The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE. MARCH IA bill was reported
authorizing Telegraph Company, OF New
York, 10 make soundings and lay cable, on
the American coast, to connect with France;
also another bill to subsidize New York and
Bremen steamship company, BY guarantee
ing their bonds TO the amount OF $3,5OOOOO,
contracting also with them for the carrying
of the foreign mails. 1t was proposed to
amend the rules SO as to prohibit the intro
duction of liquor into the Capital or upon the
public grounds, providing suitable penalty
for any violation of this prohibition. The
supplementary Reconstruction bill was then
taken up, and the residue of the session was
occupied in the discussion of amendments
offered by Mr.. Drake, the first ofwhich, pro.
viding that the people of those States should
be at liberty to vote against Conventions,
as well as for them, was rejected, yeas IL,
mays 81, while a second, to req uire the use of
the closed ballot aud prohibiting its aban-
donment at any future time was still udner
consideration when executive business closed
the day-In the house, brief sitting was
marked by no transactions Of particular i'm
portance.
SENATE, March ia bill was introduced
providing for the appointment of Superin-
tendent Of Postal affairs for the Pacific States,
TO act as Deputy Postmaster General for
that region. The discussion of the Supple
mentavy Reconstruction bill was resumed,
and various amendments were offered, but
disagreed to. The debate took wide range,
indicating great diversity Of views as 10 de-
tail and much tenacity of opinion. The
measure was still pending at adjournment
HOUSE,, March l5.-The House ordered an
inquiry into the management Of affairs in
the Ordinance Bureau. Another resolution,
offered by General Logan, proposing to ven
tilate the charges of unserviceablity brought
recently against the monster Parrott and
Rodman guns, was laid on the table, but
the temper eyineed by lis friends was such
as to warrant the belief that heguestion will
revive again. The residue of the day was
occupied in discuss OF upon resolutions Of
fered by Messrs Hurlburd and Schenck, to
renew and extend the Investigations into the
official management of the New York CTS
tom House. Mr.. Hurlburd supported his
resolution in remarks and statements which
fully vindicated the necessity of the propos-
ed inquiry, commenting in very plain Ian
guage upon the extraordinary revelations
already made, of official and personal mis-
conduct on the part of more than one high
officer, aud suggesting forcibly the susPic-
ion that the worst has not yet been plainly
told. Both resolutions we're adopted.
SENATE, March 16.-The proposed inEes-
tigation OF the Band and Note Bureaux of
the Treasury having already been referred,
by each House, 10 separate committees, res
olution was reported TO the Senate for the
reference of the whole matter to the Joint
Committee OH Retrenchment. The inYesti-
CATION is also desired by the Secretary, who
thinks it the proper way to set at rest cur
rent rumors. The Senate proceeded to con-
slider the Reconstruction bill. A large num-
Der of amendments were offered and mostly
rejected. At late hour the bill was taken
out of Committee of the whole, when it was
amended by the adoption of proposition to
allow the registered voters TO cast their bal
lots against as well as for a convention, by
requiring the constitution, when framed and
submitted to a popular vote, TO be ratified
by majority at an election where at least
one-half of the registered votes should be
polled, and by the substitution OF modified
form of oath, and at last, the bill was passed
by vote of 80 to q Reverdy johnson vo-
ting aye and only two Democrats being
present to represent the opposition. The
Senate then, at II: 80 P. NJ, adjourned. The
House did not sit on Saturday.