The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-16

FORTIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION.


WAsHINaToS, Dec. 1e-Mr. Howard (NIich.l intro
United States bonds Issued to the Unio Paee @ %
read and It's branches, and the amount OF inlerest
MI DAVIS tKyl introduced resolution to establish
Between The Uned SAFES snd srspg
referred Laid on the table
tne e9mpensaton OF diplomatic and consular officers,
bill reorganizng several missions; also bill to
reorganze and reduce the expenses of the Department
agents OF the Frsedmen's Bureau, which was laid on
Mr.. Trumbull ull.) offered resolution Inquring OF
the Attorney General what special counsel bad been
%ReSer certain ocisis IN his Office and S Court AGd of
Claims cannot be dlspensed with Amended to include
TfRSa Gq}Gq tax was taken
msnts TO exempt foreign cotton amer April, 1853
adv ocated the bill and opposed the am en dment
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-The Speaker proceeded as
and Joint resolutions for reference Under the cali
bills and Joint resolutions were introduced read twloe
BY MIR Fields (NYJ relating 10 the back pay Of SOL
6iers ana Sailors to Committee ON Invalids and
by Mr.. Lawrence tohO), provide for the appoint
ment of Marshal of the District Of Columbia Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
to non-commissioned oncers honora6ly mustered oat
of service supernumeraries under the order OF the
Authorizing the con n'olidation Of regiments. To
by Mr. Kerr und 10 regulate and limit the admf-
rally Jurisdiction OF the United States District Courts.
BY Mr.. Julian (nd to fix the time for the election
Of REPRESENTATIVES to Congress- To the Committee
by Mr. Prggs $MlG6i2 joint resolution Of the
To the Committee Of WaSs ami Means
Warehouse system. To Committee Ways and
BY Mr.. Hooper CMass.), prevent the depreciation
Of currency. TO the Committee ON Ways and Means
The bill prohibits the circulation as money of any
thing not authorized by act of Congress.
I tion Of specie payments To the Committee Ways
The bill provides that after the lst of July 1868
twenty per cent Of al duties on imported goods may
1869 iorty cent amer July. 1870 sixty pss
Gent s are ner @ ISL OF JULY ISL eighty per cent after
BY MI. Brooks IN. ". in relation to legaLtender
The bill provides that the Finance COMMITTEES Of ths
senate senate ana m ths CommiHee onWays and Means, shall
tender notes redeemablein In payment OF eusonI
1855 per alter the Of ebuary Ss 81 saRIss5y wsy
~ IKE PROPORTION alter the Isl Of March 1868 Second
made after the LIST Of March 1885, Or not repeating H.
enabling contracts TO be made payable in gold and
BY Mr.. Hubbard Iowa), to amend the act OF octo-
Der l2 1864 granting lands to Iowa for railroad prr
poses; Referred to Committee on Public Lands P"A
the railroad Bridges o. the New orean1 Sh Mobe a1S
Shsltsno9ga , dSa RailToad Company post read Re
by MT. Axtell l6ail to remit the duties on mer-
ferred 10 the conmttee on Commerceef f~H'i'c0' Re
agn4e n avoE e os the VeTmons
steamers between the United States and Liberia and
by Dir. Dodge (loWa), to amend the act of
1851 or the oetter organization of the military estab
Affairs, - >->AAi'@AS
BY MI. Logan Glll, appointing committee to re-
the United STATES. Referred to the Committee Of
BY Mr.. Banks the resolutions Iof the Massaebu-
setts Legislature concerning the Cape God harbor at
Provtncetown. Referred 10 the Committee on Conn
BY Mr. Wilson (Iowa). to authorize the companIea
building the Union Pacific Railroad and its branches
TO sell It's sites for certain purposes Referred 10 ha
Committee on the Pacific Railroad.
The call Of States for resolutions then pro-
ceaded with.