The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-07
xxx coNGREss---F1Rsr SESSION.

xxx CONGREss---FIRsT SESSION.
WASHINGTON, April 6.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Paine Of Wisconsin presented q reso-
luton adopted by the Chamber of Commerce
Of Milwaukee, in regard to the Bankrupt
law, which vas referred to the select commit.
tee on that subject.
The regular order of business being the call
Of committees for reports Of q private return,
Messrs Peerham. Harding, Kentucky; Taylor
Sawyer, Lawrence, Pennsylv4nis; Stillwell
and Van Orman, from the commtttee Of in.
valid pensions, made . large number of re-
ports, which were acted upon - recommen.
ded BY the committee; one Of these biils is to
the widow of Col John Pickell, 130th N. Y.
Volunteers; provided that in case Of the
death or marriage of the widow, the pension
should revert to the children Of Col. Pickell.
This being new principle in pension bills
gave rise to some debate.
Mr. Washburn Of Illinois, moved to amend
by striking out that provision; the House
however rejected the amendment and the bill
was passed Other bills reported and passed
contained similar provision.
At the termination Of the morning hour,
the House resumed the consideration Of the
contested election case of Dodge against
Brooks from the eighth Congressional Dis.
trict Of New York. Mr. Brooks resumed his
argument, an additional hour being granted
him. After Brooks concluded, Dawes sus-
tanned the report Of committee, the latter
was interrupted several times by Marshall
and Brooks. the latter was called to order by
the Speaker in one instance. The amend
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not entitled to seat BY vote Of "a to As and
Dodge declared us entitled to seat by vote OF
Y to 80.
The oath was administered to Dodge and
he took his seat.
Senator Morgan presented the petition oi
the New York Savings Bank. asking for such
a mod fcation of the revenue law as will
exempt the earnings Of the poor from taxa
ton. The petition was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance. Several petitions for the
equal and joint laws to regulate interstate
insurance were presented and referred to
Committee on Commerce.
Lane, of Kansas, offered joint resolution
for the admission of the states lately in
rebellion to representatives in Congress on
condition Of their repudiating the rebel debt
ordinances Of secession and granting Il {
right Of suffrage to such coIored people as
can read or who can own and pays taxes on
two hundred and fifty dollars worth Of prop
erty.
Long spoke of the necessity for immediate
action on the subject OF reconstruction to
save the Republican party from crumbIing to
pieces. The resolution was ordered TO lie
upon the table for the present
At | O'Clock the Message Of the President
vetoing the Civil Rights Bin was taken up.
Mr.. Vanwinkle. Of West Virginia, report.
ed. with amend ment. the bill supplement
tary TO the acts relating to persons. An I'D
iitional section Of the act Of July l4th, lstj2.
entitles any one To two pensions at the same
time. Another section repeats the authoriza-
ton to detail clerks IN the pengion Office and
empowers the Secretary Of the Interior TO de
tail clerks for the purpose of said secii TO
secure the more elfeetaal execution OF the
pension laws.
Mr. Fessenden introduced bill to amend
the act to provide nstional currency by a
pledge Of the United States bonds, which WIS
referred to the Committee on Finance It
amends sec. u so a 10 make il read as fol.
lows: And be it further enacted that nphn
the transfer and delivery Of bonds to the
Treasurer as provided IN the foregoing soc
non. the association made in the same shall
be entitled TO receive from the Comp,roller
|Qf the Currency circulating notes
or different denominations in blank. and reg
is,ered and coantersigned as hereinafter pro
vlded, equal in amount 10 ninety per cent. pf
the current marke, value The United States
bonds so transferred and delivered, but no.
exceeding ninety per centum Of the amount OF
said bonds at the par value Of those bearing
interest at rate not less than Eve per cent.
per annum. and the amount of such circula,
ing notes to be furnished to each association,
shall be in proportion to its paid up capital Aa
follows-and no more: To each association
whose capital exceeds $500, 900, bnt does no.
exceed $780, 900, eighty per cent of such
capital; 10 such association whose capital
exceed sGoo.0 900. dus does not exceed ST.
100000, seventy five per centum Of such CAPT
tai to such association whose capital exceeds
81 100000, and doesnot exceed $1,000 900,
sixty per centum of such capital
Motion to reconsider the vote relating to
Bankrupt Bill was fixed for consideration on
Monday.
A Message from the President recommend
ing appropriation to satisfy claims Of owners
of British ship Magazines, read and referred.