The Portland daily press., 1875-02-15
Forty Third Congressional Session.
SENATE.

the QeaJ0 OF w M. A. DuCKluSndul
Mr.. Eaton being present was escorted 10 the
Vice Presidents desk by Mr. Ferry and sworn.
Mr.. Sargent presented memorial OF tne
Pacific Mail Steamship Company against tne
repeal of the subsidy granted that company
Referred to the Committee on Appropria-
tions.
Mr. Conkling presented memorial of the
ship owners association of New York in favor
of granting the appropriation asked for Dy
Gen. Newton, for the Improvement OF hel
Gate. Referred to the Committee ON Com
merce
Mr.. Dorsey introduced joint resolution au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to ad-
NIT free of duty the diamond necklace pre-
scented blythe Khedive of Egypt to Minnie
Sherman Fitch Referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Committee,
to whom was referred the resolution OF Mr.
Bogy, instruc4ing that committee to inquire IN
to the expediency of repeating the law grant
ing subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, reported the following as suDstl-
tute for the resolution:
Resolved, that the Committee on the Judic-
larry be- and it hereby is, instructed to inquire
and report whether the United States, or any
department of the government is legally bound
to now carry into effect any contract made
pursuant to act of June 1, 1872, respecting ad-
dtiOnal mail service between San Francisco,
China and Japan. Agleed to. =.
Mr. Gordon of Georgia, presented the petit
of his political disabilities. Referred to the
judiciary Committee.
Numerous petitions were presented remon-
stratipg against the restoration of duty on tea
and coffee, and for the repeal OF the law OF
1872 relieving certain foreign products at 10
per cent Referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
Mr. Goldthwate of Alabama. presented
petition of John A. Brown OF Alabama, Tor
the removal of his political disabilities. he
farrad to the Committee Judiciary.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill to provide government for the District OF
Columbia.
Mr. Morrill, of Maine, gave notice that he
will ask the Senate to continue in session to-
day till the bill be disposed of. He appealed to
Mr.. Morton not to call up the resolution for
the admission of Pnchback to day. He SAID
he would not press the consideration OF the
District bill after to-day.
Mr.. Morton said that with the understanding
that further consideration would not be pressed
after to-day, he would not call up the resolu-
ton for the admission of Pinchback, and he
hoped now it was the general understanding IN
the Senate that that resolution should be con-
| sidered Monday.
Several amendments were acted upon, includ-
ing one which was adopted, striking out in the
SD section the clause making the owners OF
premises wherein spirituous liquors were sold
liable for damages to any person VINO snaIl oe
injured in person or property by any intoxl-
Gated person Obtaining liquor from such per-
sons.
The section providing for compulsory educa-
ton was amended that children shall not be
EMPLOYED who have not been to school between
the ages of and 15 years.
After further action in Committee OF the
Whole the bill was reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend so as to have
| two commissioners elected by the people and
| one appointed by the President.
Mr.. Hamilton raised the point of order that
| the amendment had already been voted on
once.
Mr. Edmunds replied that it had not.
Mr.. Stewart moved to amend the amendment
| SO as to have two commissioners appointed by
| the President and one elected by the people,
Agreed to-yeas 3d. nays ~.
Mr.. Edmunds said it was evident the Senate
was playing at cross purposes, and they were
| in the hands of the Phistines. He moved
that the senate adjourn Agreed to yeas 70
nays 49,
Mr.. Morton again gave motive that he would
move to proceed to the consideration of the
resolution for the admission of Pinchback, on
Monday.
The Senate then at 20 adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House resumed the consideration of bills
from the war claims committee in the private
calendar, which were reported from the Com
mittee of the Whole yesterday.
The bill to provide for the relief of cratain
| loyal creditors whose moneys that were confls-
Gated by the confederate Congress. pending
vote on which the House adjourned yesterday,
was defeated 143 to A.
| The bill making compensation for supplies
taken by Union soldes during the Morgan raid
was defeated, after which the House went into
committee of the whole to take up the pension
and military appropriation bills.
After considering the pension appropriation
bill and military academy bill the committee
rose and reported them to the House and they
were thereupOn passed.
~ ~l~-1 erov
the Committee on Military Affairs, to equalize
soldiers bounties, having been made special
order for to-day.
Mr. Dawes raised the question of its consid-
Grafton, desiring to proceed with the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Guuckel remarked that Mr. Dawes bill
was to pay foreign bondholders, whereas his
| (Gunckers) was to pay the debt to the soldiers
of the Union.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that if the bounty bill
was not considered to-day it would practically
| its defeat.
The question was decided-96 to 46-that the
bounty bill should have the precedence
The bill provides for the payment to every
non-commissoned officer, musician, artifcer,
wagner and private soldier, Including those
borne on the rolls as slaves" who served in the
army and were honorably discharged, of eight
dollars and one-third month for the term of
his service, between April 18th, 1861, and May
9th, 1905, with a reduction of all other bountes
tutes or such as were prisoners of war at the
time of enlistment; also such as were discharg-
ed as minors or at their own request from other
cause than disability incurred in service prior
to April 10, 1865, unless such discharge was OBJ
tanned with view to re-enllstment or to accept
promotion in a military or naval service.
Where the soldier is dead the bounty is to be
paid to the widow if not remarked, or the
minor child or children.
Mr.. Gunckel made a statement as to the bill,
oil xuif tha n
both the Republican and Democratic platforms
pledging those parties to do justice to the SOL
diers. The Republican party he said had per-
formed all its pledges but two-the passage of
part in that, and the bill to equalize bounties.
The bill he said, would answer every complaint
and fulfill every acknowledgement ton of every
soldier in the country and would mete exact
justice to all men who served during the war
for whatever term and from whatever locality.
Hawley of ct, land Kellogg of Ct, comment
ed on the injustice of requiring states which
had already paid bounties to their soldiers to
be taxed for the benefit of those States that
had not done So
Willard of VT, opposed the bill on the same
ground, and showed that Vermont from April,
1861 to the end of the war had paid for her
soldiers, numbering %, 1000 in all, bounty at the
rate of 81 month. These men would derive
no advantage from this bill except the differ
ence between 81 and So and one-third per
month.
Mr.. Myers of Penn, moved to amend the bill
by making it apply also to sailors and marines
Mr.. Gunckel of Ohio, allowed the amend
ment to be offered, but said it would add $10,-
900 to the cost af the bill.
MI. Comingo's amendment was admitted and
agreed to, that act should extend to all soldiers
mustered into the service of the United States
and subsisted, clothed and paid by the United
States,
Small of New Hampshire, opposed the bill as
being unjust in its provisions. New Hamp-
shire had paid bounty of $500 to her three
years men, 5000 to her two years and 500 to
her one year men besides bounties paid by
towns, and which had since been reimbursed
New Hampshire soldiers therefore would not
get dollar under this BILL while New Hamp-
shire would be called upon to help pay the sol
ders of other states. He protested on behalf
of his state against the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Dawes of Mass, represented that accord
ing to the figures which had been made for
Gupckel by persons who had been employed in
the second auditors Office, it appeared that this
bill would take 5S,752, 532 out of the Treasury,
but from these figures there were
subtractons made in the handwriting of the
gentleman (GunckeD reducing the amount TO
$29,OOO,OOO. 1t had been said blythe gentleman
from Ohio that the payment would extend over