The Portland daily press., 1882-02-01
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session.
SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
A joint resolution to print the eulogies on
the late Senators Burnside and Carpenter and
Representative Wood was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony, the Printing
Committee was discharged from further con-
sders tion of the petition for the publication of
Congressional proceedings for every family in
the country 1t would cost $70,000000 per
year.
Mr.. Rollins, from tho Committee on Public
Buildings, reported favorably bill for pub
lie building at Concord, N. H.
Among the bills introduced were two by Mr..
Hale for public buildings in Augusta and
Calais, Me.
At 1.2O the Senate resumed the consideration
of Sherman's three per cent. bill.
After the rejection of the modification of his
resolution submitted by Mr.. Vest, the Senate
took up Mr.. Plummer's amendment. That
gentlemen withdrew all the clauses of his
amendment except one directing that the sur
plus revenues in excess of $100000,000 be used
for redemption purposes, and the discussion
was confined to this proposition. The amend
ment was then agreed to. 1t is as follows:
That the Secretary of the Treasury shall use all
funds now held in the treasury for the redemption
in redemption of bonds of the United States, such
redemption to be in not less than three install
ments. Said sum of 100000, 900 SO left in the
treasury shall not be increased diminished except
in the redemption of United States notes.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A number of bills were reported by the
chairman of various committees and referred
to the committee of the whole, and the house
resumed consideration of the resolution reported
from the committee on foreign affairs, request
ing the President to obtain list of American
citizens confined in English prisons.
Mr. Dunnell of Minnesota, expressed his
surprise at the speeches delivered last week by
the gentlemen from New York (Robinson and
Cox) Theyswere not complimentary to the
United States government or its traditional
history.
A noisy discussion ensued in which Orth,
Dunnell, Robson and Robinson participated,
the two latter endeavoring to speak at the same
time.
The resolution was finally adopted and is as
follows:
ResoIUed, That the President be requested to OBJ
tain list of American citizens naturalzed or ma
tive born under arrest or imprisonment upon au
thority of said government with statement OF the
cause or causes of such arrest and imprisonment,
especially of such citizens as have been thus arrest
ed and imprisoned under suspension OF hG6eGs cor
Dus in Ireland and that he communicate such in
formation when received to this house, together
with all correspondence now on file in the depart
ment of State relating to any existing arrest ana
Imprisonment of citizens as aforesaid,
House at 1.15 went into committee on the
public calendar.
Bill authorizing the government to establish
home for INDECENT soldiers and sailors in Erie
Penn, was considered, but without action
committee rose.
Prescott gave notice he would on Thursday
call up the apportionment bill for considera-
ton.
Brigham. chairman of the committee on
post Offices and post roads, reported the annual
post route bill, and it it was passed
Adjourned,