The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

1 MIR. Summer, OF Mass. Union
presented u petition rom loyal citi.
sehs OF Arkansas, asking Congress
to supcrscdc'thc present State Gov.
crnmcnt, an, 10 declare The twenty.
five loyal States only competent 20
pass upon the constitutional amend.
ment. 'u ''
Mr.. wqdc Of Ohio, from the Com
mlttee OF Territories, reported III.
vorably on the bin to amend tue act
organizing the Territory OF Idaho
On motion of Mr.. Grimes of, Iowa,
the Committee on Naval Affairs was
requested to, enquire into the expe-
diency,of closing the Norfolk Navy
Yard, and placing the public proper
U there under the charge of the
commandment of the marine corps.
Petitions were presented for the
passage Of the pending Tariff Till,
for an increase of the pay of the
army officers, for reconstruction on
the basis Of eiIal rights; against the
Icurtaihnent of the currency, &C
also, the memorial OF the Minnesota
Legislature for an appropriation fot
the Improvement Of the Mississippi
river.
A bill wasYpassed 10 set aside the
net proceeds of internal revenues in
the Territories in 1867 ami 1868, for
the erection OF peniteniiaries II .A O..
The bill to regulate the tenure ol
office came up. sA .di f'H .Hi ..l
Mr. Hendricks amendment to
strike out the provision that no va.
cancics shall he filled except with
the advice and consent Of the Senate
and that tile duties OF such officer
he exercised without salaries, fees
or other emoluments by such Other
officer as may by law exercise suct
powers, was debated hy Messrs
Hendricks, Cowan, Williams an(
IrelInghuysen. no..
Mr. Sherman, Of OHIO, said th'
bill contemplated nothing unconsti
tutional or revolutionary. OF IT,,
1000 removals mad, by the Presi
dent since last summer, not 100 hav
been. reported to the Seuate. 1T h
believed the President would try t
= h rmouize with the Senate and sen
In other names after his nominee
were rejectel, he would be willing T.
let him iill vacancies during recess
hat the President had manifested n
such disposition.
On MIR. Buckalew' suggestion
= Mr., Hcndlicss withdrew his amend
Of ,S@at Iha %, 9b,ilItlh Ithe present to let the dc
Mr. Howe moved to strike cut til
words " expiration of term or othe
cause" from the first clause OF tn
third section, which reads as follows
That the President shall have powC
to ill all vacancies which may haL
Iper during the RECESS of the Senate
: BY reason Of death, resignation, eS
piration OF term of Office, or othe
lawful cause, by granting commits
sions, which shall expire at the en'
of the next session thereafter
Amendment agreed to. q r.tr.f.
r The hill TO regulate the meeting
Of Congress as passed by tho Srnat,
aud sent to the House for concur
renee i the amendment is rs follows
An Act to fix the time for regula
meetings of Congress: %
BE it enacted hy the Senate ano
House of Representatives of th,
United States OF America in Con
gIess assembled, That in addition tC
the regular times of meeting Of Con
grcss, there shall he n meeting of Til,
Fortieth Congress OF the UnitcC
States, and OF each succeeding Con
gress thereafter, at II O'Clock NJ, ol
1.-THE 4th day March, the day on whicl
! the term begins for which tho Con
gress is elected, except that when
tue 4,l of March occurs on Sunday,
then the meeting shall take rlacc a,
the same time on the next succeed,
ing day, ... .t. .t. W
SIC .. And be It further enacted,
rhat no person who was II member
| Of the previous Congress shah re
ceive any compensation as mileage
for going to or returning from the
additional session provided for by
the foregoing section.
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