Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-01-30
Congregational Summary and
Washington News.

month for every month Of SERVICE
Widows and heirs of deceased soldiers
to receive the same. Referred to tn,
Military Committee.
Mr., CHANDLER introduced a bill
to amend an act entitled "an act fol
the disposal of coal lands and towr
property and the public lands" IL
give persons in possession the right tc
purchase at the minimum rates at any
time before the day fixed for the sale
of the lands, and also that no entry Of
TOWNSHIP shall hereafter have validity
until approved by the Commissioner Of
the General Land Office. Referred.
Mr.. LANE called up a bill to regu.
late the appointment ofpension agents,
The Senate refused TO reconsider the
vote by which certain House amend
ments were concurred in and further
amended. The bill goes back to the
House.
The tariff bill was taken up and some
amendments were adopted, including
one to make it go into effect April LIST.
The product of 1866 was about the
same a. of 1860, the surplus amounting
to Sl,057, 900, 900 currency and of this
amount S56l, 900 was paid to the gov
eminent in the form of taxes.
Mr.. SPRAGUE called attention to
the necessity for an increased protection
to the linen interests in this country.
He thought that manufactured fax
ought to be admitted duty free, so as
to encourage the manufacture of linen
in this country.
HOUSE.
The resolution TO pay Cofrath of
Pennsylvania, Voorhees, of Indiana and
Brooks of New York, an increased COM
~pensation from the beginning of the
39th Congress to the time they were
unseated, was adopted, "a to SO.
Nh. WILSON reported the House bill
introduced by Mr.. Bingham, Dec. 10th
to declare valid and conclusive certain
proclamations of the President and acts
done in pursuance thereof, or his or
ders in the suppression of the late re-
bellion against the United States, with
sundry amendments. The amendments
we're agreed TO and the bill was recon-
mitted to the Committee to give one
days notice of its being reported. The
bill as amended legalizes all the acts of
the President after the 4th of March,
1861, to the LIST. of December, 1865, re-
speeding martial law. military trials or
commissions, the arrest and imprison-
ment of rebels or their aiders or abet-
tors, and of the violaters of the laws
and usages of war, and of thoss guilty
OF disloyal practices.
Mr.BOUTWELL, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a substitute for
the House bill to prescribe an oath for
public officers, members of the bar, &c
The substitute provides that no person
shall be permitted to act as an attor-
ney or Counsellor in any Court of the
United States who has been guilty OF
treason, bribery, murder, or any other
felony, or engaged in any rebellion
against the Government of the United
States, has given all comfort or en-
couragement to the enemies of the
United States in armed hostility. The
I'd. section declares ;he LIST. section to
be rule of every Court of the United
States, and the Sd section makes it the
duty of Judges, when the suggestion is
made in open court that any person IS
acting as an attorney or counsellor of
the court, or proposing so to act, if de-
barred by the provisions of this act, or
when the Judge shall believe such per
son to be so debarred. to ascertain such
person has been guilty of treason, muir
der or other felony, or has been enga-
ged in any rebellion against the Gov
eminent of the United States, or has
given aid, comfort, or encouragement
to the enemies OF the United States in
armed hostility thereto, and if the
court be Of opinion that such person
has been guilty of such crimes, to de-
bar such person from the Office of at
torney or counsellor.
Mr.. BOUTWELL,. in brief, explain
ing and advocating the bill, said there
were five Judges il the highest tribu-
nal of the land Enc aad not sufficient
self-respect to enact ules and enforce
regulations that would protect them
selves from the foui contamination of
conspirators and & itors againt the
government of the = ,untry. The time
had come when the legislative depart
ment of the government should exer-
else its powers to declare who shall be
officers of the COVER ment in the adj
ministration of the courts of law. This
bill is for hat purpose, and he hoped
the House would pass it. He moved
the previous question.
WAsEIYGToN, Jan. a.
SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, the Sec
rotary of Val was ii structed to report
the names of officer appointed under
the regular army biz asst summer, who
have failed to join t'.-ir regiments.
The credentials O. Senator Freling
huysen were ~presen'-d.
MI. FESSENDEN from the Finance
Committee, report / the legislative
appropriation bill W. a few amend
ments, viz: For Temporary clerks in the
Treasury Departmer $4,000; Bureau
of statistics, $4,000; iar facilitating tel
egraphic commune lion between the
Atlantic and Pacific $4,000. The in
creased compensate. to House clerks
is struck out.
MI. WADE introduced a bill to pro-
vide for the allotment by the Chief JUS
tice of members of u = Supreme Court
among the circuits, and the appoint
ment of a Marshall at a salary ofS3,50O.
The tariff bill was AIKEN up.
Mr.. GRIMES deli cred a speech in
opposition thereto, claiming that two
or three of large manufacturing inter
ests of the country re dissatisfied with
their enormous prof.u of the last six
years and determined, at whatever
cost, to put more money in their pock-
cts. To this end tn y have persuaded
some and coerced other manufacturing
interests to unite in demand for pro-
lection to American labor, but what
some other people, with more truth,
call a ROBBERY of American labor and ag-
riculture. Mr. Grim then proceeded
to examine and con-iemn the details of
the bill, which he C He'd a bill to de-
crease the revenue, and destroy the
commerce Of the country and injure
the agriculturists it pretended to pro-
tect.
Mr. PERHAM, from the Committee
on Invalid Pensions reported a bill to
pension the surviving soldiers of the
war of 1872: ordered printed.