The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-12-19

tomorrow.
Midsummer presented the memor-
ial of General Brisbin and thirty
Thousand colored citizens of Ken
t,lcky, stating their grievances and
asking redress. :
Garrett Davis immediately took
the floor, and pronounced the docu-
ment foul slander upon the State
of Kentucky. a..
The rest of the session was devo
ted to q speech from Mr.. Morrill,
of Vermont in favor of an inn
mediate resumption Of specie pay
mentS. sa- st.3
The House accomplished nothing
to day Three members occupied
some time in attacking the New
York Tribune and other, papers
which charged them with dogin.s the
vote on impeachment.
Some time was spent in discuss
ing bill from the Military Com
mittee requiring the confirmation by
the Senate Of army officers reinsta-
ted in the army after having been
dismissed by court martial.
The House went into committee
and Mr.. Washburn, of Wisconsin
made q long speech against paying
for Alaska, Several members Incl
| dentailv said the same.
One or two manuscript speeches
were read on the finances, followed
by an adjournment.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-1n
the Senate to-day no important leg
islative business was transacted.
Most of the session was consumed
in spscch Of Reverdy Johnson, in
defence Of the President. and in
and in reply to brakes speech, OF
Tuesday, last. 4 H
The Finance Committee reported
the House bill, without amendment
providing for the repeal Of the cot
! ton tax.
HOUSE.
| Talked over q good deal of mis-
cellaneous business, but accomplish
ed but little. A considerable num-
Der of resolutions were referred,
among which was one providing for
colored diplomatic representatives
OF this Government at Hayti and i'll
Africa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.--1n the
Senate to day the House resolution
for adjournment, from Friday, the
goth, to Monday, January 9Th, was
concurreG in.
Mr.. Sherman desired to call up
the bill to repeal the cotton tax, but
it was not taken up.
A bill was passed securing to the
families of deceased soldiers the
bounties to which the soldiers, if
living, would be entitled.
A long speech from Mr., Corbett,
of. Oregon, on the finances, and q
short executive session, finished the
days business
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Mr. Viii
son introduced a bill, which was
passed to its second reading, proyid
ing that the officers of the Veteran
Reserve Corps Of the volunteer SER
vice, now on duty in the Freedmen's
Bureau as assistant commissioners,
agents, &c, may be retained by the
Commissioned Of the Freedmen s
Bureau as officers Of said Bureau,
with the same compensation.
Att o'clock, the bill to repeal the
cotton tax came up, and was debated
during the remainder Of the sess-
ion.
Mr. Morton offered an amend
ment fixing the tax at one cent per
pound and Reverdy Johnson offered
an amendment the effect which would
be to make the repeal Of the tax ap-
ply to the last crop where it is still
in the hands ofthe producer,
In the course of the debate, Mr.
Morrill,, Of Vermont, took strong
ground against the repeal, Mr. Fes-
sender took the same position
Messrs, Williams, Johnson. Sher-
man and Wilson advocated the repeal
No action was taken. There is more
opposition, to the repeal than was ex-
lpected.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Benjamin, of Missouri, offer
ed resolution reciting that, as the
President had, in defence of the pop
ular will, recommended the repeal
of the Reconstruction Laws, he pro
posed, first, that the House of Rep
resentatiues will never cons to take
one retrograde step from its advan-
ced position protecting all, and pro
noting the cause of equal rights
Second resolving that the success
of the Reconstruction Acts, so far
gives no reason to doubt that under
their provisions the restoration ot
tie rebel States will be successfully
carried out and accomplished and
they will be established on a loya
basis And that in the judgment o1
the House. there is no necessity fol
the repeal Of these laws.
THE Cleveland Le0der concludes
an editorial On the death Of impeach
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