The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-05
Fort; Third Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

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rights bill presented by him.
Ihe Secretary of War was requested to COM
munlcate all information in reference to the
so'teIihnent property at Harper's Ferry and the
1.-The The bill for the redemption of the loan of
1929, introduced yesterday was passed.
:. MI. Ferry of Michigan, called up the resolu.
tlons lnstructing the Finance Committee to re-
port bill providing for remedy for the exist
srhg monetary arrangement, and addressed the
senate in favor thereof.
Mr.. Ferry said he believed it was the duty of
al TO contribute all that would throw light on
SO vital subject. He favored free banking
ana the issue of all currency directly by the
g9oVoenranament, which, he thought, would save
@-u,ooO OF coin interest annually. He also ia
nOred increasing the maximum circulation(to
Sooo,00O,0O0, being more than $50, 000, 600 more
IMAM at present, the currency to be convertible
into 65-100 bonds, they to be convertible into
currency at the will of the holder, thus secur-
ing locaization and elasticity of the currency.
After referring to the distress throughout the
couptry among workingmen, he called upon
congress to act in this matter, and asked that
DIS resolution be referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Mr.. Anthony moved that the Senate pro-
ceed TO the election of standing committees.
winch was agreed to. He also moved that the
34th rule be amended by adding a new commit
tee after that on Education and Labor, to be
known as the Committee on Civil Service and
to the Committees on Foreign Relations. Claims
and Education and Labor Adopted
The Senate then elected standing committees
as follows:
On Privileges and Elections-Mortou, Car
penter, Logan, Anthony, Alcorn, Mitchell,
Sumner, Hamilton of Maryland, and Sauls-
bury.
On Foreign Relations-Cameron, Morton,
Hamilton, Howe, Frelinghuysen, Conkling,
Schurz, Stockton, McCreery.
On Eipa ncp-Sharman Morrill, of Vormopf
Scott, Wright, Ferry of Michigan, Fenton,
Bayard.
On Appropriations of Me-, Sprague,
Window, West, Ames, Sargent Allison, Stew
enson, Davis.
On Commerce-Chandler, Spencer Conk-
ling, Buckingham, Boutwell, Gordon and Den
mis-.
On Observation-Disclosures, Sprague, Gil
BERT Fenton and Stockton.
On Agriculture-Freling Robertson,
Lewis. Dennis and Gordon.
On Military Affairs-Logan, Cameron. Spen-
Ger, Clayton, Wadleigh. Kelly and Ransom.
On Naval Affairs-Cragin, Sargent, Conover,
Stockton and Nor @ood.
On NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Conkling, Carpen-
ter, Frelinghnysen, Wright, Thurman and
Stevenson.
On Post Offices and Post Roads-Ramsey,
Hamlin, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Dorsey,
Jones, Salisbury, Merriman and Hamilton Of
Maryland.
On Public Lands-Sprague, Window, Stew
ard Pratt, Oglesby, Wadleigh, Boutwell,, KEEL
ly and Upton.
On Private Land Claims-Thurman, Ferry of
Connecticut, Fenton, Bayard aud Bogy.
On Indian Affairs-Buckingham, Allison,
Oglesby. Morrill, of Maine, Ingalls, Bosy and
McCreery.
On Pensions-Ferry of Connecticut. Oglesby
ingalls,, Patterson, Hamilton Of Texas. and
Norwood.
On Revolutionary Claims-Brownlow, Gil
bert, Conover, Johnston and Goldthwaite.
On Claims-Scott Pratt, Boremau, Wright,
Mitchell, Boutwell,, Davis, Merriman and Gold
thwate.
On District of Columbia-Lewis, Spencer
Hitchcock, Robertson, Jones, Dorsey nd John
StOn.
On Pateuts-Ferry of Connecticut, Window,
Wadleigh, Hamilton of Maryland, and john
On Public Buildings and Grounds Morrill, of
VT, Gilbert, Cameron, Stockton and Cooper
On Territories-Boremar, Hitchcock, Cra-
gin, Clayton, Patterson, Cooper and McCreery.
On Railroads-Stewart, Scott, West, Ram
sey, Hitchcock, Cragn, Howe, Frelinghuysen.
Hamilton OF Texas. Rawson and Kelley.
On Mines and Minng-Hamlin, Chandler,
Sargent, Cragin, Upton aud Goldthwaite.
On Revision of the Laws of the United
States-Conkling, Carpenter, Stewart, Alcorn
and Ransom
On Education and Labor-Fanagan Patter-
SOL. ingalls,, Sumner. Morton, Bogy and Cor
don rsr.
On Civil Service and Retrenchment-Wright
Boutwell,. Sherman, Hamlin, Howe, Hamilton
of Md, and McCreerv.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex-
penses of the Senate-Carpenter. Jones and
Dennis.
On Printing-Anthony, Howe and Sauls-
bury. llt
On Library-Howe, Allison, and Edmunds
On Engrossed Bills Bayard, Lewis and
Cooper.
On Enrolled Bills-Ames aud Clayton.
On the Levees of the Mississippi River-Al-
corn, Clayton, Scharz, Crozier and Cooper.
Ou Transportation Routes to Seaboard-Win-
dom, Sherman, Conkline, West, Conover
Mitchell, Norwood and Davis.
Mr.. Anthony moved that when the Senate
adjourn IL be to Monday next Adopted.
Mr. Morton moved that the credentials of
Messrs Pinchback and Mcmillan, as Senators
from Louisiana, now on the Presidents table,
be referred to the Committee on Elections; also
that portion OF the Residents message re-
ferrng to the amendments to the constitution
be referred to the same committee Agreed
to
After an executive session of five minutes
the doors reopened Adjourned.
HOUSE
Mr. Hale of Maine, introduced q resolution
to refer to select comm ttee. the subject of
the repeal of the salary bill.
Mi Wood remarked that Mr.. Hale had al
ready proposed to bring up the question wit b
the morning hour, and he hoped that gentleman
did not intend to delay the repeal of the salary
bill by referring it to any committee what
ever.
Mr.. Hale said that the object of the resolu-
ton was certainly not to delay the matter The
resolution was adopted.
A large number of bills on the subject have
been introduced and referred. Two of the bills
proposed to abolish the pay and allowances of
members. and one to prohibit all allowances for
tt,aa snff hn
consideration of the increased pay of the Pres
ident
Unanimous consent was asked that the com
mittee just authorized have leave to report at
any time
During the discussion that followed. Mr..
Negley Of Penn, remarked that Mr. Cox bad
all summer to make hup is mind to return his
back pay.
Mr.. Cox replied THAT is not true" Up
roar and confusion followed. Mr.. Negley ask
ed-"What does the gentleman say?" Mr..
Cox said that he could convince the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, but the Speaker called the
gentlemen TO order
FurtN sparrng was INDUCED in between
Messrs. Cox and Negley, when the Speaker
again interrupted them. He said that under
the rules special committee would be the last
to be called in the regular course, 1t could not
be reached until all the standing com nittees
had reported. The Speaker again submitted
the question whether there was any objection
W give ILLS SpeCldl Juo TlguC TO re-
port at any time.
No objection being made the Speaker an-
nonnced that the select committee would have
a right to report at any time.
The House then proceeded to the call of
States for bills, and large number of public
and private ones were introduced and referred
Among them were the following: A bill for a
government building at Brooklyn; TO repeal
the bankrupt law; to repeal the iron clad oath !;
to authorize the plym5 nt OF half the import
duties in legal tenders or national bank bills;
for the removal of the disabilities imposed un-
der the fourteenth amendment; to authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to loan legal ten
ders IN security of national bonds; am ending
the national banking act and to authorize free
banking act with partial redemption; (by Mr.
Ccx) to recognize Cuban balligerency; relative
to the free transmission by mail of newspapers
and periodicals.; to amend the steamboat pas
senger act.
Bills were also introduced prohibiting the
payment of interest by national banks; REIN
bursting distillerie> for spirit meters; restoring
the Thanking privilege; supplementary to the
civil rights hill authorizing the Treasury to
purchase government bonds with the reserve;
regulating commerce between States; prohib-
lting the approval man of the Central Pacific