
warrant the attack upon him by the latter in
his speech which had been applauded, but in
which he. thought there was nothing to call
for sEch demonstration except on principle
that work of art was praised, not because of
its merit but because it was painted with the
toes Laughter. He claimed that he had done
his share in elevating the position of the color
ed race.
MIR. Dawes asked Mr.. Cox to state whether
he voted for the emancipation of slaves in the
District of Columbia or to give them citizen
ships or for the thirteen constitutional amend
ments. N r
Mr.. Cox said he never told thing on COM
pulsion. daughter.
Mr.. Dawes said he would read from the Globe
the name of the gentleman as voting against
the thirteenth amendment.
Mr.. Cox said he had intended to vote for the
constitutional amendment and had promised
Mr.. Lincoln to do so if he would send to the
confederate authorities at Richmond to induce
them to come back to the Union without fur
ther shedding of blood. 1t was while that
commission was absent that the proposed
amendment to the constitution was voted ON in
the House and under the circumstances he
could not vote for it, but he was in favor of it
and had induced other Democratic members to
vote for it.
Mr. Niblack of Ind disclaimed on his own
account any responsibility for comforting politi
cal rights on colored people. Without dispos-
ing of the bill the committee arose.
Mr.. Wood from the select committee appoint
ed to make arrangements for the reception of
the Japanese embassy made report as to the
occupation of the galleries which was agreed
to and then at half past four the house took
recess till eleven o'clock tomorrow morning,
when the reception ceremonies will take place.
WASHINGTON.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON March 5.-The General Con-