The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-27
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session.
SENATE,
WASHINGTON. d. G. M

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 26.
Mr. West from the Committee on Railroads
reported back to the Senate the bill to create a
sinking fund for liquidation of government
bonds advanced to tie Central and Western
Pacific Railroad Company with amendments
aud written report on the subject; also new
bills to create sinking fund for liquidation of
government bonds advanced to Union Pacific
and TOR settlement of claims of government on
account of said bonds. They were placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Morrill, of Connecticut, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported in the Sen
ate with amendments the House bill making
appropriations for legislative appropriations
Dill. 1t was placed on the calendar
Senate went into secret session on the iuris-
diction question, but before reaching decision
doors reopened and Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
MIR. Cox asked leave tc offer resolution d.
rectlng the Secretary of War to furnish a
statement of the number of troops now sta
toned in the Southern States and all informa-
ton connected Herewith. Objected to.
Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on Claims.
presented a message from the President vetong
the Senate bill for the relief of G. B. Tyler
ana Z. d. Luckett, assignees of W. T. Cheath-
EN-, and moved the House pass the bill not
wthstandiDg the Veto Passed; yeas 1871, nays
A resolution appointing j. H. Patterson
doorkeeper of the House was adopted and Pat
terSon was sworn in.
Inc Speaker presented message from the
PRESIDENT vetoing the bill providing for the re.
cordlng of deeds, mortgages and other convey
ances affecting real estate in the District of
Colam oia, and the message and bill were re-
tered to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Inc Dill making appropriations for the o ay-
ment OF claims reported allowed by the Co M
missioner OF Claims was passed.
., MT. Luttrell introduced a resolution recitng
tnat an article appeared in the Baltimore Ga
zette OF the 18th of May charging that $500, 900
mad been expended by the Pacific coast to pro.
cure the passage of the bill to carry into effect
the treaty with the Hawaiian Islands, and d.
rectng the Committee on Ways and Means to
inquire into the truth or fasity of such charges.
He desired the closest investigation ard if any
one mad any testimony that money had heen
used in Lobbying for the passage of that bill.
he would be glad to see the bill defeated in the
Senate. The resolution was adopted.
The House then went into COMMITTEES of the
Whole, Sypher in the chair, on the private cal
endar. 0N'
After some time the committee rose and re-
ported to the House number of private bills
which passed. Among them was one giving
pension OF ~ per month, d lting from the 14th
OF April, 1866, to Averick w. Housell, for
many years messenger in the State Depart
ment, and who on the night of the assassina.
ZION or PRESIDENT Lincoln was in personal at
tandance upon Mr.. Seward and was severely
wounded by Payne, the attempted murderer Of
Seward. ~
The House considered the bill for the retire.
ment OF Judge McCandless, the question being
on agreeing to the Senate amendment proyid-
ing that he shall resign his office within six
months after the passage of this act Agreed
to; yeas SO, nays 49,
House at B. 30 adjourned.