The Portland daily press., 1882-06-21
XLVITth Congress-1st Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 20.
| Mr.. Morrill, reported favorably from the
| finance committee the bill to provide bet
| ter system for the trial Of customs revenue
cases. This is the bill agreed to by the Board
| of Commerce of New York. 1t provides for a
transfer to and adjudication by the court of
| claims of such cases. Calendar.
| Mr.. Hawley from the military committee
| made unanimous report in favor of the
House joint resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary OF War to erect at Washington's head
| quarters in Newburgh memorial column and
| to aid in defrayiDg expenses of the centennial
| celebration in that city in 1888. Passed.
The following bills reported favorably from
the military committee were passed in the
morning hour: House bill permitting laying
of street railway on Mill street (title to which
is in the government) in Springfield, Mass.
appropriating $4,000 to construct road and
approaches from Mound City, Ills, to the
national military cemetery, and for other pur-
posed was amended by reducing the amount
from $25, 600 to $4,000; the Senate bill appro-
prjating $4,000 to construct road from New
Albany, Ind, to the national cemetery near
that city.
Mr.. Sewall called up the Senate bill prescri b.
ing regulations for the Soldiers Home in
Washington and for other purposes. Passed
with an amendment requiring the treasurer to
give bond in $4,000 for faithful performance
ofhis duty.
The committee in charge of the river and
HaIDCI OOgdlACu A0dNS W Stb uurluE tlo
sessions.
The Senate bill for the extension of the ex-
ecutive mansion was passed.
The credentials of Henry B. Anthony as
Senator from Rhode Island vera read and
filed.
Several private bills were passed and con-
sideration of the House bank charter bill was
resumed. The pending section was section 12
which provides for deposit of gold coin with
the treasurer or assistant treasurers of the
limited Siatag and iaSTIQ n oavtifi0ator fbor
for.
Pending the amendment offered by Mr..
Coke which directs the issue of silver as we'll
as gold certificates, Mr.. Allison moved an
amendment which Mr. Coke accepted as a
substitute for his own providing that silver GER
tifcates as well as gold certificates may be
counted as part of the lawful reserve of
bank and be accepted in the settlement of
clearing house balances. Debate followed but
withont action on the bill the Senate adjourn
ed.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid a communication before
the House from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting letter from the Lighthouse
Board, asking for an appropriation of 100000
for lighted buoys. Referred.
In accordance with an understanding yester-
day, the House Immediately proceeded TO vote
on the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to examine and to report to Con-
gress the arrival of all claims of Texas, Colo
RADIO, Oregon, Nebraska, California, Kansas
and Nebraska, and the Territories of Washing
ton and Idaho, on account of money expended
aud Indebtedness incurred in repelling iDva-
sion andssuppressing Indian hostilities. Passed I;
yeas 154, nays 80.
On motion of Mr.. Watson of Pennsylvania,
the Senate bill was passed, appropriating $780,
900 for the erection of public building at
Erie Pa.
Mr.. Dingley Of Maine, from the Committee
on Banking, reported a bill to provide for the
issue of gold certificates. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr. Gambler Of Massachusetts,, from the same
committee, reported joint resolution author
izing the Secretary of War to prevent any in
reference with navigation by the erection OF
bridges across nayigable rivers. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. UpdegraF, chairman of the committee
on the law respecting the election of President
and Vice President, reported bill ''To fix a
day for the meeting of the electors for Presi-
dent and Vice President and to regulate count
ing the votes and to decide questions arising
thereon as a substitute for the Senate bill on
the same subject He said the bill provided
that the candidate declared not elected might
proceed against his competitor by an action in
the nature of a quo warranto, bat could not
proceed against him " an injunction.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Browne was
adopted, and the question recurring on the
adoption of the substitute as amended it was
rejected-yeas 13. nays 100.
The question then recurred on the Senate
bill, but its third reading was refused and the
bill was recommitted.
The bill providing for the erection of the
Congressional Library building was taken up,
but without action the House adjourned.