The Portland daily press., 1875-12-10
Forty Fourth COngress-First Session.
SENATE.

All the bills and memorials of yesterday
were taken from the table and referred to APP
proprlate committees.
The Secretary of the State has sent in docu-
ments covering the expenditure for the recep
ZION OF king kalakaua; also list of the con-
sular officers not citizens of the United States;
also fees collected by the diplomatic and con-
sular officers. Referred.
Mr.. Boutwell, presented the memorial of
Marie Louisa Perrin and Faustina Perrin of
Boston, praying for compensation for loss of
property at Georgetown, Central America,
when that place was bombarded by the United
States sloop-of-war Cyoane, on the 18th of
July, 1854 Referred to the committee on
claims.
Mr.. West presented letter from N. L. Nc
MILAN of that state, asking permission to
withdraw his credentials as senator elect of the
state of Lousiana(by the McEaery legislaturel
Mr.. West sent to the clerk s desk and had read,
| a letter recently published by Mcmillan, CIV
ing his reasons for Withdrawing his credentials.
He submitted an order that the request for
withdrawal Of the papers be granted, but OBJ
| lection was made by several senators on the
Democratic side and it was laid over.
Mr.. CoDkling introduced a bill to amend the
act creating a tribunal to adjudicate the Gene
va award. Referred to the committee on ju.
| dietary.
1t repeats so much of the 18th section Of the
act as excludes insurance CO. s and allows them
| to participate in the award. 1t also extends
| the time of the court for period sufficient to
enable it to hear and dispose of such additional
| claims, such period not to exceed one year from
| the expiration of the time for filing the claims.
Mr.. Sherman also entered bill to extend the
duration of the court for the adjudication of
claims arising under the Geneva award. Re-
| ferred to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. IHgalls introduced bill to amend the
act of Of July ID, 1864, to aid the construction
| souri, river to the Pacific ocean. Referred to
| tbs railroad committee.
Mr.. Bogy introduced a bill authorizing the
| payment Of duties on imports in legal tenders
and National Bank notes IT provides that
| from and after July 4th, 1876, duties on i'm
ports may be paid in legal tenders and National
| Bank notes or coin at the option of the import
ers.) BOgy said it was not his intention, at this
| time, to discuss the merits of the bill, but he
| looked upon it as measure tending to specie
| resumption, and in his humble opinion it was
| the only way the country would ever attain re-
| sumption. He offered the bill SO as to prepare
the way for this operation. The only way to
| resume specie payment was by approaching
| the paper now in circulation. He was not in
favor of any increase of the paper currency, but
he wished to appreciate that paper as long as
the country had the system Of National Banks,
| whether it was wise one or not, it seemed
to him that it was the duty of Congress to give
that paper as much value as possible. He de.
sired the amount of legal tenders now in circu-
lation to remain as at present. He looked up
on any contraction of the currency as runious
| to the country. He thought the bill submitted
by him could be explained as the only measure
which could possibly lead to resumption, and
at the proper time he would explain it.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, said he would not
discuss this measure now, but after the state
ment of the senator from Missouri, he (MorrilD
deemed it proper to make counter statement
1t was perfectly clear that the measure which
the senator proposed would be one of contrac-
tion. 1t would at once drive out of the country
| what little specie we now have. When there
was no use for specie it became commodity
and it would be exported. The passage Of this
bill would be violation of the public faith and
he was sorry to gee that it was the first propo-
| sition in regard to finances brought into the
! chamber. Should the bill be passed it would
reduce our revenue at least 25 per cent. The
very salvation of the country depends upon
strict adherence to the pledges of the govern
| ment.
The bill was referred to the committee on
| finance.
Mr.. Hamlin submitted resolution directing
the Committee on Public Buildings and
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to sell
a small piece of ground from the custom house
lot at Rockland, Me. Agreed to.
Mr.. Morton submitted a resolution to amend
the 18th rule of the Senate, so that bills may
| be submitted without previous notice, and that
it should not be necessary to state in the min
utes that permission had been asked and OBJ
tanned to introduce a bill without such notice.
Mr.. Morton said it cost several hundred dol
lars every session to print these formal words
| in the records, and he saw no use in it, Re-
terred to the Committee ON Rules.
Mr.. Bayard said on behalf of the minority of
the Senate he desired to express regret that
upon the Committee on Finance numbering
nine members, they bad not been allowed the
same proportion which in sense Of Justice on
the part of the majority had given the minori-
| ty on other committees. At this time consid-
ering the importance of the duties of that COM
mittee the number of the minority and their
share of the responsibility in moulding legis-
deemed by the majority and minority just
one upon other committees, should prevail up
| on this committee. He had understood, how
ever, that two members of the Finance Com
| mittee, the senator from Illinois (LOgan) and
the senator from Nebraska (Jones), would be
here coon, and upon their arrival it was pro-
posed to consider the subject of allowing the
minority greater number. He hoped the
proposition would be carried.
In the Senate, after the introduction of a
large number of petitions and bills, motion to
go into executive session was agreed upon, and
| at two o'clock the doors were reopened, and the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
In executive session this afternoon the Sen
ate confirmed the following nominations: q.
Chandler, Secretary of the Interior; Pierre
pont, Attorney General; John G. New, Treas
urer; John A. Smith, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs; John Taffe Of Nebraska, Secretary of
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recess of the Senate.
The following are the standing committees,
| the hrst name in every committee being chair
| man:
wadleigh, Cameron Of Wis, Mcmillan, SALISBURY,
| Merrim0n and Cooper.
Foreign Relations--Cameron, Morton, Hamliu,
Howe, Frelinghuysen, Conkling, McCreery, Bogy and
/ Eaton.
Finance-sherman, Morrill, of VT, Ferry, Freliug-
huysen, Logan. Boutwell,, Jones Of New, Bayard and
Approprations-Morrill of Me-. Window, West,
Sargent, Allison, Dorsey, Davis, Withers and Wal
| lace.
Commerce-Conkin, Spencer, Boutwell,, Cameron
Of Wis. Burnside, Mcmillan, Ransom, Dennis and
Mcdonald
Observation-Disclosures, Booth, Bruce, English
| and Wallace
Agriculture -Frelinghuysen, Robertson, Harvey,
Military Afairs-Logan. Cameron of Penn, Spen-
Ger Clayton, Wadeigh, Burnside, Gordon, Randolph,
Sargent, Conover, Norwood and Whyte.
Observation-Disclosures, Conkling, Frelinghuysen,
Wright, Howe, Thurman and Stevenson.
| Post Offices and Post Roads-Hamlin, Ferry, Dor
sey Of New, Dawes, Paddock, Salisbury, Maxey and
Public Lands-oglesby Window, Harvey. Hamil-
| Private Land Ciaims-Thurman, Bayard Bogy,
Edmunds and Christiancy.
| Indian Atfairs-Allison, Oglesby, Morrill, of Me-,
Ingalls,, Claxton, Bogy and McCreery.
l Pensions ingalls,, Allison, Hamilton, Booth,
| Bruce, MCDONALD ana Wlther5.
Revolutionary Claims-Stevenson, johnson, Gold
| thwaite, Morrill, of VT, and Wright.
Claims-Wrght, Mitchell, Wadeigh, Mcmillan,
| Cameron Of Wis, CapertOn, Cockrel and Jones of
| Fla.
District of Columbia-spencer, Hitchcock, Dorsey,
| ingalls,, Robertson, Merrimon and English
Patents-Wadlegh, Window, Dawes, johnson and
/ Herman.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Morrill of VT,
! Cameron of Penn, Paddock Cooper and Whyte.
Observation-Disclosures, Cragin, Patterson, Chris
| tiancy Sharon, Cooper and Maxey.
Railroads-West, Hitchcock, Cragn, Howe Ham
| ilton, Mitchell, Dawes, Ransom, Kelley, Caperton,
| and Eaton.
| Mines and Minng-Sargent, Hamlin, Alcorn, Har-
| vey, Sharon Goldthwaite and Randolph.
Revision of Laws of the United States-Boutwell,
Alcorn, Christiancy, Caperton and Wallace.
Education and Labor-Patterson, Morton, Morrill,
of Vt Burnside, Bruce, Sharon, Gordon, Maxey and
Key.
Civil Service and Retrenchment-C Clayton, Wright,
| Oglesby, Alcorn, Patterson, McCreery and Ran
10 Audit and Control Contingent Expenses of the
| Senate-JoDes of New, Dawes and Dennis.
Printing-Anthony, Sherman and Salisbury.
Library-Howe, Edmunds and Ransom.
Rules-Ferry, Hamlin and Merrimon.
Engr0ssed Bills-Bayard, Withers and Anthony.
Levees of the Mississippi River-Alcorn, Clayton,
Harvey, Cooper and Cocknell.
To Examine the Several Branches of Civil Ser
vee-Boutwe, Conkling, Allison, Nlerrimon and Ea-
ton.
Transportation Routes and SeaboaId-W Window
Sherman West, ConOver, Mitchell, Burnside, Nor
wood, Davis and johnson.