Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUEeDAY, February 10.

Mr.. Ramsey preaented a memorial of the
Legislature OF Minnesota asking the reinov al
oil the INDIANS IN that STATE. Referred 70 Com.
mitiee ON Indian Affairs
Mr.. Sumner presented petition from colored
e'',zensoi inc District of Columbia, soldiers
In the regular army be Differed by coiored
coidIefs@ ksferred 60 Committee on Military
Mr.. sum DER pressntsd rssbin tons of south.
ern Republican Association, IN this city, ask.
iIg the application OF the Louisiana bill TO all
the inssTrectionary States, and ex pressing heir
disapprevai OF the MiiItary bill. Laid on the
table 7.-a -. .. ..s. = 4t5T : -|r-..-t :
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill,, the S@na To agree d
to the request OF the House for Com mistee OF
Conference onthe disaGreeue votes OF the two
Houses on the bill to incorporate the National
Capital INSURANCE Company. 1as = .lI
On motion OF Mr.. Conness. the bill to grant
land tides In the own of Santa Clara. OAlifor-
MA, was token up and passed 4sl -.
ynMr. sumner introduced q resolution OF in
Qeiry, " bich was adopie calling onthe Presi-
cent as To Whethrr Mr.. Harvey. g. s. nj ster
to Portugal, has received any salary since the
passaEe Of the Wplom ATTIC Appropriation hill Of
Iast j My, and II so. out of what faAd mas the
sa me been paid. ...a a.. .... v
MIR. Anthony introdnc ea a Joint resolution
IN relation TO National Banking Associations,
which was referred to the Com mittes on FL
nance. .l
At 121o p. N the Clerk of the House An
peared and announced that the House refu .ed
10 concur IN the amendment of the Senate TO
the MiiitaIy ball, aud asking Comm ittee OF
Con ersnce. = -'-'
Mr.. Williams moved that the Senate in sist
on its amendments, and agree 10 the reaue
Tor Committee OF Conference.
Mr. Ct nness opposed the motion. bill OF
such transcepdent importance as this should
be considered in open senate. He would soon
er lay this bill on the table. and take up the
LOUISIANA bill and amend IL SO as 10 make It
acceptable TO both Houses. He wanted this
whole So bjest CON sidered in open Senate.
MI Williams thought the Com mIttee of Con-
ference could perfect a measure that would be
acceptable to both Houses. bnt If the Senate
Insisted on its amendments the bill would most
probably be defeated.
Mr. Sumner could not take The fearful re-
sp0nsibiity of opposing the Conference Com
mitte Our suffering fellow ciuZens in the
South needed some substantial measure which
would bring them relief If the conference
was not ordered rewell for this session TO
| protection and reconstruction.
Nj. Pomeroy thought it would be impossible
to save the bill under any circumstances.
MIR Fessepden ex pressed his disapproval OF
the bill as II had passed, and said the Com m t.
| tee on Reconstruction had not reported In ia /.
vor OF Il. 1t did not sufficiently p otect the
loyal people. He thought the request for a
committee OF conference should be acceded to-
Mr.. Sherman opposed a committee of con-
ference.
Mr.. Howard did not think it become the
Senate to send such q grave matter to a com.
mItes of eonfere .... .......
Dir. Hendricks did not think, il the bill was
sent 10 the President In time, that he would
MIR. Lane could see no hope for a COM
promise. Every Republican Ia the Senate had
ed for the bill 1t now stood, and he was
I'm willing to recede. The bill as it now stood
was accepts able to the great Union party of the
country. and he would discuss 1t until the last
day OF the session on this Moor, without any
regard as to what the President would or
would not do. .#.....
Mr.. W ade alse opposed the committee of con.
ference. They had plenty of time. The next
Congress commenced the moment this ended.
and. his word for it, before they adjourned
'hey would perfect a measure which would
satisfy not only themselves but the people.
HOUsE-Mr. Banks (Massj introduced a
JOINT resolufion authorizing and directing the
Secretary Of the Navy TO assign one vessel of
war OF the United States for the purpose of
carrying food and clothing to Charleston, Sa-
vannah, and NJ obile, for the use OF the peopIe
who are suffering by reason of the failure OF
crops, &c.
Mr.. Spalding (Ohie) objected, As he feared
the resolution would give rise TO debate.
Mr. Ward IN. was, at his own request
excused from service upon tue select com.
mittee 10 inquire into alleged bargain and
compromise between the President and mem
The regular order having been demanded,
the House resumed the consideration Of the
Senate amendments to the bill to establish
military governments in the South; the ques-
tion recurring upon Mr.. Spalding's motion to
concur in the Senate smendments.
Just be tore the question was put, Mr.. STOKES
(Tenn desired TO have read dispatch from
Governor BrowDlow, indicating the impress
sion existing IN Tennessee as to the evfl effects
that would follow concurrence in the Senate
amendments; but he was loudly called to order
DO the Democrats, and the reading of the dis
patch was refused.
The question wasc then taken by yeas and
nays. and resulted-yeas. 70; nays, Gas fol-
Yeas -Messrs Aney, Ames, Anderson,
Ashley. Of Nevada, Baker. Baldwin, Bar
f R,n Ben R Ia%,n; Bowel BINGHAM Blaine,
Cook, Culiom, Darling, Davis, Dawes, he.
trees, Deiano, Dsming, Dodge, -Eggleston,
Hooper, nsTe y w. yI1 a as
OF Ohio, Hulhurd. Kasson, Ketsham, Lar.
lin, Lawrence Of Pa, Lawrence Of Ohio,
Ken
Patterson, Plants, Pomeroy. Price, Raymond,
Rice of Mass, Rice Of Me, Rollins, Rous.
seau, schenck, Spalding stillwell, Taylor OF
Epson, Van Horn Of N Y, washburne Of
M Msss; weiker, Whaley, Wilson Of Iowa,
Nays-Messrs. Ancona, Arneli, Ashley OF
Ohio, Banks, Baxter, Beamau, Bergan, Bout.
well Boyer, Brandegee, Brom well, Brooma ALL
Campbell. Chanler. Clarke Of Kansas, Cobb,
Durncnt, Eldridge, Eliot, farquhar, Finck,
Goodyear, Grinneil, Harding Of Ky. Harding
OF III. Harris, Hawkins, Hayes, Henderson,
b hlsSy Z, h'e Hogan Holmes: aotchkss, Hub
~ Y, Humphrey, Hunter, Ingersoll, Julian,
Kelley, Kelso, Kerr, Koontz, Kny kendall La.
than LeBiond, Leftwich, Loan, Lynch, Mar.
Newell Nibiack, Nicholson, O'Neil, Paine
Peiham, Phelps, Pike, Radford, Randall of
Pa, Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Sawyer, Sconeld,
Shanklin, Shellabarger, SItgreaves, Sloan,
Starr, Stevens Stokes, Taber, Taylor Of N. Y,
Thornton, Trim BILE, Trowbridg Van Aernam
Van Horn Of Mo, Ward of KY, Ward OF N
Z, Warner, Wentworth, Williams, Wilson of
Pa Window, and Wright-06.
PendinE the roll call, while excuses were
ohered for absentees, Mr.. Baxter wv an.
sounced that II his colleague, MT. Morrill,,
were present he would vote nay, and MI
woodbridge made q counter statement alIee.
ing that he would vote aye. m
The House having refused to concur, con.
Ference committee was ordered on the disa.
greeting votes. '- = ''F . .7TT - :
Mr. Schenck, (0.,l from the committee OF
conferences on the disakreeing votes Of the two
Houses on the bill 10 regulate the tenure Of Ger
tain civil ON ces, submitted the conference 70.
port, making the tenure Of Cabiuet Officers
during the tenure Of the President appointing
them. but making their removal subject to the
approval Of the Senate u - - =.
Inc report Of the committee Of conferences
was agreed to--yeas LA, nays 40. ~ , .T-0.I .
Mr- kAsson, llowa,) from the Committee on
appropriations, reported oack the Indian ap.
preparation bill 50 modified by order OF tie
House a. TO stSike out all appropriations for
gratuittes TO IhdiaDs, except sach q arc re.
CURED by existing treaties. ...1 =. =. -.
MT. kaseOn said he had peuOrto6 th> IA,