The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-25
xLIID CONGRESS-. SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

DIN n
A., WASHINGTON, May 24.-Mr. Window, from
the committee of conference on the post offic,
agreed to- it
The Vice President appointed the following
committee OF conference on the bill for the ap
continent of shipping commissioners Messrs
buckingham, Chandler and Vickers.
WI. WINDOW moved the appointment of a
new committee of conference ON the Senate
amendment relating to the mail service between
tne United States and Brazil, which the House
haG refused to agree to. Agreed to.
The Senate then took up the House labor
commission bill, so as to make it unfinished
business, and then at II. 80 the Senate went into
xWXecutive session, and at 1915 the treaty of
asnlngton was taken up.
subsequently Mr.. Cameron, from the Com
,i n,ttee on Foreign Affairs, reported the House
Dill 20 incorporate the Centennial National Ex-
position Association =,
Ihe Senate then took a recess.
Evening Session.
The Senate adjourned at midnight without
reaching conclusion on the treaty, and will
resume the subject tomorrow.
HOUSE
The House met in continuation of Yesterdays
session at 1890 A. NJ, bit adjourned at ten
minutes to II without transacting any business.
ana reassembled for the regular session
,r MT Hoar, OF Massachusetts, reported on the
texas contested election case, that Mr. Hern-
and that the contestant be paid $4,000 for his
expenses Agreed to.
On motion $4,000 was appropriated to reim-
purse the funeral expenses of Admiral Farra-
gut
MIR. Kerr called up the Senate bill PROVIDING
Tor the redemption and sale of lands held by
Tile = hlted States under several acts Lowing di-
rect taxes, and moved a substitute, providing
that an lands held by the United States by viz
tue OF the proceedings for the collection Of di-
rect taxes in insurrectionary States NAV be re-
deemed and restored to the original owners and
their representatives within two wears on the
payment OF the taxes and costs with interest
tnere1n at ten per cent. Applicants are also to
may have been made by other persons after the
acquisition OF the property by the United
States. Property not claimed within two years
is to be sold at public auction. This act Is not
to apply to property used in whole or part for
national cemeteries or other public purposes.
Purchasers of property from the United States
who have lost it through inability to establish a
title are to be reimbursed by the Government.
The substitute was agreed to and the bill was
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Scofeld, of PENNSYLVANIA,
the Senate bill, providing for three professors
OF mathematics at the Naval Academy, with
the relative rank of commanders, and five with
the rank of lieutenant, was passed. II
The House then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the Senate amendments to the army ap-
preparation bill. All the amendments were dis
posed of and committee of conference ordered
on the disagreeing votes
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, introduced a bill grant
ing the widow of Gen. Robert Anderson a pen
sion of $50 month, which was passed without
being read
Mr.. Banks offered resolution for the ap-
pointment of a commission of five members, of
which the Speaker shall be President, with au-
thority to sit during the recess to revise the
rules of the House and report such changes as
will facilitate the presentation of the reports OF
committees and enlarge the means of intellI-
gent transactions of the general business, ect
Agreed to.
Mr.. Finklenburg, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill regulating the
collection of taxes on fermented liquors. and
stated that it did not change the rate of taxa
ton, but only simplified the mode of collection.
Mr.. Palmer, of Indiana, presented the con-
ference report on the post Office appropriation
bill. The two committees agreed ON every
point except as tt the Brazilian mail steamship
service, in which the House had non-concurred
in the Senate amendment doubling the service
and subsidy. -r.,
Mr.. Wood, of New York, moved the House
recede from its agreement and that it agree to
the Senate amendment.
Without disposing of the question the House
took a recess ,,.rsst .frs-.. ,..-.+.t