Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-07
Congressional Proceedings.


reducing the number of canets
appointed at large from 25io 10. The bill for
the removal of eases from State to Federal
courts was also passed. On motion of Mr..
Sherman, the Compound Interest Note bill
was taken up. The bill is substitute for
the House bill authorizing the redemption
of compound interest notes by an issue of
one hundred millions of dollars in legal ten
ders. II provides for The issue of loan GER
titicates bearing 3 per cent. interest. After
some discussion the bill was passed, with
an additional section providing for the with
drawal of compound Interest notes after July
LIST, and forbidding the paying or taking of
interest on any portion of the reserve of a
National bank. The House bill regulating
the Presidential succession in case of vacan-
cy was reported adversely and postponed.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill was
considered.
In the House, the Naval Appropriation
bill was considered and passed. Among the
appropriations are SOL ,0l6 for the Navy
Yard, and Sl0,0I for the Naval Hospital at
Philadelphia. The Tariff bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole and SO amend
ments were disposed of up to 10 o'clock last
night, at which hour the House adjourned.
1Hursddy, February 2s.-In the Senate
the bill establishing Department of Educa-
ton was passed, as sent from the House Mr.
Buckalew subsequently entered Il motion to
reconsider the vote by which it passed. A
joint resolution was passed authorizing the
acceptance by Assistant Secretary Fox of the
presents made him by the Emperor Of Russia.
The Military Committee reported adversely
bill styled " to reduce the pay of officers Of
the army, and We're discharged from its fur
ther consideration. The House amendments
to the bill temporarily increasing the pay Of
army officers were concurred in, and the bill
goes to the President. The Miscellaneous
appropriation bill was considered, and pass
ed finally. The Tax bill was considered in
evening session. The House amendment to
the River and Harbor bill was concurred in,
and conference ON the Compound Interest
Note bill agreed to.
In the House, a resolution Of inquiry, in
reference to Canadian Confederation, offered
by Mr.. Raymond, was referred to the For
eign Committee. The Indian Appropriation
bill, with the Senate amendments, was re
ported Some of them were concurred in,
and conference requested on the disagrecing
amendments. The bill providing for an al
otment Of Supreme Court Judges and the
appointment Of a Marshal for the Supreme
Court was passed, with an amcndme'i. pro-
viding for the appointment of Il Marshal for
the District Supreme Court Morrill, mate
an appeal for the Tariff bill, and moved a
suspension of the rules, so as to discharge
the Committee of the Whole from further
consideration of the bill, and bring it before
the House for final action on the Senate
amendments The motion to suspend was
not agreed to. The motion was repeated by
Mr.. Stevens in somewhat different shape,
and lost the yeas being "a and the nays n
moi a two-third vote for the motion. Mr.
Morrill, then offered joint resolution in lieu
OF the bill providing for an additional duty
of 20 per cent Objection being made to It's
reception, Mr.. Morrill, moved a suspension
of the rules, and his motion was again lost
Mr.. Kasson then moved Il suspension, tina
he might introduce resolution relating Il
the tariff ON woolens and his motion like
wise failed. LIN evening session conference
committees were asked on the Bankrupt
Judicial Allotment, Indian, Compound In
terest Note, and River and IIarbor bills
Friday, March I'm the Senate, Mr.
Sherman, in lieu thereof reported bill il
the language Of the wool sections of the Sen
ate Tariff bill and il was read. At one o'clock
the Colorado bill was taxed up, and ON til,
question of its passage over the President
veto the yeas were 20, and the nays ~. Les
than two-thirtls having voted in the ailirma
tive, the bill was defeated The Tax bill
was taken up, considered in Committee, an,
reported to the Senate. A conference repor
on the bill for the allotment of Suprem
Court Judges was made and agreed to, til
House receding from Its amendments Til
consideration of the Tax bill was resume,
IN evening session, and the bill passed finally
1t goes to the House for concurrence II
amendments. The Fertilization Appropria
iion hill was taken up. 1t appropriates = /,
O9J,0U The bill was passed with SOM
amendments, and the Naval Appropriation
hill was considered, and passed with amend
ments.
In the House, the Deficiency Appropria
tion bill was considered. The Senate b
allowing deduction of one month in eac
:. year for good conduct from the sentences {
persons imprisoned for offences against til
United States was taken up and passed. Til
Senate bill prohibiting the absence of TER
iorial officers from their duties was referred
The Senate bill for the relief of inhabtani
Of towns ON the public lands was amended
so as to allow the lands to be entered by I'll
, corporations, and passed. The Army Al
, preparation bill was considered in evenin
session, and the amendment disbanding til
military organizations in the lately rcb
States was concurred in. Some otht
amendments were rejected, and conmittt
:, OF conference asked A conference repo
ON the Bankrupt bill was agreed to.
/ Saturday, March 3.-In the Senat
4 the bill for The relief Of the builder of Il
> iron-clad Dunderberg was BASED. The r.
port of conference committee on the stati
of volunteer officers appointed to the regul,
: army was agreed to. 1t provides that, fl
= promotion, increased pay, and rations, the
u term of service in the volunteers shall
counted. The Tariff bill was taken up ar
| in tt.flp oil, . ii
y House at the last session. The report OF Il
y conference committee ON the bankrupt hi
!, was agreed to. A report on the bill to fur
!, the compound-interest notes was agreed L
y Three-per-cent certificates are to be ISSUE
u for THEN redemption. The indemnity bill W,
: passed--yeas 3t, nays s. The President
y veto of the tenure of Office bill was taken u
y and bya vote of 81 yeas to | | nays the Sc
II ate vetoed it. An executive session was he'll
y The Senate reassembled in the evening, al
. after some routine business took up the We
!, of the reconstruction bill, and then pass,
the bill, Notwithstanding the objections.
l. has therefore become law.
IT In the House, Thomas Nj. Marquett
J. Representative elect from the Senate of N
~ braska, was sworn in as member of Il
W House. The Post Office Committee was di
u. charged from considering the bill to establ
:. postal telegraphs. A conference commit
y, report on the Indian appropriation bill W
III agreed to. The message vctoing the reco
struciion bill was read and then the Hou
III passed the bill-yeas 1876, nays 49, Arepc
ON the army appropriation bill was agreed I
The conference committee on the hill to fl
lg nish ways and means to pay the compoun
I'd interest notes made report, which gave ri
lie to some discussion. AT the evening sess
e, several Senate amendments to the 'sund
g. expenses" bill were concurred in. The We
~ of the tenure of office bill was read, and th
the bill wass passed over the veto-yeas |:
nays ~. This makes it law. The amen
i. ments to the naval appropriation bill We
III considered, after which the deficiency
~ was taken up. The report on the tax |
a. was agreed to. The conference report ON
OF tax bill was also agreed to. A resolution
II. thanks to Speaker Colfax was adopted.
Extension Of saturdays Session
lie the Senate, when the report of Saturd
IT Chased, at midnight, the Senate had gone il
executive session, which continued until hu
mt past five on Sunday morning, when the do,
It, were opened and legislative business was
rs sumed The conference reports on the arr
la appropriation bill and the internal reven
or bill were agreed to. The conference rem