The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

WASHINGTON, March 2.
HOUSE.
Turner NJ Marret, member from the State
Of Nebraska, took the oath.
Mr.. MILLER asked leave TO present reso.
lutions that no State declining to ratify the
Constitutional Amendment should have legis-
lative representation in Congress that the
doctrine OF universal amnesty ought TO be
discarded by every patriot.
Several objections were made to the reso
lutions being offered, and
Mr.. LEBLOND suggested that they should
be made to apply TO Massachusetts.
The SPEAKER stated that the resolutions
involved the question Of Representations, which
required them TO be referred to the Commit
tee on Reconstruction.
The report of the committee of conference
on the ludian appropriation bill sas agreed
TO- Appropriations are thereby made for
the support Of Indian tribes, not as matter
of treaty, but as a matter dependent sltogeth-
er on the will of Congress
The committee Of conference on the legis>
lative appropriation bill made report. The
committee agrees on nearly all points. A
question arose as TO the regularity Of such
report, when
Tr~ SPEAKER mentioned one or two
precedents.
But the House disagreed to the report and
ass ed a new committee of conference.
The House refused TO suspend the rules TO
allow Mr.. Alley TO introduce joint resolu
ton repeating that clause of the tariff bill
which taxes lasting cloths for shoes &c. 10
per cent.
Mr.. DEMING, from the Military Commit
tee, reported joint resolution allowing the
contract price Of artificial limbs to be paid by
disabled soldiers Passed.
A II g 4 III rod
resolution declaring that if any officer or con.
tractor shall hereafter make expenditures in
anticipation of appropriations, the Govern
ment will not assume the responsibility there
for Referred.
Mr.. DAWES, from the Committee on Elec-
ti6ns, made verbal report in the contested
case of Arnel, of Tennessee, and the Com
mit,ee we're discharged from its further con-
siderAton, as decision by them or the
House could have no practical effect now.
He also offered resolution to pay Thomas,
the contestant, s 900 pay and mileage, which
whr adopted.
The Secretary Of the Senate announced
the passage of the House bill Of last session
in reference to the tariff on wool. 1t taxes
the best grades II cents and lower grades 10
cents, with 10 per cent advalorem. The bill
was passed without amendment and goes to
the President.
The Presidents private secretary delivered
message in writing, which proved to be
veto of the military reconstruction bill
The reading of the message occupied City
FIVE minutes, after Which,
The SPEAKER asked, Will the House
on reconsideration agree to the passage of
the bill7N
Mr., ELDRIDGB said, in the name of the
minority, that conscious no effort Of theirs
he r1oo n ha wi
is, as they think dissolution OF the Union,
in the name Of the Republic and OF all they
hold dear, they protest against this action Of
Congress.
Mr.. STEVENS asked if gentlemen 10 on the
other side were willing that vote be taken
without further delay.
Mr.. BOYER and Mr.. ANC0N4 denied
that there was any such understanding.
Mr.. LEBL0ND said that believing this
bill to be the death -knell of republican lib
srty on this continent, he, if he had a sufii-
cient number of members q stand by him,
| would never allow it to become law. He
wond leave it TO the next Congress, with
sixteen States unrepresented, to take the re-
sponsibility of striking this blow at republi
| can government
| After further debate,
Mr.. BLAINE, at the request of Mr.. Ste
vens. moved to suspend the rules that the
House might proceed towote.
Mr.. ELDRlDGE moved TO table the bill
The SPEAKER ruled the motion not in
order, as the motion to suspend the rules had
priority, and if the rules were suspended the
other motion could not be made.
/ Mr.. LEBL0ND moved 9 recess.
The SPEAKER declined to entertain the
motion on the ground that motion was now
pending to suspend the rules.
| Mr.. FINK appealed therefrom.
The decision of the Speaker was sustained;
yeas 1872. nays 4-viz: Harding Of Ken
lucky, Shankin, Trimble and Ward OF Ken
tucky.
The rules were then suspended by two>
thirds vote, which cut Of all diIators motions
1 and the bill passed over the veto, by l35 TO
Al.
The House agreed to the report Of the con-
ference committee on the army appropriation
bin, including $3.50, 600 appropriated for the
| Rock Island bridge.
The conference committee report on the
compound interest note bill was adopted by
the casting vote Of the Speaker. -
A motion was made to reconsider, and a
motion was made to lay on the table the mo-
ton to reconsider, pending which the House
s took recess, leaving ihe question still open.
, SENATE.
The report of the Conference Committee
on the bill fixing the rights of volunteers in
the army Of the United States was Rgreed to.
The bill as,passed computes the term oi
service of regular army officers from the
time they enlisted in the volunteer service.
Mr.. SUMNER, from the Comm on
/, Foreign Relation, reported Adversely cdsthe
resolution to protect the rights of American
citizens 10 Mexico. Also, on the resolution
to protect the claims Of American citizens on
Mexican loans. sz
On motion Of Mr.. C0NNESS the Postof
6ce Committee was discharged from the fur
ther consideration Of the bill to establish q
/. postal and telegraph system in the United
! States. The subject in hand was very i'm
portant one, and worthy of more considera-
tion than the Committee have given it thii
session. He hoped it would be taken ~ n
zone future session and fa~orGbly acted on
The post rate bill nassed.
The tariff bill wss then taken up.
e Mr.. SHERMAN having the last right
withdrew all the amendments.
The bill before the Senate was Bingham.
3 bill, which passed the House last session, fol
an increased duty on weol.
Mr.. C0TTELL renewed his amendment
for m increase Of 20 per cent over the pres
\ ent rates on al articles, exceptItea, sqRsr
coass sad snolassss. Hsjsutsd.