Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
senate.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-The bill relative
to the navy passed with the amendment
reducing the numbered cadets at large from
twenty to ten.
An act TO amend an act for the removal
Of causes in certain cases from the State
courts, passed this evening.
The session to-day assigned the consid-
Grafton of bills from the military COM
| mittee
Mr.. Howard reported bill granting a
| portion of the military reservation in Kan
sas for railroad purposes Pending con-
| sideration the morning hour expired.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the COM
| pound interest note bill was taken up, and
the question was on the Senate substitute
| for House bill a. passed by the House, au.
| thOrizes the Secretary to redeem the COM
| pound interest notes with the new issue le-
gal tenders. not 10 exceed one million of
dollars.
The Senate Finance Committee proposed
a. a substitute the bill passed by the Senate
a couple Of months ago authorizing the
redemption of the maturing compound
interest notes with certificates of loan at
three per cent. interest. The substitute Of
Senate was agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman offered the following as an
amendment mo national bank shall pay
or receive interest on any portion of its
reserve when deposited in any other bank,
and compound interest notes are not TO be
held as part of their reserved fund after
first of January next" This was agreed
TO, and the bill a. amended passed.
Mr. Trumbull reported from the Judi
ciary Committee, without amendment, the
bill declaring valid and conclusive certain
proclamations of the President and acts
done in Pursuance thereby, or of his orders
in suPpressing the rebellion against the
United States
Mr.. Trumbull also reported adversely
on House bill amendatory to the act de-
claring the officer who shall act As Prezi-
dent and Vice President, and moved IFS
postponement for want of sufficient time
for consideration during the session. The
motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman called up the omnibus ap-
preparation bill which was read.
House.
Mr.. Kasson from the Committee ON Uni
form Coinage, asked leave to report a bill
10 establish essay offices al Denver. Colo
RADIO, Charlotte North Carolina, and Dab
lonega, Georgia, but Mr. Ancona objected
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, and proceeded 10 the consideration
Of the Naval Appropriation bill the total
Of which is Sl62, 299 800.
On motion of Mr.. Kendall $4,000 was
appropriated for the naval station at Mound
City, Illinois.
After some further amendments the bill
passed.
The Speaker presented the annual report
of the Smithsonian Institute which was
ordered to be printed
The report Of the Conference Committee
on the bill to quit lands in California,
was agreed TO, and the Senate reccded from
the amendment, inserting Piacerville, and
the House recedes from it, objection 10
Petalima.
The House went into a Committee of
Whole on the tariff bill
The amendments from the Committee on /
Ways and Means, was disposed Of a. fol 1
lows Amendments numbered from /
twenty 20 thirty, in reference 10 wool 1
picking, so as 10 leave the valuation 10 de- /
pend upon the price in the principal mar I
kets of the country.
Mr.. Morrill, moved 10 amend amendment 4
No "a, a. reported by the Committee Of .
Ways and Means, by striking ont the
words 'snd such commissions, So that the
clause shall read, and npon wool of the
irst class, imported unWashed, the value
whereof in the principal markets Cf the
country from whence exported 10 the Uni