The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-04
xLvTH CONGRESSES SECOND SESSION
SENATE.
Census Bill Finally Passed.-F0rtifiea-
ton Bill Agreed to.


WASHINGTON, March g.
Resolution submitted by Teller for continuing the
Teller committee until next session. to sit during re-
cess, was agreed to. Senate then went into execu-
tive session.
AT $40 the doors opened and message from the
House announced non-coneurrence in the amend
ments of the Senate to the river and harbor bill.
The Senate insisted upon its amendment and a
conference was ordered.
Bill providing for taking of the tenth and subse-
quent censuses was taken up.
House amendments were agreed 10 and the bill
passed.
Bid for relief of soldiers and sailors becoming to-
tally blind in the service passed.
Mr.. Window from the conference committee on
fertilization bill submitted eportwhch was agreed
toaand the bill passed.
Bill for relief of Joseph L. Stevens postmaster at
Manchester, N. H., passed.
Bill making appropriation for payment of claims
reported by the Southern Claims Commission pass
ed.
MI. Allison from the conference committee on the
deficiency bill, submitted report which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Window from the conference committee on the
sundry civil bill submitted report, but objection
being made to its present consideration it was laid
aside temporarily.
The Senate at o'clock took recess until s.
Evening Session.
The repOrr CT the conference committee on the
disagreeing amendments to the sundry civil bill was
agreed to.
The Senate passed the House bill to promote the
education of the blind.
Mr.. Allison made report from the conference
committee on disagr eeipg amendments to the river
and harbor bill. Agreed TO.
The Senate took up the House bill providing for an
organization Of the Mississippi Improvement Com
mission, the deepening of that river and protection
of alluval lands 1t spproprates $25O,OO for pay
ment Of expenses tor surveys.
HOUSE.
The FortiiicatiOu, River and HarbOr, and
Snndry Civil Bills Passed.-Impeach-
mens Proceed inxs Against Sewaro.
Some of the business oa the Speakers table was
disposed of.
Bills in relation to the Northern Sc Kansas Pacific
Railroads were referred to the committee of the
whole.
Bills relating to homestead settlements on public
lands within the railroad limits was passed.
The conference report on the fertilization bill was
agreed to.
At noon under strict party vote the report of
the committee for impeachment of Geo. f. Seward
was taken up.
Report of the majority of the committee presents
II articles of impeachment against Geo. f. Seward,
and concludes with resolutions directing that Seward
be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors
while in office, providing for the appointment of
seven members to proceed mm ediatey to the bar of
the Senate, and there mpeach Sewar I'd in the name
of the House.
Mr.. Atkins reported the sundry civil bill from the
conference. Agreed to after debate.
The bill now appropriates $is 100000.
MIR. Reagan presented a conference report on the
river and haIbor bill, and it was agreed to.
House at 6. 80 took recess till O'Clock.
Evening Session.
The galleries were closely packed and all halls and
corridors through with people.
Senate amendments to post route bill concurred in
Mr.. Blount presented conference report on the
deficiency bill. Agreed to.
House undertook to consider the Seward case but
objection was made.
Mr.. Potter presented the report of his committee
and the views of the minority and of one member
(Butlef9.
Mr.Blount, at 10 o'clock, presented conference re-
port on post Office bill which was adopted without
debate.
Mr.. Conger insisted upon the report prese nted by
Mr.. Potter.
Mr.. Springer (amid cries of ''orde,' from the Re-
publican sde) said the House might as well do that
as anything else. If the other side intends to fill
buster until noon Tomorrow for the purpose of pre-
venting one of their party friends being brought to
to the bar of the House, it could do so and take the
responsibility.
The Potter reports had to be withdrawn, because
the Republicans insisted en- having it read with the
views of the minority.
The minority report on the Seward impeachment
case. referring the whole subject to the judiciary
committee, was voted down.
A separate vote was demanded on each of the l7lh
articles of Impeachment.