The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-13
Summary Oftbe Proceed
OF the EEinp Congress.

SENATE "A bill was reported forever abol-
ishing and prohibiting pconage Mexican
! slavery in the United States A bill was
paSse requiring every proprietor of copy.
! right for amy book, nap, &c., to send q
cory OF the same to the Congressional Lib.
rary. The House hill making the maxi
mum punishment for counteieiting the
National currency and postage stamps
fifteen years in the pcpitentiary, or fin,
of SIC, 600, was passed. The Tariff Bill
took up most OF the day.
House. A long discussion was hal OF
the resolution introduced by Mir krlsO, u
Nil souri,, declaring the impeachment anC
| removal Of the President to be the impera
tive duty If CJngr S. The morning hOu
Tor such discussions having expired before
a vote was had, the resoluti II went oyel
During the debate, Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa,
one Of the Judiciary Committee (chargcc
with AShley's impeachment resolution
said nothing done in the Committee on the
subject would be known outside OF 1t, uatl
! it reported to the House. A bill was intro
duced by Mr.. kassOu. OF IoI a, making it 4
criminal otfense tor any judge to sentence
! any Criminal to receive corporeal punish
ment, or for any sheriff or other officer to
execute such sentence. Mr.. Stevens re-
construction Gill was taken up. Mr.. Julian,
of Indiana, c.nsdred Providence for not
| having provided AN orthodox he'll, for re
bells. After much violent language, and
| great bitterne OF feeling among the mem,
berg aud es ecially on the part Of Mr.. Ste,
! Stevens, the bill was sent to the Reconstruc-
ton Committee Of fifteen. by vote of SO
yeas to G5 nays \ resolution was adopted
colling on the Secretary of the Treasury tor
the amount Of taxes paid by the National
Banks to the United States, and 10 the
States in which they are located.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 80.
SENATE. The correspondence between
the State Department and Mr. Motley,
American Minister to Austria, was received
from the President The Presidents veto
OF the Colorado Bill was received and elici-
| ted some discussion. No vote wa bad
The Tariff Bill occupi d the rest of the
day.
HoUsE.-The House relieved the Com
nittee on Elections from the further con
sideralion of last fall $ Maryland election. -
Mr.. Jenckes, from the Joint Committee on
Retrcnchment reported back the House bill
| to regulate appointments to tho civil service
Of the United States. The principle of the
bill is that every person before icing ap,
pointed to Office shall undergo an examina
ton to ascertain his competency. A dis
cussion was had on the Indian Bureau,
which was denounced as a den of thieves.
A report form the President inclosing cop.
| les of telegraphic dispatches relative to the
| New Orleans riot was received. The bill
for payment of invalid and other pensions
was considered. II appropriated S33OOC
for the payment Of pensions for the yea,
ending Jue 80, 1868 A proposition to pay
| MIR. Harvey, United States Minister tc
Portugal, gave rise TO much discussion -
The Radicals opposed, because MIR. Harvey
had written a letter to Congress. A prnpo-
sitiOn was Also discussed to stop the pay of
Mr. Hing, United States Minister at Rome.
because he did not resent the alleged order
OF the Popt forbiding Protestant churches
within the walls OF the city. ...
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY so
SENATE. The certificate of Mr.. Wins
ton, as Senator from Alabama for six years
from March 4, 1861, was presented, and
ordered to lie on the table. A bill was re
ported to establish Department Of Educa-
ton at thc city of Washington. 1t provides
for Bureau lor The collection Of education
al statistics tIem the several States and
Territories, with proper officers to take
charge of the same. A bill! prohibiting
Territorial officers leaving their posts or re-
Giving leave of absence for more than thirty
days at time was passed The Tariff Bill
Was then discus ell until adjournment.
HOUSE. The Committee on Fo' eign Af.
fairs was Instructed to inquire into the tx
pendioney OF an assertion by Congress oi
| Il, tbg
| United States OF thn subjects Of any foreign
State eZempts such na,uraIized citizen from
the performance Of military service under
such foreign State as long as they choose to
retain tie rights conferred by naturalization.
Mr.. Thad Stevens introduce a bill pro-
viding for the establi hmGnt Of common
Schools in the District of Columbia, iur all
| children between the ages OF six and sixteen
years, regardless Of srX or color And in
order to compel poor people to send their
children to school with the negroes, the bill
provides that 10 father or guardian shan be
entitled to vote at any election whose child
ren, being Of proper age, did not amend
school part Of the preceding year. One
| third OF the expenses Of the schools are to
be borne by the United States, and the re
mainder by the District The Senate bill
| nrnyidinn Tor an annral inSnretit n nj Tndi,,
tfTa;ro vas 3;ecus~aI Thn Irro";So IhSt of ~.
h;l Wick stinnIstoe that Tho o1o neno. VI I"s ,
eanb m str;ct M Of eb I'll csrst oF ono eSa 1r'
no;nted hr ,hn pra|;Jant nra "a" p;nI ap
tba AM bv Tho Sonrotarr o nf W. ond i'u,' tho
th;,d to bo tha ;noo af y ,ha a., amu ome
roe;ons aG w D ,I0o tba m;.ad numerous
tha .,lfaet tE of nnob ,d;o',ia Nir $3.50, Wa
onnose3 n i h;l rd;cuTnn +ba n Do',;'ion
of IN ean, hnapd 'nT of pl"po2,,o',
rolt;o;an r;ast !" anJ 0"'u ~ n;'Sp1''iIn ~
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late snn,res ion ol arnstant mt 'us' wor, NJ 'Ge m
Rome iTbo letter tb"t p"".I"p Pp, ="
is less tolerant than psgan @ Rome 3pa' A'}',S had