The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-29
ReoOnstruotIOn.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, January 30 The Char laid before
the Senate the response of the President co the
resolution OF MIR. Sumner, calling TOR the CORES
pondence with the State Department on the suo-
ject OF Mr.. MOtley's resignation as Minister to
Austria. Ordered to be printed and laid upon the
table.
The Chair laid before the Senate the Presidents
veto OF the bill to admit Colorado, whIoh was read
lhe Chair aaked what action the Senate would
Mr.. Wade (Ohio Let us have vote on the bill
Mr. johnson IND supposed the Senate would
not want to pass the bill IN the morning hour He
moved 10 postpone the subject until tomorrow.
Mr.. Wa0e DOped not
MIR DAVIS (hg.) thought the subject was one of
Importance and ought TO properly considered. He
hOl ed tie veto message would be prInteu, and the
Lill be made the special order tomorrow.
Mr. wade said this was an Old question. IL had
been fully debated, and must be thoroughly under.
s,ood Senators were as ready to vote now as they
could be tomorrow
MIR. salisbury asked that the subject be postponed
until tomorrow, that he might have Opportunity
to review the CHARGES of u.urpauOn and vulganty
OF language made against the President He had
heard the most disgusting language used In this
Senate, cOuched in FIenchifed phrases, and he
the President.
Mr. Hendricks (Ind.) opposed the passage of the
bill. h Q would like to KnOw why the language of
the third section of this bill differed from the Ian
luage OF the same section of the Nebraska bill He
would like to know why the ratification of the
fundamental condition. OF negro suffrage was sub-
mitted TO tue State Legislature of Colorado while 10
Nebraska 1T was submitted to the territorial Legs
lature. He denounced the oIll as q wrong to the
lal lger States, and political expedient that would
not succeed IN the long run.
Mr johnson Md was addressing the Senate
when the morning hour expired. and the MESA ge
went over TIL tomorrow, and was ordered to be
printed. ~ ~
The Tarlff bill was taken up. The pending oues.
tion was upon Mr. Cattells motion 70 increase the
outy on nickel from 30 to 40 cents per pound Dis.
agreed to.
Mr. Catte moved to amend by striking ont 10
Fer cent Gd OGiOrem on nickel matte or oxide and
inserting III lieu OF it 20 cents per pound. Agreed to-
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Dawes tMas'l from the Committee of Eec-
hOns, made report ON the resolution offered last
week by Mr. Ward IN. Y }, and referred to 1t IN tine
matter OF the late elections IN Maryland. The only
subject on which the Committee could make an In
VestiPahOn the conduct of the President In the
matter, and as the House ha0 Already Instructed the
Judiciary Committee TO inquire into the official con.
duct OF the President of the United States IT wouId
onlv serve 10 distract and dissipate the inyestga
tion of the matter. He therefore moved that fhe
Committee on Elections be discharged from The
further consideration of the subject and that il he
referred TO the Judiciary Committee 1t was so
ordered W. "
Mr.. Schenck (Ohiol from the Committee on Mill.
taryi Anairs reported back with an amendment the
House bill to equalze the bounties of soldiers
sailors and marines VINO served in the late war for
the Union Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Jenc&es X. l. } from the Committee ON Re-
trenchment, reported back the House bill to repu-
late the civil service OF the United Safes to pro.
mote the efficiency thereof. He proceeded TO ad-
dress the House IN an hours speech in explanauon
and advocacy OF the measure.