Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-06-24
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SENATE --Aftar tlis reference ofthe bIl to reneal
the Fugitive Slave Law To The Committee on Slavery
Al and rFceannen NJ sanner immediately reported It
] objection being made, it was laid over Mr. Trnm-
I bull, from the Judiciary Committee renorted, nnor
\ the cases Of Generals Sefenk and Blair invoIv;ng
their rights to hold seats in the House. The c5ncss
4 sion Ofthe Committee Is. that GeEsral Sches@ IL an
titled 10 his seat he laying resigned has position IN
| the army before the Sssembhng of the Congress To
which he had been elected. Gen. BIairs case, how
ever, different, ne still holds to his position
1 ofMajor General but the Committee express no
opinion whether continuing TO discharge the duties
OF an Office made incompatible with those of member
| of Congress you'd dlsqualify him from taking his
seat The bills for the disposed of coal lands and
town property in the public domain and for granting
lands to Wisconsin to aid in building military roads
were passed. The bill to establish Bureau Of Free
mem Affairs wasshen takenup, and debated thsodgs
the remainder of the session.
| HoUsE.-Continuedt the consideration Of the Con-
stitutional amendment to abolish slavery ,nt;t tEA
close of the day sessions the result being the reiec
ton of the asrendmentby vote Of nnety-four yeas
to sxty-fve nays-a two thirds vote being necessary
| to carry it. In the evening session. the House cor
Cured in the report of the Conference Committee
report of the Consular and Diplomatic BILL The
Senate amendments to the Internal Revenue bill
were then considered About fifty amendments
were acted upon, when the House adjoureed.
THURSDAY, June l6.
SESATE.-C Continued the discussion of the Tariff
| BILL until the close of the session. The Senate
amendment decreasing the duties on teas Of all kinds
from twenty five to twenty cents was adopted; as al
4 SO the amendment making the duties ON finer des-
criptions to be increased ten per cent ad yalorem
On the section by which the committee decrease the
duty on imported railroad iron, fitted to be laid dawn
without further manufacture from eighty TO seventy
cents per one hundred pounds, considerable debate
arose, but the amendment was finally agreed to-
The ad yaorem duty on steel wire less than No. Is
was raised te twenty per cent instead Fifteen. The
ad valoreri duty spun silk for telling in skeins or
| caps was placed at 25 per centum. The duty on
acetate ofead was increased to 20 cents per pound
and on anne dyes 81 per pound and 35 per cent. ad
| Yalorem. Numerous other amendments were agreed
to, as far as the reading of the bill progressed, the
fourth and fifth sections being left for future action
/ They relate to woolen goods. Adjourned.
| HousE.-Mr. Pendleton's report on the Legisla-
tive aud Judicial Appropriation bill was noneon-
Cured in. The House then receded from It's Gisa-
greement on the amendments, except that increa-
sing the salary of the Treaurer of the United States
and that asked for another Committee of Confer
ence, which was granted. The Senate amendments
| to the Internal Revenue bill were then considered
for the remainder OF the session. and nearly all CON
CURED in. The amendment striking out the tax on
whisky on hand was agreed to by vote of seventy
! two to sixty-two The Senate substitute for the
mining clause coDeurred In By vote of seventy
two against thirty-one; the amendment striking out
! the clause which imposes duty OF five per cent on
the proceeds ofgold silver mines. also agreed
to. Several other amendments were eoncurred in
and committee ordered to meet similar committee
from the Senate to confer on the amendments disa
greed to. Adjourned.
MONDAY, June 49,
SENATE.-A communication from the Secretary of
War relative to the seizure of the silver mines of Sy
Yester Mowry in Arazona by order of General Car
Teton, was received. The resolutions recognizing Ar
kansas as free State was called up motion was
made to refer to the Committee Judiciary with the
credentials of the Senators elect from that State
long mfr fo rof4r
sto The committee to whom referred the petit
tions for increased railroad faculties between Phila-
| delpha and New York reported the adversely,
and asked be discharged from the further consid
Grafton ofthe subject which agreed TO. The con
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill agreed to
as it came from the House.
| HoUsE-The Committee on Elections reported
that Robert c. Schenck having resigned his commits
sion prior the session of Congress- was notdisqual
fled from holding seat but F. P. Blair, by retain
| ing his commission, disqualified himself as menbe-
ofthe House. Thereport ofthe committee of conferr
enee on the military appropriation bill eoncurred
in, and the bill only awaits the President signature
Mr. Schenck introduced bill repeating the $500 ex-
empton clause ofthe conscEption act which was laid
over. A resolution that no State in rebellion shall
appoint Presidential electors, &c was tabled. sus
pension of the rules TO consider Mr. Lazears peace
resolution refused. The Senate bill to repeal the
fugitive slave law taken up, and after consider
Bile discussion, was passed-yeas s2 nays 5S, Ad-
journed
TUESDAY, June II.
SESATE.-The Committee ON Finance reported
with amendments the House tariff BILL The Bill re-
apportioning the territory of Idaho passed. Al
so the bill appropriating $250000 for repairing the
public works connected with the harbors of the north
ern lakes and $l00, 900 for similar purposes on the
sea-coast Mr.. Dougall introduced resolution rela-
tive to attempts of European Powers to obtain foot
holds for monarchia governments in close proximity
to the United States. Laid over. The fertilization
| bin was somewhat amended and was passed. The
gold b as amended by the House, was read, and
win be considered tomorrow. The amendments
to the bill equalzng the pay of United States soldiers
were adhered to, and new committee of conference
| was appointed. The House bill to establisha Bu-
reau of Freedmen's Affairs discussed up TO the
adjournment
HousE-The Committee on Post-ofices and Post
| Roads reported motion authorizing the extension
Of the contract for carrying the overland mail for
year, from the first of July. The resolution was read
| twice. and was then laid over. The gold bill as
| amended was passed. Yeas, 76, nays 62 The bill
! making appropriation for a survey of the coast
was recommited to the Committee on Ways and
Means. The consideration of the biif proposing an
amendment to the Constitution to abolish sa-
very in the United States was resumed. A lengthy
discussion ensued, and was continued throughout an
evening session which was held No action was Ia
ken on the bill.
FRIDAY, June II.
SEvArE.-The Senate kept the Tariff bill under
consideration until a late hour, when, the various
| amendmets made in the Committee of the Whole
having been agreed to- the bill was reported to the
Senate, and finally passed by a vote of nineteen
/ against seventeen.
i HoUsE.-The remainder of the proceedings in the
House were of an unimportant character being con-
fined to private bills, and omatters connected with
! the District Of Columbia
SATURDAY, June Is.
SExATE.-The House resolution, continuing for
one year the present contract of the Government
with the Overland Mail Company was adopted, after
receiving amendments providing that for eight
months of the year the trips shall not exceed sixteen
days. and for the other four months twenty days. and
that the compensation shall not exceed the amount
paid for carrying printed matter by water more than
4 $4,000.