The Portland daily press., 1876-05-05
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, May T.
A concurrent resolution to adjourn from Sat
urday next till Monday the 18th inst, to attend
the opening of the Centennial was considered
and laid over.
MT. Conkllng presented petition which he
said came from all classes of people in % states
and territories, that the government endeavor
to have Condor, the Irish patriot, released from
prison. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony 800 copies of the
reports on labor in Europe and America were
ordered printed.
The rest of the session was occupied with i'm
parchment business.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the Post Office bill and speeches were made
on miscellaneous subjects.
The committee was addressed by Mr.. Vance
OF North Carolina, in favor of his bill and prop
osition to pay the contractors for carrying mails
IN the Southern states prior to April, 1861. He
made patriotic appeal for the burying of all
sectional animostles and bitter recollections
caused by the war, and proclaimed the loyalty,
patriotism and good feeling of the South.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania, testified to that
same good feeling, and related his experience
in the South last year.
Mr.. Anderson of Illinois, addressed the COM
mittee on the financial question.
MI. Waldron of Michigan, member of the
Appropriation Committee, criticised the bill
and undertook to demonstrate that it would not
afford the means to carry on the work Of the
department..
MI. Cannon of Illinois. spoke similarly, and
Messrs Dunnell of Minnesota, and Reagan of
Texas, opposed the reductions provided for by
the bill and the committee rose.
=. Nine thousand dollars were appropriated by
the House to pay the expenses of the commit
tee to Investigate the Federal offices of Louis-
ana
A resolution that the two Houses accent the
invitation to attend the opening ceremonies of
the International Exhibition and adjourn from
the 9th to the 18th inst, was passed.
Mr.. Blaine of Maine, offered a resolution d.
recting the Committee on Ways and Means to
provide for the relief the country from the
threatened scarcity of fractional currency.
MIR. Randall of Pennsylvania, suggested that
ing and Currency, but after somewhat jocose
discussion the resolution was adopted.
MI. Payne then asked leave to report his bill
allowing the issue of silver coin in exchange for
greenbacks, but Kelley objected.
The message of the President declin ing to
furnish the House with information as to his
various absences from Washington was received
with cold disdain on the Democratic side, and
with evident enjoyment on the Republican side.
At the conclusion of the reading Mr.. Ran
dali moved it be referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee and printed. 1t was SO ordered
MIR. MacDougall of New York, then offered
resolution instructing the select committee
for investigation of the Federal offices in Louis
lana to make full and complete investigation
of the circumstances attending the assassina-
ton of M. H. Twitchell and David King, on
Red River, La, particularly as to whether the
cause was or was not of a political character.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania hope no one
will object to the resolution.
Mr.. Beebe of New York, desired to have an
investigation also into the killing of two me-
groes and wounding of eight others at the late
election at Indianapolis.
Mr. Townsend of New York, remarked amidst
much uproar that the Republicans carried the
election and the Democrats killed the nipgers.
Mr.. MacDougall declined to yield for Beebe's
amendment.
Mr.. Levy of Louisiana, in behalf of the peo-
pie of that state invited a thorough investiga-
ton into the killing at Red River
Mr.. MacDougall's resolution was adopted
and the House at $50 adjourned.