Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-22
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CONGRESS SIONAL,
WAsH1NGroN, Nov. 81
The Senate met at noon.

The Senate met at noon. q 7
prayer by the Chaplain. 9Tr
Zoe following Senators were present
The PRESIDENT Messrs. Anthony, Cameron.
Cattell, Chandler, Conness. Cole, Corbett,
Conkling. Cragin. Davis. Dixon, Doolittle,
Drake, Etmunds, Fessenden, Fowler, FIRE.
llnghuysen, Grimes Harlan, johnson. Jor-
don, Morrill,, of Vermont, Morrill,. OF
Maine, Morton, Nye, Patterson, of New
Hampshire, Patterson, of Tennessee Pome-
roy, Ramsay, Ross, Sherman, Stewart,
sumner, Thayer, Upton, Trumbull, Van
Wrinkle, Wiley, Williams, Wilson and
Yates.
Mr.. SUMNER asked unanimous consent
to Introduce a bill for the further security
OF equal rights in the District of Columbia
lie stated that it was an exact copy of d
Dill passed at the last session, but not re
turned by the President. 1t therefore be-
came necessary again to pass it. The bill
was read as follows: !.r
BE 1t enacted, etc., That the word white.
wherever it occurs in laws relating to the
District of Columbia, or in the charter OF
the ordinance of the City of Washington
and Georgetown, and operate as limita-
t1on on said cities, to hold any Office or to
be selected and to serve as jurors, be and
the same Is hereby repealed; and it shall
De unlawful for any person or Off er to
enforce or attempt to enforce said limita-
Mr.. DAVIS objecting, the bill was laid
over.
Mr.. WILLIAMS introduced Joint reso-
luton amendatorv of the Joint resolution
approved June 9th, 1866, authorizing the
Court of Claims to reopen and examine for
adjudication, the claims of Richard w.
Mead, deceased. Referred to the Judiciary
committee.
Mr.. EDMUNDS offered the following
joint resolution, which was read, laid on
the table, and ordered printed. He said
ne would call it up at All early day, and
hoped it would be passed with entire una
nimity. s4. - .-.r--- - -
WHEREAS, The public debt of the United
otates was. except where specially other
wise provided, contracted and incurred
upon the faith and credit of the United
States that the same would be paid or re-
deemed in coin or its equivalent; there
fore .-- t-s -.-.-.-..' - p
Resolued, by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtiUes of the United States of America. in
Congress Assembled, That the public debt of
the United States, except in the cases
wherein the law authorizing the same or
other provision was expressly made, is
owing in coin or its equivalent, and the
United States is hereby pledged in payment
accordingly.
Mr.. WILSON offered the following,
which was agreed to. o. H7 Hia %
ResotUed, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to communicate for
the information of the Senate any facts or
reports in possession of the Department re-
lating to the repeal of the tax on cotton.
MIR. GRIMES moved that when the Sem
ate adjourn, it be to Monday. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. MORGAN, it was Or
dered that the Senate meet at II NJ. daily
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, the bill for
the calling out of volunteers to suppress
hostilities and the bill vacating certain
municipal Offices in Alexandria, were in
definitely postponed. $3.50 = = ..-.s.-.s
& Adjourned. e. a.Ii.- -.-st ias ,afa,r .~-f