Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-06
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
WEDNESDAY. Nov. -. 1857.


Seaate.-The Senate was in session JUS
ten minutes, during which time a resolution
passed asking for the papers in the case O
Fitz John Porter's request for a review d
his trial adjourned till Friday.
Hoase.-The House decided virtually tc
adjourn till Monday. No importan, bust.
ness vas transacted. The House went
into Com. of the whole at ? O'Clock Z. NJ,
and Butler finished his speech on the currcn.
cy.
MONDAY. Dc. ..
Scadte.-Petitions were presented FOR re-
lief from cotton tax and for the establish.
meat OF impartial suffrage. At the hour OF
noon the president pro. TEN. announced tha,
the last session of the seth Congress stood
adjourned End Immediately called the first
session OF the senate of the 18th Congress to
order. 4. com. was appointed to notify the
President. The President informed the
Senate, through the Committee that he would
communicate with them tomorrow.
Uouss.-On motion Of Mr.. Blair the com
mittee on banking were instructed to inquire
into the expedieucy of SO changing the laws
in respect to the taxation OF the national
bank tax, so as TO permit all owned in the
State where tie bank is located TO be as
sessed and paid in city or Town where the
stakeholder resides.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
10 amend the nc, Of July. 1850. in rela>
ton to increasing the pensions Of widows
and orphans;
To prohibi, any further contraction Of the
currency;
For the purchase and annexation Of Brit
ISL Columbia, including Van Dieman's Is
land;
Declaring Cincinnati q port Of entry
For the repeal Of the cotton tax;
To allow the taxation of greenhacks, com
pound interest notes, and national currency
by the various States and territories;
To provide pensions for certain officers
and soldiers who served in the war of lsl2,
the Mexican war. and the various Indian
wars, including the Blaekhawk war.
The committee on pensions WIS instructed
motion Of Mr.. Coburn to inquire into the
expediency of providing bounties of land for
tie soldiers in the late war.
Mr.. Ashley, Of Ohio, introduced a joint
resolution proposing al amendment to the
Constitution Of the L. s. Referred to the
committee. 1t declares hat all
persons born or naturalized in the L. S., and
who are subject to its jurisdiction as citizens
Of the L. s.. and of State or territory where,
they NAV reside, and make all such ci,i>
TENS over Il years, except untaxed Indians,
where they reside. and makes it ems
on each State to establish and
maintain free public schools for the accom-
notation of al children also renders ineli-
,ible to seats in Congress, or any military
,r civil Office under the government all who
seie members Of any convention or iesisla>
ure or who held q commission above tie
.nnk Of captain in the rebel army, and pros
i3.s than the validity of the p4bIie debt shall
lot be questioned. and that no part Of the
shall he recognized or payment be
for loss in The emancipation of slaves.
The Speaker announced the hour for final
Of the first session Of the 40th
Congress had arrived. and he therefore de-
the session adjourned. The Speaker
announced in conformity with the Constifa-
ton, the 10th Congress Of the L. S. would
now commence its second session, which was
opened with prayer. The roll was calle'.
and lac members answered to their names
Mr.. Washbgrne, of H.. fiom the commit,
tee 10 wait on the President, reported that
the President would send in his annual mes
sage to Congress at Ia O'Clock Tomorrow
tuesday,
Mr.. Robinson, Of Y. Y. introduced . res
olution declaring tha. W. b. W. st, as eonzu.
late TO Dublin, be impea,hed by tie House
Messrs. Robinson AID Judd then addressed
the House on the treatment Of American
citizens in Ireland and Prussia. At2I O'Clock
the House adjourned.
TrEspar, Dec. 81, 1857.
Srnate.-Several petitions presented. Pro.
ceeded TO the election of standing commit
tees. The reading of the Presidents Ness
age commented at III o'clock. The reports
OF the Secretary of tie Treasury aud Comp
t%roller of the Currency were received.
HousS.-Mr. Stevens, Of Pa. having or
accoun, Of feebleness and inability to make
himsel. heard BY the House from his Owl
seat, came up TO the clerks desk and asked
leave to introduce a bill and resolutions a.
follows: A bill to establish a system o
common schools for the District Of Colum,
bia. Referred. A resolution relative to tn,
partition Of Texas. 1t instruc;s the commit
tee on reconstruction 10 enquire into the ex
pediency Of dividing the territory latell
known as the State Of Texas into two O
more states, to be admitted into the Uniol
when qualified.
Mr.. Eldridge objected, and the resolution
was not received.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Ste
vens concerning tax on spirits directing tn
Committee on Ways and Means to enquir'
into the propriety Of so amending the reve
nue. laws as to ascertain and assess value &C
cording to capacity of still instead Of th'
present mode. Adopted.
The Clerk. at lbs, proceeded to read tn
Presidents Message.
After some remarks by different members
the House went infn C-onmittae of the Whni