The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-01
Forty Third Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. April 80
A resolution offered by Mr.. Anthony, to
print $500 copies of Professor Hayden's report,
was opposed by Mr.. Sherman and others, the
question of the frankng privilege becoming
involved in the discussion.
After further discussion the resolution was
laid over and the Senate resumed the consider
alton of the civil rights bill.
Mr. Norwood spoke in opposition, devoting
himself to the bill in its social aspect. He pre-
dcted ruin in that political party in this coun
try VIII CHI prescribed that poor white men
should 60 with the blacks whether they desired
| it or not. He finally asked the indulgence of
the Senate till tomorrow that he might present
his views on the constitutional objections to the
passage of the bill, being physically unable to
day Oh ayr -1
The bill was then informally laid aside.
The legislative, judicial and executive appro-
priaton bill was received from the House ard
referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the bills on the calender. and several bills
were passed, including the House bill granting
pension to VIM Haffords of South Var
mouth, Mass, aud House amendatory act to
| regulate the carrying-of passengers on steam
and o Their vessels.
Mr.. Logan called up the Senate bill to-mor-
row to pay the department of the army, fixing
the numl er of payments at fifty with rank,
pay and emoluments of Ma jors of cavalry.
Mr.. West offered an amendment providing
that army appointments made under this act
shall be taken from officers now in the army
for promotion.
viding that additional appointments might be
made from paymaster's clerks.
Mr.. Morrill, OF Vt, gave notice that he would
offer a substitute for the two amendments, pro-
vdfng that all appointments under the act
shall be made from volunteers in the late war
who held rank not lower than that of cap
tain. ttTs
Mr.. Logan opposed any amendment which
t,a xubn To
The President was military man and knew as
we'll how to select good paymasters as any Sen
ator. Some of those on this floor seemed to
| lave lost faith in The President the last few
| days, but he (Logan) had not. -
| Mr.. Buckingham's amendment was then re-
| iected
Mr.. Morrill, then offered his substitute which
| was also rejected.
The question then recurring on Mr.. Vests
| amendment. it was rejected.
The bill then passed, yeas q, nays Is, and it
| now goes to the House.
Should the bill become law, six new APP
| pointments in the paymasters department will
| be made.
| The Senate at o'clock adjourned
HOUSE.
The House took up the bill to carry into exc
| cution the provisions of the 18th amendment to
| the Constitution, to define certain rights of
| citizens id foreign countries and the duties of
| diplomatic and consular officers.
/ H. I1Odr VI MASS, addressed the House IN
/ support of the bill and in response to crit
| cism made by Mr.. Hale of New York, yester-
| day.
Iu regard to the case of Mr.. Burlingame sug-
| gested yesterday by Mr.. Hale of New York,
| Mr.. E. r. Hoar of Mass, replied that the pur.
pose of the restriction was that if an American
citizen chose to enter into civil or military SER
| vice of foreign power it should not be the du-
| ty of the American government to assert its
| jurisdiction over him or look after him or in
h Nt,nv los nff H.
man empire was that any per son going into the
| service of that government became thereby a
| citizen of Germany. 1t worked naturalization
| This bill did not provide that an American who
| entered the service of a foreign power should
| thereby permanently loose his citizenship.
Mr., Tremain of New York, asked him to re-
| ply to the assertion that such persons returning
to this country would not be at liberty to re-,
| sumo their citizenship or be naturalized.
Mr.. Hoar replied that that was the great mis-
take which ran through the whole of Mr..
| Hale speech. This bill did not say that su Oh
persons should cease to be citizens of the Unit
ed States but only that they should not be re-
garded as subject to the Jurisdiction of the
| United States.
The House passed from the consideration of
| that bill and took up the Senate amendments
| to the House bill relative to the Louisville &,
| Portland Canal. The debate which lasted over
| three hours was closed by Mr.. Wheeler of New
| York, who insisted that the bill should contain
| a provision that no money should be paid out
| under it unless the State of Kentucky should
cede to the United States jurisdiction over the
canal with all its property and appurtenances,
| and should relinquish to the Urited States the
right to assess it so long as the United States
shall remain the owner, and should pay to the
United States all taxes assessed and collected
for the canal from the passage. of the act till
such session. He offered an amendment to the
effect. He noticed and repealed with good
| deal of indignation aspersionS upon his charac-
ter and motives INDUCED in BY some of the
Western papers on account of the position
| which he had heretofore taken and still held i n
regard to that bill. Mr.. Wheeers amend
ment was rejected, yeas 49, nays 143. The bill
was then passed without division and goes to
the President. Fk
MIR. Hazeton from the Election Committee
made report in the Utah contested election,
that Mr. Cannon, the sitting member, is EMIT
led to the seat and that Maxwell the contestant
is not He gave notice that he would cali it up
for action hereafter and would then offer a res
olution reciting that Cannon, the sitting mem
Der, is openly living and cohbtiug with four
women as his wives under tae pretended sane
ton of system of polygamy to the great scan
dal and disgrace of the people and government
of the United States, and providing for the APP
pointment of a committee to inquire into the
matter and recommend such action as shall
seem proper
TIE House at o'clock D. m. adjourned
Family Murdered.
| PITTSBURG, April 30--Early this morning