The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-26
XLIId CONGR ESS.-SECOND SESSION
SENATE

SENATE
WASHINGTON, April 25-Resolutions of TIN
Council OF Congregational churches askin,
CongIess TO establish general system of In
termational arbitration were presented.
The ku Klux Committee reported the testi
money taken before the Committee.
MI. Morton, from the Committee Privi
legeS and Elections, reported with amendments
d ADJ Dii supplementary to the enforcement act Of
1871, providing for and relating to the appoint
ment OF Supervisors of Election.
MI fratt from the Committee on Pensions
| reported adversely on bill allowing all wild.
oWS OF soldiers of the war of 1912 pensions
without In reference to the time of marriage
line deficiency bill was then taken up.
| Inc amendments to Mr.. Morril's pending
amendment providing that its provisions should
not Apply to the judgments heretofore rendered
ny the Court of Common Pleas was agreed to.
Messrs Cole and Casserly referred to the re-
MARKS OF MI Sargent in the House, which ami
| madverted upon the course of the California
senators on the Goat Island question.
objection were made to Mr.. Sargent's re-
marks being read, and Mr.. Edmunds suggested
that II the objectionable remarks justified it
the best course would be for the Senate to send
remonstrance to the House.
Aiter some discussion Mr.. Sherman suggest
Ell that Mr. Cole have an opportunity to make
remarks when the Goat Island bill came before
the Senate
- SAOi nitn moved 10 SCrlk6 out OF MI. Nor
TIL amendment the provision that the judg-
menus III the court of claims in the suits arising
out OF the rebellion shall not be paid unless out
OF special appropriations made for the purpose
Agreed to.
MI: Frelinghuysen moved to amend Mr.. Al
corn amendment already adopted, SO as to
make IL apply only to cases in which it has
Deeh round as proven fact that the claimant
had given aid or comfort to the rebellion.
Agreed to- to 49,
Mr.
that proof OF loyalty to the United States, OF
OF not having given aid or comfort to the re-
Dellon, snail be required of any party to a suit
cognizable by the Court of Claims, founded on
contract with the United States, entered in
Agreed to.
Mr.; Alcorn offered the following amendment:
And providing further that in any Judgment
heretofore rendered in favor of claimants in
which the question of loyalty has not been
passed upon, the Court, on application of the
claimant, may certify as to the question of 10y
atty as shown by the evidence ON record
Agreed to-
Mr. Morrill's amendment as amended was
agreed to, yeas %, nays IT,
Having been considered in Committee of the
Whole, the bill was reported to the Senate.
when an amendment was adopted increas .ng
the salary of the Second Comptroller of the
Treasury to $1,000.
Pending final action on the bill the Senate
auJouicu. D. rH... f..
.--4 s.--is1 HOUSE.
A resolution to print 22OOe copies of the Brit
ish case was offered by Mr. BanFs and referred
to the Printing Committee.
A resolution was adopted calling on the Presi-
dent for prsof of the British counter case.
The case of DR.. Howard was taken up and
Mr.. Wood of n Y, spoke in favor of the reso-
luton.
Mr.. w. R. Roberts of N. Y, supported the
resolution, te s q
Mr.. Willard of Vt, opposed the resolution,
claiming that Mr.. Howard had no more right to
an interference by the government than any
other Spanish subject.
ing, in his Judgment, the pending resolution
was utterly un-American and utterly hostile
and contrary to the whole doctrine that had
been peculiar to this country as against doc
trines of monarchal countries.
Mr.. Myers of Penn, advocated the resou-
ton.
Mr.. Packard of Ind, said he would not have
voted for the resolution on the Committee on
Foreign Affairs had he supposed it would have
been made medium of attack ON the admins
tration.
Mr.. Bingham of Ohio, offered an amendment
to add to the resolution the words, sunless it
should be made to appear on investigation to
the satisfaction of. the Executive Department
that the said Howard had been held for and
duly convicted of an offence committed by him
within the jurisdiction of Spain and has been
prosecuted therefor under authority of the law
and according to the course of proceedings
which avail in like cases and that the privileges
secured to citizens of the United States by the
seventh article of the treaty with Spain of the
9th of October, 1895, were neither denied nor
dsregarded ON his trial.
Mr.. Dawes of Mass, moved to amend Mr..
Bingham's amendment by substituting for it
these words, unless it shall be established to
the satisfaction of the President, that from any
cause, said Howard had forfeited his right to
protection by the government or taken the oath
of allegiance to the government of Spain.
Mr.. Bingham argued in support of his amend
ment, claiming that both governments were
bound by treaty and that Howard was citizen
of tine United States and had not forfeited his
rights by eXpatriation.E
Mr.. Voorhees, of Ind, advocated the resolu-
ton and declared that the foreign policy of this
government was most contemplate, pusillan-
imous and cowardly. He inquired whether it
was fact that member of the family of the
Secretary of State had a profitable and lucra-
tive professional argument with the govern
ment.
Mr.. Bingham made the point that the last
remark was not in order.
Mr.. Vorhees-It you say it is not so there is
no necessity for point of order.
Mr.. Banks remarked that the same charge
was made during the last Congress and authori-
York, mr. Wood.
Mr.. Wood expressed the opinion that there
was no truth in the assertion.
Mr.. Banks opposed Mr.. Bingham's amend
ment as opening up the whole question to the
investigation. The record of the trial had been
refused by the Spanish government ON the
ground that Howard was not an American cti-
zen, and there was no way of going into the in
quiry anew.
Mr.. Butler of Mass, argued against the citi-
zenship of Howard. He regard the resolution
as a vote of censure on the administration.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, who originally
offered the resolution, disclamed any intention
to reflect on the administration kand denied
ON authority OF Aowards sister. that her father
ever renounced American citizenship or held
office under the Spanish government.
At five o'clock Mr.. Banks suggested that the
House adjourn and let the vote be taken to-
morrow. r
Mr.. DAVIS of Mass, appealed to the House to
tariff come up tomorrow. He suggested there
might be an evening session for it.
Mr.. Banks said the members could not be got
to attend an evening session.
Mr. Dawes, amid much excitement and inter-
ruption rediculed the idea of this intermitted
anxiety for the rights of American citizens,
while the members were not willing to attend
an evening session and vote for or against the
resolution.
Mr.. Randall moved fer an adjournment,
which was refused, 70 to 81.
Mr.. Banks called the yeas and nays and de-
nounced the remarks OF Mr.. Dawes as an indie
cent attack.
The Speaker by continuous knocking with the
gavel prevented Mr.. Banks remarks being
heard as he had also done while there was an
angry colloquy going on between Messrs.
Dawes, Randall and Myers, and explained his
noisy action by saying he did not want such
coloquies to be heard and reported.
The yeas and nays being taken the vote re-
suited, yeas 80 nays GA. The House at $40 ad-
journed.