The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-12-17

CoNGPEss. On Tuesday, in the Sen.
ate, resolution was adopted calling upon
the Secretary Of the Interior for an &C.
count of the United States Bonds issued Il
the Union Pacific Railroad and the dispo-
sition made of them; resolution calling
upon the President for further information
relative TO the negotiations with the Brit
ish Government in regard to tie dldbamd
claims; bill proposing that lega-teuders
shall be received 10 payment OF all sums
due the Government, except duties on
imports, was referred TO the Finance Com
mittee. An amendment, wS'ch Mr..
Doolittlc offered to the bill introiGced hY
MIR. Wilson on Friday, proposing add.
tional quail ficatiuns for voters in the nom
reconstructed States, gave rise to a lengthy
debate, during which the Presidents re
construction policy was criticized until the
close of the morning hour. Mr.. brakes
resolution ccnsuring the President for por-
tons OF his late message, was taken up,
when Mr.. Drake spoke at considerable
length in support Of his resolution.
In the House, the Speaker announced
scYe'al committees, among them the com.
mittce on reconstruction. A letter from
the Sergeant at Arms. replying to and
denying the charge made against him to
the effect ihat he had drawn large sums
of money from the Treasury on account
OF wines and cigar1 furnished TO commit
tees, was referred TO Committee on Ac.
counts. The Committee on Public Lands
presented a joint resolution extending for
TWO years the time granted to certain
railroad companies in Michigan and Wis
consin, 50 as to entille them TO the public
that the roads he completed by Dee. 81,
1872. After considerable opposition the
resolution was agreed to. The Speaker
announced the next business in order to
ne the consideration Of Mr.. Stevens Con-
fiscaiion Bill, which had been postponed
from the 18th of March to the second
Tuesday in November. Mr.. Chandler
and Mr., Eldridgc addressed the House in
opposition to the bill, after which its fur
ther consideration was postponed to the
2lst Of January.
On Friday the Senate considered ptti-
tons and memorials presented relative to
Indian affairs, impartial suffrage, tho
imprisonment of American citizens in
Great Britain, &c, all OF which were re-
ierred to appropriate committees The
Committee on Territories reported bill
relative to affairs in Utah. Among other
things it provides that marriages shall
only be solemnizcd by regularly elected
and qualified law officers or regularly
ordained ministers of the Gospel. Poly
gam is positively prohibited, and mar
riagcs within certain degrees of con,an-
9uinity are declared irccs;u0us. and void,
and persons entering into such marriages
to be liable TO severe penalties.
The bill exemptns cotton from taxes
was called up. and ai;@r brief debate its
further consideration POSTPONED until
Monday. The House hill giving "a the
families of deceased soldiers the bounties
to which such soldiers were entitled al the
time of their death was passed.
In the House, petition from the So
ciety of Friends was presented praying
for peace with the Indians and for the
passage of just laws for their protection
Several bills and resolutions were present
cd and referred, after which the House
went into Committee on the Whole on the
State Of the Union. Debate upon the
late impeachment project occupied the
time until O'Clock. Both houses ad-
journed until January 9th.