The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Sonata.

Senat0s
WASHINGTON, January I5.-Mr WiIlev wv. yal
presented memorial for Constitutional amend.
ment abolishng all inequality in political rights on
account oi race or color. Referred to the Com
Also, a petition AGAINST the curtailment of the
national currency. Referred to the Finance Com
mr. Buckalew PA. presented petition for a spe-
cife tax OF five dollars per thousand on domestic
cigaTs Referred TO the Finance Committee.
Mr. Sumner presented the petition of artists OF
Boston tor a tax of 800 each on imported oil
palnt,nee and ten per cent. on all pictures valued
Mr.. sumner, in presenting the above said he
thought the dntY asked for was too large, although
he in favor of the object in view OF the petit
TONERS. The petition WAS ordered to lie on the
liable. =
Mr.. Harris IN. ~ presented a petition for the
passage OF the Tarf bill OF last session. Referred
TO the Finance Committee.
Nr. Howe tWisl presented a petition for an
increased tariff on wool. Referred to the F1nance
MT sherman (Ohio) presented the petition of citi
zens OF Belefontaine, Ohio, asking Congress to
prohibit any person addicted to the of intox
eating liquors from holding office under the Gov.
Committee on Retrenchment.
Mr. Sumner (Mass,l, TOM the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported the bill, entitled "a
Bill to Provide for the Defense of the Northwestern
Frontier. providing for the Payment of Certain
Land CLAIMS OF the States OF Maine and Massachu-
setts against the United states to the European and
Northwestern Railway Company" with motion
that the bill be presented and recommiLted Agreed
to.
House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Spalding (Oh1o) the Com.
mittee on Commerce requested to take into con-
liberation, with little delay rs possible the pro-
posed improvement of tn st CLAIR Flats in the
State OF Michigan, by means of a new channel or
canal, and TO report bill making speclfc aDpro-
pration to detrty the expenses thereof.
On motion of Mr.. TrowbrIdge Chichigan) the Sc.
cretary OF War was directed to communicate the
report of BriRadier-Genera I. Cram, of the survey
and estimates Tor the Improvement of the channel
of the 81. Clair Flats made duing the fall of 1856
and OF all other reports of surveys and estimates for
the improvement of the navigation OF the great
lakes and their connecting rivers.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb wisconsin, the Com.
mittee on Claims was instructed to ascertain and
report the facts connected with the capture of JEFF
ferson Davis, and the connection of the 4h Michi.
gan and ht Wisconsin Cavalry regiments there.
with, with power to send for persons and papers.
On motion of MIR. Demlng Conn the Com mttee
of Ways and Means was requested 10 inquire into
the expediency of repeating the ad Valorem tax on
domestic cigars and reducing the specific tax to the
uniform rate of So per ihousand.
On motion of Mr. Ross tIll.l the Committee on
Indian Affairs was instructed TO inquire diligently
and promptly into the peonage slave trade existing
in New Mexico and Colorado. and to report an act
to secure to every person within the nauOn liberty
and equality before the law, without distinction Of
race or color.