The Portland daily press., 1878-06-14
XLVth Congress- Regular Session.
SENATE.


Bill amending the customs laws so as to fix the
salaries of surveyors of customs at Portland, &c.,
was placed on the calendar.
The resolution authorizing the sub-com mittee on
the Ditrct OF Columbia to sit during the recess to
consider plans for the improvement OF sewerage to
examine the sewerage OF other cities and providn e
Tor the payment of expenses was agreed to-
The bill to repeal the specie resumption act was
taken up.
Mr.. Ferry said he agreed with the majority of the
committee on finance IN fixing Oct. list, 1878 as the
time when United States notes shall be received tor
duties on imports but the amendment in the nature
OF substitute proposed by Voorhees, some time ago
was to make them receivable and after the pas
sage of the act. He suggested to Voorhees, that he
80 modify his amendment provide that United
States notes shall be redeemabe sthe same as coin'
on payment for the per cent. bonds, &c., and it was
so modified.
Mr.. Ferry, during his remarks on the bill, sail the
theory ofit was to break down all distinction between
greenbacks and coiu.
MIR. Dawes said the object of 1t was just the re-
verse. The object of the specie resumption act was
to break down the distinction between green backs
and coin and this bill was to repeal the specie re-
Messrs. Ferry, Mcdonald and voorhees, submitted
amendments all of which were rejected by close
votes.
Question required on the amended substitute
OF the committee finance for the House bill and it
was agreed to, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Barnum. Bay
ard, Burnside Butler, Dawes, Dorsey, Eaton,
Ferry, Hill, Howe Hoar, Kellogg, KEENAN,, Kirk
wood, Lamar, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Matthews
bury, saunde s, Teller, Wsdleigh, and Window 80
Nays1dMessrs;, Armstrong, Bailey, Beck, Booth
Dennis, Eustis, Gordon, Hereford. Ingalls,. Jones
OF Florida, Jones Of Nevada, McCreery, Mcdonald,
Maxey, Merrimon, Morgon, Oglesby, Patterson,
wItheTs-29.
The bill having been considered in committee Of
the whole ana It was reported to the Senate. The
amendments made In committee were concuIred in
and IL was read third time and passed.
YeasoMessrs; Allison, Armstrong: Bailey Bar
mum, Beck, Booth, Bruce Christancy, Coke,
OOnOVer, Davis of ILL.,. Dennis. Dorsey
Gordon, Hereford, Hill. Howe, Ingalls, johnson,
Jones of Fla, Jones of Ney., Kellogg, Kirkwood,
SSorgsn, oglesby, Paddock, Randolph, salisbury,
Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Thurman, Voorhees,,
wallace, Window and Withers-45.
Nays-MessIs Anthony, Bayard, Burnside Butler
Dawes, Eaton, Hoar, Herman, Lamar, Mcpherson,
Morrill,, Patterson, Rollins, Sargent and Wadleigh
Messrs. Harris, Ransom and Grover who would
have voted in the affirmative were paired with
Messrs. Edmunds, Hamlin and Mitchell who would
nave voted in the negative.
Bills passed reads as follows:
Ihat from and after the passage of this act United
States notes shall be receivable the as coin in
payment Tor four per centum bonds now authorized
p law 10 DE issued, and on and after October l. 1873
said notes shall be receivable for duties on i'm
Ali the latter part of the substitute reported by the
committee on finance forbiddiDg the retirement Of
iegai tender notes, &c, stricken out, that sub
The Senate. fASsN
The title was amended so as to read SAN act to
t1dhC Cubeu states notes receivable for duteS
imports and tor other PURPOSES
MI. Ransom from the committee on railroads re-
ported without amendment the Senate bill to aid the
struct line of railway in the states of Georgia and
Florida. Placed on the calendar.
MI. mcDonad from the committee on judiciary
reported without amendment the House bill to legal
ne collection of head money already paid
MI WINDOW announced that Mr.. Blaine mem
per o. inc conference committee on the army appro-
priation Dill was sick, and Mr.. Sargent has been ap-
pointed to I'LL the vacancy.
=, The Senate resumed the consideration of bills ON
the calendar and several were passed.
Inc Dill to create sinking fund for the Kansas
faclnc was taken up but no action reached.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
House went into the committee of The whole ON the
civil appropriation bill,
Mr. Hale offered resolution closing all further
to l16 to 40. '''' -As'Ss0N
Eden-I move to suspend the rules and put the bill
on us passage just as it came from the committee.
Atkins-I am asst nished that the gentleman is SO
anxious 10 pass the bill without understanding it,
Eden (excitedly).You might well put it through
under suspension of the rnes as put it through in
ATKINS (also excitedy)-I am not one of the gag
gers. Want it understood. L am opposed to the
proposition.
Cox of New York-If we pass the bill under sus
pension oil the rales it will be disgrace to egisla-
uon and we suspend ourselves if we do daughter and
go. move 10 adjourn so as TO give men,
13l. -'sn' '0D0o' AoS'-if W
Cox-The proposition to shut off all debate on all
amendments is gag and there is no use in nv stand
ing up with thirteen others to flibuster against
It By this lime nearly every member was on his
ieeti Cox Of New York, Hooker and Kenna were
raising points OF order amid CT les of ''order' and
vote from all parts OF the hall Finally the Speak
er succeeded in obtaining order and the vote being
taken ON Edens motion to suspend the rules aud
yeas As, nays 1876.
House then went into the committee of the whole
on the sundry civil bill.
The amendment appropriatiDg $4,000 for the i'm
adopted.
The appropriation for the HAYDEN survey was in
creased from $4,000 to S75,OOO
Inc appropriation for the Powell survey was in
cIeased from $4,000 to $4,000
Alter very noisy session the committee without
maj action on the bill rose.
report OF the conference COMMITTEES the
Hopse ~ 9petropriatlon bill was agreed 10 and the
A-"use at a%V LOOK recess till z 80.
EveRiug Session
Resolution for the nterpositiop of the p,esient RI
oota1 q renedrilg III the case of Edward O'Meaghef
COngdon passed Unanimously eo
Bill for the sale OF sman a ms usad IN +bs nor, o,d
The purchase OF arms similar t. those nsad in the
army was passed. ~ " 0
Mr.. Waddell moved to suspend the rpIas and ocs
the concurrent resolution resembling the a1ionrn
ment esolution and fixing Thursday the both mt
az II NJ, as the time tor the adjournment Amid
IL. w ''9'-"'''N was N'-'"'eu-4l TO
Mouse then went into the committee of the whole
On tpe sandry civil appropriation bill.
~ sSOIOus III PUBIC pllutfDg
changing the law in relation 10 the number of docu
Ments % be printed, etc, (from Sec. 2 to Sec 1D
were reached, Mr. Hale raised the point of order
the % section that it changed the law and was not in
ihe direction OF economy. The point was sustained
and IN order to save time aud facilitate business the
remaining sections were considered in bulk and ali
ruled out on point of order.
the House. f ~ - w
on MT Atkins Immediately demanded the previous
=, Mr. Ewing came to the front and asked the gen.
=. s noh tennessee TO yield to him and allow him
~ e. VeI an amendment prohibiting the sale of bonds
lar order.l 1N'' N0iies u nus no anu ieso-
,,easaas s-l am in perfect sympathy with the gen.
tsa amendment but cannot yield in this bill
kapplsuse and contusion)
living (excitedly)-The gentleman yesterday
al Speaker-What the gentleman said yesterday
wi NJ, aot avail if he does not say SO now.
disorder. >t'- was '"0A eAeu "nAi" slea'
vers sa.nts made in committee of the whole
otha- ,VeS "; on IN detail ami were adopted and
1N-c.s rejected. AT midnpht and xpifhout nmnlat.