The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-15
.xLIID CoNGREss-.sEoOND SESSION.
SENATE.

O. HH4H-e4 q. SENATE ~ 81 Hrsse
WASHINGTON, May 14-Mr. Trumbull callee
up the bill to establish District Court i'm tn,
Indian Territory.
Mr.. Nye offered an amendment designed t.
re-organize that whole Territory and argued
in favor of it until the expiration of the morn.
ing hour, when the bill TO amend the enforce
ment act was taken up.
The pending question was on Mr. Trumbull's
amendment adding the amnesty bill.
amendment
A motion to add the amnesty bill, was re-
jected-22 to %
Mr.. Sumner offered his civil rights bill as an
amendment, but after debate withdrew it.
An amendment was offered providing that in
cities OF 10000 or more inhabitants the Super
visors OF Elections shall be compensated.
Mr.. Casserly moved an amendment reducing
the fees of Supervisors and Deputy Marshals
% Der cent. Lost
The Vice President presented message
from the President, recommending legislation
for the protection of immigrants; also a mes
sage transmitting the correspondence in rela-
ton the prosecution of Jews in Roumania.
Mr. Casserly offered an amendment to the
Enforcement bills, providing that appointments
OF Supervisors and Deputy Marshals under the
act, shall be made only in writing and upon
written recommendation of not less than two
voters of the precinct
Mr. Casserly offered an amendment, provid-
ing that no Supervisor, Deputy or Marshal APP
pointed under the act shall have the AUTHORITY
TO call out direct troops or militia. Lost.
Mr.. Casserly offered am amendment, pro-
viding that no person be appointed Super
visor, who is not qualified voter in the dis
,rict or precinct for which he is appointed, or a
Deputy Marshal who is not qualified voter
where he resides. Agreed to. The bill then
passed-36 to H.
On motion of Mr. Scott, the Senate took up
the Dill to extend until ldarch 4th, 1873, the
time within which the President may suspend
the writ of habeas corpus -
The bill was then laid aside and the Senate
took up the report of the Committee on Con-
ference, on the deficiency bill. rF
:. The question OF concurring in the report, was
discussed until the recess
EVENING SESSION.
The following bills were passed: Granting
right OF way to the Davenport and St. Paul
Railway; providing more effective system of
quarantine for the Southern and Gulf States;
to authorize the Secretary of War to accept the
Peninsular in Lake Erie, opposite Erie, Pa;
TO amend the act to regulate the foreign and
coasting trade on the northern, eastern and
northwestern frontiers; for the better preserva-
ton of harbors, Ravens, channels of navigable
rivers and other navigable waters in the United
States.
The bill to amend the act to provide for the
better security of life on board of vessels pro-
PEELED in whole or in part by steam was con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole and report
ed to the Senate, but was not passed.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
The Speaker presented letter announcing
the resignation of Mr.. Brooks of Mass
Several pension bills and a bill certifying the
pension laws were passed. sf3'f5ef
The House then took up and disposed Of the
Senate amendments to the naval appropriation
bill, and ordered conference on the disagree
ing votes, and then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Dawes moved to include within the sec
ond section all lumber and manufactures of
lumber.
MIR. Brooks objected to taking lumber out of
its place in the bill where the duty is reduced
more than ten per cent, and putting it where
it is to be reduced only 10 per cent, but the OBJ
lection was Oyerruled.
Another objection made and overruled was
that when the House had closed the debate on
the second section it had not been contemplated
that the different items would be transposed
from other portions of the bill and that there
should be no opportunity to discuss them. a
After the amendment had been modified in
various particulars, Mr.. Dawes withdrew it. 4
Mr.. Burchard of ILL.,, moved to include in the
second section all steel and all manufactures of
steel. Agreed toto to a.
Mr.. Dawes moved to add to the item of all
metals and the manufacture of metal, the
words, Except watches, jewelry and other ar
tlcles OF ornament so as not to include them
in the reduction. Agreed to. ~ Fssrss
Mr.. Sargent of Cal, moved to add to the sec
ond section that all wire rope and wire strand
made of iron wire shall bear the same rate of
duty as now levied on iron wire. Agreed to-
Mr.. Cox of N. Y, moved to exempt from
duty all wire rope used in mining or rigging
for ships. Rejected.
After long and Intellectual effort to agree
on substitute for the second section, the Com
mittee rose without having disposed of that
section, and the Honse took recess %
The evening session is to be for the business
of the Judiciary.
A number of bills of a technical nature were
passed fH
Adjourned. M ss-ss