Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-11-29
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THURSDAY, NOV. y, 1861.

"sAAib -N0N.-4, sSAt.
Sesatr-Couvened at noon. Nil E.i>
mumds offered the following Joint resolution,
which was tabled AVID ordered printed. lie
would cali 1t mp at an early day, and hopei
j. wnnld b. Passed with entire unanimity.
Whereas. The pgblie debt OF TIE rm,e,l
States WAS except where s~paeia'l. otherwise
nfo,ided,l contracted a'aI ,ncr,sse1 unon
the .aith and credi. Of he GATED States.
That the SAM would be paid or redeemed in
com or ats equivalent. Therefore
(, Hesclreci, By the Senate and llouse al
Representatives. of the United STATES e.
America in Congress assembled. That the
public debt Of the Emitted States, excep,
where otherwise provided by law. is owing
in coin or its equivalent, aud The. United
States is hereby pledged on lis payment ac-
eoriingly. Adjourned till Monday.
H3use.-AsSembled AT noon. Attendance
unusually large. Opened with prayer. Sev>
en- Of the eight members from Tennessee
were sworn in. The COMMITTED, ON ,mneaeb,
mcnt notified the House that their final re.
port would be ready On Monday. .Adjousn>
cd till Monday.
MoSpAy, Nov. 25,h.
ScgGte.-Mr. Summer presented a ~resola>
ton offering the Senate chamber to Rev.
Newman Hall tomorrow evening, but it was
voted down as forming n bad precedent.
Mr.. Morrill, offered a resolution, which was
adopted, ins,ructing the Committee on Mills
tary Affairs to inquire into the expediency
OF reducing the army. A resolution return
ing thanks TO Gems. Sheridan. Siekles and
Pope. was referred 10 Committee ON Militia.
~ Affairs.
Houss.-Proceedings opened with prayer
cy Rev. Newman Hall, of England. Mr..
lngersol introduced u bill to prohibi, the fur
Their reduction of the currency. The Speak.
or announced the committees for the Fortie;h
Congress. At : o'clock 40 minutes Mr..
BontweH presee,ed the majority reror, OF the
Judiciary Committee, recommending the i'm.
peachment of President johnson, signed by
Boutwell,, Thomas, Williams, Lawrence aud
Churxhi!l. Mr.. Wilson, OF this State. pre-
scented The minority report, signed BY him,
self and Mr.. Woodbridge. declaring that
President Johnson is not guilty of high
crimes and misdemeanors. Eldridge aud
Marshall presented another minority report.
Mr.. Wsshburn introduced a resolution, which
passed. declaring tina, in the present fins,.>
cial condition Of the country any furthe. pur.
chases of territory are inexpedient,
TUESDAY, Nov. Goth.
Senate.-A joint resolu.ie,a relative 10 the
Adjournment OF the 3s.h. Congress. on Mons
Cay next, at noon, VS. al ,p.ed, after which
the Senate wens into .xecutiye session.
1o.s-- res slu,ion Was adopted calling
gu .eUT.ai C.fant for correspondence on the
e11ssct E. the removal Of Stanton, Sheridan
and e,ickles. Mr.. Pike offered a resolution
.uAt the Committee on Ways and Means in
auire into the expediency of tax on United
States bonds Of one per cent, also of au>
.horizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
Issue bonds on the subject Of State and mum.
icipal taxation and not to congressional tax
alton, and exehangable for outstanding bonds
at the option of the holder, and providing
for payment Of the tax paid by national
banks TO the Treasurer Of State in which the
banks are located. Adopted. A resolution
WAS passed directing An inquiry into the Ell.
pediency of taxing Gisiilleries according to
their manufacturing capacity. Blair and
Butler had a :ils on the proposition to psv
the public debt IN greenbacks.