The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-12-17
FOR PRESIDENT,
GENERAL U. s. GRANT,
OF ILLINOIS.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Sentative IWashburne. made a strong
speech against the appropriation Of a.
100000 for purchasing Walrus.ia.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont. made n
speech 10 favor Of his bill for raising
tho value Of Legal tender notes to par
. As other Senator'S wished to speak on
the subject the bill was postponed ill
Friday.
: Secretarv Seward sent commnnica-
tiOn to the House stating that the cor
respondence With Great Bitain, regard
ing the arrest of Uailri States cilizans.
was long, and it would take some time
TO copy it.
In the Senate there WIS spiu,e de
bale on the bill dirsc'in; that certain
money in the hands of the Uoited States
Treasurer, as special agent. received
from the sale Of captured AMI abandon
ed property, shall he conveyed by war
rant into the Treasury, ADD Got dawn
therefrom except by low.
Tie House bill for the repeal Of the
tax on cotton was reported by the Sen.
ate Finance Committee, md will probo.
bly, pass
Representative Gary offered resolu.
tion regarding The payment Of bonds au
thorized ia 1917 and 1919, AMI bill to
abolish the lard Offices at Chllicothe,
Indianapolis, and Springfield. Illinois.
Representative B lker, of Illinois, Of.
ferod . resolution insrruuting the militia
ny committee to take measures for redu
cling the Ormy 10 thelowest standard Of
numbers necessary for the public inter-
est.
Representative WGshburue, of lnii.
ana, offered resolution instructing the
Military Committee to inquire into the
expediency of extending the Additional
Bounty Act to widows OF soldiers who
Fave died since It's passage.
Representative SpaldlnG offered q
resolution, which was referred to the
Committee Of The Whole, declaring that
any treaty made which require legisO'
lion for The fufllment Of any Of its con-
dtiona, must depend Tor execution on
the laws passed by Congress in its sounI
discretion.
Representative Ingersol, of Illinois,
offered resolution, instructing the Com
mittee on Ways aud Means TO inquire in
TO the expodency Of providing for the
total destruction Of higlwines and whis-
ky seized for revenue frauds. Also a
resolution insuUcIing the Committee Of
Ways aud Means to inquire into the ex
pedisncy Of exemptiug from tax all iu-
comes uoIexceeding SO. 500, which were
adopted.
On Friday. the 18Th inst, bill def
nius that members of deceased sold
ier's family are entitled to his bOnnly
was passed. The limitation is to wife
and children.
tits understood that the Finance
Committee Of the Senate hos reported
against the confirmation of Z Cooper Ior
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
Senator Cragin introduced bill re-
gardng Utah, which Eorbids po'ygan'
makes the issue thereCrom illegitmale
establishes election laws, and repeats til,
law exemp'ing the Church Of Latter Da!
Saints from taxation.
Senator Wilson presented the memo
rial OF John Warren, an American CHI
zen. now confined us FcuiOn 10
British jill. The petitioner states tina
he was in New York city when the Of
Tense for which he was tried was com
miued, Referred TO tho Committee o.
Foreign Relations.
On Saturday the Finance Commute
agreed to Senator shclman's fnancir
bill, the main features Of which he's o.
ready been published. So iOras VIC CO
assertion the Committee will take n
action at present upon the House ami