Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-23

and authorizing the President to have gold
medal struck for him.-Several unimportan'
/ bills and resolutions we're introduced.
| House. Resolutions of sympathy with Ire
/ land were introduced ard referred 20 the
| COMMITTEES on Foreign Relationships sen
ate joint resolution appropriating $50 600 ad,
/ ditionaI to enable the people OF the United
State 20 participate in the advantages OF the
Paris Exhibition was passed. House sd
journed until Monday.
HousE-The principal matter OF i'm
portsnce was the introductiotion, by Ashley,
of resolutions instructing the judiciary Com
mittee to continue through the recess the
| taking of testimony in the matter or the inn
| peachment of the President. Mr.. Ashley
| made long and fierce speech In favor OF the
resolutions and after some further debate
/ they were accepted by vote OF ll9 yeas TO 81
nays. The Speaker then announced the usual
committees and the House adjourned.
SENATE. the 9th very little was
| done. The most important item was the
passage of a joint resolution appropriating
81 900 600 for the relief OF the destitute OF ali
classes in the southwest.
SENATE.-On the 18th, several bills
and resolutions were introduced, but only a
few were or very general interest, and these
we're not acted upon further than to refer
them.
HoUsF.-The business was mostly confined
to the Introduction OF bills and resolutions
I
was passed providing for the calling OF state
conventions in the rebel states to organize
state governments An unsuccessful effort
was made TO pass resolutions or sympathy
with the Fenian struggle IN lreland.-The
Speaker announced the appointment OF sew
eral committees.
SENATE.-On the 18th, bills relative
TO French spoliations and for the defence Of
the Northern frontier were reported. "A res
olution repeating the appropriation OF $780,
GOO for the remov al of the wreck of the Scot
land was passeds-A resolution directing the
payment to Donohoe, Ryan Secor OF Sl79,-
GEO. to make good their loss on the contract
for building the iron-clad Camanche, was
passed The supplementary reconstruction
bill was taken up aud referred 20 the Judlci-
ary Communication motion or Morton to
take up Summers resolutions requiring far
ther guarantees from the rebel states, which,
among its other provisions, secures home
stead 10 freedmen, sharp debate ensued be-
tween Sumner and Fessenden. Without
taking no the resolutions the Senate adj
jOurned.
Housr.-A resolution sppropriating $780,
600 for carrying the reconstructlcn act INTO
effect was passsd.-The bill to provide cloth
ing TOR destitute soldiers was passed The
Senate Joint resolutions or thanks to George
Peabody and appropriating sl,OUO,O OO Tor the
destitute people in the South wss referred TO
the Committee Of the Whole, and the Senate
relief of destitute colOred people in the Dis
trict was rassed.-A joint resolution direct
ing the suspension of the act TO releVe John
n Bouligny. which directs the issue OF land
warrants TO the amount Of Is, 846 acres, was
passed.
SENATE-March 18th. bills
and resolution were reported and introduced,
among which was a bill supplementary to the
reconstruction act.--A joint resolution direct
inc the survey OF a ship canal between Lake
Erie and Lake Ontario was passed.
HoUsF.-Iittle business of general
interest was transacted.--The joint resolu-
ton Of thanks to George Peabody, for edu-
cational purposes in the Southwest was
passed. n
SENATE.-On the 14th, several bills
were introduced and referred "A bill was
passed appropriating s20,0 900 for the extension
and grading OF the Capitol grounds "A lengthy
debate arose on the supplementary recon-
structiOn bill, but the Senate adjourned with
ed without action.
House No business of general interest
was transacted.