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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON, March Is.
sESlrE.

WAsHISGrox March Is.
sEstrE.
On motion Of Mr. GRIMES, the Senate
after short debate, agreed to hold an eve
ming session to-day.
A concurrent resolution TO amend one of
the joint rules prohibiting the sale or intro
duction Of malt or spurious liquors into the
capitol building, was adopted.
Mr.. CHANDLER reported bill from the
Committee on Commerce toamend the 9th sec.
ton ofthe act SO AS further TO protect the lives
Of passengers on steamboats, &c. and so as
not to exempt steamboats, from being com
PEELED to carry friction matches in iron safes.
Passed.
Mr.. HENDERSON asked that the Commit
tee appointed to investigate the bureau of the
Treasur Department consist Of FIVE
instead Of three members.
Mr.. SHERMAN spoke in favor Of the
Joint Committee. He was authorzed,,to say
that there had been no duplication of United
States bonds, and that in all cases OF presum
ed dscrepencys,n s,nothing had been discovered
but erroneous stamping, the same numbers
having been placed on two bonds amounting
to $4,000.
Mr.. COLE introduced bill providing that
in lieu of the appointment of Government
| Postofice Department for the Pacific States
and localities, there shall be appointed Su-
perintendent of the postal affairs of the
same.
Mr.. MORGAN introduced bill providing
that nothing contained in the acts for the
preservation of the neutral relations of the
| United States be construed TO render it ille>
gal to sell or charter any vessel built within
the United States, and purchased from the
! United States, to any governments that are
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subject thereof, though such vessel be pre-
pared for war; provided that such sale or
charter be commercial transaction, and no
intent on the part Of the sale 10 participate 10
any hostile act, of the purchaser. Ii pro
vides that all penalties incurred under the
act referred to shall be disposed Of in accord
snce with the act regulating the disposition
OF penalties incurred under the laws relating
to customs approved February 2Sth, 1867.
Referred to the Committee on Foreigh Rela-
tons.
Mr. PATTERSON introduced resolution
instructing the Committee on Claims TO en-
lqure into the expediency Of paying the loyal
people Of Tennessee for ComInissary and
Quartermaster stores taken and used by the
Federal army, in that State, during the war,
and report bill providing for the appoint
ment of three gentlemen, one of whom shall
be learned in the law, TO investigate such
claims, and give vouchers for the same when
found correct. Resolution agreed to. But
| ME EpNoNDS subsequently entered .
motion to reconsider for the purpose Of mod
ifcation.
Mr.. MORTON offered a Joint Resolution
TO pay the State of Indiana for quartermastel
and commissayv stores furnished to the mill
tia OF that State when called out to repel the
,nvaeian Rafa ha Msl.fnvv Tor,
tee.
The Supplementary Reconstruction Bill
was taken up.
The question was on Mr. DRAKE S
amendment, which was modified by the
mover 80 as to read, "that the constitution o.
{ the States referred to, shall provide that oil
voting for State, County, and Municipal Off.
GERS, shall be by BALLOT Disagreed 70.
Mr.. FESSENDkN moved an amendment
the effect Of which he explained yestsrday
to be that the convention to frame eonsti
tuition shall be called only on loyal expree
sion, and in favor Of being transmitted from
the provisional government to the Command
ing Geueral. He moved to strike out of tn,
first section the following words: "Tha
before September 1st, 1857, the Command
ing General, in each District, defined by al
act to provide for the more Efficient govern
ment of the Rebel States, approved Marcel
! I'd, 1867, shall cause registration etc. and
insert in lieu thereof the following, aTAs
before the convention shall be held for th'
purpose of framing State Constitution, IN
der and by virtue ofthe actto provide for th'
more efficient government Of the Rebe
: States, approved March I'd, 1867, the Com
. nanding General in each District. defined II
said act, shall cause q registration. etc
Also to strike from the second section thu
Of the registration hereby provided for, in ap,
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