Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-21
CnNGRESsinNAIl,

CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE. Dec. "a bill was intro
duced to substitute gold notes for legal ten
der notes ana TO facilitate the resumption o
spec payments. Laid over aud ordered
nrinted.-A resolution wss adopted calling
upon tie Attorney General for a list of the
cOuuterfeiteTs psrdOned by the President
since May. LIST, lS65.-At twelve ocicfk the
extra session wac adjourned sine die, aud the
regular session cslled % order A commit
tee was appointed to wait upon the President
aud / form him of the readiness Of the Sc a c
to receive any c mmuncatIon from him. The
committee having performed its duty, In-
formed the Senate that the President would
send IN his message on the mOcI ow.- An act
was introduced TO esta bish a national school
Of mines.-A resolution was read instructiDg
the Committee on Iudian Affairs inquire
into the eypediency of establishing two reser-
vations. one east OF the Rocky Mountains
aud the other west, fOi the Inuisns, and
forcing all the tribes to occupy them.-A res
olutiOn was offered locking 20 the repeal Of
the tax on raw cotton.
House RS buttons were adopted,
instTuctiUC the Judiciary Committee 10 in
quire and report whether un1er the Constilu.
ton and the laws, Congress has the right 10
grant or refuse. at it's discretion, an apr
prIatiOn for the payment ipuiated in the
treaty for the purchase of Russian America;
iustructiug the Committee on Banking aud
Currency to iiqHire into the expedIeLcy OF SO
cazugibg the laws 10 respect TO the taxation
of National Bank stock as 10 permit ali stock
owned IN the state where the bank l. located,
to be g. essCd and paid in the city or town
where the stakeholder resides; insrncting
the COMMITTEE on Ways aud Means to inquire
iuyO the CXpe diency OF authorizing q new
loan, psyaby after Ten years, and redeemaEle
after thirty years, IN coin, By the Issue OF
FIVE per cent. bonds, the interest, payable
semi-anIuaiiy IN coin, ADD the bonds taxable
at the rate Of one per cent. to he deducted
from the interest when paid, holders OF gov
eminent bonds 10 be allowed to exchange
them for this new Issue; instructing the Post
Office Committee TO inquire into the expedi-
eucy O allowing rail oad companies to carry
their NtteTs. relating to the business OF their
road, outside of mail free OF postage; in
stTuctiGg the Committee on Peu-iOns to en-
quire into the sxpsdleBcy of providing bOun-
Il 8 If land tor soidiers in the late wsr; di-
TsctiBg the Committee on Bauking and Cur
rency 10 inquire into the exp disucv Of
requiring NatIDnal Banks from tine lst OF Hay,
1868, 10 redeem their currency ia coin. Sew
ersl other resolutions were introduced, but
none OF them were of particular interest,"
Among the bills introduced were the following
10 amend the act of July, 1866, increasing
pensions of widows and orphans; to prevent
any further contraction of the currency; also,
for the purchase and annexation of British
COlumOia. including Nancouvsrs Island; for
A.
alton OF greenhacks, compound interest
notes, and national currency b. the several
states aud Territories; also to provide pen
sions for certain Cfhcers and soldiers who
served in the war OF 1912. the Mexican war
and the Indian war up to and inelud-
ing the Black Hawk war. The ex-
ira session was adjourned at twelve
o'clock, and the regular session Immediately
called The usual committee to wait upon
the President was appointed, and the same
report was received from II as was made TO
the Seuate.-The Committee on Elections,
to which had been referred the claim OF j.
ID. Blake 10 a.4o-t as representative from
the Third Congressional District of Ken
lucky, and the credentials of J. :. G0lladay
as Representative from the same District, re-
ported that Mr.. Blake was not entitled to q
seat aud that Mr.. GOlladsy was.-A bin for
the admission of Deseret into the Union was
introduced and referred Some other BUSH
ness was done, but nothing Of special inter-
est.
SENATE, Dec. 3.-Several petitions
we're presented and the standing committees
apnounced.-The Presidents message was
presented and read. and three thousand
copies ordered printed.
HoUsE-A bill was introduced to es-
tsblish z common school system in the Die
trict OF Columbia. Referred The PTesi-
dents message was announced. Shenck
ssid that the document puTpOrting to be the
message was already before him, having been
p~inted in the Baltimore morning papers.
another charged that it had been sold ia
open market. The document was finally
read and referred to Committee OF the
Whole.-The reading of the report of the
Committee of Elections on the Kentucky
cases was resumed. The report closes with
resolution declaring that Messrs. Beck,
Jones, Grover and KuOtt were entitled to
their seats as members. The report was
ID nd fhaa Trnfff I'D Gor
siderable debate Was nad on the bill to repeal
| the tax on cotton, but the House adjourned
without action
SENATE, Dec, 4. Several resolutions
we're adopted calling for international
| resolution, offered hy Drake, strongly con
demning the Presidents message ss disre-
spsctsul sud insriting to Congress. was laiC
r.--COnsideraols debate eususd on the
message several bills were introduced anC
referred. "a debate followed on the bill guar
anteeiug the payment OF government bonds
in coin.
HOUSE. The session was mostly
/ taken up by a discussion on the bill to repea
i the tex on raw cotton. The bill was finally
/ psssed by vote of yeas las. nays 20.
SENATE, Dec 5 A bill was passed
| giving further security to tho black race IL
the District OF OOlumbia-A bill was intro
duced authorizing the issuing OF coupon
bonds IN lieu OF registered bonds 80
HOUSE Bills we're introduced anC
referred, to repeal the act authorizing tn,
| canceliing of United States notes; providing
| for the funding OF the interest bearing debt
| 60 facilitate the restoration of the late reDe
| states; providing that a msjority or votei
actually cast shall determine tho result o
| any election held under the reconstruction
acts in the rebel states.- GO.laday the con
| testant for the seat of the Sd kentucky Dis
trit, was admitted Boutwell, made speech
in favor of impeaching the President, bn
the House adjourned without sction
SENATE, Dec. 6.-Bills were intro
puced providing for naval insurance fund
amending the set making appropriations 10
government service aud 20 supply the de
ficisncy incurred IN the survey OF the India
reservation. Referred Several resolution
we're adopted calling for information, afte
which the Senate adjourned to Monday, til
9Th.
HoUsE.-The impeachment question
was resumed, when Boutwell, finished hi
speech, and was followed by Wilso
in opposition. Several motions wer