Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-04-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


that soldiers memorials shall go through
the mails free OF postage and authorizing
the remission Of duties on produce in tran
stu under the Reciprocity Treaty. Mr..
Stewart introduced a joint resolution to
amend the Constitution by prohibiting dis
tinctions in civil rights or suffrage on ac-
count Of color. A resolution was offered
that the Senate adjourn out Of respect to
the late Senator Foot Eulogies were de-
livered by Senators Poland, johnson. Fes-
senden, Brown, Sumner Pomeroy, Cragin
and Edmonds, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Resolutions were adopted concerning
the supply Of firearms 10 citizens of Mon
tana, and requesting the Paymaster-Gon-
eral to furnish lists of paymasters against
whom stoppagcs are standing. After de-
bate the latter was reconsidered and re-
ferred to the Military Committee. The bill
for relief of Paymasters came up, a substi-
tute was offered, and the bill and pending
amendments were recOmmitted The Sen
ate bill to transfer a gunboat to Liberia
was passed, and also the Senate Joint reso-
luton against the importation of criminals
A resolution to grant full section of the
public lands to whoever shall establish an
artesian we'll on any mail route to certain
territories, was debated, and finally recon-
mitted. Memorials from Arizona and Utah
were reported on adversely and the reports
agreed to. bill was reported to appro-
pirate so, 600 for boundary surveys ofIdaho
and Oregon and referred A report from
the Conference committee on the bill to sell
marine hospitals, &c, was made and agreed
to. The Senate resolution to prohibit the
sale Of liquors in the Capitol was amended
so as to include all public buildings and
grounds in Washington, and passed.
Various bills were read and referred The
Senate bill to appropriate $25, 600 Tor relief
of the poor in the District of Columbia was
passed-I00 to "a. A message was re-
ceived from the Senate announcing its ad-
journmeut as a mark Of respect to the late
Senator Foot Eulogies on the deceased
were pronounced by Messrs. Woodbridge,
Banks, Washburn, Dawson, GrinnelI, and
Morril, and the House adjourned
Friday, April 49, 1866.
SENATE.--On motion of Mr.. Cragin the
bill for the relief Of Uriah w. Dunn pay
master in the United States navy, was ta-
ken up and passed. \ number Of private
pension bills were taken up and passed
HousE.-The Speaker laid before the
House q message from the President, en-
closing communication from the Secre-
tary Of State, stating that the secretary of
the Navy has, by direction Of the President,
taken preparatory measures for sending in
seasonable time naval force to the fishing
grounds, which force, it is believed, will be
adequate to protect the rights and interests
of American citizens against any unlawful
violence. The Secretary adds that the
Department Of State has reason to believe
! that there are not now any good grounds
for apprehending collision or the employ
ment of force The President has also
called the attention of the British Govern
ment to the question whether negotiation
or legislation cannot be advantageously
employed in adjusting the differences which
have heretofore existed Mr. WashbuIne,
of Illinois, offered a resolution instructing,
the Committee on Commerce to inquire in
to and report to this House what legisla-
ton Is necessary to prevent the introduce
ton Of cholera into the ports OF the United
States which was agreed to-, The House
bill to reorganize and establish the army
Of the Tinted States, reported by Mr.
Schenck, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, was taken up and considered by
sections. After proceeding as far as the
fourth section the House adjourned