The Portland daily press., 1874-05-29
Forty Third Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. May 49,
Mr.. Boutwell, called up the House bill
change the name Of the schooner yacht Quar-.
entine of Boston, to Welcome. Passed.
A bill to set apart portion of the island oil
Mackinaw in the Straits of Mackinaw, Mich
as national park, was passed.
Mr.. Boutwell, called up the Senate bill for
the relief of Nathaniel Mckay, assignee of
| the builders of the steam vessels Edward Ey-
erett, N. P. Banks and others. Passed.
The Alabama contested election case result
| ed in the retention of Mr.. Spencer in his seat
The bill making Pembina a territory was
| takeu up.
vote should not be restricted on account of race,
| color sex.
The amendment was favored by Messrs. Sar-
gent, Stewart and Morton.
Inc debate on woman suffrage was continued
by NJ ssrs: Flanagan, Carpenter and Ferry il
favor and Mr.. Merrimon against it.
Mr.. Conkllng suggested that the experiment
be tiled in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Anthony said he had no doubt that wo-
man suffrage would come in time. He did not
| belleve suffrage was a wOman's right or
mans right. 1t was not natural but a polt-
ical right, regulated by the body polite.
Mr.. Edmunds denied the right to vote was
essential to the protection of the natural rights
VI WOuieH uUueT Tie law. NOW IN inanV
States they had the right to do as they pleased
with their property The laws in this country
| generally Disseminated in favor of women
In the gontleman's (Morton's) own State man
cannot dispose Of his property without the
consent of his wife, but She can dispose of her
property irrespective of his views and leave
MIN penniless. In every right except that of
the ballot the law Disseminated in favor oil
women.
After further discussion Mr.. Edmunds NOV.
n ho Inn hat oJ,I 0a
nays "a.
MIR. Sargeut's amendment was rejected, year
10, nays q, as follows:
Yeas--Anthony, Carpenter, Chandler, Con-
over, Ferry of Mich, Flanagan, Gilbert, Har
vey, Mitchell, Morton, Patterson, Pratt, Sar-
gent, Sprague, Stewart, Upton, Washburn,
West and Window.
Nays-Allison, Bayard, Foreman, Boutwell,,
Buckingham, Clayton, Oopkling, Cooper,
Davis, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Hager, HAM
ilton of Md, Hitchcock. Kelly, McCrery, Mer-
rimon, Morrill, of VT, Norwood, Ramsey, Ran
som, Salisbury, Scott, Sherman, Wadleigh and
Wright.
Messrs. Dorsey, Logan and Spencer, who
would have voted for the amendment, were
pal red with Messrs. Bogy, johnson and Morrill,
of Me-, against it.
The bill was then rejected. Yeas IL, NAYS
25.
Mr.. Morton, from the Committee on Privi-
ieges and Elections, reported back the resolu-
ton of the Senate eff March 10, 1873, instruct
ing the committee to examine and report the
best and most practicable mode of electing the
President and Vice President, and providing
tribunal to adjust and decide ali contested
questions connected Herewith, with lengthy
report, which was ordered printed and placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Hamilton of Nd. submitted resolution
giving Mr.. Sykes, the contestant for seat
from Alabama, the salary of Senator from
March 4, 1873 to May 1, 1874 Referred.
The Senate took up the military academy
appropriation bill that it might be unfinished
business tomorrow. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A bill was passed giving the widow of Capt.
Hall 81 1886, being the amount due him when
he died on the Polaris, and paving her Sl5OOO
for the papers of his Arctic explorations
A substitute for the Senate amendments to
the currency bin was reported from the Bank
ing Committee.
The previous question was seconded by 50 to
7S, and the main question ordered. TIE first
vote on adopting the Substitute reported
from the Committee on Banking was rejected,
yeas1l nays III. There was much excite
ment, as the Progress of the vote showed how
close it was. When the roll call was conclud-
ed the vote stood 10f TO l1S, bat a great MANY
changes were ILade aud at last the result was
announced as above. vote was Thea taken in
concurrIng IN the Senate 81 bstitute and it was
rejected, yeas 70, nays 164.
Mr.. Maynard of Tenn, then moved COM
il was ordered. Yeas 122, nays So The whole
matter now goes to the Conference Commit
tee.
The bill for the gradual reduction of the army
was taken up aud Mr. Coburn of Ind, explain
ed the bill, he favoring economy and reduc-
ton.
He estimated that the saving to the govern
ment which the passage of this bill would eff
feet would be about 81, 100000.
Mr.. Albright of Penn, member of the
far Al.
provisions of the bill, although if reduction of |
the army was presented as an original aues don |
he would not be disposed to vote for it.
Mr.. Butler of Mass, gave notice of an amend
ment he intended to offer that the headquarters
of the army shall never he moved from the
Capitol of the nation except in time of war.
Mr.. Nesmith of Oregon, another member of |
the Committee on Military Affairs, opposed the |
bill. He protested against the proposed reduc- |
ton in behalf of the frontier settlements to |
which military protection is an absolute nee |
essty. He quoted ten. Sherman's expression
that he wonld rather see all the first twenty |
pages of the army register torn ont and all the |
higher officers abolished than see one infantry |
regiment disbanded. He characterized the In |
dians as cowardly depredating breech clout |
wearing, blanketed set of thieves and scoun- |
drels and secuted the idea of controlling them |
by means of peace commissioners
Mr.. McDougall of New York, another mem |
Der of the Military Committee proposed to |
amend the 9TH section in aegard to the Adju- !
tant Generals department. by making 1t consist
of one adjutant general with the rank of bripa- |
der general, two assistant adjutant generals
with the rank of colonel, four with the rank of
lieutenant colonel a9d ten with the rank of
major.
Mr.. Hawley of Conn, another member of the
Military Committee, spoke in opposition to the |
bill, particularly those features of it which |
looked to the reduction of officers. He regard
ed the eternal, incessant, tinkering of Congress
with the army as utterly demoralizing. He ia
No. Ar rsrs,,x
ization that would ensure an honorable posi-
tion to officers. Speaking of West Point, he
remined the House that a smaller proportion of |
men educated had proved nnfathfnl to the |
country in the late rebellion than of men in any |
other branch of the service, diplomatic, Judi |
ciary or legislative
Mr.. Shanks of Ind, suggested that not |
single private soldier had betrayed his trust |
while quite number of officers educated at |
West Point had done so. |
Mr.. Hawley said he had heard that state |
ment before. Referring to the disturbances in |
Arkansas he paid high compliment to Capt |
Rose and his company, and said it would be |
better for the government TO pay the whole ex- |
not have had that little detachment at Little |
Rock. The commotion and disgrace that |
would otherwise have arisen would have been |
held to the national reproach years hence.
The Speaker announced the following as |
special committee on Arkansas affairs. Messrs |
Poland of vt, Ward of H., Woodford of N. |
Y, Sayer of O.. and Sloss of Ala
The House at 4.30 took reoesss The even |
ing session is to be for the consideration of the |
bill to amend the tariff
In the evening the House in Committee of
Whole considered the tariff BILL Considera-
BILE tinkering was done. An attempt to put
extract of hemlock bark on the free list failed
The motion to put salt on the free list was not
carried because there was no quorum present.
A majority of those voting were in favor of the
motion. si
On the motion to-day to substitute the bill
of the Banking Committee for that of the Sem
ate, the New England members generally voted
for it. OF the Maine delegation Messrs. Bur
leigh and Hale voted aye, Mr.. Frye did not vote
and Gen. Hersey is absent.
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