Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
xxxvlIIth Congress- Second Session.

| The Senate was called to order al
noon, by Mr.. Clarke, of New Hamp'
shire, President pro tenn. Prayer was
then made by the Chaplain, Mr.. Bow.
man, of Indiana.
| Mr.. Foote, of Vermont, offered reso.
luton that the Secretary of the Senate
| be instructed to inform the House that
the Senate is ready to proceed to bust.
ness. Adopted.
The following Senators were present
Anthony, Chandler, Clark, Collamer
| CONFESS, Cowan, Davies, Dixon, boo.
little, Foote, Foster, Grimes, Harding
Harlan, Harris, Henderson, Hendricks
| Hicks, Howe, Johnson, Lane Of Ind,
Lane of Kansas, McDougal, Morgan
! Morrill,, Nesmith, Pomeroy, Powell
Ranny, Sherman, Sumner, Tenyeke
TrumbulI, Wrinkle, Wade, Wilkinson
and Wiley.
Sherman introduced bill providing
| that the Secretary of the Treasury be
authorized to construct not exceeding
six steam revenue cutters for service OH
| the lakes, and for that purpose the sum
of 81 600, 600, or SO much thereof as may
| be necessary is appropriated.
Lane, of Kansas, introduced bill fol
| the relief of the militia of Kansas in re-
polling invasions by the rebels under
Price. Ordered to be printed.
Foster moved the Senate take recess
! for one hour.
Senate adjourned.
House.-The House assembled at noon.
The galleries We're densely crowded.
All the members were in the best pos
sible humor, and were exchanging salu-
| tations.
TheSpeaker called tile House to order,
when prayer was offered up to the throne
of Grace by Chaplain Charming. The
roll Of members was called and upward
of $50 members answered to their names,
A quorum was announced in attend
ance. A message Wac received from the
Senate informing the House that a quo
rum of the Senate had assembled and
were ready TO proceed with business
Resolutions We're adopted to inform the
was ready to proceed with b,.aiHcss.
The Speaks; isi,; before the House the
credentials Of ave gentlemen of Louiai-
AHA, signed by Michael Hahn, Governor,
protesting to be elected members OF the
| House, in pursuance of the recently
| adopted Constitution Of that state. The
| credentials We're referred To the Commit
tee on Elections.
The privileges OF the hall were accor-
deo to them while the question OF their
! credentials was pending.
Mr.. Davis, OF Nd, presented q protest
| against gentlemen from Louisiana being
admitted as members. Referred ~ the
| Committee on Elect;cns.
On motion of Mr.. Davis of Md, it was
Resotrod, That the Committee on
Ways and Means be instructed to in
quire into the expediency of reporting a
| bill for an amendment Of the COnstitu-
| ton, providing that SO much of the 9th
| section of the LIST article of the Constitll.
| ton as declares no tax or duty shall be
| levied on articles exported from any
State be and the same is hereby annul-
led.
Mr.. Pendleton offered the following:
Resolved, That the President be re-
quested to communicate, if not incom-
made by Col. ThOs. NJ. Key, of an in
terview between himself and Howell
Cobb on the 14th day of June, 1862, on
| the banks of the Chickahomony, by the
authority of the War Department., on
the subject of the exchange of prisoners.
Washburne, OF Ill. objected, SO the
subject lies over.
Cox, of Ohio, offered the following:
Res0luel, That the Committee of
Ways and Means, with view to lessen
the cost of the necessaries of life, be in
structed to inquire into the eXpediency
of reducing the tariff on coffee, sugar,
tea and similar articles, by the payment
of all customs in the paper currency of
the Government instead OF gold, or by
the modification OF the tariff so that ali
advance and net a specific duty be laid
on said articles.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, of Mass, the
resolution was tabled-62 to 40.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, of H., it
was resolved that the Committee of
Ways and Means be instructed to in
quire into the expediency of providing
a sinking fund at an early day for the
gradual extinction OF the public debt.
Mr.. Washburne offered resolution
that in any amendment to the revenue
bill to be reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means, the said committee
be instructed to lay tax on all stocks
of domestic liquors on hand.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Disagreed toy to
g. The resolution was then agreed, to
So to 81.
The Speaker said he understood the
Presidents message would not be COM
municated to-day.
Adjourned. ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-.Senate.-The
Senate met at the regular hour, Mr..
Clark. President pro tenn, in the chair.
Mr.. Foote, in behalf Of the committee
appointed yesterday to wait on the Pres
iden :, reported that the committee had
performed its duty, and the President
would send in his message to both
Houses at o'clock.
Petitions and bills were called for, but