The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-20
weekly Summary OF the Pro-
ceedings Of the RumP Con-
gross

SENArE-A lolnt resolution tor the pay
meut OF the Kentucky militia called inJo
the Federal service was passed. MIR.
WilliaTds, of Oregon, introduced scheme
for me government of the Southern States
" military officers, military commits ions,
&c. 1t was referred to the Reconstruction
committee The Bankrupt bill was taken
up aud debated.
lIoUsE.-A bill was introduced to pro.
hibit the Fale of gold by the Secretary oI
the Treasury. Alter much fi.ibu,.ering, {
resolution was adopted, instructing the
committee of WAYS and Means to prepart
a bill prohibiting the Secretary of the
Treasury reducing the amount of outstand
ing legal tenders during the current year.
Mr.. kelso's impeachment resolutions were
sent to the judiciary committee. Mr..
Noel of Missouri offered resolution to
reconstruct Massachusetts, spas to. insurc
the people OF that State Isepublcan Gov.
ernment. A resolution Offered by Mr..
Scbt mex was adopted. instructing the CON-
mittee on Naval Affairs to inquire into the
expediencv of removing the Naval Acade.
my from its present location at Annapolis,
Md, to some more loyal place. 1t was
that the pupils at Annapolis are surround,
GU bl liGSNIiCllt NVNldl llluNtHCtS lIuI
them imbihe opinions highly injurious to
trne loyalty. A bill to abolish the Office of
Superintendent of Public Printing, and tc
provide for the election by The Senate and
House, of its own printer, wrs passed The
Forti6cation Appropriation bill was defeat
cd.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,
SENATE. Mr., Sumner presented twenty
eight petitions from whites and negroes in
North Carolina, for the estab ishmrnt by
Congress of a loyal Government in that
State. The Secretary of the Treasury was
instructed to inform the Senate of the a
mount of money paid into the Treasury
from the sales of cotton, or other property,
under the several acts Of Congress, how
much. if any, has been restored to claim
en!s; by whose authority the restoration
was made. and the names of the cainunts.
The bill TO prevent the Court OF Claims ad
Indicating claims for QuartermaSter sstnres,
&c., taken in the Southern States for the
use Of the Federal army, was passed. The
Bankrupt bill was taken up. Ir. Sumner
endeavorcd to confne it TO persons who
could take the iron clad oath, but failed. -
The bill on its passage was LOST. yeas 20,
oftcr which tka Scnntc oj;ourroJ ',u %'' in''ou'
Uorsr A ,o;or;ty rsnort anl mi
nority renort on tLn aIlngnd f,,nJs 1 il m ,ha
indian Rnrnou wnro n,a3e TLo mn;o,.;tT ~ @
rnnnrt 4 r,,;os tyanI wb;lo thn Jo, ;tS
chrcns and G,nor.l S6or;Jor o,,,noro1
on the floor of the House. which suspend
cd business to receive him. \ bi!l was
nai Dowm;na ~ i.t ~ th ".5 ", ,,a',
nora;onnrs stato,,a,, ~ ~ "r,'S'u'i'
taroc noJ h., .bo N",;I " Ln i,p l't''t ~ ",
9" oval G., o. anl :" tho IF";.NJ H"nN 9 .no
was rnce;ToJ f,n1n tbo So,rotnr,. .r" ,'",ILa, ,L,
Troosnrv Ibo Tn1;nn Anrrc';o Are", w. IN IN
was considered 4 iointE Ei irnspnt;'n T;'n" as D,,,
passed to purchase Day,"s Jsani in I.'nr
Island Sound, for s3s. 500. Mr, Haon5r n
Mass. made Il speech on the finances.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6,
SENATE. A message WI; received from
the President furnishing tho name of the
author Of the letter to Mr.. Seward respect
ing Mr.. Motley, Minister to Austria. The
writer is a Mr.. McCracken. 4 petition was
for charter for a national rail
road between WASHINGTON and Cincinnati
A bill was introduced 10 fix the salaries of
the Judges OF the Supreme Court in the
Territories at g, 600. A bill to provide for
the appointment Of additional commission
ers to the Paris Exposition, &c, was le-
ported from the Committee on Foreign Re-
ations. A bill was introduced fixing the
time for choosing electors Of President and
Vice President. Mr.. Dixon presented as
an amendment 70 Mr., Wade's Constitution
al Amendn4nt, the plan Of adjustment sad
20 have been agreed upon by the President,
leading Southerners and Conservative Re-
pubGcans. Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware,
rcpudiatcd the scheme on the part of the
Democracy.
HousE.-A message from the President
was presented, transmitting report from
the Secretary of State as to the States now
represented IN Congress which have rati-
fed the Constitutional Amendment. Sew
eral bills were reported from the Military
committee: The following of them were
passed: The House bill to extend TO gennr-
al officers and soldiers on the retired list the
becetit OF an additional ration for every five
year 5 service; the HonSe bill to amend the
act establishing the Natioral Asylum for
disabled volunteers; n bill to amend the act
OF March 3, 1864, proYidlng Tor payment of
horses lost in tie service; bill amondatory
of the. bounty act Of July -, 1865; Il bill
authorizing the purchase from the San
Franciscan Society of the ground adjoining
the arsenal at Pittsburgh, Penn Mr. Blaine
(Rad.,) Of Maine, gave notice that he
would at the earliest opportunity. call up
the House bill to pay the loyal States for
troops furnished to the army during the
war. Mr.. Stevens, from the ReconStluc-
ton committee, reported bill to diyide the
Southern States into four Territories, and
govern them By military power
, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY.
SENATE. The judiciary committee re-.
ported, without amendment, the House bi |
suspending the operation of the act of
1864, authorizing the appointment of a
commissioner to award the $500 compensa-
ton to loyal shareholders for slaves taken
in thevolrnteer service, and alsoto discharge
the commissioner appointed under said act
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