Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-31
explained that his remarks were not intend.
ed to be personal. The House theri adjourn.


ed to be personal. The House then adjourn.
cd.
Monday, January 2s.-In the Senn,e =.
petition was presented for the removal of Tia
national Capital 10 point nearer the center
of population. Petitions were presented FL,
the establishment of bureau Of education
The bill to abolish peons .se In the Territories
was reported from the Military Committee
/ The bill to compel publishers or authors IN
send copy Of every copyrighted work IN
the Congressional Library was passed,
resolution was passed calling on the presi.
dent for an explanation why the Governor or
Colorado Territory was absent from his post
and who paid his expenses to and from
Washington. II was after wards amended
TO apply to governors, judges, and secrci,'
ries of all the Territories. Mr.. Poland nav,
notice that when the one-term constitutional
amendment was brought mp he would vote
To make the Presidential term six years. in.
stead of four. The act amending the M,
establishing Judicial courts in the Unitci
States was passed. The bill to punish conn
tcrieting or tampering with the Governmen,
| currency and bonds was passed. The torin
bill was passed. A message was received
from the President vetoing the Colorado bill
In the House, Bills were introduced II,
amend the District suffrage bill by alolishinp
\ from NOIlnp Dn Account
of sex, and another directing all legal nro
cesses from United States courts to he issued
in the name of the people of the United
Stat9s another TO repeal the section of fine
act authorizing the Secretary of the Trpa
snry to retire four million dollars legal.ten
| der notes per month. Another was present
cd OF smmilar import, making il unlawtnl
for the Secretary of the Treasury to will .
draw or cancel any legal tender culrencvex
cept mutilated notes. The resolutions of
tcred on the It'll instant, demanding the i'm
parchment of the President, came IN. bul
debate arose, and the close Of the morninc
hour arriving, they were laid over A reso
luton was offered instructing the Committee
of Ways and Means to make an Investigation
into the affairs of the Treasury. A rcsolu'
tion was passed calling on the President for
all information in regard to the New Orleans
riot not hiiherth communicated. The bill ia
proved for an examination of the Treasur,
Department was passed.
| E Tucsddy, january 29.-ln the Senate
the Motley correspondence was presented
and ordered to he printed. The President.
veto Of the Colorado bill was read. and dis
cnssion followed until the expiration of the
morning hour, when the message went over
until to-day. The Tariff hill was taken I'm.
and several amendments increasing the du.
Ties were adopted. Mr.. Davis, of XIV. moved
to recommit the bill, with instructions to
the Finance Committee 10 compare il with
the present tariff, revenue laws, &c. Before
the vote was taken, message was received
from the President vctoing the Nebraska
Till. The motion 10 recOmmit was then
voted upon and lost, the yeas being Ii and
The nays 20. Mcssrs. Sumner and Wilson
OF Mass, voted to recommit. Some further
amendments were then adopted, and there
was scarp discussion until the hour of al
journmcnt.
In the House, the resolution directing an
investigation into the Maryland election
was reported back from the Election Com
llitee and referred to the Committee oh
Judiciary. Mr.. Jcnckcs, of r. l., from the
lteirenchment Committee reported back the
bill regulating the civil service of the United
States, and advocated its passage. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Donnclly, Of MIMI, the Secretary
OF the Interior was directed to communicate
information In regard to the Fort Kparnc,
massacre, AS also the present alarming con
diiion of Indian affairs The Executive com
munications relating 10 the American Chapel
at Rome, the suit against Frazer, Trenholm 4
Co.,and the New Orleans riot were received.
The Invalid Pension and Diplomatic Appro-
priaiion bill were considered in COMMITTEES
of the Whole Mr. Niblack. OF Ind, move
an appropriation for the salary of Minis' ,.r
Harvey, of Portugal, which gave rise tor ,uch
discussion, Mr.. Stevens, OF Penna., 81 eon"h
opposing H. II was finally eonsii .ercd ss
adopted, that il might be voted IN hv I'm"
House. Mr.. Williams, Of Penn, moved i" IN
strike ont the appropriation for the Lcr,,io,,
nj Rome, and Mr.. Stevens mr we'd an amend
lnent, with preamble, dv .larinr that there
ought TO be nu fepreser .tation nj A Couu
which prohibits the free exercise of the Clr;'
iian religion and has ordered the American,
ch'lrche- 80 he reno we'd from the ciiy. On
motion OF MIR. Hale, of New York. The pr,,
amble waa stricken out, and the Commute
men i rose aud reported the Invalid Pension
PHI PHI 70 the House, and il was passed. This
mn appropriatrs S33. 100000. The Hons,
then adjourned