The Portland daily press., 1874-06-24
Forty Third COngress-First Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. .June 23

can be made in the branches of civil service
ana reduce the appropriations therefor
Agreed to.
message was received from the House an.
nounclng the non concurrence of that body or
the report of the Conference Committee on the
CarlIf Dill, and asking a new conference.
Mr. Sherman said that it was manifest that
congress could not agree upon the disputed
points OF the bill at this stage of the session
lie therefore moved that it be postponed till
next December, which motion was agreed to
without discussion.
resolution recommending arbitration as q
JUST and practicable method for the settlement
OF International difficulties was agreed to.
- MI Anthony reported favorably on the reso.
luton to print extra copies of the memorial
services in the hall of the House of Represen.
tatlves upon the occasion of the death of the
late Professor Morse.
MI. Sherman objected upon the ground that
the proceedings were already published in the
Giooe, When 1T was the official Journal of Con-
gress. Laid over
Mr., Anthony moved that the Committee on
trlntlng sit during the recess of Congress.
Agreed to-
The Senate proceeded to the consideration ct
the House bills on the calepdar, with the I'M
derstandlug that ii any were objected to, they
should be laid over, and the following were
passed: A bill to protect. telegraphs constructed
or used by the United States from malicious
INJURY and obstruction; bills to relieve the fol-
lowing named persons of political disabilities
~ L. Winder. L. L. Lamar and George E.
Plckett OF Virginia. Richard I. Allison, J. w.
Bennett, A. s. Taylor and George S. Hollins Of
Md, Sardine G. Stone and Joseph Wheeler.
Mr.. morrill, of Me-, from tire Conference
Committee on the Sun1ry Civil Appropriation
bill made report which was agreed to when
the bill to enable the people of Colorado to
form contribution and state government and
for the admission of said state into the Union
on an equal footing with the original states
was reached, but objection was made to its
consideration.
Mr.. Stewart moved to postpone all further
orders and proceed to the consideration of that
bill.
Mr.. Sprague moved to lay that motion on the
table.
The bill for the admission of New Mexico
into the Union was also laid aside, objections
being made to its consideration.
The bill to authorize the importation of GER
tain animals for the Geological Society of
Philadelphia free of duty was considered, but
objection was made by Mr.. Boutwell,.
Mr.. Scott said he would amend the bill so as
to authorize the importation of animals by any
association in good faith for exhibition upon
its own ground and not for purposes of sale.
Mr.. Boutwell, declined to withdraw his OBJ
lection, and the bill went over.
The bill in relation to Courts and Judicial
offices in the territory of Utah was amended
and passed.
After passing the Utah bill the Senate went
into executive session.
The doors were reOpened at 4.15, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Sherman, the Senete took a recess
till 5.15 p M. During the executive session,
a concurrent resolution was adopted extending
the session till o'clock.
The Senate reassembed at 5.15 P. NJ, and
Mr.. Anthony, from the Conference Committee
on the bill to print extra copies of the report of
the Commissioners on Education, made q re-
port witch was agreed to.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of a resolution for the
appointment of committee on the part of the
Senate, to notify the President that the two
Houses of Congress WEIR now ready to adjourn,
and enquire if he had any further communica-
ton to send in.
Oh motion of Mr.. Edmunds the resolution
was concurred and Chair appointed Messrs.
Edmund, Anthony and Bayard members of the
committee on the part of the Senate.
Mr. Gordon called up the House bill to re-
lieve the political disabilition of Jno. Forsey of
Alabama Passed.
The Senate at $50 went into executive ses-
sion. At 5.35 the doors were reopened.
The Senate bill authorizing the coinage of
20 cent pieces of silver at the minis of the
United States was passed.
The Senate at 5,45 held short executive
session.
The doors being reopened Mr.. Edmunds,
from the committee to wait on the President,
1
their duty and the President replied that he
had no further communication to send in.
The chair appointed Mr.. Morrill, Of VT,
commissioner on the part OF the Senate, to pro-
vide for the erection of the statue of Nath'l
Greene. o.. =
AT o'clock Mr. Bayard offered the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are
due and are hereby rendered to Hon Matthew
Carpenter for the courtesy and ability with
which he has presided over their deliberations.
Mr. Carpenter in brief remarks returned his
heartfelt thanks, and declared Senate of the
United States adjourned sine die. Applause
zsrL ~ HOUSE.
The House met at ten o'clock this morning,
There was hardly one-fourth of the whole
numbers present.
Mr.. Sessions of New York made conference
report on the bill regulating tue gas works in
the District of Columbia. Agreed to.
Various bills on the speaker table were taken
up and referred
Mr.. Sawyer of Wisconsin from the Conference
Committee on the river and harbor appropia-
ton bill mdea report In reply to enquiries
he stated the amount was reduced about $780,
600 below the sum in the bill as it came from
the Senate. but was about half a million more
than when it left the House. Altogether it ap-
propriated a little more than half a million less
than the bill of last year. The report was agreed
to.
Con,n,;ttao On tho nostoffice augmentation hill
nnoda a ssrenort and nrocpeled to eXnIain,' He
said the conference report provided that the pre-
payment of hostage on newspapers should COM
nenne ON u ,he 1st Of lamar ISIS and the rate
of postage on newspapers should be two cents a
nonnd on ali weekly and daily newspapers. and
three cents a nound on all publications less fire.
0nent than weekly.
Mr. Roberts of New York complained that
the Honse was beipg compelled to yield its own
Indictment TO that of the Senate
NJ Tvner of Indiana said that it did not he
come him to saw that the Senate had forced the
House Conference Committee to do ANYTHING.
Mr. Cobb INQUIRED as to the provision to pre-
vent .sstraw bids
Mr. TIMER renlied that the House bill on the
subject had been materially altered by postoffice
annronriation bill.
mr.. Ellriage of Wisconsin inquired of Mr..
Tvner what mysterious power it was that was
able tn thwart the efforts of Congress to do all
" hat was acknowledged ought to be done in
this matter of ssstraW BIDS
Some debate epsued between Mr.. Edridge
and Mr. Tyner. the former claiming that there
was some mysterious agency which prevented
the subject Of straw bids receiving the conside-
ration II deserved. Several members were in
favor of referring the matter back to the Con-
ference Committee.
Mr. Hawley of Connecticut, opposed the con-
farence renorf on the Ground of high rates of
nnstaoo f;Yad for newsnaners. and stated that
tho Fact would he tn diminish revenue from
tho sonrce NV forcing publishes to make ar
ra noamants with Railroads and express COM
nanies
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