The Portland daily press., 1874-04-09
Forty Third Congress First Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. April 8.
Mr., Sargent, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported back the memorial of surgeons
in the navy, asking a Encouragement of their
names in the naval list. and asked that the
committee be discharged, 1t was so ordered
The bill calling on the Secretary of the Treas
ury for defalGations was taken up and referred.
A bill to secure an anti monopoly cable COM
munication with Europe and Asia, was referred
Bills for the relief of Postmaster Dutton at
Cavendish, VT, Blackwell at Lltchfeld, Conn,
and other private bills were passed.
Senate bill to provide for the Incorporation
and regulation of railroad companies in the
its provisions He said the object was to ena-
BILE people in the territories who desired to
build railroads with their own none Y, to do SO
without applying to Congress, or their terrific
rial legislature for a charter The bill granted
no public land. except for stations, depots, and
the right of way. He thought the bill was per-
feet, having been carefully examined by law
yers on the committee.
Mr.. Carpenter said several weeks ago he in
troduced bill for a new election in Louisiana,
1t was important that the bill should be dis
posed of, He had consulted with the Senator
from La, (West)who desired to speak on the
bill, aid be now gave notice that on Monday
next, after the expiration of the morning hour,
he would move that the Senate proceed to the
consider tion of that bill He hoped it would
be passed upon without reference to a commit
tee, as there was no need for such reference.
Some discussion took place upon the bill to
provide for the incorporation and regulation of
ralifoad companies in the territories.
Messrs. Wright Wadlegh and Howe favor
ed It's recommittal that an amendment might
be considered, while Stewart, Sargent and Ham
lin argued that it might as well be considered
and disposed of at once.
Mr.. Wright moved to recommit the bill to
the Committee on Railroads, and pending
which the Senate went into executive session
and after short time adjourned.
HOUSE.
Several bills were reported and memorials
were presented for specific duty ON tin.
A report from the COMMITTEES on Public
Buildings that the eight hour law was not viO-
lated in the government work on the post-ofice
at New York was made.
Mr.. Cox of New York said the eight hour law
was not carried out on any public buildings.
Mr.. Pratt of Ut. denied Mr. Cox's statement,
and said that the eight hour law was enforced
on every public building. The report was or
dered to be printed and the committee discharg-
ed
A bill was passed providing for the sale of
the Marine Hospital at Pittsburg.
Mr.. Woodford, from the Committee on Civil
Service Reform, reported bill providing that
no officer of the United States shall directly or
indirectly receive or be paid for his own use or
benefit any money or property of the United
States except his salary or compensation, and
that no public property shall be used by Off
cas or by any persons for private purposes
the act not to be so construed as to prevent the
payment of all actual and necessary travelling
expenses when travelling on the legal and nec-
essary duties pertaining to their offices.
Mr.. Maynard enquired how the bill would af-
feet the collectors of ports whose compensation
was made Up largely of fees; would it restrict
them to their salaries and no more?
Mr.. WOOdford replied, it would.
Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment inserting
the words "Or make any private profit or use
OF the labor or service of any person employed
by the United States, which labor or service is
paid for by the United States.
The morning hour having expired the bill
went over till Tomorrow.
The House at 45 resumed the consideration
of the currency bill
Mr.. Coburn Of Indiana made speech In ia
vor Of the bill. He maintained to the contrary
that 1T was not capital the South and West
lacked. He could see no safety in contraction