The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17
Forty Fourth Congress-First Sessio
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.
Mr.. Wright from the Committee on Claims
reported adversely on the bill to reopen settled
claims of several states against the United
and it was indefinitely postponed He also re-
ported adversely on the memorial of the Vir-
ginia legislature asking payment of the balance
due that state by the federal government for
money advanced during the war of 1872, and
the committee were discharged from It's further
consideration.
Mr.. Alcorn called attention to the charges in
Western newspapers that he was engaged in q
conspiracy to uphold Morton in the ''bloody
shirt business and to influence Chief Justice
Waite to deliver decision in favor
of the enforcement act. He denied any knowl-
edge of such conspiracy or gathering of gen.
tlemen in Washington, or of having anything
to do with any one seeking to unduly influence
Chief Justice Waite.
Mr.. Anthony submitted concurrent resolu-
ton that the reports in the Congressional Rec
ord shall be accurate transcripts of the proceed
lngs and debates of the two houses of Congress,
and that no speech shall be published therein
which was not spoken in the Senate or House
of Representatives, and such speeches shall be
printed as they were actually delivered, with
out omission or alteration or addition, except
verbal alterations made by the author of
speech and by no other person, and that when
speeches are reserved by the Speaker for cor
rection they shall be returned to the reporter of
the House in which they were delivered within
one week, and if not so returned they shall be
printed in the Congressional Record, from the
original notes of the reporter. Ordered to be
printed and laid on the table.
Mr.. Anthony gave notice that he would call
it up for consideration to morrow.
Mr.. Kelley of Oregon called up the Senate
bill for the sale of timber lands in the states of
California and Oregon and the territories of
the United States. Mr.. Kelly said that this
bill was copy of the one passed by the House
of Representatives last session and lost IN the
Senate for the want of time. It was only car
ried into effect by the recommendations of the
land Office.
The bill was discussed at length, and at As
o'clock Mr.. Edmunds moved to lay it aside and
take up the Pinchback case.
Mr. Morton opposed the motion on the
ground that several Senators were absent and
the vote was taken.
The motion of Mr.. Edmunds was lost-yeas
80 nays 80, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bayard, Bogy, Booth Caperton,
English Goldthwaite, Johnston, Jones Of Fla, Ker
nan, Key, McCreery, Mcdonald, Maxey, Merrimon,
Norwood, Randolph, Ransom, Saulsburp. Stevenson,
NAYs-Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell,, Bruce,
Cameron Of Pa, Cameron of Wis. Clayton, Conk-
ling, Conover, Dawes, Dorsey; Frelinghuysen, Ham
Jones of New, Logan, Mcmillan Morrill, OF Me-,
Morrill, Of VT, Morton, Ogesby, Paddock Patterson,
Sargent, Sherman, Spencer, Wadlegh, Window and
Wnght-33.
Mr.. Ferry, who would have voted in the neg
alive, was paired with Mr.. Gordon of Georgia,
who would have voted in the affirmative.
Those not voting were Anthony Burnside
Christiancy, Cragin, Kelly, Mitchell and Rob-
ertsoD.
which the bill in regard to the payment of
claims for carrying mails before the war was
Indefinitely postponed was reconsdered, and it
was placed on the calendar with the adverse
report
pending order being the bill in regard to the
sale of timber ON public lands, and take up for
consideration the conference report submitted
Yesterday on the joint resolution to pay inter-
est on the 365 District of Columbia bonds
Agreed to-
went into executive session, and after short
time adjourned.
Several bills were introduced, including one
fixing the rates for mails on the Pacific rail-
roads.
Resolutions were referred that the Secretary
of the Interior furnish list of all defaulting
revenue officers and a copy of the report of the
Pacific railroad government directors.
A bill was passed extending the time for
fling claims for additional bountes to 1878,
The bill was passed for the sale of the arse.
nal at StoniDgton, Ct.
MI Faulkner, from the foreign committee,
made an adverse report on the proposition to
give notice OF the termination of the treaty of
the ODD of Feb, 1868, with the North German
Confederation. Tabled.
The House went into the committee of the
whole on the Colorado bill.
The only changes made by this bill in the
enabling act of last March. are a provision that
all qualified voters under the laws of the terri
tory shall be entitled to vote on the question OF
ratification or rejection, and a provision appro-
priating $4,000 to pay the expenses of the con-
stitutional convention.
The opposition to the bill, lied by RandalD
was to the appropriation, it being charged that
there was no precedent for such thing.