The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-03-15

| bv the terms Of the Reconstruction bill was
submitted a. an a.ternstive, TO The discretion
Of those States. The Stane ing Committees
| of the. Senate we're filled. Mr.. Cragin re-
| newed the Wade proposition for Constltu-
tional Amendment 10 legalise the One Term
Principle for the Presidency. resolution
sppropriating $4,000 for the purposes OF the
Paris Exposition was passed. The Senate
declined any action upon the House resoiu.
ton for an adjournment on Monday oi next
week, and then after short Executive ses-
sion adjourned.
Houss. March 7.-Various resolutions and
communications were disposed Of. An ad-
;orrnment on Monday next until May 9Th
was agreed TO. The Judiciary Commit Q were
instrncteti to report a bill designating the
nroper authority TO call Conventions in the
rebel States and providing that in all such
elections, the voting should be by ballot; a
Hill 70 repeal the act eeding back Alexan-
tlria to Virginia was brought in under sus-
pension of the rules and passed, and the resi-
due of the day was occupied with long and
earnest speech, by Mr.. Ashley, in support of
his impeachment resolutions, which were
again introduced by him. These were also
supported BY General Butler and opposed
DIV Messrs Spauldiug and Niblack, but were
finally adopted by nearly strict party vote,
the House thus ordering the Judiciary Com
mittee to take up the case. as left by the last
Congress, and proceed with it to some issue
The Speaker then announced few OF the
committees, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, March 9.-Petition was presen'
ted from citizens of Alexandria, asking OOn-
sress to delay action on The bill to re-annex
that city to ihe District, until they could be
heard in their own defencs. A discussion
arose. during which it was stated by Mr..
Wilson that the Alexandrians justified the
exclusion Of colorsd votes the other day on
the ground that no military commander had
vet been appointed, but that they entirely
aeouiesce in the necessity Of admitting such
votes at the next election in the spring, and
expect to do so without opposition: With
the remark by Reverdy johnson that emf
nent counsel had advised the Alexandrians
10 exclude the co!ored vote last week, the
matter went over. The Senate on the re-
commeHdation and testimony OF Zen. How
ard. adopted joint resolution approPriating
one million dollars for the relief of the desti-
tute of all classes and opinions at the South.
Ali disloyal persons had been excluded from
the benefit Of former appropriations, but it is
now proposed TO feed all like. Aud the
Executive session closed the day.
The House was not IN session on the 9Th.
SENATE, March lI.-A large number Of
bills were introduced in he Senate among
which the most noteworthy are those for the
payment of claims for French spoliations
and providing for further Naval promotions.
of not exceeding ten meritorious officers.
The main points Of the guaranty bill, offered
by Mr.. Sumner a few days since, having
been fully net by the Reconstruction bill
which is now on ite passage, the former was
laid on the table: An executive session
closed the day.
HoUsE, March 1.-THE list Of new bills
and resolutions presented in the House occu-
pies much SPICE. Nearly all these were of
q local character. The Bounty bill, which
passed the House, but was not reached in
the Senate, at the last session, giving 1888
per month, with deduction, TO all volunteers
who were honorably discharged, was again
presented by Mr.. Schenck, and an effort was
inside to secure its immediate passage, but it
wa. put over to another day. A few Of the
standing committees were announced. A
bill providing for the registration Of loyal
Southern voters and requiring the secret bal
lot in all elections was introduced and pas.
sed, III to 81. Resolutions of sympathy
with the movements in Ireland were offered,
and a motion to suspend the rules for their
consideration was pending at adjournment.
SENATE, March l3 The French Spolita-
ton bill, a bull for the defence Of the North
ern frontier. and resolution directing the
War Department to furnish to Tennessee
arms and equipments for 25, 600 militia, were
favorably reported upon from the Commit
tees, and will be acted upon at an early day.
A bill, the same as one Of the last session,
repeating the City Charters Of Washington
and Georgetown and providing for their
government by Boards Of Commissioners,
am Joint resolution providing for the sur
vey Of Ship Canal around the Falls of Nj
sgara, were also introduced. The Registra-
tfon bill from the House was referred to The
judiciary Committee.
HOUSE, March 13.-The House passed bills
appropriating S5,00O 900 for the expenses Of
execution Of the Reconstruction plan, and
$4,000 for the destitute freedmen of the
District; aleJ bill to give annually suit of
clothing to each invalid soldier who may be
the inmate of any Soldiers Home. The
session was brief, and no other business OF
importance was transacted.