The Portland daily press., 1873-03-14
xLIID CONGREss..sECoND SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 13-A bill extendin q
the provisions OF the act for the removal Of
cases from State to Federal courts in cases in
which aliens are are plaintiffs or defendants,
was passed.
A bill was passed authorizing the survey and
marking of the boundary line between the
United States and British possessions from the
Lake of the Woods to the summit of the
Rocky Mountains.
Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bills to enable the President to
appoint Paymaster General of the army to
provide for the payment of women nurses dur
ing the war, and granting cannon for soldiers
monument at Mound City, nle ZOO
Mr.. COnkling called up his resolution asking
the President to communicate to the Senate the
number of recommendations for office made by
Senators from New York, illinois, Missouri, and
Nebraska, and proposed to add to it the follow
ing: And whether appointments or removals
have in any instance been made at suggestion
or request of any third party who has acted as
go-between between either of said Senasors and
appointing power, or represented or in any man
ner caused it to be understood that such ap-
p0intments or rewards would be agreeable to or
were desired by any Senator and if so giving
the names of the persons who so represented or
caused it to be SO understood, and particularly
whether any such appointments or demands has
been made at the request or suggestion of Ros-
well Hart Assistant Supt. of the mail service
in New York, or of A. Latin, naval officer of
New York or of A. B. Cornell, lawyer of New
York; they or either of them protesting to rep
resent any such Senators; also whether any
such Senators made application in reference to
contracts to be awarded to the lowest bidder
and if SO the name of such Senator at whose
suggestion such application was made.
Mr. Conkling said he would not have ventur-
ed to use the names of the three gentlemen
named in the resolution, but they themselves
wished to have the inquiry made.
Mr. Conkling moved to postpone the apppro
DriatiOn hill the rp0ular order for the nnrnOsa
of passing his resolution. The resolution was
debated till 1.30 p M, when he announced that
he would press the resolution again tomorrow.
In the course of the discussion Fenton said
he would vote for Tipton's amennment extend
ing the scope of the inquiry and also for the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Conkling and he
thought it proper that the resolution should
pass, especially as his colleague deemed it nee
essary for his own vindication.
Mr.. Wilson thought the Senate had better
drop the whole matter. What if the press had
said hard things about members, had not Sena-
tors said such things of each other. The press
of this country was free and boastful OF its
freedom and he liked it, but the people were
Just as free as the press and could believe or
reject what they pleased. He had recently seen
in very able newspaper which he he had read
for years. a statement that the Senate was not
exactly the forty thieves but that there were 20
thieves too many in it now. He had served
with great many Senators and out of them all
he could not pick out twenty or half that num-
Der who done anything fashionable in money
matters or anything of that kind. These state
ments were often made rashly but the people
were not deceived by them and his advice to
the Senate go to work and redeem itself from
the criticmS OF the thoughtful, sober and re-
fecting people of the country who were already
disguised at the waste of time.
MI. Conkling said Mr. Wilson's remarks were
always good-hearted and sensible, but announc-
cd hat Q UOu1d no roSOlytioy, To q
tomorrow or as soon as possible and that if
it should not be agreed to by the Senate he
would fee justified in using other means to get
the desired information. The resolution went
over.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
thelegislative appropriation bill; the question
being on the amendment to increase the salary
of the Supervising Surgeon of the marine hos
pital to $4,000. lsa
Mr.. Boreman moved to lay it and also Mr.
Sherman's amendment, increasing salaries of
the heads of bureaus to $4,000, on table. Lost,
yeas Is, nays q.
Mr. Logan modified his amendment to make
the supervising surgeons salary $4,000 as rec
Commended by the Secretary of the Treasury
and it was adopted.
Several amendmendments increasing the jul
dicial salaries were offered and ruled out of
order. -tn IL ed
Mr.. Sherman's amendment increasing the
salaries of the heads bureaus, the Commission
adopted, "a to 10.
Mr.. Sawyer renewed the amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for the bureau Educa-
ton. Agreed to, 25 to 16. Il -s.. .iI
An amendment was adopted raising the sal
aries of the Commissioner of Agriculture, the
Solicitor of the Treasury and the Solicitor of
Internal Revenue Department to $4,000 each.
Mr.. Trumbull offered an amendment to in
crease the salaries of judges of the Court of
Claims to $4,000, which was pending when the
Senate adjourned. . +-..
HOUSE.
A bill was passed prohibiting the enlistment
of minors in the army.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts from the Judi
ciary Committee, reported bill for the remov-
al of certain causes to the United States Courts,
authorizing the removal from State Courts to
U. s. Circuit Court of suits brought by non-res-
idents of such State, or of an alien against
another non resident of State where jurisdic-
ton by a State Court is obtained by personal
service of process only
After long and technical discussion, the
bill was recommitted and the House went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Wheeler in the
chair, on the post appropriation bill, the pend
ing qestion being on an amendment increasing
the subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany for its China line from $500, 600 to 81 900,
600 year. and making the service fortnightly
instead of monthly. @ -'tA"
Mr.. Coburn of Indiana, who opposed the
amendment, offered one reducing subsidy to
SlU,UUU, allowing tlle company 10 purchase TOUR
iron steamships abroad to be registered in the
United States J 1,tt ora d =
The Chair sustained the point of order from
Mr.. Sargent, that Mr.. Coburn's amendment
changed the existing law and was not in order.
Mr.: Pomeroy advocated, and Mr.. Crebs OPP
posed the original amendment. sEs q ID "a y
Mr.. Farnsworth of Illinois, offered q substi-
tute reducing the subsidy to half a million pro-
vided the company perform the service semi
annually, and may perform it in ships of for
eign construction. l=s ~. .it
Messrs. Conger and Sargent opposed the SUBJ
stitute. - -
Messrs. Hereford and Morgan opposed an in
creased subsidy. The latter referred to a state
ment to him by Collins when he got his first
subsidy of 5000, 000 that it cost him more than
that to get it. He would not charge corrupt
practices upon members, but they all knew that
the Hobbies were packed with plunderers This
scheme was not Republican 1t was not Dem
ocratic. But would not the country believe it
was scheme Of plumber devoid of shame. He
denounced II as 9 conspiracy against the treas
ury and against the people.
Mr.. Brooks of New York, replied to Mr.. Nor
gan, and reminded him of the great men of
both parties who had voted for the Collins sub
sidy He asked him whether he dared to in
sinuate corrupt motives against Clay, Webster
and Crittenden,
Mr.. Morgan Qoudiy and exeitedlyI~-I dare
do anything that is right; dare to say that
this scheme is scheme of plumber; that 1t
taints the atmosphere. The gentleman may
make the most OF my remarks.
Mr.. Brooks with display of great feeling>-
will go down to p0sterity with Clay, Webster
and Crittenden for that appropriation to sup
port the flag of our country on the OCEAN
(Applause.) The Democratic party had always
been in favor of commerce and trade. 1t was
not party that lay on its back and gazed at the
stars as an astronomer would with an utter in
difference to sablunary things. II was not a
crab party that moved backward, but was a
progressive party, full of life and vigof The
Democratic party never could be maintained
when it arrayed itself against the commerce
and trade OF the country, and when its legisla-
ton was such as to uphCld the cross Of Saint
George in preference to the flag of the country,
(Applause.) This was war mainly between
stars and stripes and the Cross of St, George,
for the trade of the 900 600 of people on the
Pacific ocean.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Bur-
chard and Beck against, and Potter and Dawes
in favor of increased subsidy.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, also opposed
an increase, and in reply to remark previous.
ly made by Mr.. Gonger, denied that he ever
voted for bounty to fishermen, and said he
never even wanted to vote for it il the fisher
men were not to be sold out to Great Britain
He referred to the fact that the Presidents rec.
concentration to buy ships abroad had been OPP
posed by Messrs. Brooks and Dawes