The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-01-30
Congress-.
acted.

In the Senate Wednesday. 22d the bin
for the construction OF ten war vessels
was amended and passed. A bill to reg
ulate the distribution Of the Geneva award
was introduced. 1t provides for the APP
pointment Of five commissioners to eX-
anime and decide upon all claims, under
certain restrictions. Bill to abolish the
franking privilege was passed. In the
House, bills tor the admission of Colorado
and to abolish the grades of admiral and
vice-admiral in the navy, were passed.
Bill to create Commissioners of Commerce
and to give bounties to American ship
builders was tabled, this being equivalent
to a defeat. An amendment to the ship
ping commissioners act, exempting vessels
engaged in trade between the United
States and North American possessions
and the West Indies, was passed.
In the Senate Thursday, the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial appropriation bill
was taken up. Mr. Hill offered an amend
ment, increasing the pay of members of
Congress to $4,000 year. Mr.. Morrill,
of Vermont, offered an ameG'lment to the
amendment providing that the question be
submitted to the vote of the people of each
| State next election, and unless endorsed
| by a majority of votes, the increase would
| not be made. Mr.. Hills amendment was
| tabled, 81 to 10. In the House a resolu-
ton was adopted directing the Poland
| Select Committee to investigate and re-
| port what members have been interested
in the Dubuque and Sioux City railroad,
and the Central Pacific railroad. The
| House then went into Committee on the
diplomatic appropriation bill.
In the Senate Friday, Mr. Morrill, of
| Maine, reported from the Naval Commit
tee 4 bill to authorize the President to ap-
| point Capt g. IT, Preble Commodore in
the navy. The legislative appropriation
| bill came up and a long discussion ensued
on proposed amendments to take measures
| for the recovery of money due from the
| Pacific railroads. In the House, the Elec-
ton Committee report that neither Delarge
| nor Bowen were entitled to a seat from
| South Carolina. The frauds and irregu-
| larites at the election were so great that
| it was impossible to determine who had
the lawful majority of votes.
| Saturday the business was not impor-
tant in either branch
| In the Senate Monday, bill was passed
to require the national banks to restore
their capital when impaired and to amend
the national currency act. Mr. Edmond
amendment to the legislative appropria-
ton bill, which is designed to throw The
| questions of dispute between the govern
ment and the Pacific railroads relating to
the non-payment of interest due the for
mer into the Supreme Court, was passed
In the House bill declaring the meaning
OF the amendatory bankrupt act OF June
Sth to be exempt from judgement against
bankrupts the amount allowed by the con-
stitution and laws of each state, respec-
lively, existing in 1871, was passed. Mr..
Lynch introduced bill, which passed,
for the establishment of life stations, on
the coast of Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and North Carolina. The
Senate amendments to the House bill
abolishing the ranking privilege were
agreed to- Yeas l43, nays 48.
BOLD ROBBERY. About two O'Clock
Saturday morning robbers boarded the
coal schooner Sandelphan, from Penn
| broke, Maine, lying at Smiths wharf,
Cambridgeport, Mass, and awakened the
captain, James E. Aylmond, by quietly
showing pistol in his face. Before he
could collect his senses they were locked
up by an application of chloroform, and
it was noon before he awoke again He
then found that several suits of clothing
a revolver, some nautical instruments,
and 800 in money were taken, embrac-
ing everything in fact that the robbers
could carry away. There is as yet nc
clue to the villains, For the perfect an
dacity and GOODNESS with which the work
was done, it has few equals in our later
criminal annals.