The Portland daily press., 1873-02-24
xLIID CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
SENATE. .a
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported adversely on the House bill for the
distribution of the Geneva award.
Mr. Hamlin offered a resolution that on and
after Monday they should meet at II O'Clock,
and take recess from 5 to p. M. Carried.
Mr. Carpenter gave notice that Immediately
after the Caldwell case he would call up a re-
port of the Committee on the Louisiana case.
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill for the pay
meut for a CorlsS steam-engine. e
Mr.. Morton gave notice that he would call up
the report of the Committee on Elections on
the Caldwell case, on Monday
The Post Office Appropriation Bill came IN
in regular order.
Mr.. :, nthouy asked the members of the Com
mittee on Appropriation to consent to an ar
rangement by which bill providing for the
publication of the debates could be taken up
Messrs. Cox and West, having charge of
the Appropriation bills, objected.
The Post Office Appropriation bill was then
proceeded WITH the question being on motion
to strike out the clause providing for increased
compensation for railroad mail services
Mr.. Sherman withdrew his amendment.
The amendment providing for the issue of two
cent stamped letter-sheet envelopes was laid ON
the table .rst- ..-a e ....-.tr az
An amendment authorizing the Postmaster
General to appoint a superintendent of free de-
livery, at salary OF SS2500 year. agreed to-
Mr.. Ferry, from the Patent Committee re-
ported adversely on the petition of Henry 3.
Goodyear for the extension of his patent for
hard rubber.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the Committee ON the
Judiciary, reported without amendment bill
to punish contempt of court in certain cases.
An amendment providing additional COM
pensation for railroad mail service was concur
red in, and SO were other amendments agreed
to in Committee of the Whole The bill was
then passed. and the Senate adjourned till Mon
day. at eleven o'clock.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Meyers of Penn, presented preamble
and resolutions of the Philadelphia Board of
Trade, declaring that in their Judgment, the
underwriters " no paid the loss upon the prop
erty captured and destroyed are entitled to an
equal share in the distribution of the Geneva
award.
Mr.. q. FL, Roberts of New York, from the
Committee of Ways and Means, reported the
evidence taken in matters pending before it,
and stated that the evidence implicated no
member in either House, but exhonorated the
Individuals and committees of both Eouses,
and offered resolution referring to the Judi
ciary Commit tee the evidence taken, with in
struction to examine so much thereof as relates
to Judge Sherman, and to determine whether
further investigation of the conduct of Judge
Sherman should not be had with the view of
presenting articles of impeachment ii the in
vestisaton Shall Justify such action. The reso-
luton was adopted .
The House then took up the sundry civil APP
preparation bill with the amendment pending
last evening" being the amendment offered by
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts,, prohibiting the
publication of books or documents by the Gov
eminent for gratuitous distribution, and the
amendment offered by Mr.. Butler of Massachu-
sets, forbidding any payment of salary or any
expenses of officers of the so-called competitive
civil service examination.
Mr. Mckee advocated Mr. Buffers amend
ment, denounced civil service reform as
fraud and a humbug and related an instance eli
the most intelligent young man who is now
cashier in one of the great banks of the Pacific
slope who has been rejected in competitive ex-
animation because he failed to answer some
few questions, while his place was given to a
Yankee from Name who was not fit to be q
book-keeper to boot-black. Naughter.)