The Portland daily press., 1873-01-29
XLIID CONGRESS.
SENATE.

! -, w ASHlNGTON y all. 70.
In the Senate, Immediately after the reading
| OF the Journal, the Vice President made per-
| sonal statement and asked the appointment of
a. committee to investigate the CHARGES made
him in connection with the Credit Mobilier
Mr.: Pratt OF Indiana, in compliance with the
| wee Presidents request, moved for a commit
| tee OF five, at the same time remarking that it
would take great deal more evidence than he
had yet to convince him or the people that the
VICE President was dishonest or dishonorable
| man.
Mr.. Thurman of Ohio, said the Vice Presi
dent had made mistake in asking the Senate
TO appoint this committee, because as he was
not member OF the Senate that body could
not expel, remove or otherwise punish him. =
Re could be reached only by impeachment, and
It there was good reason shown it would be the
duty Of the House of Representatives to i'm
peach him. and as Senators would have to act
in that case as judges or jurors it was the duty
OF the Senate to abstaining from forestalling in
any way the action of the House .
Mr.. Anthony of Rhode Island, as President
pro tenn, then put the question, and the Senate
rejected Mr.. Pratt's motion, none voting for il
but the mover
The bill to pay the expenses Of the mixed
claims commission was passed, with an amend.
ment appropriating $500, 900 for work on the
new post Office at New York. EstH
Mi. Thurman offered resolution which was
agreed to, directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury TO inform the Senate the aggregate amount
and seizures paid since the first of june 1862
to officers, detectives and informers with the
specific amount received by each of such per;
sons. 5000
On motion Of MI. Schurz the House amend
ments to the Vienna Exposition bill were con-
Cured in. The bill is therefore passed.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, afterwards moved to
reconsider the vote.
The bill to pay Japan for land occupied by
the United States for hospital purposes was
passed.
The consideration of the legislative appropr-
alton bill was resumed
The amendment by Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont,
yesterday, requiring that no Judgment of the
court of claims be paid except to persons whose
loyalty is proved, was agreed to.
MIR. Sherman renewed his amendment rails
ing the salaries of Assistant Secretary, Solicit
tor, Register and experimenting Architect of
the Treasury, of Assistant Secretary of the In
terror, Commissioner of Patents Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, Commissioner of Customs, Auditors of
the Treasury, Commissioner General of the
Land Office, Commissioner of Pensions and
Assistant Postmaster General, and Superin-
tendent of Foreign Mails to $4,000, and It was
adopted
On motion of Mr.. Conkling the Secretary of
the Senate was directed to cause statement to
be prepared, showing the action of the Senate
and House OF Representatives in examining
and counting the electoral votes for President
and Vice President from 1889 down.
Mr.. Window moved to strike out the appro-
priation of $22,500 for additional clerks and
compensation in the Treasury Department, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hill said that he was instructed by the
Committee on Elections to offer an amendment
raising salaries of members of Congress to
$1,000.
Mr.. Wright moved that the table amend
ment be agreed to; yeas %, nays Is.
Mr.. Window moved to strike out the provis-
ion of $500 to be expended at the discretion of
the Secretary of the Treasury 1t was agreed
to.
Mr.. Edmupds of Vermont moved to recon-
slider the vote by which Mr. Sherman's amend
ment raising the salaries of the Commissioner
of Agriculture, Commissioner of Customs and
other officers to $4,000 per annum.
Mr. buckingham formally announced the
death Of Julius Strong, late Representative
from Connecticut and he and Mr.. Ferry eulo-
gized the deceased. %@ 4-a
The ordinary resolutions were adopted and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill.
After disposing of the Senate amendments TO
the Indian appropriation bill and providing for
a Conference Committee, ON the disagreeing
votes the House took up the Colorado bill which
was discussed till o'clock, when the death of
Julius S. Strong late representative from Con-
nectlcut was announced and appropriate eulo-
gies delivered. Adjourned.