The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-14

the report was accepted and new committee
appointed. Conference committees were or
dered on the silver bill and on the sundry civil
appropriation bill, The Senate joint resolution
for the completion of the Washington monu-
ment was passed unanimously.
Friday, july I'm the Senate the conference
report on the legislative appropriation bill was
discussed at length, and the causes of nom
agreement between the House were reviewed
by Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, who stated that the
present position of the House is revolutionary.
The Senate bill removing the political disabli-
ties of Gen. G. Y. Beauregard was passed and
resolution calling ON the President for infor-
nation regarding the Sioux Indian troubles,
new conference committee appointed upon the
legislative bill, and also upon the sundry civil
appropriation bill, the Senate amendments to
which were insisted upon. The consideration
of the impeachment case was then resumed.
In the House a number of private bills were re-
ported and disposed of, and after discussion,
the bill requiring the Pacific railroad compan-
les to create sinking fund to reimburse the
United States, was passed, and a conference
committee appointed on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill.
Saturday, july SIN the Senate bill con-
tinuing the temporary provisions for the expen-
penses of government for ten days more, and
the bill authorizing the Congressional printer
to continue the public printing for that time,
were passed, aud also resolution donating two
cannon to Stonington, CT. The Senate then
went into court of impeachment four witnesses
being examined. In the House the Indian bill
referring to lands open for exploration and set
Element was taken up and the Indian question
discussed at some length. The sudden death
of Mr.. Parsons of Kentucky, was announced
in both houses, and House committee ap.
pointed to accompany the remains to Ken
lucky.
Monday, July 1C.-In the Senate several bills
and resolutions were called up, but no action
taken on any, and the impeachment case was
resumed. Whitelaw Reid, G. p Marsh and
Brevet Major General N. B. Hazeu being ex-
amined. A message from the House was re-
ceived, announcing the passage of the bill to
continue, for ten additional days, the act pro-
viding temporarily for the expenses of govern
ment. In the House, the original House bill
continuing tie temporary provision for govern
ment expenses for ten additional days was
passed. A despatch from the Governor of
Maine was received stating that Mr.. Blaine
having accepted the Senatorship he resigned his
seat as member of the House from that day.
The conference committee on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill reported nom
agreement, and after debate. new committee
was appointed.
Tuesday, july 1.-THE Senate spent the day
on the impeachment trial and the testimony on
the part of the prosecution was concluded.
Marsh Yehearsed the tale he had previously
told to the committee on war expenditures and
Hester Clymer, chairman Of that committee,
testified as to what Beiknap had said when he
was summoned to answer the testimony of
Marsh. The trial will probably be concluded
within fortnight. The House was not in ses-
sion.
| Wednes day, July 12.-Senate transacted no
legislative business. In the impeachment
trial the prosecution was concluded and the de-
fence called several witnesses to show Bel
knap's good reputation. House adopted the re-
port of the committee on elections, declaring
that Darwell, the setting member from Lou
siana was entitled to his seat. Bill declaring
the country north of the North Platte open to
exploration was recommitted. Report on the
Schenck case was adopted.
THE INDIAN MASSACRE.
On the outside will be found full account
of the defeat of Gen. Custer and the massacre
of himself and his entire command. Subse-
quent dispatches only serve to confirm the tale
there told in all its details. In seeking for q
scape goat some correspondents shas attacked
Gen. Reno and allege that his d;sobedience of
orders was the cause of the disaster. There
is much more evidence, however, to show that
it is attributable to Clusters superabundance of
courage, as Gen. Sheridan calls it. and misap-
prehension of the army's force. When he ar
rived in sight of the village he is said to have
exclaimed "Hurrah Clusters luck and with
out any attempt to ascertain the Sioux force,
charged up the ravine into the teeth of three
thousand of the bravest savages on the plans
POLITICAL.
The Massachusetts Prohibition party held
State convention ia Boston last week and nom
mated John 7. Baker of Springfield for Cover
nor and Rev. DR.. D. G, Eddy for Lieutenant
Governor.
The Cincinnati Volksblatt has changed hands
now and favors Hayes and Wheeler.
Zacharah Chandler has been elected chair
man of the National Republican Committee
and R. G. Mccormick Secretary.
A convention of representatives Of secret
political societies was held in Philadelphia last
week and series Of resolutions adopted oppos-
ing Catholic political organizations, endorsing
the public school system, promising resistance
to all efforts against the Bible, favoring specie
resumption and endorsing Hayes and Wheel
or.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A disastrous tornado passed over Central
Iowa on the night of the fourth. The village
of Rockdale, q miles from Dubuque, which
is built in a ravine on stream, was inundated
and every building in the place swept away by
the flood. Forty-two persons were drowned.
In the vicinity of Burlington the damage was
very severe to crops and houses.
Yellow fever is prevailing at quarantine in
New York harbor, and is very virulent.
Castle Garden was burned last Sunday.
Loss $4,000
The propeller st. CLAIR has been burned in
Lake Superior, and twenty seven lives were
lost.
A construction train consisting of one car
and an engine on the Mount Washington Ex-
tension while ascending grade Tuesday, owing
to an accident to the engine commenced to
slip back, and as the speed increased the labor
ers on board became frightened and jumped
off. Seven persons received injuries more or
less severe, but there wers no fatal casualties.
The weather for the past week has been ex-
ceedingly hot throughout the eastern and mid
die states, and many deaths have occurred
from sunstroke, washington the heat has
been severer than for many years and con-
gressmen are anxious to get away. In Balt-
more there were twenty-seven sunstrokes Mon
day, and the medical department of the Gen.
tennial treated $4,000 the same day. In New
York AZ fatal cases were reported. At Tren-
ton Sunday the thermometer was ITO in the
shade. The state militia were encamped at
general muster near the city, and nearly 200
men were Frustrated by the heat.
There was serious riot at Hamburg, S. c.,
on the fourth, which resulted in the killing of
six negroes and one white man. A colored
militia company had blocked up the street and
interrupted white man driving through the