The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-16 00:00:00

CONGRESS,

IHE SENATE.

On the 17th Fel). the bill for a site for a n s
Executive Mansion, Mr. Sumner's bill striking cut
the word " white" from the naturalization law, and
the credentials of H. V. M. Miller, Senator elect
from Georgia, were reported adversely. The Ju-
diciary Committee also reported their opinion
that the President's last Amnesty Proclamation was
illegal. A substitute for the Supreme Court Judge
IBills was reported from the same committee by Mr.
Trumbull. It provides for the continuance of his
full salary for life to a Supreme Judge who shall
resign at the age of seventy years. The House
message asking a conference on the suffrage amend-
ment was taken up, and the Senate receded from
its amendments to' the proposition. On a motion
to concur in the House proposition, the yeas were
31 and the nays 27, so the motion failed for want
of the necessary two-thirds. On the motion of Mr.
Stewart, the amendment of the Senate Judiciary
Committee was then considered and passed—yeas 35,
nays 11.—On the 18th, bills were reported to en-
courage the building of steamships, and to establish
an American line of steamships to Europe, and re-
lating to captures by Admiral Farragut's fleet in the
passage to New Orleans. The Virginia Election
Bill was reported with amendments. Adverse re-
ports were made on the bill to create a Department
of House Affairs, proposing an Electoral College
Tribunal, and extending• the time of commence-
ment for certain suits in the Court of Claims. Mr.
Thayer introduced a bill requiring the planting of
trees on the homestead settlements. The resolution
to pay Senators from the Reconstruction States for
the full term of the Fortieth Congress was discussed.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was considered.
The credentials of Allen G. Thurman, Sena-
tor elect from Ohio, was presented. The House
Funding Bill was agreed to in evening session.—
On the 19th Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to repeal
the Act fixing the head-quarters of the General of
the Army at Washington, and requiring orders of
the President and Secretary of War to be issued
through him. The bill in relation to prize money
fur Admiral Farragut's fleet and the men of the
Kearsarge was pissed. The Indian Appropriation
Bill was passql, an amendment transferring the
India Bureau to the War Department having been
rejected. The Tenure-of-Office Bill was taken up,
but the Senate adjourned without acting upon it.
—Oa the 20th Feb. the credentials of Senator
elect Casserly, of California, were presented. The
bill repealing the Tenure-of-Office Act was dis-
cussed. The total repeal of the Act was advo-
cated by Senators Doolittle, Dixon, Morton and
Robertson, while its modification only was urged
by Senators Conkling, Howe, and SAwyer. On the
221 the United States Senate took a recess until
evening to allow of a caucus of the Republican Sena-
tors, in relation to the Tenure-of-Office Act. On
reassembling at 7 p.m. the bill abolishing the office
of Superintendent of Exports was passed. The
Supplementary Banking Bill, which provides for a
re-distribution of the currency, was considered, the
House amendments rejected, and a conferehce
asked. The Suffrage Amendment, as passed by the
Heruse,.was considered, but not acted upon.—On the
23d th Suffrage Amendment was taken up, and Mr.
Stewart moved to disagree and ask a committee of
conference with the House. Mr. Davis moved to
pc stpoae all business In order, and consider the
bill n.s.,..ectiog the Tenure-of-Office Act. Mr.
Davis's motion was lost—the yeas being 14, and the
nays 36. Mr. Stewart's motion was then car-
ried by a vote of 32 to 23, and a committee
of conference was appointed. The bill to
supply deficiencies in appropriation for In-
dian treaties was passed. Mr. Trumbull's bill
to amend the judicial system was also passed. It
provides for nine independent Circuit Judges to do
the business of the circuits now done by the
Supreme Judges, at an annual salary of $5,000
each. The Lill to punish office holding in violation
of the Fourteenth Article was discussed. The
Atnendatory Civil Rights Bill was passed. The
hill reorganizing the Supreme Court was considered.
Various bills were passed in evening session, in-
cluding cue giving consent to the erection of a
bridge across the Delaware, at Philadelphia.—On
the 24th the Judiciary Committee retorted the
Geori,:ia Bill and the bill to aboisli peonage. The
veto of the Copper Bill was read, anti the bill passed
over it by a voce of 37 to 12. Messrs. Fesselid(n,
Ferry, GI s, Trumbull, !..iumner, and Van Winkle.
were among those voting no. 'I he bill to provide
a provisional government for Alississipii was re-
ported. The Army Appropriation Bill was con-
sidered. '1 he bill repealing the law requiring the
General of the Army to remain in Washington, anti
that all orders to the army be itsuozi through lam,
was passed ; also the joint resolution dropping Isom
the army roll certain officers absent three months
without leave.— On the 23th a bill was reported pro-
viding for a board to consider the question of pre-
venting obstructions of the harbours of the United
States. The bill exempting manufacturers of naval
machinery from tax was passed. The Army Ap-
pi opriation Bill was considered. The Suffrage
Amendment was made the order for to-day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On Feb. 17 the Election Committee recommended
that none of the contestants from the Second Loui-
siana District were entitled to their seats. The
Supplementary National Banking Bill was consi-
dered, and amendments were adopted and I ejected,
and finally the bill was tabled, a motion to reconsi-
der being pending and in order to-day. The Army
Appropriation Bill was discussed in evening ses-
sion.-- On the 18th the Election Committee reported
that Thomas A. Hamilton, claiming a scat as Re-
presentative at large from Tennessee, was net en-
titled to it. The Supplementary National Bank-
ing Bill came up on a motion to reconsider the
tote laying it on the table, and its reconsideration
was agreed to. After some Parliamentary tactics
the bill was recommitted, with instructions that is
be forthwith reported back with the first three sec
lions and Mr. Coburn's amendment as a fourth. The
bill being so reported was passed, yeas 106, nays 77.
The Army Bill wrs considered in evening session.—
On the 19th the Army Appropriation Bill was
taken up, and Mr. Blaine's amendment in relation
to the r eduction of the army was adopted. A bill
to define felonies, &c., was passed. The Post-
office Appropriation Bill was considered.—On the
20th the report of the Election Committee,
giving the seat of delegates from New Mexico to
Mr. Chaves, was adopted. A resolution passed,
postponing the time for meeting of the Forty-
first Congress from noon to three o'clock on
the 4th of March. The Suffrage amendment was
passed, so modified as to prevent theabridg-
ment of the franchise, "or right to hold office
on account of race, colour, nativity, or previous
condition of servitude." It goes back to the Senate
for concurrence.—On the 22d various bills were
introduced and referred. Mr. Williams introduced
a bill granting the right of way to the Memphis,
El Paso, and Pacific Railroad Company to the
Pacific Ocean, which was passed by a vote of 122
to 40. Mr. Schenck called up his bill "to strengthen
the public credit," but the House instead of discus-
sing it went into Committee on the Post-office Ap-
propriationapzepnrideitnirotnts,Brinliowstalys
croendsuicdteiroends.._
Bill, which was passed with some
(I)frihetlNic a v2a3ldAthpe-
Election Committee reported that J. IL Casement
was not entitled to a seat as delegate from Wyom-
ing
Territory. The President's message, vetoing the
Copper Tariff Bill, was read, and the bill passed
over the veto—yeas 115, nays 66. The New York
Election Committee made a report, accompanied
by several bills and resolutions. One of the
bills, withdrawing naturalization jurisdiction
from the Supreme and Circuit Courts and Court of
Oyer and Terminer in New York city and county,
wits passed. A minority report was then presented,
signed by Messrs. RCM and Kerr. A conference
was ordered on the Suffrage Amendment and Navat
Appropriations. The bill "to strengthen the public
credit and legalis3 gold contracts" was considered.
The Legislative Appropriation Bill was considered
in committee of the Whole, and an amendment
adopted striking out the appropriation for the salary
of the Special Revenue Cormnissioner.—On the
24th the bill "the bill to strengthen public credit"
was t issed, as reported by the Ways an'l Means
Comm ttee, by a vote of 117 to 62. The Leg N-
ative Ap oropriation Bill was considered.--On the
25th Art. Kelley's Nickel Coinage Bill was passed.
The cc nference report on the Diplomatic Appro-
priation Bill was presented and rejected, and a new
conference asked. The conference report on tbe
Suffrage A:nendment was adopted, being the Senate
proposition. The Legi-lative and Deficiency Ap-
priation Bills were considered.

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