Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-16
FortietH Congress First Session
Hw7AsHtNeroN, March Is, 1857

a concurrent resolution to amend one Of
the, Joint rules prohibiting the saleJof in
Production Of malt or spiritiious 1liqdors
into the Capitol building, was adoptedg
Mr.. CHANDLER,I from the committee
on Commerce, reported to amendithe ninth
section OF an act further to protect lives of
passengers on steamboats, &C., so as to .exr
empt steamboats, trem being compelled to-
carry friction matches in iron safes. Passed.
Mr.. HENDERSONsa asked that the conn
mittee' to Investigate the conduct of the
Printing Bureau of the Treasury Depart+
ment, consist of five instead of three mem
bers. l-,bas.i nuFtsyqiJ edi u7f5l
, q, Mr.. SHERMAN. spoke in fayor7of a Joint
COMMITTEES. He was authorized toisay that
there; had been no duplication of IT, S.
bonds. In all cases of presumed dupIica-I
tion, nothing was discovered bat erroneous;
stamping, the same numbers having been
placed on two bonds, The amount thus ar-
roneously stamped was $l6,000.3 Pending
consideration OF the motion, the eemorhihg
hour expired nas., moII h9vi,es bne
/; Mr., COLE. introduced a. billIproviding
that in lieu of the appointnient Of special
agents, Of the Postoffice Department. for
the Pacific States and Territories, THERE
shall, be oappointed a Superintendent Of
Postal Affairs for that district who shall
|superintend the postal affairs of the same.
Mr.. MORGAN introduced bill, provfd-
ing that nothing contained in; the act for
the. preservation of neutrel relations with
the United- States shall be construed to
render it illegal, to sell or charter any YES
sci built within the United States, and pur-
chased from the United States, to any Coy
ernment then at peace with the United
States, or to any subject thereof though
such vessel be prepared for war, provided
such sale or charter be a commercial tram
saetion, and with no intent on the part Of
the sale to participate in any hostile act of
purchase. 1t provides that all penalties in
Cured under the act referred to, shall be
disposed of in accordance with the act regr
ulating the disposition of penalties incur
red under the laws relating to customs, ap5
proved Feb. %, 1867. Referred to the COM
mittee on Federal Relations. 'ft 1,','-' =.
Mr.. MORTON offered joint resolution
to pay Indiana for quartermaster and com-
missary' stores furnished to militia of that
State when called out to repel invasion. Re
ferred to Military committed. 80. -. -, -
/ The Supplementary Reconstruction bill
was taken up. The question was on Mr.:
brakes amendment which was modified
blythe mover so as to read that all voting
for State. county and municipal officers
shall be by ballot. Disagreed to.
Mr.. FESeENDEN. moved an amend
ment, the effect of which, he explained
yesterday, to be that a convention to
form a Constitution shall be called only
so transmitted from the Provisional Gov
ernnent to the commanding General. He
moved to strike ont from the first section
the following words: That bdiore the first
day of September, 1867, the, commanding
general in each district defined by. an act
to provide for the more efficient governs
ment of the rebel States, approved March
I'd, 1867, shall cause registration" &C., and
insert in lieu thereof the following
THAT before the convention shall be held
for the purpose of forming State Constitu-
tiOn under and by-virtue of the act to pro-
vide for the more efficient government OF
rebel States, approved March I'd, 1867, the
commanding general in each district de-
fined in said act shall cause registra-
tion.n &c. Also. to strike from the I'd
section the fo lowing words: h"That after
the completion OF registration hereby pro-
vi1ed for in any State, at such time and
places therein as the commanding general
shah appoint and direct, of which at least
30days' public notice shall be given for the
purpose of establishing Constitution and
Civil Government for such State loyal to
the Union" and insert, in lieu thereof a
provision that "after completion of the
Registration hereby provided for i'm any
State, the commanding general shall fur
nish certified copy thereof to the
| Provisional Government of the State
| for which the, Same was m de, and
whenever thereafter the Provisional
Government of said State shall by legal en-
actment provide, Convention shall bt
called for the purpose of framing a Consti.
tuition and civil Government, and shall fur.
nish a certified copy thereof to the com
manding General; he shall direct that
Convention shall be held. and shall appoin
], the time and place for holding it.
This gave rise tOa discussion which tool
a wide range, and was. generally partici
1 pated Ia. lasting from O'Clock to 4, whef
a vote was taken on the first (Fessenden's'
amendment, Disagreed to. ~ f5-
Mr.. .FESSENDEN said: Regarding this
1 as a test vote, and his second amendment
being dependent upon the first, he should
withdraw it, 5sad lfs f,r- i'fH 20.
Mr.. BUCKALEW moved an Executive
session. 10 hG e zsiHn sst9li ia5
I Mr.. TRUMBULLh hoped not. He hoped
the Senators in favor of this bill would con.
tinue it until passed. If it was carried over
| from day to day it was hard to tell when
the result would be reached. The debate
of yesterday had been repeated to-day, and
would be tomorrow if this bill was kept
before the Senate. If one amendment each
day was to be offered and voted on with
amendments, as were understood ready to
be offered, he could not tell when the bill
would be passed. 3 gIsHW 10 10.
Mr.. SHERMAN interrupted the discus
sion to offer joint resolution to remove
the disability to hold Office from Robert M
Patton, of Alabama, and Joseph E. Brown,
of Georgia, which was referred to Judi
ciary committe. '.t.. l.,. as.ff~-.t7 yTa
Senate went into executive session, after
which the resolution for a recess was re-
scinded, and the Senate adjourned. E- =
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