The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-20

! Mr.. WILSON called up the bill directing
the Secretary of War TO furnish clothing to
invalid soldiers, and 1t passed.
! Mr.. HENDERSON called up The bill de-
claring the bridge over the Missouri river, at
st. Charles, and the Bridge over the Missis-
sppi river at Louisiana, Mo-, to be lawful
structures and post roads, vas smended so as
to include the bridge over the Missouri river
at Leavenworth, Kansas, and then passed.
Mr.. JOHNSON said he had been request
ed by colleague, Mr. Thomas, since the
charges we're made against him yesterday, to
move the reference of his credentials to
the Judiciary Committee, so that full inves>
tigation might be made. Agreed to without
debate. -s NaN
The Senate went into executive session,
and alter some time spent thus, the doors
were re.opened
Mr.. TRUMBULL, from the Conference
Committee on the Supplemental Reconstruc-
Bill, made his report. The Conference Com
mittee had agreed 10 the Senate proposition,
that the State Constitution shall be rstified
by . Amajority of the votes cast, provided it
shall appear thata majority Of the regi
voters voted on the question of ratification.
A clause is added, that Congress must be
satisfied that all the registered voters had an
opportunity to vote freely and fairly, without
any fear or interruption, and that the const-
tuition meets with the approval OF majority
of the qualified voters The report was
agreed TO, and the doors were again closed.
After the transaction of further ~ ecutiye
business, the Senate adjoume&
HOUSE.
Mr.. JULIAN asked leave to report
Joint Resolution, relative to the issue of Ag>
ricultural College Scrip, and prohibiting the
further ISSUE or delivery Of such Scrip 10 any
Of the States totally in rebellion, except
tennessee, or acceptance of such Scrip, or
of any heretofore issued, until those States
are fully restored 10 their rights as States,
by Congress.
Mr. BARR objected, but the rules were
suspended, and under the operation of the
previous question, the resolution was adopted
by 1903 to %.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a
disagreement of the Senate to the Honse
amendment 10 the Supplemental Reeonstruc>.
ton Bill. The House refused, 10 to II TO reced.
ed and agreed TO a Committee of Conference.
The SPEAKER appointed Wilson, of
Iowa, Boutwell, and Marshal, as a Com mittee
on the part of the House
Mr.. STEVENS called up the motion TO re-
consider, the vote, by which the bill intro.
duced by him on the llth Of March, was re.
ferred 20 the Committee Of the Whole of the
House, being bill 10 confscate all public
lands in the lately rebellous States, and con-
fscate and condemn all such property be
longing to the beligerent enemy, and
all such land as is declared confis.
Gated by Act July II, 1867
Mr.. STEVENS proceeded to address the
House at length. He had not read more
than few passages Of the speech, when II
became painfully evlden, that from the weak
condition Of bis health, that lie could not
make himself beard by the House. He
requested McPhersou, Clerk of the
House, to read the speech for him, which
Mcpherson. thereupon, proceeded to do from
the Clerks desk The reading occupied
about an hour and quarter
Mr. CHANDLER obtained the floor. but
yielded to Mr.. Stevens, who moved the bill
be postponed until the second Tuesday in
December next, which was agreed TO-
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole, and proceeded to the consideration Of
the Senate bill, sppropria,ing n million Of
dollars for the relief OF District Three in the
South.
Mr. BUTLER proposed TO offer a suhsti>
tute 10 the substitute offered last week
The CHAIRMAN informed Mr.. Butler
that he had right to modify his first substi>
tute by substituting another for it, but Butler
desiring to have both pending. withdrew his
motion, whereupon Mr. Schenck offered it as
an amendment to the substitute
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE made an eloquent,
appeal to the Committee, in favor Of the bill
In conclusion he moved that the Committee
rise and report the bill and amendments to
the House. The motion was rejected. and
long debate ensued on the merits Of the bill
but without reaching any conclusion.
The Committee rose to receive a message
from the Senate.
A variety Of motions to suspend the rules
to get In bills, we're madeand rejected while
the House was waiting to receive thFaction
OF the Senate on the rejection OF the Confer
ence Committee, on the Supplementary Re
bill
The SPEAKER laid before the House The
message from the Senate. announcing that i,
had agreed to report Conference Commit
tee in the Supplementary Reconstruction bill.
therefore, Mr.. Wilson OF Iowa, from said
Committee, made similar report.
After brief discussion, the Conference Re-
port was agreed to, and the bill goes to the
President.
Adjourned.