Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-20
Congressional Summary.
WAsHNaroy. Feb. -.

ssAe SSA"s0 snS VI SueutlaIS VI tho hon. W ID.
Sprague, elected United States Senator from
Rhode Island for six years.
The JOINT resolutions of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, requesting the Senators of that
State to vote for the repeal of the duty on
printing paper, were presented.
The petition Of Horace II. Day, asking to
be permitted to construct ship canal around
the Falls Of Niagara, was laid before the Sen.
ate.
Apetition was presented asking Congress
to prohibit the circulation Of disloyal news
papers in the army.
The currency bill was taken up and passed
yeas %, nays 81. ' -'1
The Missouri emancipation bill was then
taken up and amended, so as to reduce the
amount for each slave emancipated from $500
to 5000, by vote Of l9 to II.
After adopting the substitute reported by
the Judiciary Committee the bill passed-23
to 10.
The President was requested to commune
cate to the Senate any information he may
have relative to the use of negroes by the
French army in Mexico.
EVENING SESSION. bill to prevent and
punish frauds on the revenue passed.
Bills for the admission of Nevada, Nebras.
ka and Colorado as States and to provide
temporary government for the Territory Of
Montona, were introduced and referred to the
Committee on Territories.
| The bill to increase the number of Major
and Brigadier Generals was taken up, and an
amendment limiting the increase to 20 Major
and so Brigadier Generals, was adopted al
so an amendment providing that no Gener.
al shall be appointed from any branch of the
public service. The bill then passed--22 to
A.
After the Executive session the Senate ad.
journed.
HousE.-Tho bill providing temporary
organization for the territory Of Montona was
passed. Yeas So, nays 80.
The Senate's amendment of the bill 70. the
relief of citizens of Minnesota, sufferers by the
Indian outbreak, was concurred in.
Resolutions of the Assembly of New York,
recommending reduction of the duty on
printing paper, and resolutions Of the same
body in favor of general bankrupt act, were
presented. .''s-
The fertilization bill was taken up and an
amendment appropriating 100000 for the
fertilization of Washington was adopted, and
the bill passed. Adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
| SENArE.-The resolution to review the act
to secure to men actually employed in the
Department: of the West and Missouri their
pay, bounty and pensions, was passed.
The joint resolution authorizing the Score.
tary of the Treasury to pay Perry E. Brochus
his salary as Judge of the Supreme Court Of
the United Suites for the Territory of New
Mexico passed; also the bill to prevent cor
respondence with rebels. f#
The bill to provide ways and means to sup
port the Government was taken up and SO
amended as to make the interest on notes
authorized by the bill, and certificates of in
dsbtedness here after issued, payable in law.
| tul mon " insteal of coin, also reducing the
notes to be issuel to $3.50, 900, 900 instead of
100000, 900, including the amount issued by
tho resolution of January 18th, 1868. After
| a lengthy discussion and the rejection of sew
eral amendments, the bill passed-yeas 81,
| nays 4. -..s -.-
HousE.-The House took up the naval ap-
propriatiol bill and struck out an appropria-
ton of $463 300 for tho New York navy yard
and inserted 81 ,2ls,0 900 for floating section
al or dry dock, of sufficient size and capacity
for raising any Of the vessels now built, after
which the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Colfax the Second Audi
tor was requested to inf,rm the House if some
plan could not be devised for the prompt pay
ment of tho 500 bounty to the families of
deceased soldiers, leaving the arrears and
pay alone to be settled by the pay rolls
A bill providing for the sale, and disposal
of proceeds, of vessels and other property
seized and condemned was passed.
A bill to provide comfortable home for
our disable soldiers was introduced and re-
ferred to the military committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA.
SESArE.-Thc bill to prevent and punish
frauds against the government was taken up
and passed. .--'- .- '"
Mr.. Grimes moved to take up the bill al.
thoriziug letters Of msrque and reprisal. AZ
ter discussion the bill was postponed.
Adjourned.
HoUsR.-A bill to establish navy yard at
St. Louis was referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
The House discharged the Committee on
Elections from further consideration of Mr..
Byington's memorial oontesting Mr.. Wander
ver's seat.
The Indian appropriation bill was amended
but not definitely acted upon. House ad-
iourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb II.
SESArs.-Petitions were presented for
camp hospitals and ambulance corps.
A joint resolution from the Post Office
Committee was reported, authorizing the
collection of foreign postage in coin.
The bill to prevent agents of the Govern
ment from taking any consideration for pro-
curing places of office or contract, passed.
The bill authorizing letters of marque and
reprisal was taken up and discussed at length,
without any definite action.