Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-01-25
or TIE WEEK.


CONGRESS-
ThursdaV.- Senate spent the day
in an animated discussion Of the bin to
regulate the tenure 0foffiee. The House
was occupied I'm consideration Of Stew
ems Enabling BIZ for the Southern
States.
FTidIgf.-The Senate passed he bin
to regulate the tenure Of certain civil
Ofhces, by a vote Of 25 yeas, to 9 nays.
1.-THE House consumed the day and
evening session in continued debate on
Stevens Enabling Bill.
A4ossddY,-The Senate spent most Of
the time in listening to the reading Of
the Tariff Bill.......An amendment was
offered changing the duty on imported
books and papers from 80 cents per
pound, to IS cents al UgJoTe7s.. The
duty on dressed line fax was changed
from 20 to 80 per cenb....-..A bill to pun
ish Illegal EO6fg in tile District was
passed.......Ihe House passed, with but
little debate, the bill providing for the
selling Of the surplus Treasury gold at
public ssle.a.aMr. BroWnell asked
leave to introduce a joint resolution de-
claring that only those States represent
ed IN Congress, have a right to partici-
pate in amending the Constitution.
Mr.. Williams asked leave to introduce
q bill providing that all questions
brought before the Supreme Court, in
vOIVing the cOnstitutiOnality of laws of
Congress, shall be heard only by a full
bench, and that the validity Of such
laws shall be annulled only by concur
renee of all the judges of the court.
IBesdGy.-In the Senate the tariff bill
was under discussion but with no i'm
portant result. The House was the
scene of a protracted struggle over
bill reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee, by Mr.. Boutwell,, providing that
no one gulIgy OF greasoll' murder ana
other crimes, or who had engaged in re-
bellion against the United States, should
be allowed to practice in the United
States Courts. The bill failed to be put
to 8 vote for want of a quorum.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
T1ursday.-The Senate passed the bill
permitting courts to allow SherifFs
$4,000 a year for services in criminal
cases where the State fails and defend
ants are nsOlvent....,..The partial ap-
preparation bill was also passed and is
now q laWs.,....I The House adopted the
joint resolution authorizing the sale of
the silver coin in the State Treasury.
,....- .'sO q motion instructing the COM
mi on Military Affairs to prepare a
Dill providing Tor the publication OF
. Ohio's Record Of the Rebellion. ."......
Resolutions were offered proposing an
amendment to the Constitution, confer
ring the right Of suffrage upon every
loyal citizen who can read and write,
EAOhA4AAi8 u4tlG 4OnG4OW having BuG
right or who have served in the army
or navy, or who are disabled from
reading or writing, shall be disqualified
from voting, for want of that qualifica-
tiOn.,....sA resolution was adopted re-
quiring the Adjutant-General to collect
and deposit in the flag room of the State
House, all regimentaI and battle flags
of Ohio regiments.
b3-GdGg.-The members of both Houses
having mostly gone home, there was
no quorum in either. Both Houses adj
iOurned until Tuesday.
WedneSdGy.-In the Senate several
petitions were presented and bills read
and introduced. A new bill introduced
by Mr.. Cole defines the evidence requi-
site in prosecutions under the liquor
law. One by Mr.. Walling amends the
act providing for the regulation and
creation of incorporated companies. A
resolution introduced by Mr.. Sadler in
quires whether as a matter Of economy
it is expedient for the State to manufac-
ture its own gas by convict labor in the
penitentisry. 1.-THE bill amending the
act relating to divorce, by adding per-
manent insanity, of at least seven years
standing, to the causes for divorce, was
considered in Committee of the Whole.
......In the House several unimportRnt
and local bills were read, referred and
discussed.