The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-05
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

WASHlNGION, April &.
The Chair announced special committee to
inquire into the recent election of Mississippi:
Messrs. Boutwell, Cameron of Wisconsin, Oe-
lesby, Bayard Mcdonald
a COMMUNICATION from the Secretary of War
was received transmitting an abstract of the
militia OF the United States, organized and un-
organized.
A communication from the Secretary of the
Interior. enclosing reports from the Commits
sloner OF Indian Affairs relative the condition
and necessities of the Pawnee Indians, recon-
mending S20, 900 appropriation for their imme-
diate relief. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
Mr.. Sherman from the Finance Committee
reported without amendment the House bill to
enable the Secretary of the Treasury TO pay the
Judgments of the Court of Alabama Claims
and asked for its immediate consideration. OBJ
lection was made by Mr. Cockrell and it was
laid over. -.
A communication was received from j. NJ.
Langston, chairman of the committee having
IN charge the dedication of the Lincoln monu-
ment April 14th, inviting the Senate TO be
present at the dedication.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the invitation
was accepted and the communication referred
to the Committee on the District of Columbia.
bill authorizing Spencer F. Baird, Assist
ant secretary OF the Smithsonian Institute, to
receive from the King Of Sweden a Diploma
and decoration, was passed.
A.. Inc impeachment managers on the part of
the House appeared in the Senate at LIS p. m.
ana were escorted to seats provided for them on
the left of the presiding officer. After the proc
lamation by the Sergeant-at-Arms articles of
impeachment against W. w. Belknap, late
chairman of the board Of managers. The read.
ing was concluded at 1.50 o'clock, when Mr..
Ferry, President pro tem of the Senate, an
nounced that the Senate would take proper or
der on the subject of impeachment, of which
| due notice would be given the House of Repre-
sentatives. The managers then retired.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
| from the chairman of the committee on ar
| rangements for the celebration, thanking the
House for the passage of the act eclarng the
| 18th OF April rational holiday, and inviting
the House to be present at the Inauguration of
the Lincoln statute in this city. No action was
/ taken.
Mr. ONeil of Penn, presented petition of
the vessel owners and captains, asking Con-
gress to make liberal appropriations to increase
the efficiency of the signal service.
A message was received from the Senate an
nouncing to the House that the Senate was
| ready to receive the impeachment managers.
| Mr.. knotts bill to amend section 1044 r. S
so as to provide that no person shall be- prose.
| cuted, tried or punished for any offence except
| against the internal revenue unless indicted
within three years after such offence, was
passed.
A resolution instructing the Committee on
Military Affairs to inquire and report under
what law, in obedience to whose orders and for
what purpose and at what expense to the gov
eminent Brevet Brigadier Generals Upton,
and Forsyth. and Brevet Major Sawyer of the
army are now absent in foreign countries, how
long they have been SO absent, and why they
should not be ordered back to their re-
spectve commands, was adopted.
resolution calling for information as to the
contracts for providing the Treasury Depart.
ment and the Internal Revenue Department
with paper or glass seal locks or other locks OF
seals since March LIST, 1869, was adopted
Mr.. H0ar of Mass, offered resolution di-
recting the Speaker to accept an invitation to
be present at the unwilling Of the statue of
Lincoln on April 14th. Adopted.
Mr.. Lord, in behalf of the managers of the
impeachment OF the late Secretary of War,
asked leave for the managers to retire in order
that they might proceed to the Senate
and present the articles of impeachment in
due form and manner. Leave was granted.
| A question having been raised whether the
House should attend the managers to the SEN
ate, il was stated that that form had been OBJ
| served in the impeachment of President John
son and Judge Humphreys. The House would
be present on the trial of impeachment, bu
not necessarily at the exhibition of the arti
cles.
The Speaker suggested that the language Of
the message from the Senate was limited tc
informing the House that the Senate was
| ready to receive the managers for the purpose
of exhibiting the articles of impeachment
The managers then retired.
The chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs reported a bill to restore to the Japan
| ese government what is known as the japanese
indemnity fund, including all interest and &C
emulation therefrom, but reserying S125 0O(
| claimed by the officers and men of the navy
until Congress shall otherwise direct. 1t wal
made special order for April 9th.