The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-17
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Midnight Report.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
" AsHiSsrox Jan. ls.

WASHINGTON Jan. lb.
I yarions petitions were presented, including
one from citizens of Detroit against tbs re-
7 daeilon OF the currency; one from loyal cisi
zens Of North Carolina. asking the passage ot
I! stevens bill for the reconstruction OF that
State.
4 memorial from the Oregon Legislature
for establishing branch line was presented
and tabled.
The bill 10 admit Nebraska, as amended by
| the House, wts taken IN.
Mr.. WADE moved q concurrence OF the
| Senate therein.
Mr.. EDMUS SDs hored the Senate would
now concur. Either Congress had the right
TO impose the conditions oil universal suffrage,
or ii mus, be left to the people ct the Isrri-
| tory far decision. There esGld be no middle
ground.
4 Nj JOHNSON agreed With Mr. Ed
munds
Nj HENDRICKS was opposed to all the
CONDITIONS mentioned. bat ii either were to
be imposed, they should Le left 10 the people
! az the state.
The question was further. discussed by
Messrs. Henderson, morrill, and others.
Ine morning hour expired-
The regular order order OF business. the
bill TO regulate the tsnIge Of oEics, was then
called M.
az h4dt,oa Of Mr. WADE. the reeula-
order ot business was suspended, bs yote Of
u u Il.
Mr. HENDRICKS offered as Substitute
for the House auenduleus wha. vas known
as the Brown amendment Disagreed 10 by
Is 10 u
The House amendment was then conczrred
In-2s to II.
The foliowlag are the mars.
Messrz Burkalew, Cowan Dixon, Doelit-.
tie, Edmurds, Foster, Harris, Hendricks.
johnson. Nesmith. Morton, Patterson. kid
( die. and SALISBURY.
Aae h.I 70 s.aaaH Colorado came MP. The
House ausendnen, was conearred ia, and the
bill goes to the Presidea.-
NJ. MORRILL,, from the Camu.s;se o.
the District ef Calauihia, reported b;l 70
prasect ne rigatS Vi married women in the
Distract, substituting q new bill, changing. te
some extent, the provisions OF the Original
measure OF last week.
Mr.. SUMNER. from the Com uaittee on
Foreign Relations, reported a resolution sirn
liar 10 tina; OF the House on Monday, rela~
tive 10 the coolle trade, which was passed
unanimously.
Mr. HOWARD moved To take ap his reso.
lutloa oil enen:ry BIZ tbs foreagn Committee
iLso Mexican asfairs
. Mr.. WILLIAMS hoped the Senate would
! eUHsaeer, IN the regular order, VIE alia 10 reg
r Hlats tn. teng-e Of afsee.
r Mr.. SCSfA Ek Lad 40 objections 10 TIE
passsing OF MI. Howard resolution, provi
. ded # was amended SO as to leave /. discre-
tIonary with the committee 10 report He
believed the inquiry altogether nn necessary
as there was every evidence thai the rreucn
, troops were nov leaving Mexico. he had
Z s.fSsasaf ..,. IL 3t9,4 .a4 ira
Mr. HOWARD did not believe ali the m
mors about the departure Of the French
troops. Atany rate be would ike 10 have
repeas isom tie Committee.
The motion was disagreed to-
Mr. EESSENDEN announced that b.
weald cali up Inc tariff biii Oh Monday, ana
expected 70 keep il before the Senate until il
! vas disposed Of.
The bill to regulate the tenure OF Office
came up.
SUMMERS amendment was discussed
8; ssme length BY Messrs- Hove, Summer.
6 Fessenden and others.
; Mr. C0WAN sad the whole humber of
e removals by the President had been AS, o.
i winch Bot had been sent to the SENATE. None
e had been removed who refraioed from i'm
{ troper aud disrespeet.ul language against the
r President in she last camralgn.
n W. SUNNI L could nos think Of single
4 rrotl1nent officer Of the Government in his
L State who had not been removed for political
purposes.
e Adjourned.
d HOUSE. n
= Nr. SPATLDING asked leave 10 intro
: duce bill that the Committee on judiciary
= report to the House writing respecting the
necessity Of obtaining any further sanction
Of constitutional smendment than three.
ioGrths OF The States actually reI resealed in
Congress
Nh. FISCg objected.
Oh motion OF Mr. ALLEN, the Secretar,
: OF the Treasury was aarected to furnish the
q House information in reference 70 the dispo
z sal OF United States bonds, 6e.. as required
e by Act OF April l2. 1sU2, VIZ: The amoun
If exchanges made and amount Of money Dor
ro~ed under ii towhom and on v hat teams
the amount and character OF indebtedness
'e with diluted statement OF the expense O
sr making such loans and exchanges.
a. Mr. IUilAN. on leave. introduced hii
il TO extend the provisions Of the Aet Of Aug
i A. ss4, granting rgh: OF xsy tor all raid ans
uiank roads. for FIVE years. Referred.
r. The House considered N. Stevens bil
I. for the reconstruction OF rebel States.
~ Mr.. PAINE spoke .. s-ngth III opposition
n thereto: he d4neancrd the present Stat,
!: Governments as rlra.ica! GQ~ern ments Ehiel
| to this tfEif Hal FtstNl Di tue s0his 0i Cd
:, 6xex johnson and his Nertheru and South
Il ern satellites, but wonld hencefuth rest Oh
! the soul OF the rash young gentieman fgn
Pennsylvania Hence, ii would seem as If b,
| (Strveusl had for some time longed for shs
Presidential bread and ~butter ~
Mr. BINGHAM opposed the measure
because he reco1 nszed the power of tn
people to establish guarantees and safe
guards II the people depended ,p its in
amendment proposed by the Recon
Ii. struatiop Committee, that di,
ID no. preven4 further Coastisukona
4, LEGISLATION, bat this bill neither sfood wn,l
C the Conssitut tonnl Amendment, nor was il tn
er duty 4 Congress % give due protection t,
of citizens of the United States, within the dis
"a organized States. but the future safety of ih
b 4 Repuhasc rests on the ,rrepealAble guarantee
,n embodied in the Constitution, and nos npo
at the repeaiable legislation in the insurgeu
at States So be would have the lately rebel
es ioas esates 90 asd perfUsm sets fos The rAtif
cation of the Constitutional amendment, err
be though they were not regularlariy organize
Il, He.aEa, snd she plfretnne of he ~ sui
e. sequentlJ b Congress would ieE1lfze them. A
en- to the Saprene Court its power v1s very fin
ndj -. il Aepeilase. .peNssnss sssaas4 npoa the Vi
n OF Congress, ard could readily be taken au1U
y This bill EuaseY um 20 hin. Il =
y f114paea to restrict the siGAt Il petiti1u
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