The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-29
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS


wAsHrNeroN. March 29.-Petitlons andmemorials
were presented and referred. Among others several
under the CONSTITUTIONAL amendment, known as the
can 8ee9e any one rom this disS.
biity until the Constitutional amendment shall have
referred 10 the judiciary Committee
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COMMITTEES, on the prosecution of the investigation
Territory and directing the Secretary OF War 70 fur
nish transporaton and military profession "A Aaepte1; @
the Secretary of the Interior for certain detailed i-
tribe the location they occupy description Of their
lands copy Of ,9 each treaty etc ADOPTED calling
upon the Secretary Of War for Information as 70 ths
Baltimore and Ohio RAILROAD for Carrying troops.
whether u was the same OF greater than was paid 70
Mr. Yates ull.J and others objected, and 1t went
Mr.. Davis CKy) offered resolution, reciting the
circumstances under whicn West Virgina was ad-
ON the judiciary 70 inqurs into and report upon the
Mr. Patterson (Tenn.) offered resolution appro-
priating for the relief of sufferers from the
Mr.. Conness (Cal), introduced BIZ proyld,ng that
Sehs9d CbeveniR French of England and Charles A.
Dana, of New YORK, shall form Board of Commis-
pTacsaSy of the Substitution OF the Phonetic for
the Latin alphabet in common use In the the United ed
celve 5000 each as after the report snnu
have been submitted Referred to the Joint Commit
Mr. sherman tohio) offered a resolution calling
General CarringtOn on the Fort Kearney massacre.
Mi Corbett (oregon) introduced bill appropriatng
s5Ou0 for the support OF The sailors ana SSldefs Ut
phans Home OF the District OF Columbia OoJecteo TO-
and laid over. 49, .,--.
The bill to fix the time at which the Bankrupt bill
shall go into effect at the lst OF June go, A.,
Mr.. Edmunds (Vt) moved to lay the bill on the
table. Disagreed to-yeas Il nays, 81 Messrs, Diake,
Edmunds Fessenden and Williams voted in the
The question recurred on. the motion Of Mr.. Con-
ness. strike the proviso that nothing in this
act shall construed 10 invalidae lien
veyance made in good faith prior to the taking effect
| MIR. Conness withdrew the amendment and Mr..
| Fessenden renewed it,
Mr.. Sprsgue (R ~ moved 10 strike out OF the above
proviso ali the word conveyance" and insert
| In lieu thereof the words, THAT would have been
| valid ifths act had not passed,
| The amendment of Mr. Fessenden. as amended, tO
wit to strike out the provso as amended, was then
| The question was then taken on the bill. the pro
viso having been retained the question OF ordering
the bill to be read third time. The yeas and nRyi
were demanded and taken as follOws- ..I
| Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Cameron, Cole, Cragin
Dixon. Fowler, Henderson, Patterson, Tennessee
| Ramsey, Sherman.
House OF Representative
The Speaker that owing to the serious Hines
able TO occupy the chair to-day, and would designat
| the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Boutwel) a
Hall during the day to sign the bills and joint reso
| lutions.
The Senate bill to reimburse the States Of indiana
| and Ohio. for monys expended for the United States
| in enrolling, equippng, and provisioning militil
forces, TO aid in suppressng the Rebellion, taken
| up. the II ouse having previous TO the adJournms nj
dered the main question on its passage.
Mr.. Hamilton Ward IN W, moved to reconsider
| the vote ordering the main question.
The motion was laid on the table, and the bill wRS
| then passed. Yeas 81 nays 49,