The Portland daily press., 1876-03-02

SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Mar !.
Mr.. Bogy said he did not intend last Monday
| to cast any reflection upon the brave men who
have been educated at West Point.
Mr.. Frelinghuysea. from the Committee on
| Agriculture, reported adversely on the Senate
| bill to provide for an investigation as to the
habits of grasshoppers, and 1T was Indefinitely
postponed. He also reported from the same
committee favorably on the Senate bill for the
protection OF agriculture against insects with
an amendment, which was ordered to be
printed and the bill placed on the calendar.
Several bills were introduced and referred
A bill was introduced appropriatiDg So, 200,-
600 to rebuild the Mississippi river levees, and
referred.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the St.
Louis Custom House was passed after consider
able debate
Mr.. Godthwaite submitted resolution in
strnctlng the judiciary Committee to inquire
and report whether any person is now eXercis-
ing the office of Register in Bankruptcy in
judicial district for which he is not appointed
Agreed to.
The concurrent resolution instructing the
Committee on Library to inquire and report
what unpublished documents, correspondence
or other manuscripts relative TO the history of
the country before March 4, 1889, are now in
the possession of the Department of State, the
value of the same. and the expedieney and
cost of publishing the same, and also upon the
expediency and cost of publishing the Monroe
papers, was received from the House and
agreed to.
The bill declaring the true intent and mean
ing of the Union Pacific Railroad acts coming
up, Mr.. Morton moved that it be postponed,
and that the Senate proceed to consider the
resolution for the admission of P. B. Pinchback
as Senator from Louisiana. Agreed to-yeas
81, nays "a.
Yeas-Messrs; Alcorn, Allison, Anthony, Bout
well, Cameron Of Wis, Conkling, Conover, Cragin,
Dorsey, Ferry, Freinghnysen. Hamilton, Hamlin,
Harvey, Hitchcock, ingalls,, Jones Of New. Logan,
Patterson, Robertson. Sargent Sharon, Sherman,
Spencer, West, Window and Wright-32
Nays1Messrs BayaTd, Bogy, Carpenter, Cockrel,
Jones Of Fla, Kelly Herman, Key. McCreery
Mcdonald Merrmon, Norwood, Paddock, Randolph,
Ransom, Stevenson, Thurman and Withers-24.
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Howe and Clay
ton, who would have voted in the affirmative,
were paired with Messrs. Dennis. Salisbury
and Dawes, who would have voted IN the mega
tive When the name of Mr.. Wright was
called he said that upon the amendment of the
Senator from Vermont and upon the main
question he was paired with the Senator from
Massachusetts,, Dawes) but upon the question
OF taking up the resolution he was at liberty to
vote, and therefore voted in the affirmative.
The question being on the amendment of
Edmunds to insert the word mot before the
word admitted SO it should read: Resolved,
that 2. B. s. Pnchbaek be not admitted &C.,
MIR. Morton yielded the floor to Mr. Alcorn,
who argued that the credentials of Pinchback
were in due form of law. and upon them he
should be duly seated. They were daily signed
by the Governor, and any investigation as to
the manner Of his election could only be made
after be was seated.
Mr.. Edmunds obtained the floor, but yielded
to Mr.. Cameron, whu moved to proceed to the
consideration of executive business.
Mr.. Boutwell, entered motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill appropriating $4,000
for St. Louis custom house ard post-ofice was
passed
The Senate at 35 went into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors were reopened, ad.
journed.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Public Buildings have
been given authority to perfect the ventilation
of the House.
Mr.. Durham of Kentucky, offered resolu
ton instruoting The judiciary Committee TO in
quire if any legislation is necessary to secure
indemnity to the United States for interest on