Nebraska advertiser., 1866-12-13

Congressional.
Congress met on the Sd, heard the
Message and adjOurped.
- SENATE, Dec. An.
The session was very shOr. and llIie
dose besides referring the President
Message 70 appropriate committees
discussion was then had upon a motion
take up a bill cur,ailt he% PardOning power
of the President, which motion was lost
-one-xote4RaAicals-Hoiin infayor=ee
putting off its consideration, in order to
more thoroughly examine the subject. :
HOUSE, Dec. 4lh.
The action of the House, to-day, was
only indicative of It's RadicAlism, by
votes Of three TO one. flrst,si in favor of
continuing the "reconstructlon Commit
lee second, in ordering the continuance
of the territorial committee on BromalPs
motion to consider the ~expediency Of re-
porting a bill for the government. of the
South third, in expressing, on Went
wN,oarth's motion, its belief in the COnstitu-
tlonaI amendment as a just basis of re-
construction.
2 'ie.li Fi''H SENATE, Dec. 9Th.
Senator Wade introduced a bill for the
admission of the State Of Nebraska,
which was read a second time and laid
on the table for the time being.
The bill passed by the House to repeal
c~onfscation section of act Of 1862, in re-
gard to the suppression Of insurreciioD,
was discussed [; during which MI. Chan.
der reiterated the charge that a woman
of questionable character had hawked
pardons about The city, giving as his au-
thorily a Judge of the supreme court
Mr.. Howe opposed lis hurried consider.
alton, Mr.. Grimes opposed its considera.
lion now. Alter considerable discussion
it was referred 10 the Judiciary commit.
lee.
Senate Concurred in the continuance o!
the Reconstruction Committee.
HOUSE,, Dec. 9Th.
Williams, Of Pa, moved to reconsider
the bill regulating appointments to Office
reported by him last session, which bill
defines the power of the President, and
will, if passed: prevent removals fol
opinions sake. After some discussion
the bill was ordered printed and made
the special order for o-morrow.
Mr.. Lawrence, from Judiciary com
nittee, reported House bill 4l6, relating
TO the qualification Of juries in capita
cases, with an amendment providing lha
in cases of trials for crimes against IA,
United States, no juror shall be rejefier
by reason of his having expressed 0
formed an opinion or the guilt or }pnv
cence of the &C cused from having real
the newspapers of the Gay, and from th
current reports, provided be is otherwis
competent. On motion Of Mr., Steven
the subject was laid over until next Mon
day. .,-f se,. s-is
SENATE, Dec. 9th.
Trun.bull, from Judiciary com mIniltee
reported favorablyto the House bill TAX
ing away the amnesty power from th
President and requested that il might b
taken up Immediately. Objected to an
laid over under the rule.
Wade's bill, to provide for s%elecrini
grand jurors in Utah, asserting the au
; thority of the U. S. over certain waite
courses now claimed by the saints exclu
sively and really aims al the abolition o
poligaWy, was ordered printed. y7ss'
Senate adjourned until Monday.
s....f ~ HOUSE Dec. 9Th.
la.nW ashburne offered a resolution rela
tive to the expediency of comforting up
on the pOs,Ofice department similar juris
diction over various telegraph lines nov
exercised over postOfices and roads.
A committee of three was appOinlet
!, 10 60 TO New Orleans and lnvestigat
the late massacre. --sei3
A resolution was agreed TO calling OIL
the p. M General for the names of al
~postnas;ers removed since last session
the cause of removal, and whether III,
new in~cumbenl's salary had been in
creased. and why. rte -i &. l
House adjourned until Monday.
At a large caucus of Republicans helt
on the 9TH it was decided to admi
Nebraska during the coming week.
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