Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-03-02
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chiioren from being held for service against
their will or the consent of their parents or
guardians. Mr.. Poland said the committee
were OF opinion that the Civil Rights bill
amply provided for all such cases. On
motion of Mr.. Sumner, the bill was placed
on the calendar, and may be called up at
any time. Mr.. Poland asked and obtained
leave to be discharged from the further con.
siderstion of the resolution of inquiry as to
whether any further legislation is necessary
to prevent persons from being sold into n
state of slavery by the decree of any civil
court. The Clerk of the House, at this
stage of the proceedings, appeared in the
Senate and announced the concurrence by
| the House in the Senate amendments to the
reconstruction bill, with sunGry amend
ments thereto. Mr.. Williams at once moved
that .he Senate concur in the amendments
of the House. Discussion then took place
upon the motion, Messrs. Sherman, Sumner,
Wilson and Others favoring its adoption,
and Messrs. Hendricks, Cowan and Others
opposing it. Mr.. johnson said the measure
did not meet his views, but inasmuch as he
thought that the vital interests and happi-
ness of the whole country demanded set
tlement of the question, he would yield his
convictions and vote for the bill. Mr.. John
sons remarks were highly patriotic, and
II.
ness then moved that the Senate take vote
on the bill, pending which a recess was
taken until Z p. M. . 20 ..t
Erening SesSion.-The House joint resolu-
tion authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to dispatch a vessel to Charleston and Sa-
vannah with contributions for the suffering
| poor OF the South, was taken up and passed.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the reconstruction bill, when Mr.. Doolit-
tie moved an amendment, that no persons
who have received pardon and amnesty shall
be prohibited from voting or holding Office,
but the motion was disagreed to by yeas
eight nays thir.ytwo The amendments
of the House were then concurred in by
! yeas thirty five, nays seven, Messrs. johnson
and Creswell voting in the affirmative. The
bill now goes TO the President.
HoUsE.-The most important business
transacted in the House yesterday was the
passage of the BILL after amendment, for the
reconstruction of the Southern States. The
amendment added by the House, provides
that until the people of the rebellious
States shall by due point of law be admitted
to representation in the Congress of the
United States, any civil government which
may exist there shall be deemed to be pro-
visional only, and in all respects subject to
the powers and authority of the United
Statcs at any time to be abolished, modified
or superseded, and all elections for officers
of such provisional government shall be
conducted only by persons named in the 9th
section of this act, and no person shall be
eligible to office under such provisional gov
ernment VINO would be disqualified from
holding Office under the provision of the Sd
section of the Constitutional Amendment
of last session." The bill as amended was
passed by vote of 1875 yeas to 4G nays
The bill to reorganize and equip the militia
was then taken up, and after amendment
was re-committed to the Committee on
Military Affairs, where it will remain during
this session. The House then disposed of a
large number of miscellaneous bills, and
pending the consideration of the tax bill
took recess until n p NJ, when it was
again taken up, and occupied the attention
of the House until 10 o'clock, when a mo
tion to adjourn prevailed.
FEBRUARY Very little 5usi
ness was done in the Senate yesterday. The
House joint resolution extending the benefit
OF the act relating TO agricultural colleges
to the State of Tennessee was taken up, and
after striking out the clause prohibiting the
employment in any of the agricultural col
leges of Tennessee as teachers or otherwise
any one who had held office under the Con.
federate government or the rebel State gov.
ernment of Tennessee, the resolution was
passed. The Senate then took up the bill
to provide for an annual inspection of In.
dian affairs, the question being on concur
ring in the House amendment transferring
the Indian Bureau from the Interior Depart
ment to the War Department. After some
debate the vote was taken, and the amend
ment was disagreed to-ayes 13, nays "a
The bill now goes back to the House. The
bill to authorize the establishment of ocear
mail service between San Francisco and the
Hawaiian Islands was taken up and passed
The joint resolution supplementary to the
act to enable the United States to be repre-
sented at the Paris Exposition then came
up, and after some discussion was also
passed, aud the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-After transacting a large amount
of miscellaneous business, yesterday, tht
House resumed the consideration of the ia,
bill, Mr.. Blaine moved an amendment, that
after the first of September, 1867, no tal
shall be levied or collected upon cottor
grown in the United States, which wal
agreed to, by vote of yeas 63, nays "a. A
large number Of other amendments wert
offered to the bill, some of which wer'
agreed to and others rejected when tn,
, House took recess until u p. nj.
, Eoening SeSsion--Mr Pike, from the Sc
lect committee, submitted report on tn,
murder of Union soldiers in South Carolina
in which he states that the courts of tina
State cannot be relied upon, when soldiers
! Union men and freedmen are concerned
, and that offences of most grevious charac
ter go unpunished, &c, and comes to th'
conclusion that the military is the onl.
7 power that can reform these evils. Nh
Cooper, of Tennessee, will submit minor
, ity report. The bill to indemnify officer
who acted on rts-martial during the wa
then came up, and after debate was lait
over. A vote will be taken on the bill to
| day. The Mouse then resumed the consid
Grafton of the tax bill, which occupied it
attention until the hour of adjournment.
FEBRUARY 25-SENATE.--In the Senat
on Saturday the House joint resolution t
: prohibit any officer Of the Government from
paying any claim accruing prior to tn
18th of April, 1861, in favor of any persol
who promoted or in any manner sustained
: the rebellion, or in favor of any person VIII
4 during the rebellion was not known to b