Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS



WAsHINGToN, January 30th, 1867.
The certificate Of John Anthony Winston,
Senator from Alabama, six years from the
fourth of March next, presented and
tabled.
The Presidents veto of the Nebraska bill
was read and ordered 20 be printed
The credentials Of II. w. Corbett, Sena-
tor from Oregon for six years from the
fourth Of March were presented and ordered
to be filed. E0t
Mr.. Morgan, from the Finance Committee,
reported to the House the gold bill, with
a recommendation that il be not passed
The vote on Monday passing the bill TO
punish forgeries, ect., upon currency, was
reconsidered, and the bill amended by the
reduction Of the penalties 10 fine and i'm,
prisonment. IL was again passed and went
20 the House for concurrence.
Mr. Sumner offered a resolution calling
on the President for copy Of the letter on
which Secretary Seward founded his recent
inquiries Of Mr.. Motley's course.
Gen. Grams report on the St. Clair hats
and Gen. Morris report of the surveys on
the upper Mississippi river and it, tribu-
taries, and the report relative to the cOndi>
ton Of affairs in Texas we're received.
The House in Committee of the Whole
considered the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill. After considerable
abate Mr.. Williams amendment. whic
was offered yesterday and amended BY Mr..
Stevens, was modified so as to strike out
Rome and putin place Of it the United
States Ministry. The Committee of the
Whole then considered the Military
Academy Appropriation bill.
On motion Of Mr., Henderson, the Sec
retaries of War and the Interior were re-
quesied to furnish any papers or documents
tending TO explain the cause Of the Fort
Phil. Kearney massacre.
Mr.. Wade called up the bill prohibiting
territorial officers receiving leave of abb
sence over thirty DAYS at a time. Passed.
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill 10 regu-
late the duties of the Clerk of the House Of
Representatives in the organization thereof,
which was read the third time and post
poned until tomorrow. 1t only regulates
that the sergeant-at-arms shall take the
place of the clerk in his absence and the
doorkeeper shall do so in the absence of
the sergeant-at-arms.
The tariff bill was taken up. The duty
on all wrought iron ware and on glazed,
timed or enamelled cast iron hollow ware,
was fixed at 49c per pound. 81
The motion TO increase the duty on lead
was disagreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Howe, the duty on
wheat was increased from 20c to 40c per
bushel, and manufactured DO from Is to 30
per cent. ad Yalorem.
A motion was agreed to, increasing the
1t a.. d
Yalorem. 80 a
AT O'clock 7. NJ, call Of the yeas and
nays disclosing no quorum present, the
Senate adjourned.
HOuse. sl..sg
Mr.. Elliott, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill fixing compensation
of officers of the revenue service, which
passed II appropriates $132, 400.
On motion Of Mr.. Cook, the Committee
on Foreign Affairs were instructed to in
quire into the expediency of the assertion
by Congress of the principle that naturali-
cation exempts from the performance of
military service under any foreign govern
ment az long as he does not voluntarily re-
nounce the rights of citizenship to the
United States.
system Of free schools for the District of
Columbia, which was read twice and or
dered to be printed No distinction of
color is allowed, and franchise is refused to
the parent or guardian who has not caused
his child to attend some school at least a
part of the preceding year.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, introduced bill to
conform the rules of practice and pleading
Of the United States courts to the laws of
the respective States Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
The House debated Senate bill of last
session to provide for the annual inspection
Of Indian affairs, but on the expiration of
the morning hour it went over till to-
morrow.
Mr.. Raymond presented a memorial
from a large number Of business men of
New York against the impeachment of the
President and urging measures to strength
en- public confidence. Referred.
Adjourned.