The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.
SENATE.
Ir. SHERMAN, from the Committee on
Finance, reported the following bill
BE il enacted, That, for the purpose Of re
deeming aud retiring any compound interest
notes outstanding, the Secretary OF the Treas
ury Is hereby authorized and directed TO is-
sue ten per cent. interest certificates in the
manner prescribed BIZ section of an act To-
authorize the issue Of United States notes;
and the redemption and reserve Of such bonds
shall consist Of lawful money OF the United
States; and provided further, that the amount
of such Treasury certificates at any time out
standing shall not exceed ten millions OF dol.
lars.
Mr.. RAMSAY, from the Postofice Com
rliitee, reported favoraby a bill authorizing
Southern Minnesota Railroad to contract for
bridge across the Mississippi at La Crosse,
Wisconsin.
NJ. HOWE introduced bill for the inn
provement of the harbor at the mouth ofFox
river Referred.
Mr.. CHANDLER introduced bill to
grat4t lands in aid Of the Wisconsin and Lake
Superior Railroad. Referred
Mr.. CHANDLER gave notice that he
would to morrow introduce bill to repeal
the existing and all other sarii lass, and
imposs . uniform duty Of 90 per cent. ad
yalofem on all imported goods.
Friday evenings session was assigned to
bills fom the Committee ON Patents.
Mr.. POLAND offered resolution in
strneting the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the propriesyiof amending the Constitu-
ton so as to limit the tenure of service, as
Pres dent, to one term: to extend its duration
TO SIX years: abolish the Vice Presidency,
and provide for the election Of President by
the popular sote. Laid over until to-rnor.
| row.
| The Bankrupt Bill was taken up.
/ The vote rejecting it having been re,con,
sidered, the question was OH its passage.
Mr.. SUMNER endeasored to otter ar
amendment excluding rebels from the prisi
| lege Of voluntary bankruptcy.
The CHAIR ruled that nnless the vote or
defing the bill to third reading was recon
sidered, it was not amendabe.
4 debate followed.
Mr. DIXON, while lie admitted that tn.
negroes were badly treated in some parts 0
Texas, utterly denied that such, treatm sn
! was general or anything like i.
/ Mr.. YATI ) replied, alleging his belle
that the Union men were badly treated IN tL,
'South.
Mr.. HOWARD believed there was nothin,
like adequate protection 10 Unionists in III
South. especially to the blacks. He hai
heard, from gentlemen from Texas, that no
less than five hundred Unionists, black an,
white. had been murdered by sebels the pas
year. and not one Of the murderers had bee
brought to Justice.
Mr.. SUMNER said he was constantly re
ceiving letters FROM the South giving account
iof persecution and murder OF unionists.
Senators would vote down the amendment
we'll and good. He had been voted down be
fore when be brought in bill to repeal th
Fugitive Slave Law,
Mr.. C0NNES2 said he WAS tired Of tn
whip of the leader Of the Senate, and
hearing Sumner accuse the Senate of COW
. ardice. He had tried to do his duty her,
and was determined no longer to submit
, sumner lash. He thought it unbecomin
, and indecent in Sumner to accuse him an
, others Of dereliction Of Guty. =
/, Alter iprther debate, the bill passed
4 AYEs-Cottell, Chandler, Conness, Cres
we'll, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foste
a Frelinghuysen, Harris, Howard, Johnso,
e McDougal, Morgan, Norton, Polant
| Pomeroy, Ramsay, Ross, Stewart, We
Winkle and Wilson--22.
NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Buckalew, Cnge
Davis, Fogg, Grimes. Henderson, Hendrick
! kirkwood, Lane, Morrill,, Ees.,th, iatte
= son, Saulspury, Spfague, ffumbuli, Wad
Wiley, Williams and Yates-20.
1t goes to the House for concurrence
amendments.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Military Comm
tee, reported in favor of q temporary increa
of pay to army officers, and for other pu
= poses. tx
Mr.. WILSON introduced Joint sesolu.i,
: to facilitate the payment of claims for qua
ltermasters' subsistence and supplies fu
: uished by loyal persons TO the army Of Il
: United States during the hte rebellion.
HOUSE.
: On motion the Secretary of the Treasu
: was requested to communicste the cost und
! the laws, of the Central and Union Paci
Railroads. s.s 4.
On motiop Of Nj. HILL the Secretary
the Treasury was requested TO state wheth
IPostmSsterswere required to Account fors
), pay tax on che salary Of clerks in their
q partments.
= Mr.. NOELL asked leave to oAef re9ol
: tion for inquiry, by special COMMITTEES, il
= the Siisgaffon Of outrage BY tie Missouri
6 6 Iitia Of lAe State o6esu and eitiasns of
: : Mr.. ELIOT objected to it. He said
was too late iuthe session to appoint sell
n Conmittee. y = "a II = :
cf Mr.. LEBLOND remarked that it was n.
=. er too late to do good.
The Ho0se resumsd th4 consideration
the bill reported yesterday, from the sell
Committee on the New Orleans riot. I
~ " s O,ssaEias 'a's main question ~ fsc'
lls On motion Of Mr.. ELIOT the 18th .
po tioa rxovidina for fhA sAlaSfion af da2nO
: nom Louisiana 10 the House, was struck Q
Y; Nj, ELIOT NAsIs feAewe0 the dems
~ tof the previous question, bnt after some
~ hAts allowed ~ oppD1eQtG bwo hearo &
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