The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-14
FLATEs2T ~: TELEGRAPH
WAsHIssros, Dec, b.
HOUSE.

r. s.ssa HOUSE
I On motion Of Mr.. briggs, the selec4 Com.
uittee on distributing rewards to the captors
Of Jef' Davis, Was dlrecssa "a repor. y sooai
Mr. Lawrence OF Ohio, introduced : bill
TO increase the number of Judicial Districts,
in Texas. Referred, I
Mr.. Kerr offered resolution instructinQ
the Committee on Ways and Means to en-
quire into the expediency of amending the
Internal Revenue law, and to exempt from
payment of the stamp duty, all Official bopds,
executed to or for The g2e Qf religious, -cbari,
! Tie Speaker presented / torAuiunicstion
! from the Secretary Of the Interior, ATTORNEY
General and Congressional Printer, with the
receipts Of thu amount Of he 30 per cent
made last yedr TO their respective employers.
Referred to Committee On Estrenchment.
| Also Aletter from the Clerk Of the House
stating hShad prepared and deposited in the
Houee library dgested index Of the ,enorta
OF the House Committee, and from lSa9 to
The fspse afaast Qanaresf, conjpsyins, nth .
lGmilsy index from the l foaudeden sof The
f0uvtrnment TIL 1855, ior which no appropria.
ton was required.
.On motion OF Mr. Farnsworth the Honsa
went into the Committee of Whole o, tss
state Of the Union, Mr.. rasnsworth in the
Chair for general debate.
Mr.. VanTrump spoke IN condemnation
| q ths ats I'M peg ent project, Mr. Law
rSpcef of Ohio, defeAdiDk It.
MI. .44awrence yielded to the manY inter.
ruptlons, So that bis speech was made up Of
9gestons .ena responses between himseif
Eldriage' WILSON, oi Iowa, Hoysr, ,Getz, Of,
~ n I'd ma 40 - -
tAs lgw of inpsachment, eareui,s fbat the
word misdemeanor as it is used in the Con.
stitution, means not violation Of the law,
but misconducting Of Office, knowingly done
to the prejudice Of the pAbEclor ofindiylduais.
Mr.. Garfield inquired whether, if the Press
ident were not defended by some law defining
what constituted mtsdesae eanor, he vasnot at
THE mercy OF Two thirds of the Senste, who
might decide him guilty Of misdemeanor in'I
office without any regard to common law Or
sense.
Mr.. Woodward said that every officer oil
the Government held his Office subject to the
impeachment power, and remarked that there
was much more danger Of corrupt officials re-
maihing uhimpeached than there was of men
who had been faithful in office being i'm.
peached.
The Oommltte rose aud the House ad
iourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Wilson presented memorial from
John Warren, an American citizen, now CON
fined as Fenian in British jail. The pc
titioner states that he was in New York city
when the otfense for which be was tried was
E4snpsueas Referred 10 the Cou1pitleS son
fffuseigr Reiafons.
Mr.. Sumner presented petition from dels>i
gates, claiming to Represent 5000 colored
Kentucky soldiers. for the equalization ofI
bounties.
Mr.. Cragin, from the Committee on Terri.
tories, feported bill to regulatc thess,esl 1oa
on gfssd and petit iurorg in Utah, and for
other purposes Il forbids polyaamy, and
makes the issue therefrom ilegitimate; es-
tahlishes ELECTION laws, and repeals The ex-
smption Of the Church Latter Day Saints from
taxation.
NJ, Cragip gave notice, that be wapld CALL
the Diff up Al an early day.
Mr.: Sherman called up the bill exempting
from internal revenue the tax on cotton grown
after this year. He advocated the necessity |
of immediate action.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont thousht ii a mis-
take 20 act ppoR, the ssbject as the ureeent
ysraei The whole subject Of taxation should
De taken up at once; in his opinion it would
De far better to abolish tho tax ON manufac-
tured cotton,
Mr.. Johnson thought The bill should apply
to the present crop. and gave notice of an
amepamest 10 that effect = ~
Mf.@Pdmerby was satisfied that Northern
men would not 60 down to make cotton with
this tax on it, and if they did not 20 he did
not know hss any could be made. He Va,
anxious to have the tax removed bpt thought
it shoulE mol sppy 10 the present crop, as il
was no longer IN the hands of the producers.
The bill was then postponed,
Mr.. Wilson called up the House hill seeuy,
ing to the families of soldiers the houn,ies ts
Which tAey are entitled wi,h tks ,Ameud> |
aents which he said would aecomnnn:-.a tbe
object desired. sA 'n'
! 8 ~ -.se nusds said the spnanssss eso-
pnded that II the soldier died, and his wife
and children died, the bounty should 60 to
hS moved 10 smend b. providing that it shall
only extend to the wife and children. The
|AtaAad adneatwas assseAso V and Tie ball tien
ua nSaos 81 III. DeoH..fe the refusal to
adjosEn free Mcembst 2osh 10 Jpnnsry 9th
passkd, " against 70.
4 y; 4, a:s;1: ;sss.,s ss.l tender by vs' .-tea
Mr.. Corbett, of t,nsots, read long speech
IN opposition to the bill, and closing to refer
i 10 shs sOommitsce on finance, tote Aer
with the hin heretofore introduced By him,
to provide for the issue Of gold notes 10 take
the place Of legal tenders, and to facilitate
the raainption oi speeds pay ynenti Agreed
to.
The Sessass vent into exeodse3e sssayFun
SAd sabssqsaOtly adjourned til Monday.
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