The national Republican., 1867-12-14
Aatiuual aepatlitau.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Fortieth copgrsss-ssoond session.
FhIDAY, Deoember 10, 1867.
SEN ATE

Mr. Wilson presented memorial OF John
Wsrrep, an American citizen, now confined as q
Fsnian prisoner in British jail.
The petition states that ho was In New York
city when the offences for which he was tried
were committed Referred 70 the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
The usual number Of petitions In favor Of
equal rights, 30 were presented by Mr., Sumner
and others, and referred.
NJ sumner presented q petition from dele.
gates claiming to represent thirty thousand
cgljrsd Kentucky soldiers asking an squsiila.
tion Of bounties. Referred to the Committee
OF Military AGairs.
Mr Cragin. from the Couuittes on Terrific
riss reported the bill 10 regulate the selection Of
grand and petit jurors In the Territory Of Utah.
nod for other purposes.
Mr. Cragin gave notice that he should call up
this bill at an early day. It was Of far more i'm.
poriauee than Its title sisnihed, and had been
prepared with great care. It's object was 10 pre-.
vent polysamy and other abuses which prevailed
10 Utah.
Mr.. Anthony, from tho Committee on Print.
ing, reported in favor Of printing the memorial
Of the New York Chamber OF Commerce relative
to return to specie payments Adopted.
Mr.. Anthony raid there was some valuable
informsttion in this memorial which members
Of tho Finance Committee thought should be
placed 10 tbe hands Of Senators
Mr.. ThPyer introduced the following, which
were referred to the Conuittee on the District
OF Columbia:
Bill to incorporate the Potomac Navigation
and Transportation Company Of the District of
Columbia
Dill to incorporate tho Washington City In.
aurance Company.
Mr. Sherman called up tho bill exempting
from internal tax raw cotton grown after this
year.
Mr.. Sherman advocated the necessity Of i'm.
mediate action on tho bill.
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great mistake to act upon this subject at the
present time. The whole system Of trxatioo
should be taken up at once. In bis opinion, Il
would be far better to abolish tho tar on manu-.
fac'ured cotton. He asked that the bill 60 over
until Mondsy, as he was not yet prepared to
5ubmit the remsrkthe proposed to make upon II.
Mr. JOhnIon though the bill should apply to
tie PRESENT crop, and gave notice Of an amend.
ment to that effect.
Mr.. PomerOy was satisfied that Northern mon
would not go down there to make cotton with
this tax on It, and II they did not CO. be did not
ka0W how any could be made. Hewys snxi1u.
to have this tax removed, but thoGshi it aboalI
net Apply to the present crop, as Il was no
longer in the hands Of tho producor.
The bill was then poNtpoaed.
Mr. Wilson called up the House bill securing
10 the families Of soldiers the bounties to which
they are entitled, with amendments which b.
said more fully accomplished the object de sirsd.
Mr., Edmuuds said tho amendment provided
that If tho colder died, aud his vile aud chill.
dten died, the bounty should 60 to tho rexs
heirs This was going rather too far, and he
moved to amend by proyidius that II shall ly
extend to the wife and children.
The amendment was agreed to, and the bin
then passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, introduced a bill sup. |
Elementary to the act to Incorporate tho Ma |
tional Safety Fund Deposit Company Of ftbo D.s- |
trict Of Columbia. Referred 10 Committee on |
District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Doo'ittle moved to reconsider the vote |
rejecting the House concurrent Tetolutiou TO
adjourn fom December 90, 1887, 10 January 8,
1868, which grye rie TO co siderable diseus:ion.
Several Senator'S gave /. A. their experience
ldat II was bette- 10 adjourn over. as II would
be impossible TO keep quorum iu lbe city
Mr., Edmdrjs said Of course u would 10 impos.
sible TO keep quorum il they bsvs made up
their minds TO thpt eject CoigreSs bad no
right to take this long holiday o. sixteen days.
Let them adjourn over Cbristrus md Now |
Years. that was all he holiday the people |
took . 1d II was all that their LerysntJ Ehou'd
take. It might be very pleasant to members to
20 home and enjoy Their ui9ts aud cigs-s,
bpt Il would be a g,eat dere c iol OF ddty.
M Davis thought this county fsd been gov
crned too much and the 'esl Coogress sat the
better it would be for tho country. The more
recess taken. the better for the interests OF the
people.
The motion to reconsider was then agreed to.
Mr.. DooIttle moved to rmend BY Inserting
Monday, December 23d, and Friday, January
80, which was disagreed to.
The resolution was then passed-ayss 81,
nays 10.
Mr. Anthony desired to state ,hst his col.
league Mr.. SPragusl was detained at hone by
On motion OF Mr. Corbc,t, the bill to raise
the value of legal tender notes to par was
taken up.
Mr.. Corbett then took the floor, and reed
from manuscript his views on finances, and
a-Kuej against any further imitation Of the cur
roncy. Tho nTtiOn vas intricated, and they
should not eonti7u to give 1t financial poison
At3 .. II, the Senate went into executive
session. and after some time spent therein, ad.
journed till Monday. y...
II being generally understood that TO busi.
ce,s Of importance would be transacted 10 tho
House to-day, but that the or sion was espe'
fi,lly for the purpose Of speech making, there
we're but q limited number Of members IN At
to dance.
cations from the Sec;e.ary 0; the Interior aud
Attorney General In relCtioH to the payment OF
tho 20 per cent. Increase Of salary to the clerks
in their respective departments. Referred to
The ComInittee on Rctrenchment.
The Speaker also laid before the House let
ter fr,u the Clerk, stating that he had, In ac-
cordonce with q rcIoIution adopted, made a
lipcst and index Of official documents sent to the
House Laid On the table.
On motion o. Mr.. Farnsworth, Of Ill, 1t was
resolved thpt when the House adjourn to-uSy IL
he until Monday next.
The House then resolved itself into COMMITTEES
Of the Whole on the state Of tho Union, Mr.
Farnsworth in the chair.
Mr. Van Trump, Of Ohio, was entitled to tn,
door, and addressed tho committee. speaking
upon the general condition Of the country, IL
condemnation Of the principles OF the Radica
marty, and in support Of the policy Of Prssidsn
Joh1sos lie also animsdyerted upon Mr.. kel
Icy's bill, ro,iding for the suspension from
oiice of a President Of the United States, ant
argued that the proposition was one which hs'
no precedent either in Rogllsk or American bis
tory.
Mr. Woodward, Of Penn, then addressed th
committee for fifteen minutes on the subject O.
the law Of impeachment. The fret part Of tn
speech was uttered in 20 low a voice that b
could not be heard In the reporters gallery bu
toward the close he was understood to gay tha
II partisan malignity had puzzled Mr johnson
TO a trial and conyiction, the popular voice o
the people would have reversed the decision Q
the Senate.
Mr.. Eldridge asked how the people could haV
,spaired the injury to Mr.. johnson If lie ha
been convicted and remoyedf