Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-03-07

u the o. S. Senate, oh Monday, be
bAl 70 tegulate proceedings IN prize chses
wea passed. The SenaI0 TOOK uD tine nil
for the protection of abandoned hropsray
and for the prevention Of fraud In the ipsur.
rectionsry districts. the pending question
being cn the motion 10 strike out the sect.
ions providing for the purchase Of cotton
rice, sugar, aud Tobacco. The motion was
lost. A, motion 70 strike cut the section
authofizng the prehsnfy Agent to purchase
property in these insurreciionary districts.
was carried aud thus amended. the blii
was adopted Mr.. Willy presented the
credentials Of the Hes. ) J.. s. 9Bowden.
elected Uuited States Senator from VirRioia
for. six years irofn the fourth Of March
The President sent in correspondence about
the suffering working meu OF. England
The Conference Committee on the bill 10
Indemnify the President reported laid
over until 7 p. IN. The Internal Revenue
bill was reported babk with AnIebdments
The Engineer Corps billrwas taken up. A
long fight followed'; the Democrats sue
ceeded III cutrying By one majority an am.
endinent that no black man should be Il
commissioned tfficer 10 The national army (;
this was mDdisda by a later amendmeot,
got through by two majority, that no black
men should be commissioned except as com
pauies composed of Africans only. The
bill then pbssed The National Revenue
bill was taken up, aud the license on retail
liquor dealer was fixed al $40, as at present.
An amendment was CARED that,no Col.
Iector should have over $5 900, per year
besides the expresses Of his Uffice.
The House receded from its amendment
to the Senate bill supplemental to the act
regulating Judicial system If tbs United
States This amendment gave the Dist.
rict Court Admiralty jurisdiction over the
Lakes and adjacent waters. The Senate
bill granting lands to Wisconsin aud Mich.
igan for military road purposes was passed.
The Senate bill authorizing the Paymsster.
General 10 take Immediate measures for
the payment Of the sick and wounded 10
the convalescents camps aud hospitals with.
in. 60 days was passed, The Senate bill
10 organize Sigqal Corps. after amend
ment. wns passed. The House, by yot,
of 81 against 45,, concurIed 10 the repor
of the Committee Of Conference on th,
dissgreeing votes Of the two Houses on ID,
bill 10 Indemnify the President and olher
Tor suspendipg the privileges Of the writ Q
habess corpus. Tue Court Of Claims bill
on report of Conference Committee, wa
adopted. At the evening session q bill
was passed authorizing the. Acting Gov
ernors of Tennessee aud l. usiana to issu
writs for the election of Members Of Cou
gress, according 10 the l.cal laws. Th,
Senate bill To authorize the appointment U
al Assistant Treasurer of the United State
was passed /, also the bill 10 establish tA
Pacific Railroad grade at four feet sut
eight and half iucheS-New York Cent
Fsl Railroad guage. !-Hhe House passe,
the following Seuate bills: Que providin,
that the Supreme Court of the United
States shall hereafter consist of one Chic
Justice, and nine Associate Justices, on,
of whom shall hold Court ia the new Cir
cult OF California and Oregon. Que will
All amendment as a substitute, providing
that there shall be appointed Que midship
man, between IA and l8 years of age, 70
each Member aud Delegate in the House
recommended by the Members and Dele
gates =, of The present Congress, TO imue
diately lorm q class accorCIn 10 the pres
ent regulations aud qualifications for I'D
mission One giving 10 soldiers discharged
in consequence of woonldsOr sickness lh
same bounty as.if they had served tw,
I years, One providing for the remVoal o
certain bapds Of Sioux Indians from Kan
sas. otto. ~ r..f .,.s .... -.....
4 All the usual A. Popristion bills wer
passed and signed by the President. =
These, 4ogeiher with other Appropriation
amount to about $1,000, 600 600 Th
Miscellaneous Appropr prlatlon bilI, as orig
lfnaliG ialredaesd by lhe .Coppislee on wa }
f aud Reans, appropriated only 81 200, ,00C
but before it passed both Houses. the az
! gregate sum was enlarged 10 $40. .000, ,00C
/, The bill 10 establish "a branch Mat i
:, Nevada has become law. Stra5 49,, 7
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