Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.


JANUARY 28.-In the Senate Mr. Wade
presented a petition praying the re-
moyal of the National Capital to
point near the center Of the country.
Various other petitions were presented'and
referred A bill passed compelling every
person copyriehting book. photograph,
map, or chart, to send copy of the same
to the Congressional library, and direct
ing Postmasters to forward the same free
The bill giving 10 Judges of Federal
Courts power to grant writs Of hoLeas cor
pas in all cases where any person may be
restrained of hisor her liberty in violation
Of the Constitution, was passed, and goes
10 the House for concurrence. a bill was
introduced to amend the national currency
act, so as to allow The stocks of NATIONAL
banks 10 be taxed by State authorities.
The House bill prescribing the punish,
ment for eonnterieiting, buying, selling,
exchanging or receiving as genuine, any
counterfeit note or obligation Of the United
States. was passed without amendment.
a message vetoing the bill for The admis
sion of Colorado was received. The re-
mainder of the session was taken up with
the tariff bill.
In the House various bills were intro.
duced, including one to repeal the tax Oh
cotton and sugar. and one providing a
Criminal Court for the District of Colum-
bia. On motion, the Committee on Ways
aud Means WAS dircctedto examine into the
condition Of the Treasury.
The resolution fer the i'm peachme n OF the
n
was taken up and an animated discussion
resulted. which had not concluded when
the morning hour expired. A bill was
introduced to abolish all disqualifcatons
from voting in the District oil Columbia on
account Of sex, which was referred. A
bill was introduced to repeal the act au-
thorizing the redemption of legal tenders
at the rate of 81. 900 900 per month Mr..
Stevens reconstruction bill came up, and
after brisk discussion it was referred by
vote of SO to CO, the Democrats all vo
ting in the affirmative
January 29.-Tbe Chair presented a
communication from the President enclos-
ing the correspondence with the State
Department on the subject of Mr.. Motley's
resig, alton as Minister to Austria; also the
message yetoing the Colorado bill. The
tariff bill was next considered. and several
amendments made. A message from the
President vetoing the bill for the admission
OF Nebraska was received.
In the House the Committee on Elec-
tons was discharged from the further con-
sderation of the subject Of the Maryland
election. The Committee on the Judi
ciary have been instructed TO investigate
the matter. Mr.. Schenck from the Mill
tary Committea reported back with an
amendment the House bill to equalize
bouutics. The Speaker presented execu-
tive documents as follows:
The report Of the Secretary Of State in
reference to the attempted compromise Of
our suits in English Courts; the report of
the Secretary Of State in relation TO the
removal ofthe Protestant church of the
American embassy at Rome outside tho
city by order Of the Papal government,
aud mass Of documents relative TO the
New Orleans riot. The Invalid Pension
bill. which approprates S32,3So ,OOO was
referred to the House with the recommen-
dation that it pass. The bill was subse-
quently passed.
FEBRUARY In the Senate the bill TO
regulate the duties of the Clerk Of the
House, was passed. The greater part Of
the day was consumed in the consider
alton Of the bankrupt bill, but without
action. The Senate then went into ex-
ecutive session and soon after adjourned.
In the House, the bill which passed the
Senate last week, "to regulate the tenure
of certain Offices" was debated, and the
discussion occupied the greater part of the
day; number of amendments proposed
were all rejected, indicating disposition
on the part of the House to pass It at an
early day. No other business Of import
ance was transacted.
FEBRUARY ga majority ofthe House
Committee on Indian Affairs, has reported
that Commissioner Bcgy's conduct is not
censurable. In the Senate the Bankrupt
bill came to a vote, and was lost; but
motion 70 reconsider was made, and 1t Ia :