Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WAsH1NeroN, Thursday, FEB. 3. /


In the Senate, yesterday, bill was in,
troduced to amend our judiciary system,
prescribing an oath, &c. The credentials
of JOHN Pool, Senator from North Carolina,
were offered and laid upon the table. A
resolution was adopted instructing the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire what legisla-
tion, if any, is necessary to protect citizens
of the United States in the Territory of
| Utah in their civil rights. 1t was voted
that the Colorado Senators be admitted to
the floor. bill to repeal the act author
iZing the settlement of Claims against the
United States for property used or destroy
| ed by the army or navy in the late rebcll-
/ lous States, was referred to the Military
| Committee. The Constitutional Amendment
to regulate the basis of representation was
called up, and Mr.. LANE of Indiana, made
a long speech thereon.
| In the House, the bill for the disposal of
| public lands for homesteads for actual set
Element in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas and Florida, was adopted by IL
to 80. The Naval Appropriation Bill was
taken up in Committee The item of 2S, 600
for Officers quarters at the Pensacola
| Navy-yard was stricken out After some
trtling amendments the bill was laid aside
The bill to establish Il uniform system of
bankruptcy was taken up, and Mr.. GRIN
NELL, of Iowa, made an elaborate speech
Friday Feb. ., 1866.
In the Senate, Friday, after the presen-
| tation of one or two petitions, the Gre
dentials Of GEORGE HoUSToN, Senator-elect
from Alabama, were presented and ordered
to lie upon the table. \ resolution - as
offered for a committee to investigate char
ges against the cotton agents of the Treas
ury Department. The resolution was de-
bated at some length, and before action
was taken the morning hour expired, and
the joint resolution to amend the Constitu-
tion was taken up. Mr.. JOHNSON, of Mary
land, spoke at length against the resolu-
ton. At o'clock the Senate adjourned
till Monday.
In the House over an hour was spent in
the consideration of private bills A me-
mortal was introduced for the improvement
of the Upper Mississippi The Speaker
laid before the House "a message from the
President, in reply to a resolution hereto
fore adopted, stating that it would be in
communicate the record or report of the
uuuSt AClNOCdLC-ucllcGdl III TeldIIOH TO the
charges pending against JEFFERSON DAVIS
and other rebel leaders, the evidence be-
ing merely e.r parte, and intended for the
President alone. The House then took up
the Senate's amendments to the bill amend
atory of the act to establish the Freedmcn'S
Bureau, and concurred in the amendments
The Naval Appropriation Bill was then
taken up and passed A bill to extend the
benefits Of the Army Appropriation Bill to
| officers of volunteers, was referred to the
Military Committee
Saturday Feb 10.
The Senate was not in session on Satur-
day.
In the House, speeches on Reconstruction
were delivered by Messrs. Ward DeIano,
and Williams, with calculations by Messrs
Shellabarger and Stephens Mr. Rogers
gave notice that he would introduce bills
to exempt Government securities from Fed
eral and State taxation and to equalize
bounties. At five the House adjourned.