Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-03-07
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Friday, March /, 1867.

was discharged from the further con-
sidsration of the House bill to in
crease the duty on wool. Mr.. Sher-
man then reported another bill, en-
bracing the wool section of the Sen
ate Tariff Bill, and asked that it be
acted upon Immediately. This bill
was debated until O'Clock, when,
without having been acted upon, it
was laid aside and the Colorado Bill
taken up in accordance with a pre-
vious arrangement. The Colorado
Bill having been vetoed by the Pres
ident, the question was upon its pass
ing over the veto, u two-thirds vote
being required to pass it. The vote
stood yeas 80, nays 10; absent or
not voting, 4. The bill consequent
ly failed to pass The Internal Rev
enue Bill came up as unfinished busi-
ness. The amendment offered by
Mr.. Henderson abolishing the tax
on all future crops of cotton was
lost by vote Of 10 yeas to 10 nays.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Pom
croy, reducing the tax to two cents
"a pound, was agreed to, yeas 81,
nays is. An amendment reducing
the tax on whisky was disagreed to.
An amendment was agreed to auth
orizing gaz companies to add the tax
to the price of gas delivered under
existing contracts. The Senate then
went into executive session, and
shortly after took a recess. Other
amendments were discussed at the
evening session, and the bill was
passed. 1t now goes to the House
for concurrence in the amendments
made. The Fertilization Appropria-
ton was amended IL various ways,
and the section adopted in the House
providing that only 30 per cent of
the appropriations should be expend-
ed during the present fiscal year,
was stricken out. The bill then pass
ed, The bill making appropriations
for the Navy was also passed.
In the House a number Of Com
mittees of Conference were appoint
ed to consider the bills on which the
Senate and House have disagreed.
The Deficiency Bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole, and aft
orded matter for lengthy debate. A
proposition to appropriate $4,000 to
pay the expenses of the Commission
appointed to investigate the Fort
Phil Kearny massacre, brought up
the Indian controversy again. Mr..
Window favored pacific policy re-
garding them, but thought that leg
islation of Congress looked to the
determination of all Indians, men,
women and children. The appropria-
tion was agreed to. The appropria-
tion of $1,000 for furnishing and re,
pairing the Executive Mansion, was
opposed by several members, and it
was stated that $4,000 had already
been appropriated for that purpose.
The old scandal of last session, rel
ative to the late occupants Of the
White House having carried off a
large quantity of the furniture of the
White House, was revived, and was
denied by Mr.. Farnsworth and others
The further consideration of this bill
was postponed until the evening
session. The business on the Speak,
er's table was then disposed of, af
ter which the usual recess was tax,
en-. The Army Appropriation Bill
was next taken up and the Senate
amendments disposed of and new
ones adopted, after which a Commit
tee Of Conference was asked for. Mr.
LeBlond raised laugh by offering a
resolution reciting the fact that the
Legislature Of Ohio had refused to
strike the word white" out of the
State Constitution, aud instructing
the Reconstruction Committee to re-
port d bill establishing a military
form of government for the SOCIAL.
ed" State of Ohio until the people
adopt republican form of govern
ment. Mr. Stevens was not sure
but Pennsylvania should be included.
The Committee of Conference on the
Bankrupt Bill made a report recon-
mending that the House recede from
its concurrence with the Senate
amendments. The subject was dis
cussed for some time, when a mo
tion to lay the report, and as con-
sequence the bill, on the table was
negatived, yeas, Il, nays 80. The
previous question was moved and
seconded and the main question or
dered, when a motion to adjourn was
made, but the House refused to ad-
journ. After a little time spent in
"fillibustering," the vote was taken
amid great excitement, and the House
accepted the report of the Committee
by yeas 73, nays Il. The House
soon after adjourned.
The last hours of the Thirty-ninth
Congress were distinguished by the
usual confusion, and by the continual
ton of Saturdays session, through
the Sabbath. Within that brief space
much of the important business of
the Session was brought to close
We make a brief note of the bus -
ness
The Tariff Bill was defeated, but
the House bill passed on the 27th Ju-
ly last was adopted This is known
as the Wool Tariff Bill
The Bankrupt Bill was passed by
a close vote.
The Tenure of Office Bill was veto
ed by the President-and became a
law, having been passed by two
thirds vote.