The Portland daily press., 1875-02-18
Forty Third Congressional Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. II.
A large number of petitions were presented
in behalf of the medical corps of the army.
Referred to Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Bayard introduced bill to regulate the
salaries of Judges of the Court OF Claims.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Logan introduced bill establishing
rules and articles for the government of the
army Referred to the Military Committee.
|. MI. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
ing, reported favorably on the resolution to
print 1000 extra copies OF the Presidents mes
sage on Louisiana. Agreed to.
He also reported favorably on the resolution
to print 5000 copies of the annual report OF the
Superintendent of the Coast Survey. Laid
over.
additional copies of the Naval Register, and
the same number of copies of the Army Regis
ter of 1875 for the use of the Senate. Referred
to the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Hitchcock of Nebraska submitted reso-
luton requesting the Secretary OF the Interior
to furnish the Senate copy of the last annual
report of the government directors of the
Union Pacific Railroad. Agreed to- H
MIR. Spencer from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back the House joint resou,
zion appointing managers of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and
Sailors. Agreed to- t
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported bill to provide for the APP,
pointment of Frederick f. Barry on the retired
list of the navy. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Cragin, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported adversely on the bill for the
relief OF VIM. j. Healey, late assistant pay
master in the U. S. Navy, and on the bill to
list in the navy, and they were indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Washburn of Mass, from the Committee
on Claims, reported adversely on the bill to pay
Samuel Adams fir services rendered in explor-
ing. .-vta.
Mr.. Anthony, from the same Committee,
reported favorably or the bill authorizing the
President to nominate Henry S. Wetmore
lieutenant on the retired list of the navy.
Placed ON the calendar. ..Il at-8
Mr.. Sprague from the Committee on Appro-
priations, re, orted back the pension appropria
ton bill, and it was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Cragin. from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported adversely on the memorials of
Capt A. G Rbind and Commander r. L.
Laws to be restored to proDer positions to the
naval register, and the Committee was dis
charged from their further consideration.
The Senate, by vote of 81 yeas to 20 nays,
reconsidered the vote by which the bill to grant
site for the Peabody School in st. Augustine,
Fla was passed few days ago.
Mr.. Boutwell, said he was opposed to the Dill
as it now stood, because it excluded colored
children. r. .
Democrats against reconsidering:- Messrs
Boreman, Gilbert, Lewis, Morrill, of Vermont,
Sargent, Sherman, Sprague and Upton. =,
At the expiration of the morning hour the
consideration of the resolution for the admls-
sion of Pinchback was resumed.
Mr.. Morton requested the Senate to stay here
without adjournment until the question was
disposed Of
Mr.. Ferry of Conn. hoped the appeal would
not be regarded 1t was monstIous to ask
Senators who opposed the resolution to stay
here tonight, or make speeches to empty seats.
Mr. Sargent concluded his speech begun yes
terday.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sargents remarks
Mr. Ferry of Conn. took the floor, and in
speech of fifteen minutes appealed to the
Senators not to set precedent SO dangerous
to Republican institutions as the admission OF
a man whose credentials were signed by one
whose only title to the office OF Governor was
acquired by fraud, perjury and usurpatlon. He
had listened with pain 10 the discussion in this
Senate, where members of the dominant party
had been quoting from the record of pro-slayery
times as an excuse for similar atr0clties 10 De
perpetrated by the Republican party lie
appealed to the Senators who were OF the ma
jority, and who entertained views similar to his
not to be content with giving silent vote, but
raise their voices against the proposed acuon,
and not permit such a precedent to be estaD
lished. He believed that if the members OF
this body would vote according to their nonest
convictions, it would not be established. ,..
HOUSE. o.. .
The House met at II o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Randall endeavered to have the army
appropriation bill considered, but on motion OF
Mr. Dawes the House went into the committee
of the whole on the tariff bill, the debate being
limited to three hours and quarter. The
vote to take up the bill was yeas 80, nays 81. ~
Mr.. Burchard of Illinois made long status
tical speech. He supported the bill except
that portion relative to the repeal of the horl-
zontal ten per cent. tax.
Mr.. Cox took ground against an increased
tax Cd whiskey, the higher the duty, he said,
the less revenue collected.
Mr. Banning of Ohio followed on the same
side He read statistics to show that his dis
trict paid one-ffteenth of the entire excise tax
of the United States.
Mr. Chittenden of New York denounced the
bill as comprehensive blunder. In the name
of civilized commerce he protested against
another tariff bill this session unless it included
tea and coffee.
The debate on the tariff bill was continued
by Messrs. Harris of Va, Bright, Niblack,
Beck and Ward, all of whom opposed the bill.
Mr. Garfield of Ohio offered substitute for
the first section taxing whiskey IS cents per
gallon, but not taxing stock on hand He
said that after the best study hs had been able
to give to the subject, he was satisfied that
Congress was bound in honor to do one of two
things, either increase the amount of revenue
by additional taxation or refuse to pass the
river and harbor appropriation bill and stop
work on all the public, buildings. If these two
things were done the appropriations for the
coming year would be cut down about $1l ,00O,-
600, and even then it was doubtful whether
there would be enough to make good the sink
ing fund.
Mr. Cox of New York moved to amend the
first section by increasing the duty on cham.
payne from Sc to SO per dozen of quarts, and
from SO per dozen of pints to 81 so. He said
that would provide an increase of $6760OO OF
revenue. .-..-r
The amendment was agreed to. .-
Mr. Garfelds substitute having become sub
stantially the same as the section of the bill as
reported by the committee, the substitute was
rejected, leaving the first section as reported
except as it was amended in regard to cham
payne
Mr.. Storm of Pennsylvania moved to reduce
the tax on whiskey to S5 cents gallon. Re-
jected.
The committee rose and the House at 4.4O
o'clock took recess till 7.30 o'clock this even
ing, the session to be for business from the Ju-
dietary Committee excluding political measures