Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.


WARRINGTON. December 14.-Morrill
offered a resolution i~nstructing the Post.
office Committee to inquire whether ex.
listing telegraph lines largely interiered
with the business OF the Posiofioe De.
partnent, and whether the telegraphio
service should not be exclusively In the
hands OF the Government. Agreed to.
After the morning hour the Fitz.John
Porter bill WAS taken up.
Davis offered the following substitute
for the substitute proposed BY Randolph:
That the President is hereby authorized.
within eighteen months from the pas.
sage OF this Act, in his discretion, by
and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, to appoint to the army Fitz-John
Porter. who was dismissed by sentence
Of o oourt-martial on January 8, 1862;
provided. however,. that such appoint.
msnt shall give no higher rank than
Colonel on the retired list; and provided
further. that said Porter shall receive no
pay, compensation or allowance for the
time intervening between his dismissal
and such appointment.
After debate, including Q vigorous Ave
minutes speech agaipst 1t by Logan. the
amendment was agreed to-3G to GA
party vote. except that Davis, Of Illinois,
voted with the Republicans.
The bill was then reported to the Son.
ate, and the question being on agreeing
to the amendments made In Committee
OF the Whole.
Burnside made . set speech against
the bill.
The amendments made In Committee
Of the Whole wero agreed to-37 to 90
aud the bill read q third time and passed
by q strict party vote. except Davis, Of
Illinois.
Money. Chairman Of the Postofics
Committee reported back q resolution
rssiting that certain unfrankable matter
was detained In the Washington Post.
Office under the frank Of a Representa-
tive. He reported an amendment ask.
ing the Postmaster for information as to
tho abuse OF the frank by members Of
Congress and the loan OF franks.
Singleton. Of Illinois. opposed the
resolution. which, however. was adopted
with amendments.
Morton introduced O bill to ipcorpo-
rate the Maritime Canal Company OF
Nicaragua. Referred to the Committee
on Commerce. III names as incorpo.
rators U. s. Grant. f. D. Morgan. Il. J..
Jewstt, W. r. Garrison. Howard Porter,
Frederick Billings, G. W. Riggs, Scion
Humphreys. Frederick Buttera-ld. J..
Thomas, D. France. E. T. Brals and
William Dennison. and promises that
the capital stock shall consist OF not less
than 100000 nor more than 1000, 900
shares OF 500 each.
Young introduced o bill to encourage
American ssamsn and to provide q home
tor permanently disabled seamen. Re.
fsrred.
Bicknsll then called up the electoral
count resolution. and demanded the pre-.
vious question. and Republicans refus.
ing to vote, the House was left without
q quorum. The roll-oall was ordered.
and at its conclusion Bickuell said l.
was evident that the Republicans were
not better minded since the debate than
before. aud consequently he would not
now press the resolution. but would
briug 1t forward in January as soon as
be could find l47 Democrats.
On motion OF Wood. the House went
into committee on the Funding bill.
The Speaker announced that the mo-
ton made by F. Wood had been carried
yeas 1876. nays 90-and the House
went into Committee OF the Whole.
Covert in the chair. on the Funding bill.