Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18
RESSIONAL.
WA.HrSGrox, Dec. 10, 1867

lmie Kansas. to Galveston, Texas.
Referred to the Committee on Post
Roads
Mr.. Wilson presented the memorial
Of Jno. Warren, an American citizen,
now confined as Fenian in a British |
Jail. The petition states that he was |
in New York City at the time the
of1ense for which he was tried, was |
committed. Referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Sumner presented petition
from delegates claiming to represent
80, 900 colored Kentucky soldiers. ask
ing for an equalization of bounties.
Mr. Cragin, from the Committee on
Territories, reported a bill to regulate
the selection of petit and grand jurors
in Utah, and for other purposes. 1t
forbids polygamy makes issue there
from illegitimate Establishes election
laws, and repeats the law exempting
the Church of Latter Dav Saints from
taxation. Mr.. CragIn gave notice
that he would call the bill up at an
early day.
Mr. Sherman called up the bill
exempting from internal tax raw cot
ton grown after this year. Mr. Sher-
man advocated the necessity of imme
date action.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, thought it
great mistake to act upon this subject
at the present time The whole subject
of taxation should be taken up a once.
In his opinion it would be far better
to abolish the tax on manufactured
cotton
Mr.. Johnson thought the bill should
apply to the present crop, and gave
notice of an amendment to that effect.
Mr. Pomeroy was satisfied that
Northern men would not go down to
make cotton with this tax on it, and
how any could be made. He was
anxious to have the tax removed, but
thought it should not apply to the
present crop. as it is no longer in the
| hands of producers
The bill was then post poned.
Mr.. Wilson called up the House bill
securing to families of soldiers the
bounties to which they are entitled,
and offered an amendment which he
said would better accomplish the OBJ
ect desired.
Mr. Edmunds said the amendment
| provided that if soldier died and his
wife and children died, the bounty
should 90 TO their next heirs. This
was going rather to far, aud he moved
to amend by providing that it shall
| only extend to wife and children.
The amendment was agreed to and
the bill then passed.
On motion of Mr. Doolittle, the re-
| fusal to adjourn from Dec. 30th to
January 9th was reconsidered, and
| the House resolution was passed by
a vote Of "A against 10.
Mr.. MorrilIs legal tender bill was
again taken up and discussed by Mr.
COrbett Of Oregon, who read a long
speech IN opposition to the bill, and
closed by moving 20 refer 1T TO the
Committee on Finance, toge thcr with
the bill heretofore introduced by him
to provide for the issue of gold notes
to take the place of legal tenders, and
to facilitate the resumption of specie
Payments. Agreed to.
The Senate went into executive
session and subsequently, adjourned
till Monday.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Briggs, the select
committee on distributing rewards to
the captors of Jefferson Davis was di-
rected to report as soon as possible
Mr.. Kerr offered n rnsnlntinn in.
structing the Committee on Havs
aud Means to inquire into the expedi-
encv OF ameuding the internal revenue
laws so as to exempt from payment
of stamp duty all official bonds execut-
ed to or for the use of religious. char
liable or benevolent societies. ADOPT
ed
The Speaker presented a communi,
cation from the Secretary of the In
terror, Attorney General and con-
gressIonai printer, with statements of
the amount Of the twenty per cent.
advance of pay made last year to their
respective employees. Referred to
the Committee on Retrenchment.
On motion of MIR. Farnsworth the
House went into Committee of the
whole on the state of the Union. Mr..
Fransworth in the chair, for general
debates.
Mr.. Van Trump spoke in condem.
nation of the late impeachment pro
ject.
Mr. Lawrence, of Ohio, defended it.
He yielded to many interrutions, so
that his speech was made up of cues
tlouS and responses between himself
and Eldridge, Wilson, of Iowa. Bower.
Getz and others.
Mr.. " oodward made brief argu-
ment on the laws of impeachment.
arguiug that the word mIsdemeanor
- used in the Constitution. means
not a violation of the law. but mis-
conduct in office, knowingly done to
the prejudice of the public or of indi
vidualS.
Mr. Garfield inquired whether. if
the President were not d, ended bv
some law defining what constituted a
mISdemeanor. he was not at the mercy
of two-thirds of the Senate. who !
might declare him guilty of uisde |
meanor In Office without, regard 10
common law or common sense.
Mr. " lward held that every off /
Ger Of the Government held his ofbcer
subject to the impeaching power. lie |
remarked that there was much more /