The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-27
Weekly Seminary Of the Pro-
ceeGIag< OF the Ramp Congress.


menl ly the Legislature at Ohio. Mr.
Chandler, Of Michigan, (Rad. made {
speech on his resolution Of inquiry, as (,
nower Of Mr.. johnson to appoint provi
s.innal Governors for the Southern States =
His s-cech was very abu i've nf the Iresi
dent, and stated that it the charges againS
him we've true, hc ought to be impcached
this exhibition ol indelicacy ly one Tht
might br called uroR to act as Judge il
! the trial Of the President on articles of i'm
| prachment, 50 sl ockcd the Senate. that
! Chandler resolution was leid on the table
The Invalid Pension and POstaflcc Appro
priation bills were taken up and rasseG. =
! The bill ta empower ;he Secretary o. the
| Treasury to delegate 10 one OF his Assistant
Secretaries authority TO sign in his stead
| warrants for repayment Of money was pass
\ ed. The joint resolution In amend the
Constitution so a5ts make the President in
eligible for reelection, was discussed.
! llousE.-A resC luton was adopted de-
claring that the prosecution If the Alabama
and Shenandoah claims against Great Bri-
tain should be prosecuted with the same
emphasis and dispatch that characterized
the demand of that power for the rcndi-
ton Of Mason and SEdcll. The reports Ia
minority and minority report were present
ed from the Select Committee on the New
Orlesns riot. The majority report was ac-
companied with a bill tor the creation of
provisional government for the State Of
Louisiana, and the adjustment of the pres
ent ons. \ lively discussisn took place up
on the question of the preSent cons; ;deration
of the bill. it not having been printed, and
members having had no time to examine it.
Mr.. Elliot, who reported the bill, moved
the previous qu, stion The previous que>-
ton was ordered, and the yeas and nays
called upon ordering the main question, on
the passage Of the bill. The opponents of
the bill began to offer motions, and matters
looked for awhile as if there was to be an
other full nights filibustering. A motion
was made to reconsid Il the vote seconding
the previous question. A motion to lay
that motion on the table was negatived by
the close vote os yea, ca, nays 66. The
motion to recon slider was then put and ne
gatived-yeas CA nays 6S The main ques-
ton was fralIy ordered by vtoe of IS yeas,
to SO nay'. Before the vote was taken on
the passage Of the bill the House adjourned
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II
SENATE Mr. Poland, (Rad.), of Yer
mont, offered resolution instituting an in
quiry into the expediency Of amending the
Constitution so as to limit the service of
President to one term Of six years; to abol-
ish the Office Of Vice president, and to pro-
vide for the election of Presid II. by the
popular vote, doing away with electors
The Bankrupt Bill was passed; yeas %,
nays 20. Mr.. Sumner tried to have ii
amended by providing that no rebels should
voluntarily receive its benefits, but failed. -
In the debate Mr.. Conucss Rad J, of Cali
fornia, de dared his independence as a Sen
ator tie was tired of the whip OF the
Massachusetts leader, and did not mean tl
allow it to he cracked over his head any
more. Mr.. Dooittlc defended the South
ern people.
HOUSE. The Eliot Louisiana Bill wa,
taken up. The vote on the main question
was rcconsideree, ann that provision of i
for the election OF delegate to Congress
was stricken out Two hours debate wa
then allowed to Democrats, when the bill
was passed by vote of l43 yeas to As nays
The Stevens biz TO establish military gov
ernments in the South was then taken up
and speeches made in its favor by sevcra
| Radicals. Without coming to vote, the
House adjourned
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IS
| SENATE. The House resolution of thank.
to the Secretary oil War and Quartermas
er-general Meigs for the performance o
certain services, was indefinitely postponed
| The Clerk Of the House announced the pas
sage by the House OF the bill to set aside
| the present Government of Louisiana, adj
to establish in its place provisional Gov
eminent. A motion was made and agreed
to, by vote of twenty three to nineteen, t
postpone all prior orders, and take mp i'm
medately the Louisiana BILL The bill wa
accordingly taken up, Mr.. Hendricks, OF In
diana, ohjeeting to its consideration, it wen
over until tomorrow under the rules. The
Clerk OF the House appeared and announc
ed the passage by the House of the bill
dividing the Southern States into four dis
triets, and providing for their governmcn
by military power under martial law Th,
| bill was read the first time, and when owe
until tomorrow, on the objection OF Mr.
McDougal, Of California, to its present con
iideraton.
HOUSE The House resumed the con
sideration Of the bill for the military gov
ernment Of the Southern States. Mr.
Boutwell, (Rad J, of Massachusetts, argue,
in support Of the bill. Mr.. Stevens movec
the previous question. Mr.. Bingham
(Rad. J, Of Ohio, appealed to the House no
to second the demand. The House ther
refused, ny a vote Of Sd yeas to 70 nays t,
second the previous question, and the de
bate was continued. Mr.. Bingham ad
dressed the House in favor of his owl
amendment to the bill. Mr.. Blaine (Rad.
Of Maine, moved to rec)m:oit the bill tc
the judiciary Committee, with instruction
to add to it his tDlaine's amendment, ant
on his motion called the previous question
which was ordered by vote of "a yeas t,
SO nays. Mr, Spalding (Rad J, Of Ohio
| then moved, in order to have less vote
to lay the bill on the table, The vote OF
Mr.. Spalding's motion resulted in 80 yea
and ll5 nays, a strict party vote Thu
main question was tt en- ordered by vote o
| Sc yeas to rs nays. The motion of Mr.
Blaine was the first to be voted on. Mr.
Stevens, being entitled to the floor, made a
lengthy speech, detailing his personal grev
anccs, and declarin the conduct Of tho
House in the matter of his original recon
struGtlon bill, to have been uncyll. unius,
and indecent. He appealed to the House
to pass the present bill without amend tSent.
| DidIHc . HO'luU ~ Ttlcf was FOteQ down
yeas. SO; nays, 95; and the bill, as modified
by Mr.. Stevens, was passed, yeas. l05; nays,
%. Thus was passed through the House
one Of the most infamous and uniustifablc
measures that ever disgraced legislative
body. An evening session was held. a,
which the bill to amend the present Inter.
nal Revenue Law was discussed, and then
acted upon by sections until Adjournment
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IA.
ENATE.-'rhe House having refused tc
recedc from its amendment to the bill tc
control the President in his appointments
to and removals from Office, n coumittee o.
conference was appointed, The amendment
on which the House insisted, was that te
include the members OF the Cabinet will
other officials subject to appointment anu
removal BY the President. The Eliot Lou
isana Bill vas read a second time. Mr.
Sumner gave notice of three amendment.