The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-04
XLIID CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
SEN ATE.

WASHINGTON, March 8.
SENATE.
A resolution authorizing the sergeant-at-arms
to place at the disposal OF the Vienna EXPOSE
ton the flag manufactured of California silk
by the Newman family and presented to the
Senate, the flag to be returned to tha Senate
after the Exposition was passed.
The Senate concurred in the House resolution
to print 10000 copies of the testimony taken
before the Poland committee.
A bill to establish a military prison, was
passed.
the defalcatons of certain subordinates, was
passed.
MIR. Hitchcock presented the credentials of
John j. Ingalls,, Senator elect from Kansas, to
succeed Pomeroy.
Mr.. Cragin presented the credentials of Balm
bridge Wadleigh, Senator elect from New
Hampshire.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported the House bill to amend the
tariff act of June 6, 1872 with an amendment
striking out IS per cent. on maccaroni or YER
micelli
Mr.. Harlan offered an amendment providing
that where locomotives and railroad cars man
ufactured partly of wood grown in the United
States are exported for drawbacks under the
act of 1861, such articles shall be entitled to
such drawbacks under that act in all cases
where the imported material exceeds one half
of the material used. Adopted.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
deficiency bill. The amendments reported by
the committee were agreed to and the bill pass
ed.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
Committee certain communications from men,
bers of the Legislature of South Carolina against
tho admission of j. j. Patterson to a seat in
the Senate; also, despatch addressed to him
from John McEnery, claiming to be Governor
of Louisiana. announcing the election of Will
liam e. Mcmillan q Senator from InuiSiana-
and that his credentials have been forwarded.
Mr.. West of Louisiana, said that while he
could not object to the receipt of the credentials
if regularly presented, he must object to this
irregular notification.
Mr.. Edmunds said it was in the nature of a
petition, and might be received as such.
Mr.. Trumbull of Illinois, said he did not at
tach much Importance to the matter, but
thought it ought to be received
Mr.. Morton said: THAT despatch is merely
an announcement that Mcmillan has been
elected by mob legislature; do not think the
information is important; if it was SO regarded
it might have been sent to a newspaper, but
certainly it has no business here"
MI. Sherman moved to lay the communca-
ton on the table. Agreed to.
Messrs. Butler, Peters and Potter of the
House appeared before the bar of the Senate
and made declaration of the impeachment of
Judge Delahay of Kansas by the House.
The conference report on the sundry civil APP
The conference report on the post Office APP
preparation bill was agreed to.
| MeSSrs. FrelinghuySen, Vckers and Thur
man from the select committee to investigate
charges against Pomeroy submitted reports.
EVENING SESSION.
| On motion of Mr. Schurz the Senate insisted
on its amendment to the Japan indemnity bill
| and asked for a conference committee
| Mr.. Edmunds, from the committee on con-
| ference of the Geneva award bill, submitted g
| report. He stated that after full and free
conference, the represe natives of the Senate
! were unable to agree with those of the House
| The representatives of the two Houses have
fully agreed as to the fact that the actual losses
ought to be paid, but have disagreed as to the
| class of losses and to the war premium. Or
this poin the House conferees would come to nc
| agreement that the Senete conferees thought
they would be justified in accepting. They
therefore had concluded that the best thing
now would be to invest the money in the pei
| cent. registered bonds of the United States tt
be held subject to the future action of Con
| gress. He said the money would not be due til
| September, and as Congress met in December
the parties would have to wait but three months
| The report was then cOncurred in.
| The deficiency bill was passed
| On motion of Mr. Edmunds the Secretary
was directed to notify the House that the Sen
ate was prepared to receive the articles of i'm
| parchment against Judge Delayhay whenever
the House was ready to present them.
Mr.. Buckingham called up the bill for the
payment of bounties to the 9TH Connecticut
Volunteers, and it was passed
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, submitted the confer.
ence report on the legislative, executive and ju
dicial appropriation bill
Mr.. Wright moved to recommit the bill will
instructions to strike out all relating to salaries
except the increase of the Presidents salary
The point being made that the motion to recon-
NIT with instructions was not in order, the
no.. lad
en- and the decision of the Chair overruled-41
to II.
Mr.. Edmunds called the attention of the Sen
ate to the fact that this amendment increasing
salaries would operate retrospectively, and take
l,5OO, 600 out OF the Treasury to pay the mem
amendment had doubtless been put in that form
through inadvertance.
.a,.f ~. HOUSE.
The House met at a. M, up to II O'Clock
being considered part of the legislative day OF
Saturday.
A bill was passed appropriating 100000 fol
agovernment building at Lynchburg, Va, the
city to furnish the city to furnish the site.
A bill authorizing the unloading at night Of
permit from the collector and naval officer
with indemnity bonds to government, and with
all liabilities to owners of merchandise and at
reasonable rate of compensation to inspectors
Tor night services. Passed.
Mr.. Buchard of Illinois, reported bill to re-
fund the Internal Revenue tax or import duty
to persons possessing tobacco, snuff and cigars
manufactured or imported prior to the Esd OF
November 1863 Passed.
Mr. Stevenson of Ohio, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported a substitute for the
Senate bill for the sale of lands of the United
States containing coal. The substitute author
ICES the entry of 100 acres of coal lands by au
individual, or 800 acres by an association, at
the rate of $40 an acre, where the land is moi
within fifteen miles of completed railroad, land
$50 an acre where it is. Passed.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Sawyer
Lynch and Sheldon Conference Committee
on the river and harbor appropriation bill.
A bill Tor the relief of owners of land sold fol
direct taxes in the insurrectionary States, al
lowing the repayment of the net proceeds OF
the sales after the payment of the taxes, ex-
penses, interest, &c, was passed.
Mr. Sergeant made report from the Com
mittee of Conference in the sundry civil ap-
propriation bill, and proceeded to explain it.
He said the Senate amendments as they went
to the Conference Committee had increased the
approximations in the bill by about Sc, 900, 900,
but the Conference Committee had cut down
these amendments by $3,3OO,o0O.
After a running and confused discussion
over the appropriations for the District OF Co
lumbia, and over the amendments in regard to
national bank notes, Mr.. Beck took the hooI
and made vehement speech against the con-
ference report.
Mr. Voorhees, defended the appropriation for
the improvement of Washington
Mr.. Beck declared that the House of Repre-
sentatives, bad as it was, was more honest body
to-day than the Senate.
Messrs. Townsend and Merriam made state
ment against the proposition in regard to ma
tional bank notes, and Messrs. Randall and
Cox against it.
After further discussion the conference re.
port was agreed to.
The paragraph directing the sale of the ma
rine hospital grounds and building at New Or.
leans, and the purchase of most beautiful
site on which to erect pavilion marine hOspi-
tai of $50 beds capacity, is to be erected, was
retained in the bill.
An item of $500, 900 for a now building for
the library of Congresswas struck out.
The item of 100000 for the observation OF
the transit of Venus in Dec. 1874, is retained.
The item of 600 for completing the sur
vey of Tehuantapec is struck out.
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