The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-12
Forty Third Congressional Session.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON. Feb. IL.
Mr.. Hamilton presented the minority report
| from the Committee on Elections, signed by
himself and Mr.. Salisbury, against the adj
mission of Pinchback as Senator from Lousi-
ana. Ordered printed.
Mr.. McCreary introduced a bill setting forth
that it had been noticed in prominent medical
journal of the United States that the Asatic
cholera was spreading westward and now ragged
on the borders of Mexico, and directing the
Secretary of War to detail competent medical
officers of the army to investigate the report
and give due notice of the spread of the dis
ease. The bill also proposes an appropriation
of $4,000 to defray the expenses of the investi-
CATION.
The bill authorizing the President to appoint
commissioner to attend the international
penitentiary congress to be held at Rome next
year, passed.
One hour was devoted to bills from the Com
mttee on Territories.
Mr.. Boutwell, presented memorial of the
citizens of Essex Co. in favor of the passage OF
a bill for the equalization of bounties. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Hamlin presented a memorial of e.
Staples and others, owners of the bark Alvino,
of Searsport, Me-, destroyed by the Shenan-
doah in October, 1865, claiming compensation
for her loss out of the Geneva award.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the bill providing for government for the
District of Columbia.
The pending amendment was that of Mr..
Morton to have commissioners elected by quail
fed voters of the District instead of being
appointed by the President.
HOUSE.
The consideration of the post Office appropri.
alton bill was resumed in committee of the
whole, the question being on the amendment to
allow public documents and seeds from the ag-
ricultural department to pass free through the
mails Several speeches were made, nearly all
in favor of the amendment, and by vote of
81 to rs the committee of the whole agreed to
the amendment. Democrats and Republicans
voted for it.
An amendment to the post office bill, cancel
ling the Pacific Mail contract of 1872, agreed to
in committee of the whole, was unanimously
passed by the House.
A separate vote was demanded on the amend
ment agreed to in committee of the whole on
the postal bill, looking to partial restoration
of the ranking privilege, and the amendme mt
was rejected by yeas 90, nays 125.
The bill passed
After the passage of the post office appropri-
alton bill the House went into committee of
the whole on the revenue bill
Mr. Dawes obtained the floor. He said
wear ago he addressed the House on the subject
He thought then that there would be no neces-
sity for increased taxation, but he was COM
PEELED t. change his mind, and now there is no
way by which the receipts and expenditures
can be made to meet except by increasing tax
alton.
The House went into committee of the whole
Mr. Hale in the chair ON the tariff bill.
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts, chairman of
the Committee on Ways and Means, addressed
the House in support of the bill. Exactly a
year ago he endeavored to show that there was
no necessity for increased taxation. but now he
would endeavor to show there was a neces sity
for increased taxation. AS he had sincerely be-
lieved at that time the government could get
along without resortlng to that most unwel-
come of measures for the purpose of making
the receipts and expenses of the government
meet, so with the same sincerity he was now
compelled to argue to the House that there
was no other practicable method of doing so
than by resorting to taxation. His sincerity
was not diminished by the reflection that in the
course of events this was the last time he would
address the House on any such subject. There
had been two grounds on which he had hoped
to avoid the necessity of increased taxation.
These were a confident hope that there would
be general revival of business and that there
would be a reduction of expenses.