The Portland daily press., 1875-02-02
Forty Third Congressional Session.
SENATE.

t-4l SENATE.
Us 3lj-HzI5 5l WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.
The Vice President laid before the Senate the
credentials of Henry l.. Dawes, U. S. Senator
from Massachusetts,, for six years from March
4, 1875, Read and placed on file.
Mr.. Patterson of South Carolina, from the
committee on pensions, reported adversely on
the Senate bill granting pension to certain sol
diers and sailors of the Mexican war and Wild
ows of deceased soldiers, and it was indefinitely
postponed. fr..-...
ing, reported favorably on resolution to print
5000 additional copies of the report of the COM
missioner of fish and fisheries. Passed.
The amendment of the House to the bill to
provide for the payment of interest OF the 3.65
bonds of the District of Columbia was agreed
to and the bill passed.
M. Willard, from the committee on claims,
reported favorably on the bill for the relief of
N. H. Dumple of Massachusetts. Placed on
calendar. @oe n
Mr. Lewis, from the committee OF the Dis
triet of Columbia, reported adversely on the
bill to define legal days work and 1T Was in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted resolution instructing
the Committee on Post-O Offices and Post Roads
to inquire into the nature and extent OF the
operation of the registered letter system and its
defects if any exist, and to recommend such
legislation as may be needed to attain greater
security in the transmission OF registered mat
ter and extend the usefulness of the system
and to procure accurate knowledge of its opera
ton. Agreed to.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on Claims,
reported back several memorials for compen-
sation for quartermasters' stores taken by the
army during the late war, and the Committee
as discharged from further consideration of
the same. The Committee hadidecided to take
no action on such claims till the policy OF Con-
gress on extending the time is settled.
Mr.. Sherman called up the House bill to
amend the national bank act and fixing the
compensation of national bank examiners, re-
ported from the Finance Committee last week,
with amendments, which were agreed to and
the bill passed, ..
Mr.. Wright introduced bills to prohibit the
manufacture, importation and sale of liquors
as beverage in the District of Columbia and
territories of the United States. Referred to
the Finance Committee.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
consideration of Mr.. Schurz's resolution in re-
lation to Louisiana was resumed, and MIR. West
of Louisiana, took the floor. -r-.-,,-
Mr.. Sargent obtained the floor, but yielded
for executive session. The doors were soon re-
opened and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. -.....f ..
The House passed the Senate bill providing
forsthe payment of interest on the 1865 bonds
of the District of Columbia with an amend
ment inserting the words, ''in currency. This
amendment requires the bill to go back to the
Senate. 'ltl 'Ht'.f = -'-tt f'-'t
John B, Caulfield. elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. Rice Of Illinois, was
sworn in '"-''
Mr. Hale of Maine, introduced a resolution
to change the rules of the House by the 2d OPP
ton of the following:
Whenever question is pending the Speaker
shall not entertain any motions OF an amend
atory kind, except one motion to adjourn and
one motion to fix the day to which the House
shall adjourn. But the previous question in
In nd fhn rnaduO of bill
joint resolution shall not be ordered during
the first day of its consideration, unless
thrae-fourths of the members present
shall second the demand Pro-
vided this rule shall not apply to the
House resolutions offered on the morning hour
of Monday, and provided further that it shall
not apply to any proposition to appropriate the
money, the credit or other property OF the
United States except the regular appropriation
bills. Referred to committee on rules.
Mr.. Cessna submitted an amendment which
was also referred.
ing an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker
10 the House. but it was decided as unusual IN
form and the Speaker refused to present it.
Mr.. Patt of New York, from the Post Office
Committee, Offered a resolution authorizing
amendments to be offered to the post office APP
preparation bill. .ls fe l1 Ie ,fH
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, moved to sus-
pend the rules so as to allow the Committee on
sderation of amendment and action on auy
new rules or changes of orders, and providing
that during the consideration and discussion OF
such report and amendment offered thereto,
the Speaker shall entertain no dilatory motion
whatever, aud that the discussion OH rules and
amendments thereto shall not exceed one hour.
There was great excitement as the vote pro-
crossed. and particularly when it became known
that the necessary two-thirds had not been OBJ
tanned, it lacking four of that number When
the roll call was finished messengers were sent
to the committee rooms to look for absent MEM
bers, and every effort made on the part of the
majority to secure the necessary two-thirds
vote. "af t rt.-
AT the reading of the names, but before the
vote was declared Mr.. Williams of Michigan,
changed his vote to ''aye," whereupon Randall
asked whether the gentleman was in the hall
when the vote was taken. This caused c0nsId-
cradle sparring, but the rule was finally declar-
ed lost by vote of 40 to SO, not two-thirds in
the affirmative.
Another attempt on Mr.. Buffers part to
mako the rule in order for tomorrow was lost,
and the House finally adjourned to 10 o'clock,
with the understanding that it will then con-
tinue to-day's session.