Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

~ Claims m when the Gntteu states -
party and the Judgment is decided adversely
ID the United States. IL was resolved that
he attorney General be instructed TO report
how many assistant district attorneys ne mas
atrairted and If any had been previously
,,.;aeted hy the Senate for any Office. II
was resolved that the Naval committee be
Instructed to ascertain what changes have
been made in the organization of the several
navy yards in the United States A resolu-
tion was adopted calling upon the General
Of the army for a statement Of the number
ot white voters, and also the number of reg
istered colored voters in the States subject
20 the acts of Congress and the reconstruc-
tion acts Adjourned.
tioTSE.-A bill was referred to the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means to fund the IN
terest bearing debt of the United States,
and to provide for national tax thereon.
The Committee of Ways and Means was in
Strneted 20 inauire into the expediency Of
evefnpting from tax all articles the product
ot hand-looms A petition Of citizens Of
A,htabula, Ohio, to impeaeh the President,
was presented The Senate resolution, 10
relation to an ordnance committee, was con
cuTred in. 4 resolution that g. d. BlacGey,
81 the Third Congressional district Of Ken
tucky, was not entitled to bis seat, aud that
the oath be administered TO Mr. G0lleday,
was recommitted to the Committee on Flee
tions \ statement was received from the
Secretary of the Treasury showing the
amount Of revenue received from distilled
7 spirits from each collection district-reierred
/ 60 the Committee on Ways and Means. At
I 4 clock the House adjourned.
pEC, 6.-SENATE "A resolution praying
! for the repeal Of the tax on cotton was refer
t-Isftf hal tog. faF 4
tioa from Connections praying for certain
legislation 10 secure citizen suffrage was
referred TO the Judiciary Committee On
motion, IL was resolved 10 request the Secre-
Jary OF the Treasury 10 inform the Senate II
the unexpended balance Of appropriations
had been applied 10 any other defciencF. IT
was resolved that the Secretary Of the
Treasury inform the Sena te If Edmund
( Cooper assumed the Office OF Assistant See
rotary of the Treasury, and BY what law or
authority. A resolution was adopted in
strueting the Finance Committee to INQUIRE
into the expedieney Of authorizing the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury TO contracts a new loan
Two bills IN reference to paying the public
debt in coin, were referred to the Committee
Of Finance. 4 resolution was adopted call
ing upon the Secretary of State for copies
OF the correspondence with the French Gov
erument IN reference TO the International
/ Monetary Conference. Adjourned
HoUsE.-The Speaker presented a me-
mortal relative TO bonded goods, and another
/ playing for a repeal of the cotton tax. The
| bill IN reference to the proposed impeach-
ment Of the President was taken up and de
bated. Adjourned
/ DEC, TN. HOUsE-Several comnuniea
/ tions from the Secretary Of War were pre-
sented. The resolution on the imgeach
ment Of Andrew Johnson was taken up. and
/ after much debate, was lost, the vote stan
( ding yeas 81, nays los. The bill declaring
! that from and after its passage the authority
! OF tte Secretary of the Treasury to make
any reduction IN the currency by retiring OF
caneelling United States notes Is SUSPENDED.
was reported back from the Committee Of
/ Ways and Means, and, after discussion. pas
sed. The House then went into Commit
/ tee OF the Whole on the state Of the Union,
and shortly after adjourned.
SENATE. Senate was not in session
on Saturday
MONDAY 9th-SENATE- On motion. the
C0nlmittEe On Military AHdirs aur AZ,
Militia was instructed to inquire into the
eXpedIency of amending the act declaring
the rights Of volunteers. On motion. It was
! resolved that the Secretary Of the Treasury
| be directed to furnish the names Of al indi
/ vjduals 10 whom captured or abandoned
| property had been given up. A resolution
/ was adopted directing the Committee on
/ Foreign Relations to inquire into the expe
dieney ofa treaty between the United States
! and the Dominion Of Canada 4 resolution
/ was adopted instructing the Committee on
/ Officers Of the Senate 10 define the duties OF
! the Sergeant-at arms, Mr.. Wilson gave
/ notice that he will introduce t0-day bin to
/ remove political disabilities from certain
/ citizens Of Alabama. The resolution in ref
! erence to recognizing the belligerent rights
| Of Abyssinia was called up. The Senate
| then went into executive session, and soon
| adjourned
/ House On opening, the Speaker pro-
ceeded 10 call States aud Territories for bin,
and joint resolutions for reference, after
| which a resolution was adopted appointing a
committee OF five to which shall be referred
the reports of the commissioners 70 consoli
date the statutes Of the United States. a
resolution was adopted directing the Judici
airy Committee to consider the expediepcy
Of amending the law requiring the taking Of
the test OATH A vote on the resolution re
ferring part Of the Presidents message TO 3
select committee on reconstruction. resulted
in favor Of referring the matter. The other
resolutions distributing the message were
then adopted. The bill declaring forfeited
certain railroad lands in the Southern States
was reported back to tie Committee on
Public Lands. A resolution was adopted
instructiDg the Committee on Banking and
Currency to inquire into the expediencv oI
amending the national currency law. A
resolution was adopted calling on the Secre.
tary Of the Navy for information as to the
disposition Of the lumber bought bv the de
partment since 1860 The Senate bin fxino
the quorum of the Supreme Court al five
was passed. The District equal-rights bill
was passed by a vote Of log to 80 A resolu.
ton was adopted for the printing and dis.
tributi0n through our consuls abroad of on
abstract OF the report Of the COMMISSIONS,
Of the General Land Office Adjourned
TUESDAY. l0th-SENATE. The Secre
tary Of the Treasury 5 reply relative to the
| appointment Of Edward Cooper as Assistant
Secretary was referred to the Committee or
Finance. A resolution requesting certain
information about the Union Pacific Rail
road was adopted. A resolution was adop
ted requesting the President to furnish
copies Of all papers not hitherto publisbed
IN this country touching the recognition al
belligerent rights by Great Britain: and aIsC
relative to depredations by the Alabama or
the commerce of the United States. A bill
to regulate the rights Of married women il
the District was referred to the District
Committee. 4 bin to remove disabilitie,
| from certain citizens Of Alabama was refer
red to the judiciary Committee. A bin wa,