The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-10
CONVREss1ONAL PROOnnD1NGs,
Bv NE Unitet Slater associate Press
WAsHNa TON, December 10
Senate.

BvEte Vnitet Stotsj associate PreH.
WAsHINa TON, December 10
Senate.
humbet on l'etltions were presented and roferroA
to the aDpTOpr,ab' committees.
Mr.. Morgan IN. \ } presented a resolution OF tbs
Chamber OF COmmerS>' OF New York in favor OF
estab ishlDg another IfN Of ocean tee vrapb Co bs
Uncer American oortrof. Referred TO tae Com.
nnttee on Commerce. NON,
Mr. Morgan IN II presen'ed NE petition OF tina
Comphoe or ofthe STATE OF New Yor.< in favor OF the
General government sumlng the waS debt Of the
seveIs States or giving up to the sevorai States. 70
be app ed to that purpose OF in erna
revenue. Referred TO the Committee on pina1oe
=, hr; hnmntr Mass presented the petition OF VII
be declared the Pres dent of tho United States RS.
ieLTed 20 the Committee on tho Judiciary.
Mr. Wade tOhio) from the Committee on Terri.
tones reported favorablY thoibil for che admls.
Mr. Edmunds (vt !, from the COMMITTEES on the
to otGce, with amendments 'FF
Mr. EdmuDos sal0 the Commissioners had given
ments were such rs suited our republican form OF
government.
House of Representatives.
Continued from the First Page,
BY Mr.. Rollins IN H, resolution instruot;ng
the Committee ON Naval Affairs TO report bii
making the heads OF mechanical departments at the
SenRte
By Mir. Eliot MASS J, a resolution dirooang tho
reference to the 10 TO riot of the 18th OF April
1866 ana TO the imprisonment in Georgetpwu Of
nlTs ElnCner, u missionary TO the tr0e0m0n.
BY Mr. Perham Ne J. o resolution oaling for ip-
States O~
BY Mr.. Alley Mass y a resolution calling for in
formation as to the mlsman2Rement Of the brazilian
steamship iDe.
BY Mr., Rice (Mass.) a resolution direotiny the
COmmi tee on Commerce TO report additional leRis-
auOn for the better security Of passengers United
States vessels
by Mr. Hart (N. " calling on the President for
information as to all paIdons granted by him.
By Mr.. Broomall PA J. ;nstructing the COMMITTEES
on Ways and Means to Inquire into the expedIenov
OF aboshing the five per cent internal snue tag
on manufactures and the products OF meohan .oa'
skill
BY Mr.. Kelley PAL declaring that the proposition
that the wal debt OF the country shall be extn-
Rulehed by the generation that contracted It, Is not
sanctioned by sound primo pes OF national eoon0mv,
aDddOes not meet the apprOVa of the House. Re-
ierred to the COMMITTEE on Ways and Means
By Mr. SpaldinG tOh1O). directing the HeoOnetruc-
ton Committee 10 inquire into the eNpedIency OF
proposing O resolution deciarat0ry of the purpose
of COnRIess o admit the robe ous States on tina
ratification bv them OF the ConstltUt onal Amend.
ment, and the establishment Of q republican form OF
government
Nv. Ross iii )ofEered resolution insiruoting the
Committee Banking to inquire into theex pedienoY
of Withdrawing National Bank currency and sID.
sti'utnR greenbaokB. Laid on the table Yeas So;
nays 81
Mr. Harding (Hl offered a resolution inst-ucting
the came committee to report bIl prOhibiting any
dminuhon of the national oga-tendor currency,
and TO discourage the issue OF bank bills under
National State laws. Laid on the table. Yeas 90;
navs go.
The select Committees were announced.
The House then took up the bill to fix the time for
the regular meeting OF Congress.