Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-06


cofrespondehce between the Department OF
State and foreign Ministers on the subject Oi
the policy of tile Administration to ward the
rebelliOus States. "A resolution was adopt
ed looking toward compensating loyal citl-
| gems OF East Tennessee for war losses The
Tariff bill was discussed until five O'clock.
An evening session was held, and the Tariff
bill passed This bill Is, with a few imma-
terial amendments, the same as that passed
by the House at the last Session, and which
the Senate then feared to pass, dreading its
effect on the falls elections. The bill was
passed at mldnight-a fitting time for the
perpetratlon of so gigantic a fraud on
the poor of the country. The vote on It
was. yeas "a nays 10, two Democrats vot-
ing among the yeas-Johnson Of MARYLAND,
and McDougal of California. TIE follow
ing named Republicans voted against the
bill: Grimes of Iowa, Kirkwood of Iowa,
\ Patterson of Tennessee, Doolittle, Hender-
son of Missouri Lane of Indiana, Trum-
bull Of Illinois, Fowler of Tennessee. Fif-
teen Senators had gone to bed or were
sick. tli'i spp, .9i- d" e'- e'..
HOUSE The House sustained the amend
ments of the committee of the Whole, for
bidding appropriations for the missions to
Portugal and Rome A resolution was
adopted, after considerable discussion, de-
claring that the bill to deprive the Presi-
dent of the amnesty power, and the bill to
regulate the elective franchise In the Terri
tories, had become laws by the failure of
the President to take action upon them.-
The bill to transfer the Indian Bureau to
the War Department. was passed by 80 yeas
to SO nays. An attempt was made to con-
fer suffrage on Indians as well as negroes,
but 1t failed. fhi 't. .i"i '-uo H'iIl /
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY j. IN.
,SENATE--The bill to regulate the duties
Of the Clerk of the House passed. This
bill provides that the Clerk of the present
Congress shall omit from the roll of the
next Congress the Representatives from
States not represented in the present Con-
gress. n 1t was opposed by several Senators
as, a purely partisan measure. The Bank
rupt bill was taken up, and discussion had
on amendment as to the property the
bankrupt might hold exempt from the ac-
tiOn of creditors. Mr.. Wade, while favor
ing the law would vote against it. under
instructions from the Ohio Legislature
Without coming to any action on the bill,
the Senate adjourned. nd Va i-s.....
HoUsE,--The committee on Ways, and
Means was instructed to inquire into the
expediency Of requiring the destruction of
all copperrstills cOnfiscated to the United
per. The bill to regulate the President in
the appointments of civil offices was con-
sidered. Mr.. Finck, of Ohio, and Hise, of
Kentucky, opposed the bill as unconsttu-
tional. Mr.. Thad. Stevens favored his prop
osition to declare all persons nominated
and rejected by the Senate incapable of
holding any public Office for one year. The
proposition to include in the operations OF
the bill all Cabinet officers was rejected |
yeas rs, nays rs. Before proceeding fur |
ther motion was made TO adjourn, before
which, however, several Executive COM
munications were received and referred. |
A remonstr4nce was presented from the !
Presidents of the National Banks of Pitts
burgh against any changesin the banking |
law.
f.ffsr SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. frlI
: SENATE.--The resolution of Mr.. Sumner.
calling upon the President for the name Of
the person who wrote the letter to Mr..
Seward about Minister Motley, passed.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported joint resolution prohibiting
the payment of any claim against the
United States, aceruiDg prior to April 13
1861, to any person not known to have been
opposed to the rebellion, A bill was re-
ported TO punish any person who shall rob
another of property belonging to the United
States. A bill was introduced to amend
the act for the removal Of cases commenced
in State courts against Federal officers.
The Bankrupt bill was taken up and the
question of amount to be exempted fur
ther debated. Senate bill to regulate the
tenure of Office was received from the
House, amended. so as to include Cabinet
officers among those who were not TO beTe-
moved without the advice and consent of
,he Senate. Mr.. Edmunds (Rad.). of Yer
mont, moved to disagree. Mr.. Trumbull
,Rad.) hoped the Senate would agree. Be-
ore vote was had the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Leave was granted the Judici-
Try committee to sit during the session of
,he House for the balance of the session.
That was to give it time on the impeach- ,
nent inquiry. The vote to exempt Cabinet
)ficers from the operations of the appoint
nerlts of the President was reconsidered,
md Cabinet officers included by a vote of !
p yeas to 63 nays, The bill was then pass
,d-yeas Ill, nays 3S. The Senate bill for
he payment of certain Kentucky militia
orces was passed with amendments. A
,in was reported for the election by the -
House of Printer to that body, and the
the office ofSuperiutendent
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