Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-08
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.


Mr.. Motion, from the committee of privileges
and elections reported back the bill TO regulate the
counting of votes for President and Vice President
and also concurrent resolution to amend the I'D
Joint rule, and asked that the committee be dis
charged. 1t ordered. He reported from
the same committee, bill to provide for and reg
ulate the counting of vo;es for President and
Vice President, and the decisions Of the question
arisi ng thereffom
Placed on the calender.
Mr.. Morton gave notice that he would ask the
Senate to consider the bill on Monday.
Mr.. Ferry of Connecticut, presented resolution
Of the common council of Middletown, asking an
appropriation for the improvement OF the mouth
OF the Connecticut river.
Referred to the committee On commerce.
Mr. llamlin, of Maine, presented memorial oil
Moses Giddings and Charles L. Dale, asking in
demnity for the destruction OF their ship Golden
Rocket By the cruiser sumter.
Referred to the committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Pratt Of Indiana from the committee on
pensions reported back the bill granting premiums
to certain soldiers and sailors Of the war Of 1872,
and the widows of deceased soldiers, and to re-
store to pension rolls the names of persons strck-
en- thel etrom in consequence of dis1oyalty, with
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Placed on the calendar.
A message was received from the House of Rep
Tesentativcs announcing the 1oa-concuIrence oil
that body in the amendments of the Senate to the
bill amending the National Bank act, and FIXING
tIc COMPENSATION Vi NdtlOHdi Dhuh
and asking committee of conference thereon.
The request was agreed to and Messrs. Scott
Morrill, of Vermont and Bayard were appointed
members of the conference committee on the part
of the Senate.
Mr. Cameron moved that the Senate proceed to
the consideration of executive business
The chair laid before the Senate number of
bills from the House, among them the civil rights
bill, which read first time.
Mr. Davis, 81 W. Virgil objected to lis sec
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munds, he withdrew his objection, that the bill
might be referred 10 the Judiciary committee. 1t
was so referred.
The Senate then proceeded to executive bus
ness, and Subsequently adjourned.
House.
The resolution calling for information as to the
material used and the labor performed on public
buildings by the late Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, etc, was referred.
Mr. Butler, Of Massachusetts, offered psoln
ton calling for information whether the portraits
of any living original have been prepared or en-
graved tor currency OF stamps, and II so under
what authority.
Adopted.
Mr.. Poland, Of Vermont, from the select com
mittee on Arkansas affairs, presented a report
signed by himself, Scudder Of New York. Sayler
of Ohio, and Sloss Of Alabama.
The report, after recitng the history of the po-
litical movements in that State since 1872, states
that the Belief of the mttee is that upon pIin-
ciplcs now well established, the defects and irreg-
ularities in the establishment Of the existing State
government must be regarded as cured by the ver-
diet of the people. The committee therefore rec
ommend no action by Congress or by any depart
ment of the general government.
Mr.. ard of Illinois, presented a minority re-
port signed by himself alone. 1t concludes with
the assertion that in the establishmen mt of the eX
isting state government every form of the constl-
tuition and statute law has been violated. He pro-
poses q resolution that Joseph Brooks, having been
by the people of Arkansas, elected to the office of
Governor under the constitution, for four years,
ending in June, 1871, and such constitution never
having been overturned ahrogaed, and being
still in force, is the lawful government Of Arkan-
sas.
After some discussion both reports were ordered
to be printed and recommitted with leave to call
up the subject al any time.
The Hennepin canal bill was taken up
and favored by McCrary, Cotton and
Wilson. Messrs. White Burchard. Dawes and
Holman opposed it
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts, did not think the
government should launch out into the system OF
public Improvements in the present crippled con-
dition OF the treasury. lie asked that the bill be
postponed until the temper Of the House could be
tested on the subject Of increased TAXATION.
Mr.. Holman OF Indiana, thought it was the job
of the session. The pioneer measure, which in
the end would take hundreds of thousands of dol
lars from the government
Mr.. Dawes opposed the bill on the ground that
economy more needed, AID said that the
House would recolcct that at the commencement of
this session the secretary Of the Treasury had
called attention to the fact that the estimate of
the receipts and expenditures, it would be necessa-
ry to raise twenty millions or more by additional
taxation. Within the last forty days receipts of
the treasury had fallen short Of that estimate by
S3, 5000 so that the latter amount would have
TO be added to the estimate deficit. II the same
falling off in the revenue continue during the re-
mainder of the fiscal year, the revenue would not
meet the obligations of the government by fifty
millions. He was not prepared to say whether the
pending Measure was wise or an unwisc one, but
If its friends persisted in pressing it they should
attach to it a section authorizing the issue of bond
to meet its requirements revenue measure to
impose additional taxation TO the amount required
Mr.. Hawley of Illinois, who has charge Of the
bill, replied TO the arguments made against it.
At the close Of the discussion Mr.. Gunckel Of
Ohio, moved to lay the bill on the table.
Pending the motion the speaker announced the
appointment Of Messrs. Garfield, Starkweather
and .lrcher as a committee of conference on the
legislative appropriation ti
Adjourned