The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-09
xLIId CONGREss-.SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March ga resolution was
adopted that the Secretary of the Interior in
form the Senate relating to the occupation of
Indian Territory by unauthorized parties
Several bills were introduced and referred
l1r. Pratt introduced bill providing for re-
funding to State officers the taxes paid on their
salaries. *.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to provide for
the payment OF women nurses during the war;
Mr.. Wilson also submitted an ORDER which,
on his motion, was laid on the table, requesting
the President to suspend the Board of Public
Works of the District of Columbia until the
House Committee, now in session investigating
the charges against it shall have reported
Mr.. Tnlmbull referred to the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Conlkling some time ago, request
ing the President to transmit to the Senate q
statement of the recommendations to offices
made by Senators from New York. Illinois,
Missouri and Nebraska, and expressed surprise
that it had not been called up by the mover. -
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said he understood the
reason Mr.. Conkling had not called it up was
he had promised Mr.. Morton not to call it up in
his absence. t-t VI
Mr.. Trumbull then gave notice of the follow
ing amendment to the resolution of Mr. Conk-
ling, enquiring of the President as to recon-
mendations to Office made by certain Senators
Also that he furnish the Senate with a copy of
the record or list kept in the respective depart
ments showing the appointments or removals
therein which had been credited or charged to
each of the Senators aforesaid, and to what
Senator, together with the names of the per
sons recommended to or for removal from
office by each of said Senators stating particu-
larly in each case whether it was request for
appointment or removal, the endorsement of
the recommendations made by others, giving
the names of such others or of the character of
the parties recommending without any refer
snce to the applicant in reference to the papers
of others to him by the head of a department,
without any expression of opinion by the Sena-
tor in regard thereto, and whether appoint
ments or removals have, in any instance, been
made at the suggestion or request of any third
party who has acted as a 90 between either of
said Senators and the appointing power as rep
b sented, or in any manner caused it to be under
stood that such appointments or removals would
be agreeable to or even desired by any Senator;
and if so, giving tie name of the Senator and
and OF the person who so rep. esented or caused
it to be understood; and particularly whether
any such appointments or removals have been
made at the suggestion of Roswell Hart, an as
sistant superintendent of the mail service in
the State of New York. of A. HI. Lafien, now
Naval Officer of the port of New York, or of
A. B. Cornell, Surveyor of the port of New
York
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill to establish the pay of
enlisted men of the army.
Mr.. Anthony offered a resolution accepting
the statues of Jonathan Trumbull and Roger
Sherman, and returning the thanks of Congress
to the people of Connecticut for presenting
them, and briefly addressed the Senate on the
subject The resolution was unanimously
adopted f-
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill. The pending
question was on Mr.. Sherman's motion to re-
duce the appropriation for carrying out the
civil service reform to $50, 900.
Mr.. Howe spoke at length in favor of civil
service reform but against the present plan,
which he believed unconstitutional. In con-
cluson, he sketched plan of his own for inn
proving civil service by the establishment of a
National University. f..
Mr. Sherman withdrew his amendment and
Mr.. Carpenter called for the yeas and nays on
the pending amendment appropriating $780, 600
to be expended by the President for the promo
ton of civil service reform.
The discussion of the subject was continued
by Messrs Edmunds and <Conklng till L. 45
when the Senate, without vote, went into ex-
ecutive session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE
Mr. Shanls of Indiana, from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to make negoti-
ations with the Ute Indians in Colorado for the
eXtinguiShment of their rights to the South
part of their reservation. The reservation con-
tains 100000 of acres, including valuable
mineral land, while the Indians only number
1000. Passed. ....-- .r
The Senate amendment to the bill for govern
III.
The House then took up the bill which has
laid over since Friday, for the payment of 500
bounty to soldiers their widows and orphans,
who were mustered into service prior to the 22d
of July, 1861, up to which time no bounties were
| allowed.
| Mr.. Coburn of Indiana, chairman of the Mil
| itary Committee, estimated the amount to be
| paid under it not over Sl,500,000
| Mr.. Peters of Maine, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, presented bill extending the provis-
tl,o T,lnr
| Court to Judges Ware of Maine, and Sprague
| of Massachusetts, Passed.
After passing several bills the House. at 2
o'clock, went into Committee of the Whole ON
the Post Office appropriation bill, Mr.. Wheeler
in the chair. The bill appropriates $28, 224, $50,
including the following items, viz: Inland mail
transportation, $13, 024, 1853; foreign mail trans
| portation to postmasters, So, 525, 900; pay of
post office clerks, 81, 100000; pay of letter car
riers 81, 425 200; mail messengers, route agents,
| ETC., about ", j0O, 900; manufacture of postage
| stamps, $160, 900; stamped envelopes and news
| paper wrappers, $l53000 1t provides that
| government envelopes shall not contain any
| printed matter except the request to return the
letter if uncalled for. The appropriation to
| meet the deficit in receipts is "a, 749, 900. -
Mr.. Palmer of Iowa, who had charge of the
BILL made statement explanatory of the re-
| ceipts and expenditures of the Post Office De-
partlnent. In only thirteen States were the re-
ceipts of the department in excess of expendi-
| lures. t-f 4.a-J ssf.f- HD 1Ny
Mr.. Dawes, chairman of the Committee on
| Ways and Means, made a statement to show
| how the balance sheet of the Treasury was be-
ing constantly changed by each days leglsla-
ton of Congress. There were certain appropri-
| atoms which were absolutely necessary. The
| public faith to the creditors of the country re-
quired a provision for payment of interest on
the public debt Then there were public expen-
ditures which, however much they may vary
| from year to year. must be met by appropria-
| f,n,, L. Ha wi Oh IN, enn fha oft n
| the House and of the country to what MAY be
| denominated absolutely necessary expenses OF
the government for the coming year. Taking
the estimate of the public expenditures as
standing point, then the amount required, with
| out reference to the payment on the public DEBT
was S273 100000. The House had added to that
large sums by bills already passed. The deti
cheney bill passed yesterday appropriated 80,
100000 The public buildings for Chicago, st.
| Louis and other cities, would require an outlay
of about $6500,GOO; the corporation tax to be
refunded would amount to S2,5O0,C COO; the IN
creased amount for pensions was estimated al
S1O,664, 6SJ; the expenses under the Washing'
ton treaty would be $4,000. He did not take
into account the $40 600 900 claim pending before
the Southern Claims Commission aggregatlne
$26, 10000, nor the refunding of the cotton tax
nor the 81 800 600 required to meet the claims
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois for what is known
as the two per cent. claim. Then there were
other claims, subsidies, etc, on which tint
House had not yet passed. He took simply the
appropriations which the House had already
passed, and those sweled the whole amount
necessary for the coming year to S299, 900, 43S
There We're but tour principal sources OF rev
enue: customs, internal revenue, public lands
and miscellaneous sources. The revenue fo
public lands was at an end in consequence o.
the bill passed by the House devoting them t.
educational purposes. The Secretary OF the
Treasury had estimated the receipts from Gus
toms at $212 900 OOO twelve millions more thar
last year; but from that would have to be de