The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
xxxIxrH CoNGRE REss--2D SESSION.

SENATE, Feb. 15.-Mr. Davis asked leave
to offer an amendment to Mr.. Wade's pro-
posed one term constitutional amendment the
purpose of having it printed. 1t provides tha
each State shall, on the first Monday in jan
uary, preceding the expiration of the Pres
idential terms, to nominate to Congress one
of its citizens for the office of President The
two houses shall meet in November and pro-
ceed to elect from these candidates, dropping
the lowest on each ballot, and the person
elected shall not be eligible for reelection.
Ordered printed. The afternoon and eve
ming session was spent in discussing the re-
construction bill.
House., Feb. l5.-The House proceeded to
the consideration of the bounty bill. Mr.
Schenck explained its provisions. 1t was
the same, he said, as passed the House last
session but not acted on by the Senate, with
two differences, one providing for cases of
lost discharges, and one made necessary al
lovances of additional bounty made under th
act Of July 25th, 1866. This bill proposed
to certain extent to equalize the bounties,
whereas the act Of July %, 1866, only gave
additional bounties to all soldiers. 1t was
impracticable in the present condition Of the
Treasury to bring the bounties of all the SOL
diers up 10 the standard of the highest bouu-
ties paid, some soldiers having received as
high as 81 200 and $l,600. The standard
adopted by the Committee and which met
the approval of the House last session, was
to secure such soldiers as much as 800
year. The bill was not to give bounties to
those who had received much, but to these
who had received little or nothing. The
Committee had adopted the simple principle
that to every man who served the govern
ment faithfully AID had been honorably dis
charged, no matter how he entered the SER
vice, should be given bounty propOrtionste
to the length OF time of service. If one
month, he gets SS, so: if three months, $25;
one year 800: two years $290, and 50 on.
Mr.. Benjamin moved an amendment to
include some Missouri and Maryland volun-
teers and slaves. The debate closed and the
House proceeded 10 vote on the amendment.
Mr.. BeDiamin's was adopted without d.
vision. The bill passed-95 against 65.
SENATE, Feb. l6.-Mr. Lane presented the
credentials of Senator Morton, of Indiana,
for six years from the 4th of March,
The Military Reconstruction bill was then
taken up and debated during the day and
until six o clock Sunday morniug At that
hour vote was taken, resulting in the pass
age of the'bill by yeas29. nays TO- Its title
was amended TO read ian act for the more
efficient government of the rebel States.
HOUSE,, FEBI6-The Senate amendment
to the Pension bill was concurred in.
Mr.. Wentworth submitted as question of
privilege, involving, as he said, the honor,
purity aud independence of the House, long
preamble and resolution reciting that it has
long been rumOred, and has at last been as
serted in public newspaper that certain mem
bers of the House have held private meetings
with view to a corrupt bargain, pledging
the Judiciary Committee on the question Of
impeachment if unfavorable to the President,
and also 10 report adversely to certain other
measures PENDING before the House, TO which
they had been hitherto favorable, provided
the President do certain things he has hither-
to declared himself hostile to, and refrain
from doing certain other things to which he
has hitherto declared himself favorable and
instructing the Judiciary Com mittee to in
quire into the fact whether such meetings
have taken place, and wether snch corrupt
bargains have been made, what persons have
carried communication from such Jnembers
to the President and from the President TO
them, the nature of the comm unications &C.,
and report such resolutions for the action of
the Honse as the Committee may deem nee
essary for the preservation of the honor and
of this body.
This resolution was adopted-e0 against
Al, but subsequently the vote was reconsid-
cred and referred to 3 select committee o:
three members,