The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-30
XLIID CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %,
v,N- a rT1y,

WAsHNGToN, JAN %.
SENATE
The Vice President, after the reading of the
journal, left the chair, which was taken by Mr..
Anthony.
Mr.. Logan. from the Committee on Military
reported bill providing for the preservation
and care of the United States Military Gene
terry near the city of Mexico.
The Secretary of War was directed to inquire
into the expediency of enlisting a company of
Indian scouts to serve against the Modoc
of Oregon.
Mr.. Stockton, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported without amendment the bill
making the pay of civil engineers in the navy
the same as naval constructors.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported favorably on the bill author
izng the President to designate board of three
ordnance officers to examine and report to Con-
gress the most suitable sites for the location of
large arsenal, large construction and repair
depot, powder depot, and q proving ground for
heavy ordnance
At one o'clock the Legislative appropriation
bill came up as unfinished business,
Mr.. Cameron called attention to the fact that
the French Spoliation bill had been made a
special order for to-day.
The President pro tenn reminded Mr.. Cameron
that unfinished business took precedence.
Mr.. Cameron moved to postpone unfinished
business and proceed with the Spoliation bill,
but subsequently Withdrew the motion, with
up the French Spoliation bill as soon as the
Legislative bill was disposed of.
Mr.. Edmonds' motion to reconsider the vote
bywhich Mr. Sherman's amendment increasing
salaries was adopted yesterday, was lost-14 to
SO. 1t was ruled out of order
Mr.. Window moved to strike out the appro-
priation of $4,000 for temporary clerks in the
Post Office Department, arguing that such
clerks are no longer needed, now that the frank
ing privilege is agreed to. 1t was agreed to.
The House proceeded to the discussion of the
bill for admission of Colorado.
In the discussion an animated coloquy took
place between the delegates of Utah and Mon
tana, involving the questions of Mormonism,
concubinage church associations and monopol-
les and other peculiar tiles incidental to Utah.
Finally Mr. Hale of Me-, moved to lay the bill
on the table. Agreed to, III to 49,
The House took up the Florida contested
election case. The report of the committee
that Mr. Walls, the sitting member, was not
entitled to seat and that Niblaek, the contes-
tant is, was agreed to and the latter sworn in.
| Mr. Wilson of Indiana. chairman of the Sc
| lect committee on the Union Pacific Railroad
and Credit Mobiler investigation, replied that
witness who had been called before the COM
mittee, Joseph B. Stewart of Washington, had
refused to answer certain questions as to what
disposition was made by him of a large amount
of bonds given him in 1864 and 1866 for the ar
rangement of pending difficulties with other
companies. The witness grounded his refusal
on the principle of communications between
counsel and client being privileged. The COM
mittee moved for an order that the Speaker is
sue warrant to the sergeant-at-arms to take
the body of Stewart and keep the same in Gus
tody subject to the further order Of the House
During long discussion Mr.. Bingham NOV.
ed to amend the order so as to have Stewart
brought before the House forthwith to show
why he shall not be committed to answer fol
contempt. Agreed to- yeas 1876, nays g., and
the resolution as amended was adopted. Adj
| iourped,