The Portland daily press., 1874-06-13
Forty Third Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

" CoutrdctS Win the fOSJ Ofnce department
and gave notice that he would call it up Tues
day next.
Messrs. Sargent and Edmunds said they
would object to any bill being taken up out OF
place.
MIR. West of Louisiana presented memorial
OF John NJ. cambridge of the New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce, jeff. Thompson anC
James Longstreet, Louisiana State Engineers,
and Geo. F. Sherman, State Commissioner,
asking Congressional aid for the construction
of levees in the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Washburn presented a memorial OF
Boston bankers and brokers against the pas
sage OF the 18th section of the pending tariff
Dill in regard to the tax on the sale of coin
bonds and securities.
Mr.. COnkling presented similar memorial
from New York brokers'. Both were referred
to the Finance Committee
MI Oglesby, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported back the bill to incorporate
the eastern and western transportation com.
pany with authority to construct a railroad
from the coast of South Carolina to the Missis-
souri, river and asked that it be referred to the
Committee on Railroads. SO ordered
Mr.. West presented a communication from
the superintendent of the railway mail service,
explaining the differences between the Post
Olhce department and the railroad companies
in regard to the transportation of mails.
MI. Stockton introduced bill to construct a
tunnel under the East river between New
river between New York and Jersey City. Re-
lerred to the Committee on Post Offices
On motion of Mr. Anthony, the Committee
on Printing were allowed to sit during the ses-
sion OF the Senate.
The amendments of the House to the bill to
amend the laws relating to patents, trade
marks ana copyrights were concurred in and
the bill passed.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
OF unfinished business, being the report of the
conference Committee on the finance bill.
=, Mr.. Sargent opposed any compromise on
this question and said the history of all COM
promises should teach the Senate that no good
grew out of them.
He referred to the pledges of the Republican
party and the inaugural address of the Presi-
dent to pay every dollar of the public indebt-
edness in gold and contended that Congress
had no right to violate these pledges.
When Mr.. Sargent concluded the Chair
Qngalls) announced that the question was up
on agreeing to the report of the Committee of
Conference No senator taking the floor he
directed that the roll call proceed
A violent rain storm was prevailing and the
noise upon the metallic roof was so great that
a senator could not be heard across the cham
Der, therefore business had to be suspended a
short time.
Mr. Stewart took the floor and said it was
very evident the chair was not heard by the
Senators when he directed the roll to be called.
He then proceeded to oppose the bill as perfect
ed by the committee. He did not favor any
compromise and said the bill was in the inter-
est of expansion. 1t was so framed that no
one would understand it and it would cost mil
lions and millions of dollars to interpret it as
all kinds of constructions would be put upon
1t.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine referred to the fact
that money was plenty and said that at the
money centers of the country, it was stagnant
He reviewed the causes of the panic and de-
MED that it was caused by lack of currency
He did not think it would hurt the American
people to pause while. If less money be in
vested in useless railways and unpIoductive
enterprises during the next ten years, it would
be better for the country. He would be glad to
see some plan perfected by which this finan-
cial question would be benefcially settled, but
be could not see his way clear for this.
Mr. Hagar said he had always voted against
any measure not calculated to bring about
specie payments. He did not see any dspo-
sitioD on the part of the majority in this body
to make any concession which would result in
specie payments.
At halls past vote was taken and the re-
port was agreed to; yeas 80, nays %, as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Bogy, Carpenter, Clayton,
GonGHer Rersf Es rsgry # eb sssap A gilbert fa
gals, johnson, Logan, McCreery, Merrimon,
Mitchell, Morton, Norwood, Oglesby, Patter-
son, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Scott
Sherman, Spencer, Upton, West aud Wright
80.
Nays-Acorn, Anthony, Bayard, Boutwell,
Buckingham, Cenkling; Edmunds, Flanagan
Frelinghuysen, Eager, Hamilton of Indiana,
Hamilton of Texas, Hamlih, Jones, Morrill, of
Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Sargent, Schurz,
Stevenson, Stewart, Stockton, Thurman and
Washburn.-23
Messrs Cameron, Dennis and Window, who
would have voted for the report. were paired
with Messrs. Cragin, Kelly, Wadleigh and
Salisbury, who would have voted against it,
Mr. Chandler reported the river aud harbor
appropriation bill The Senate bill provides
for a few new appropriations and rejects a
number made by the House, including $50, 900
for various surveys
Mr.. Ramsey, from the Post Office Com mittee,
reported Without amendment the House bill
for a revision of the salaries of postmasters
througiopt the country; he also reported favor
ably ON the bill amendatory of the act to re-
wise, consolidate and amend the statutes of the
United States relating to the Post Office De-
partment, fixing and prescribing method for
adjusting the salaries of postmasters.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the judiciary Commit
tee, reported favorably on the bill to determine
the jurisdiction of circuit courts of the United
States and to regulate the removal of cases
from the state courts and for other purposes
He also reported favorably on the bill providing
for writs of error in certain criminal cases.
Placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr.. West the Post Office ap-
preparation bill was taken up
The Senate then, at 435 p. M, went into
executive session and subsequently, adjourned
till tomorrow.
HOUSE
Mr.. Hale of Maine, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported bill appropriating
$500, 900 to enable the Secretary of War to exc
cute acts for the relief of persons suffering
from the overflow of the lower Mississippi, of
the Tombgbee, Warrior and Alabama rivers
and of the Tennessee rive, the authority of the
Secretary to expire the first of September next
Passed.
Mr.. Butler of Mass, moved to suspend the
rules and make in order to the sundry appro-
priation bill section directing preference in
appointments to Office to be gwen to soldiers
and sailors and their dependent relations; to
diminish and stop the expense of carrying on
examinations by the board of Commissioners
I others travelling around the country at the
public charge, and to stop the detailing of
clerks of departments to sit in Judgment on
their fellow clerks, exercising thereby the APP
pointing power which is by the consttuto n
vested in the heads of Executive Department is
who ought to be men of sufficient discretion to
appoint their own clerks without being tied up
by rules and regulations imposed on them by
boards, composed III whole or in part of those
very clerks themselves ~
The rules were suspended and the amend
ments made in ORDER yeas 155 nays 67.
Mr.. E. r. Hoar of Mass, moved to suspend
the rules and make in order to the suudry civil
House for the aged under the charge of the lit
tie sisters of the poor for the completion of
their building as a home for the aged in the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio-No one will object to
that.
The potion was agreed to without dissent.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation BILL
and debate on the civil service reform was re-
sumed, being limited to twenty-five minutes.
Mr. Starkweather of Ct, opened the discussion
by an indignant protest against the criticisms
of the President yesterday. 1t would be found
when the history of these times was considered
that the President would not suffer in COMPARE
son with the gentleman who had criticised
him. AS a leader Of the army General Grant
had been equal to the occasion, and had been
equally great in civil as in military life. The
fine speeches and those who made them would
pass into oblivion, while great acts would
become immortal. Who were the President 8
accusers? Men with hungry stomachs and
dised imaginations who wanted to get back to
power. The people had discussed this question
in 1872 and had decided it in favor of the Presi-
dent end of an honest administration and they
would do it again. These accusations were the
very things that would cause the people to vote
again to endorse the administration and they
would do it whenever they got square issue at
the polls.
Mr.. Cox-They didn't do it in Connecticut.
Mr.. Storkweather-The issue in Connecticut
was one of whiskey and when the Democrats
found that out they kicked around in their
collins.
Mr.. Niblack of Ind, regarded the effort at
civil service reform as a complete and total