The Portland daily press., 1872-03-26
xLIID CONGRESs..sECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 25-The bill for the
relief of certain officers in the navy, passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on Public
Buildings reported adversely on petitions for
the erection of public buildings at Philadelphia
and on the bills for public buildings at Fall
River, Mass, and asked for their discharge, but
on motion of Mr.. Scott those for buildings at
Philadelphia were returned to the Committee
for further consideration.
The bill for the sale of the Marine Hospital
at San Francisco was passed.
The Senate non-concurred in the House
amendments to the bills extending to aliens the
provisions of the act for the removal of cases
from State to Federal courts, and ordered
Committee of Conference.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
tariff bill came up and Mr.. Chandler moved to
lay it on the table to consider the bills reported
from the Committee on Commerce, with the
understanding that the tariff bill be taken up
again at one O'clock tomorrow
Mr. Sherman said as this day had been as
signed for the consideration of the bills of the
Committee of Commerce, he would not oppose
the motion. Besides he was somewhat at a
loss TO know what to do about the tariff bill.
There seemed TO be some uncertainty through
out the country as to the effect of the vote up.
ON Friday to make tea and coffee free, and If
the Senate had deliberately made up its mind
to repeal the duty on coffee and tea the best
course would be to pass the House bill Tor that
purpose.
Mr.. Scott said that it was important that the
tea aud coffee question should be settled at
once and asked Mr.. Chandler to consent to lay
aside the bills of his Committee informally SO
that the Senate might amend the House bill by
fixing the time IL should 20 into action and
then pass it. H.
Mr.. Chandler said he preferred 10 go on with
the consideration of the bills from the Commit
tee ON Commerce.
bills Introduced tBy Mr. Ramsey,) to con-
stluet and aid IN rebuilding levees ON the Miss
issippi river and for other purporses incorpor-
ating the Mississippi Levee and Telegraph Co.,
with capital of St0oo0,0oo TO construct lcvees
and line Of telegraph from Cape 9iradeaa,
Mo, TO Fort Jackson, La, ON both sides Of the
river free from State taxation, aud with a land
grant os 20 sections per mile along the line OF
said leyees
tDy Mr. wrlght.l Amendatory of the act
granting pensions to soldiers In service in the
(ay Mr., Pemeroy,l 10 ala In settling lands
ON the tributaries Of the Colorado river; also
In aid of a frontier colonization company,
ny MI, Howe,) To establish National
The following hills We're considered and pass
eds
Relative to ferry and clearance of ferry boats
and bonded ears passing from one state 10 an-
other through foreign contiguous territory; AN
thorlsing the employment of surfnan 10 the
Atlantic life saving stations on the New Jersey
coast for the year 1879, II appropriates $4,000;
to establish collection district ut Duluth,
MIMI, and to make ST. Paul, Mimi, q. port OF
entry, for the enlargement of St Mary's Falls
canal; to authorize the Lake Ontario Shore II,
II, Co, to extend their track across the harbor
of Oswego; 70 extend the customs and naviga-
ton laws over Alaska and the adjacent waters
and islands acquired by the United States; au-
thorizing the construction of railroad bridges
across the Ohio river at or near Evansville and
Mt Vernon, Ind; appropriating $4,000 to
deepen st, Glare Flats canal to Ii feet; to
amend the act to regulate the consular and d-
plomatic systems of the United States, in
ereasing the salaries of various consulates, in
Guiding London Paris and Vienna; to amend
the act for the protection of American citizens =
who may discover deposits of guano; authoriz-
ing mail steamship service between New Or
leans and certain Mexican ports. >MA&&
The bill to facilitate commerce with China,
Japan and other countries of Asia, was taken
up, but pending its consideration the Senate at
4.30 p. M. went into executive session and soon
after adjourned. .,o,,s .&aGL
A number number of bills were introduced
AT the call Of the States, the forenoon hour
was consumed by dilatory motions as to pre-
vent vote on Mr.. Hooper's supplementary
civil rights bill, Further bills were introduced
and referred.
The motion to Mr.. Hooper's supplementary
civil rights bill, special order was lost.
Mr.. Starkweather of Connecticut moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill to confirm the
acClOu oI tnc DOaru OF Aldermen anu Common
Council of the city of Washington designating
department site for the Baltimore & Poto-
mac Railway. Negatived, yeas 119, nays e.
Not two-thirds voting in the Affirmative
Mr.. Hawley of Illinois moved to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill to enable honora-
bly, discharged soldiers and sailors, their Wild
ows and minor children to secure homesteads
on public lands. Agreed to without yeas and
nays. s
Mr.. Tyner of Indiana from the Committee on
Pubic Buildings, reported joint resolution
providing for colossal statue of the late Ad-
miral Farragut, to be erected in Farragut
Square, in the City of Washington. 1t instructs
the Senate and House Committees on Public
Buildings and Grounds to inspect all the mod
els that may be presented to them within sixty
days, and to select therefrom one of the most
appropriate to commemorate deeds and charac-
ter of Admiral Farragut, and it instructs the
Secretary of the Navy to contract for such a
statue, the cost not exceeding $4,000
After remarks in favor of the joint resolu-
ton by Messrs. Tyner, Cox, Starkweather and
Garfield, it was, on motion of Mr.. Garfield,
amended 50 as to extend the time for the Sc
lection of model to the first of January, 1873
and passed.
On motion of Mr. Negley of Pennsylvania
the hill For tls- bottcr pr0UecJlon OF life and
property on board steam vessels, was made q
special order for Thursday next.
Adjourned.