The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-22

ments thereto. The House insisted
upon it's amendments to the bill repu-
lating the tenure of certain civil Offices.
which include Cabinet officers in the
provisions of the bill, and aCommittee
of Conference was ordered. The bill to
reimbu the loyal States for troops
furnished during the war was taken
up, the question recurring upon the mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby the
bill was recommitted. The bill gives
$50 for each man furnished by the sew
eral States, and appropriates in all
$1l5,000, 900 in five per cent. bonds not
negotiable for ten years. After con-
siderable discussion the motion to re
consider the vote on the bill was agreed
to. 1t was then referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. A bill
providing for the eorganizing and arming
of the militia force in the United States
was reported from the Committee on
Militia. 1t provides for rtheenrollment
of all able-bodied naturalized or native
born citizens of the United States, be-
tween the ages of Is and 45 years, eX-
cept Indians not taxed. ThediscusSion
of this bill was kept up until the eXpir-
alton of the morning &our. A COM
municatiOn was received from theSec-
retary OF the Interior recommending an
appropriation of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars to send commission
ers to the Indian tribes west of the
Mississippi. The House in Committee
of the Whole resumed the considera-
ton of the Internal Revenue bill. An
amendment was offered striking out
the clause fixing the license for all dis
tillerS at five hundred instead of one
hundred dollars. A long discussion
arose. Pending the consideration of
the amendment the House took a re-
cess until 7.30 P. NJ.
EUeniRg SeSSiOn.-The HOusein Com
mittee of the Whole resumed the con-
sideration of the Internal Revenue bill,
and the paragraph fixing the license Of
distillers at five hundred dollars was
stricken out. The paragraph allowing
companies to charge the tax to consum-
ers was also stricken out. A motion
was made to impose a specific tax of
five dollars per thousand on cigarettes,
cigars and cherOOts, and to take off the
ddCal0rem duty thereon. Pending its
discussion the House adjourned.
SENATE.-Mr. Stevens bill to pro-
vide for military governments in the
Southern States was taken up. Mr..
Williams withdrew the amendment of
which he had given notice, as he did
not wish to prOlong the discussion of
the bill. Mr.. johnson then renewed
the amendment offered by Mr.. Will
| liamS. The amendment, which is to be
added as an additional section in tire
| bill, provides that when any State shall
have, by vote of the people therein,
adopted the constitutional amendment,
allowed negro suffrage and equality
! before the law and confirmed these pro-
visions in its constitution, such State
constitution shall be submitted to Con-
| gresS for its action thereon and if ap-
! proved by that body said State shall be
admitted into the Union. A long dis
cussiOn arose on the adoption of this
amendment, in which anumber Ofmem-
bers participated, and was kept up un-
| til 4.30 p. NJ, when a recess was taken
until O'Clock P. NJ.
Ecening .SeSSiOn.-The discussion of
the bill &roviding for military govern
mentS i%the South was resumed; and
ment and it was rejected. A long de-
bate ensued, during which Mr.. Johnson
made a speech warmly denOuncing the
! bill. ...
HOUSE.-A large number Of private
bills were reported from the Committee
on Claims and disposed of. The House
then took up Mr.. Schenck's bill to
equaliZe the bounties of soldiers. 1t
gives bounty of one hundred dollars
perannum to each soldierfor the time for
which he served, after deducting the
amount Of bounty received from States
or from voluntary associations. A long
discussion ensued and a number OF
amendments were proposed. The only
one, however, which was adopted, pro-
vides for including in the provisions OF
the bill all persons borne upon the rolls
of the army as slaves. The bill was
then passed by a vote of yeas 81, nays
50.