Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-19
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In the United States Senate on Friday, Ar
Wilson reported back the bill to raise addi-
tional soldiers for the service Of the United
States, wit8 The recommendation that it DO
not pass, because the authority intended to be
granted is sufficiently granted in the act ap-
proved July II, 1852 This is the JiII intro
duced by Mr. Sumner. The bill to withhold
the pay OF officers absent from duty was report
ed back. The bill to s0tiSfy claims for dam
age done by Union troops in West Virginia
was reported back. The resolution was pass
cd to revive the act to seaare to men actually
employed in the Department Of the West and
Missouri their pay, bounty, aud pensions. A
bill was reported to provide for an Assistant
Treasurer Of the United States also bill to
give Inspectors of Customs at New York 81
per day. Tie bill to prevent correspondence
with the Rebels was passed. 4 till was offer
ed for the reorganization of the Engineer
Corps. The Ways aud Means bill for the
support of the Government was then taken up
An amendment was adopted making the in
terest on notes authorized By the BILL and
certificates Of indebtedness hereafter issued
payable in lawful money instead of coin al.
so, an amendment reducing the amount of
notes to be issued to $3.50, 0O0, 900 instead Of
$500, 600, 000 Including the amount issued by
tie resolution Of January II, 1868 The
section allowing coupons on bonds aud notes
to De received for customs thirty days before
aud after due was stricken out. Motion was
made to amend the proposed tax Of per cent.
on the circulation Of the banks, so as to make
it per cent. for two years, and 2 per cent.
after that. 1t was adopted % to Is. On
the final vote the bill was adopted 80 to A.
the four nays were the very malignant copper
heads CarlIe Of Virginia, Powell Of Kentucky,
Richardson Of Illinois, and Wall of New Jer
sey.
In the House, the Naval app; opriation bill
was passed, after some amendments. The
House agreed to the amendment striking out
an appropriation Of $463, 600 for the New
York Navy Yard and inserting 81, ,243, 900
for a sectional or floating dry dock, of suf1i-
cent size aud capacity for raising any vessel
now built. 4 bill to amend the several Con-
fscaton acts was reported. A bill was intro
duced to provide home for poor disabled and
discharged soldiers
In the Senate on Monday petitions in ia
v0r Of reducing the duties on iron and and
steel and spiritnous and malt liquors, we're
presented aud referred. The Military Com
mittee made a report relative to the cause Of
Richard Thomas otherwise called the French
Lady," an inmate Of Fort Lafayette. So far
from Mr. Thomas being insane, as alleged, the
surgeon at the fort reports him in excellent
| healtb bat regards him as eccentric. The
bill regulating the appointment of midshpmen
was taken up,and the amendment ratifying the
appointments by the President and Secretary
of the Navy was rejected A resolution was
| adopted directing Inquiry as to the expediency
of passing an act to enable the people of New
Mexico to form a constitution, preparatory to
their admission as State The bill provd
ing for the enrolment and calling out the mill
tia Of the country was then taken up. A
number Of amendments were offered. some of
which were adopted, and at midnight the bill
was passed.
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