The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-03-01
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UCu ~ lulOTul the oelltl0 WIlCbhOA uiJ
salary has been paid to Mr.. Harvey the
United States Minister to Portugal, since
the passage of the Diplomatic Appro-
priation bill Of July 25th, 1866, The bill
to quiet land titles in California, and al
SO the bill to amend the act providing
for the safety ofpasSengers in steam YES
sells, were taken up and passed. The
| Clerk of the House, at 12.40 p. NJ, an
nOunced that the House refused to con-
cur in the Senate amendments to the
bill providing for the establishment OF
military governments in the Southern
States and asked committee Ofconter-
ence. A motion was then made by Mr..
Williams that the Senate should insist
on its amendments and appoint acom-
mittee. After long and spirited discus
sion, in which MeSsrS. Williams, Sum-
ner and FeSsenden spoke in favor OF
the motion, and Me5srs. COnness, Sher-
man, Lane, Wade and Brown against
it, themOtiOn was Withdrawn. The mo-
tion was then made that the Senate in
| siSt on its amendments. MesSrS. Sher-
man and Trumbull then made speeches
in favor Of the motion. At the close OF
Mr.. Trumbull's speech warm discuss
| ion sprung up upon his having stated
| that the Freedmen's Bureau bill was
notexecuted by the President. Mr.. Cow
an denounced the habit of the Senators
from Massachusetts Wilson and Sum-
ner) and Howard, of Michigan, of re-
citing to the Senate accounts of alleged
| murders Ond outrages on the freedmen
| i'm the Southern States, which he how
ed to be wholly unfonnded. A vote
| tolr
| the Senate insist on its amendmentSand
it was agreed to. The Senate then took
recess until y O'clock p. NJ.
| E7Cening ,SeSsioa.-A number of bills
were reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs and passed by the Sen
ate. Among them was the bill prohibit
ting any system of peonage in New
Mexico, or in any other Territory or
State. A bill providing for the tempo
rary increase of the pay of officers of
the army was also passed. The Senate
soon after adjourned.
HoUSE.-The House resumed the
consideration Of the bill to establish
military governments in the Southern
States, the question being on the mo-
| ton to concur in theSenate amendments
| thereto. A vote was taken and resulted
yeas 73, nays 98, so the House refused
| to concur, and committee circumference
was ordered. The report of the COM
mittee Of conference on the diSagreelng
| vote of the tWOIiOuSeS on the bill to
regulate the tenure of certain civil Offi-
ceS, making the tenure of Cabinet Off
GERS during the tenure of the President
appointing them, but making their re-
moval subject to the approval of the
Senate, was agreed to. A cOmmunica-
| ton was received from the Secretary of
State, stating that the States of Indiana,
| Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota and New
York have given official notification of
their adoption of the constitutional
amendment. A despatch was received
announcing the death of Samuel Down
ey, the last surviving soldier of the
Revolution. The House concurred in
the Senate amendments to the bill pro-
viding for the election Ofa COngreSsiOn-
al printer. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole and took up
the Army Appropriation bill. This bill
apprOpriates over tWenty-four million
dollars. Pending its consideration the
House took recess until 7.30 2. M.
EUening SeSSi0n.-A message was re-
ceived from the Senate announcing the
refusal of that body to recede from its
amendments to the bill establishing
military governments in the Southern
States. The resolution introduced by
Mr.. Banks to- send reliefto certain South
ern States was taken up and passed.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Army Appropria-
ton bill, and after some time spent
thereon the committee rose and the
House took up the message of the Sen
ate, insisting upon its amendments to
the bill providing for military govern
mentS in the Southern States. A mo-
tiOn was made that the House recede
from its disagreement, and concur in the
Senate amendments with an additional
amendment, providing that no person
who is unable to hold office under the
bill shall be allowed a seat in the con-
StitutiOnal convention or permitted to
vote for memb, rs of such convention.
A motion to lay the bill on the table
was voted down. A number of dilatory
motions were then made. Pending the
bill providing for the establishment of
military governments in the Southern
States, a motion was made to concur in
the Senate amendments. a motion to
lay on the table was voted down. A
number Of dilatory motions were then
made, and finally at ten minutes past
eleven the House adjourned, with the
understanding that the vote on the
motion pending shall be taken to-day.
SENATE.-SeveraI bills in relation to
affairs in the District were reported
from the Committee on the District of
Columbia. The Clerk Ofthe House an
nounced the concurrence Of that body
in the Senate amendments to the bill
providing for the establishment of mill
itary governments in the Southern
States, and also the adoption of addi-
tional amendments by the House. A
long discussion ensued on amOtiOn that
the Senate concur in the House amend
mentS, and number of speeches were
made. Mr.. johnson, of Maryland, made
a speech in which, after long eulOgy
of the South, he eannounced that though
he did not approve of the bill he would
nevertheless vote for it. Without taking
a vote the Senate took a recess until
7.30 O'Clock Z. NJ.
HOUSE.-The House resumed the
consideration of the bill to establish
military governments in the Southern
States as amended by the Senate. A
motion was made to concur in the SEN
ate amendments, with the amendment
offered last night by Mr.. Wilson Of
Iowa, declaring certain persons ineligt-
bic to seats in State constitutional con
ventions, and also depriving them of
the right to vote for members of such