The Portland daily press., 1872-06-11
XLIID CONGREss-.sECOND SESSION.

tom House investigation Ordered to be printed
After other business of minor importance, a
| concurrent resolution from the House, extend
| ing the session until 6 o'clock this evening was
\ received and being submitted for a similar one
| already before the Senate, was agreed to.
! Ihe motion extending the session to 6 o'clock
was opposed by Mr.. Chandler, who hoped Con-
gress would continue in session till all necessary
legislation was completed The time of the
| senate had been wasted in pursuance of an
| agreement made early in November, at hotel
IN New York, between prominent Senator
formerly Republican, and prominent Demo-
cratic Senator and S. j. Tilden and other Dem
ocrats, to the effect that a new party should be
organized, to be called the Reform party; that
during the session the Democrats should keep
| quiet letting the Republicans do the talking
and that certain Republican Senator should
| be the nominee of the new party for Senator.
MI. FentOn-Will the Senator from Michi-
| gan name the Senator to whom he refers?
Mr.. Chandler-No, sir will not.
Mr.. Fenton--Then will say that don't be-
| lieve word of the statement, but supposed he
was misinformed
| Mr.. Chandler don't ask him to believe it.
don't suppose he knew anything about it.
Mr.. Casserly-Does Senator Chandler say it
was an agreement by which the Democrats
| We're to keep quiet?
Mr.. Chandler reiterated the statement, COM
pllmenting the Democrats on the fidelity with
which they adhered to the arrangement.
=, Mr. erly-There is not word of truth in
l
| Mr.. Chandler-I happen to know that the
| statement is true.
~ MI. Casserly-Does the Senator question my
| statement when speak Of my own acts? ,ivY.
| MIR. Chandler do not question the Senator's
| statement as far as his own acts are concerned,
but L am telling of an understanding of which
+ he probably knows nothing cAA
| Mr. Casserly-About whom? adm.
MIR. Standardization the consprators
| whom do not name.
Mr. TN Gan atar IA -, +lot
| somewhat disceurteous and ungentlemanly term
| II applied to the Senators here any Democratic
| Senator.
| Mr.. Chandler-I include the parties who as
| sembled in that room in hotel in New York
| early in November, and if the coat fits anybody
| he can put it on.
Mr.. Fenton thought Mr.. Chandler was bound
| to give the names. ssf
Mr.. Chandler said he should not give the
names. sai W 5ff S1
Mr.. Casserly said that so far as he knew Mr..
Chandler had been grossly informed. There
was no understanding, still less conspiracy.
| Slr. Thurman uRlualifiedly contradicted the
| statement as far as he was concerned.
| Mr.. Stevenson-Is the Democratic Senator re-
| ferred to on the floor? az
Mr.. Chandler-There was Democratic SEN
| ator in that conference, but do not choose to
name in He claimed that in accordance with
| the understanding almost on the first day of
the session perfect howl of reform was raised
| and committee after committee of investigation
organized, and the time of the Senate month
| afte, month occupied in political discussion.
| After further remarks Mr.. Chandler gave
| way for vote on the coleurring of the Senate
| in extending the session to 6 P. NJ, which was
| carried.
| A motion to take up the conference report on
| the steamboat bill was lost, Mr.. Conkllng
| threatening to make two hours speech on it.
A message was received that the conference
committee on the sundry appropriation bill had
| failed to agree, and tile House asked for anoth
| eri conference committee. A new committee
| was appointed of the same members as before:
| Mes-rs. Cole, Edmunds and Stevenson.
The Ohio bridge bill, with some amendments,
AT 4.3O the Senate went into executive ses-
sion on the motion of Mr.. Harlan, and at 5
| O'Clock the,open session was resumed, and the
| bill to remove the disabilities of ex-Gov. Vance,
| of North Carolina, and George S. Houston, of
| Alabama, was passed-yeas Ii, nays3.
The House resolution extending the session
until . o'clock this evening was then concurred
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine in the absence of Mr.
| Wright, chairman of the special committee to
investigate the charges against Senator Clay
ton, of Arkansas submitted the report cover
| ing the investigation as far as they have gone.
| Mr.. Norwood, as the minority of the commit
tee, submitted his views. ra
The bill for the relief of Theo. Adams was
discussed until 2. NJ, when the Senate took a
| recess till 8 p. Nj. r,tdl -1l1a al~ t
| The Senate before the recess concurred in the
conference report on the sundry civil appropria-
ton BILL go -'-'''''
| a ~ Evening Session.
A committee of conference was ordered on
the bill relative to the construction of bridge
| across the Ohio.
| Several private bills were passed. 'l y
The bill abolishing the franking privilege was
| received.
Mr. Trumbull moved that it be put upon its
| passage at once, and said it was measure that
the people demanded Objection was made.
At $40 the Senate went into executive ses-
| sion, which lasteda few minutes. Open session
| was then resumed and continued with much
confusion till o'clock, when the presiding
! adjourned without day.
HOUSE.
The House met at s o'clock.
Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, presented the confer
ence report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
The Speaker decided that the conference re-
port, being a question of highest privilege,
| must have preference over anything else.
The Democrats Immediately commenced fill
clustering motions to defeat action on the bill.
The conference report upon the Objectionable
! Senate amendments is q mere modification and
| provides that in any county or parish in any
Congressional district if ten respectable citizens
request a United States District Judge to have
an election guarded, he shall appoint citizens of
different political parties to act as supervisors
Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, moved to re-
commit the conference report, and in a speech
questioned the policy of driving the bill through
by mere force of the majority.
A stormy discussion followed, when his mo
ton prevailed-99 to 70.
Filibustering continued amid great excite
ment to prevent an extension of the sessio tilt
o'clock this evening, but before II o'clock the
motion was carried.
At II. As the House took a recess till go p.
M. to avoid miscellaneous legislation.
The conference report on on the staff prom o.
tons in the army was made and agreed to-
Mr.. Kellogg, of Pennsylvania, offered con.
\ current resolution, extending the session till
o'clock this evening. Adopted-133 to 81. T
The bill giving the widow of Gen. Anderson
$4,000 instead of pension was passed.
A message was received that the Senate had
concurred in extending the session. (Great
laughter ha.fI
The bill to pay $112,0O to Theo. Adams fol
the construction of mortar boats was referred
to conference committee. ~ 'a
The House took a recess from 12.3 to 230 P.
During the recess Mrs. Mary Walker at
tempted to make harrangue from the Clerk
desk about women's rights in the army, but was
removed. .1ea -
On reassembling a resolution was adopted au
thorizing the Appropriation Committee to NEE
during the recess to supervise all the laws aft
fectng appropriations.
The testimony in the Buell. court martial case
was presented and ordered printed.
Mr. Garfield reported that the conferenc,
committee on the sundry civil appropriation
bill was unable to agree. -
l. A new committee was ordered, the same
members being appointed. .EtEA Ell
A bill was passed under a suspension of the
rules abolishing the frankng privilege after thu
LIST OF September next, and providing stamp
for the President and heads of departments
Senate and House. Speeches of Congressmel
are not to be stamped.
A bill was passed extending the right o
homesteads to soldiers, widows, eldest child o
the father and mother of the soldier if dead.
The bill appropriating 100000 for publ
buildings at Releigh, N. c., and $780, 600 for tn
same at Pittsburg, were passed. 81
A resolution by Mr. Dawes, of Massachu
sets, extending the session till9 o'clock, wa
adopted-102 to 46.
The announcement was received that tn
Senate had agreed to the conference report OIL
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
, Mr.. Garfield then presented the conterenc
report to the House "a la
The amendment is modified by providing tina
, | in any county or parish, or any COMPRESSION
district, if ten citizens request the Judge of U
S. Curcuit Court to have the registrations o
elections guarded and scrutinized, the Judg
\ shall appoint two citizens of the election dis
trict, or voting precinct for different politica
parties as supervisors of elections they not t
be paid, and not empowered to make arrests Q
perform other duties, except to be in the immt
date presence of the officers holding the elet
"a tions, and to witness all their proceedings, il
Guiding the counting of votes, and m3king {
) returns thereon. .4...4 t 81.
Mr. Garfield explained the provision, that tn
: supervisors would be simply witnesses for tn