Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL.

| SENATE-On Me rch LIST, the bill for
the admission CT Colorado came up, and the
question being "sball the bill become law,
/ the Presidents veto to the contrary notwith-
standing" the vote stood as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Cattell, Chandler,
| CONFESS, CTagin, Cresswell, Fowler, FreliDg-
/ huysen, Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwo d,
Lane, Morrill,, Nye, Poland, Pcmeroy, Ramsey,
Ross, sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Irumbull,
| Van Ninkle, Wade, Wiley, Williams, Wilson
/ ana Yates %.
N1ys-Messrs Buckalew, Cowan, Davis,
Dixon, DoOlittle, Edmunds, Fessenden, FOs-
ter, Grimes, Harris, Hendricks, Johnson.
| McD0ugal, Nesmith, Norton, Patterson. Rid
/ die and SaulsbuTy-l9. Less than twO-thiTds
having voted yea the bill fails.
The internal revenue bill was considered
at length, several changes made and finally
passed The fertilization and naval appro-
priatiOn bills were also passed.-The reports
| OF the committees on conference on the Su-
preme Court bill and the Indian appropria-
/ ton bill were agreed TO and the bills passed.
HOUsE.-SeveTal conference committees
were appointed The bill 10 establish certain
/ assay Offices, instead of branch mints, at
Denver, Charlotte, n. c., and DahlgOna Ga,
was passed. The House agreed to the re-
port of the conference committee on the Sus
preme Court bill, and it nov goes to the
President.-Seversl Senate bills were passed,
among them one allowing prisoners to short
en- their time by good conduct. report
Of the conference committee on the bankrupt
bill was agreed to by 70 te 1.-THE Senate
amendments to the tax bill were considered,
and non-eoncurred in, and committee of
conference asked.
SENATE On the I'd, after some un-
important business, the tariff bill was taken
up and passed by vote of 81 yeas to ~ nays.
It is Bingham's bill, and the same that
passed the House last session. IL provides
for an increased duty on w0ol.-Ihe indem-
nifty bill was passed as it came from the
House, by sc yeas to s nays.-The reports of
conference committees on the bill Fl ing the
rights of volunteers in the army; on the
bankrupt bill, and on the compound
interest note bill we're adopted and the bills
passed The latter bill, IS agreed upon,
contains only the section providing for the
redemption of compound interest notes in
three per cent. certificates, the amount of
the latter outstanding at any one time not to
exceed fifty millions Presidents sec
Rotary presented the veto OF the Tenure of
ofice bill, which was read and the bill
promptly passed over the veto ny vote of
IS yeas to IL nays
Tue Presidents veto of the reconstruction
bill was received at the evening sessi u, and,
after some debate, the bill was passed over
the veto by vote of 35 yeas to 10 nays
The Senate continued in session until half
past eight Sunday morning, when it adjourn
ed uGtu haiI-psst seven in the evening abusi-
ness was then resumed aud large number
or bills passed, including all the important
bills before congress The Senate was in
session nearly all night.
HOUsE.-MaTquette, the new member from
Nebraska, WAS sworn in. "A joint resolution
was passed allowing the contract price 70
artificial limbs to be paid to disabled soldier
on the Indian appropriation bill was agreee