The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-21

| 81, 500, 900 for the purchase of lot and erec,
| ton of building in Philadelphia, for Post
| Office and United States Circuit Court purpo-
SEES. Passed under suspension of the rules.
| Mr. Coburn, of Indiana, from the Committee
| on Military Affairs, reported bill reciting the
disappearance from the files of the War De-
| partment of the records of the court of inquiry
in the case of Major Gen. Buell., and directing
the Secretary of War to employ Benz Pitman
| photographic reporter of that court who has
retained his notes thereof, to furnish two trans
lations one for the War Department and one
| for Congress. Passed.
The Senate bill, to allow the Potomac & Pied
mont Railroad to operate its line within the
District of Columbia, was passed. ~
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts,, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass q preamble reciting the
the understanding of the British Commission
ers was that promise had been given that
claims for indirect damages should not be pre-
sented, &c, which statement of member of
the Joint High Commission ON the part of
Great Britain deeply concerns the good faith
and integrity of American Commissioners and
of the government as well as the honor of the
nation; therefore,
Resolved, That the President of the United
States is hereby requested, if not detriment tai
to the public interests, to inform the House
whether the Executive has any knowledge Of
any such promise being made by any official
person, that claims for indirect damages shall
not be presented to the tribunal of arbitration
and if so, by whom such promise was made
or understanding given, and if any and what
, arrangement was made with the British Com
missioners or British government, by which the
American Senate should not be placed in a DO
sition requiring confession that wrong hat
been done or whether any arrangement whateve
had been made with the government of Grea
Britain or with any official thereof, by which
the action of the American Senate was to b,
controlled or influenced in their behalf, and il
So by whom and when, and by what authorit,
was such an arrangement made. 1888
While the House was dividing Mr. Cox sal,
that the honor OF our country is involved in tn
resolution. If there has been dishonorabl
humiliation let us know the worst and who i
responsible. &C.,.
A motion to suspend the rules and adopt tn
, resolution was rejected, yeas 100, nays 70, les
than two-thirds in the affirmative
, The resolution was then referred to the Com
!, mittee on Foreign Affairs. All the Democrat
, members voted for Buffers resolution.
Mr. Cox of New York, offered resolution
; requesting the President to join with the lta
ian government in its protest against the intol
erence and cruelty practiced towards the jew
. in Roumania. Adopted.
, Mr.. Bingham of Ohio, presented a report O
the conference committee on the bill to regu
n late criminal practices in the Federal Courts
i Agreed eS TO- 49,, ....oo g -,
3 whole on the sundry civil service appropriate
. bill. Having progressed as far as the 10th pag
q of the bill, the committee rose and the Hous
y took a recess.
The evening session is to be for the bushes
q of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
{ Evening Session.
n Mr.. Banks of Massachusetts reported bi
authorizing the President to appoint one Q
more commissioners to the international expo
sition to Vienna in 1873. Passed; also to prt
vide for the appointment of a secretary of legs
+ ton at Japan, with salary of $500, and
d two American student interpreters, not to
over II years of age, who shall receive the frs