The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10.

SENATE. - At the opening Of to-
days session the Senate was notified that
the House had declined to concur in its
ameDment to the House Military Bill.
On a motion toinsist on its amendment
and ask q committee Of conference, the
Senate engaged in a general and very
earnest debate, evincing the opinion on
nearly all sides that the matter Of differ.
ence was too important to be referred to
such a committee, especially with SO
slight aprospect of a harmonious result.
The amendment was therefore insisted on
The bill from the House to allow increas-
ed pay to army officers, but containing a
clause which provided for the disarma.
ment Of the militia of the rebel states,
was then considered, the disarmament
clause stricken out and, after sitting to q
late hour to await the action ofthe House
on the Military bill, it became evident
that the Senate could do nothing more
and an an adjournment was had.
HoUsE.-The House met at IL o'clock
and Immediately took up the Military bill
as amended in the Senate by fhe insertion
ofthe Blaine Sherman substitute refusing
to concur therein, by a vote of 70 to 9S
a committee of conference was appointed.
After passing several bills, including tho
one for Indian appropriations, Post routes
and the Official Tenure and Compression.
al Printer bills, the Army appropriation
was considered until a message from the
Senate made known that its amendment
to the Military bill was insisted on. Mr..
Blaine moved TO .recede, bur Mr.. Wilson
moved to concur, an additional amend.
ment being made. Thereupon, flibuster-
ing tactics were resorted to by the demo.
Gratis for the purpose of delaying final
action long enough to enable the Presi-
dent to "pocket'' the bill. These tactics
prevailed, and at a late hour the House
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.
SINATE.-While the Senate, was con.
sidering an appropriation bill, the Mill
tary bill was received from the House,
with the amendment made by the latter.
The question was, at once taken up, a dis.
eussion arising which consumed the en-.
tire day, but at 1850 P. NJ, after reject.
ing two motions to amend still further,
the Senate passed the bill by the decisive
vote Of S5 to 7 including among the yeas,
Mr., Reverdy johnson, whose vote sur.
prissd the whole chamber,
HoUsE.-The pending question when
the House assembled, was on motion Of
Mr., Wilson to non,occur in the Senate
amendments to the military bill. Mr.
Shellabarger offered a further amendment,
providing for universal suffrage in. the
late rebel States, restricted only by the
terms Of tho Constitutional Amendment,
and further declaring the merely tempo.
rary and provisional character Of the pres.
ent governments Of those States, over
which Congress asserted its absolute right
Of control. This amendment was adopt.
ed, and the bill was passed by the vote Of
l25 to DC, and being sent up TO the Sen.
ate again was there passed without change.
7sjN THURSDAY, feFsH
SENArE,-The Senate to-day agreedlto
donate the buildings, &C., at Camp Chase
for use as an Asylum for disabled soldiers.
Several bills aud resolutions of an unim-
portant character we're passed, and the
Indian Bureau bill was then c~onsideted.
A discussion arose On the proposed trans.
fer Of this Bureau 70 the War Depart.
ment, but no decisive action was had
An executive session preceded the ad.
journment Of the Senate. u s'as
H. HoUsE,--The House passed a bill 70.
iquiring the Treasury to issue q hundred
millions of Legal Tenders, in redemption
Of compound interest notes about to ma,
ture. After the transaction Of other 5u-
siness Of less importance the Tax bill was
taken up and occupied The remainder 81
the day. ,sqicl