Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


In the United States Senate, on Monday a
Committee Of Conference was appointed on the
Bankrupt bill joint resolution appointing
committee to select a site for post office In
Boston was introduced joint resolution to
facilitate the settlement Of accounts OF disburs-
ing officers was passed The bill for the election
Of a Congressional printer was passed. as amend
ed. The bill in relation to appeals aud writs Of
error 10 the Supreme Court was amended and
passed. Alec, the Military Academy Appropri-
alton bill The Diplomatic and Consular APP
preparation bill was taken up An amendment
Of the Finance Committee to restore the Portu.
gal mission created considerable discussion, and
was finally agreed to-yeas 10, nays ID. An
amendment that the Minister to Spain shall also
be accrel ted to Portugal was disagreed to. The
bill was then passed. An executive session
was held, and then recess until T. NJ. Al
the evening session Mr. Grimes moved to re-
consider the Diplomatic Appropriation bill for
the purpose of reducing the contingent fund Of
the State Department from $50, 900 to $50 600.
| The motion was agreed to, aud the bill was
again passed. Tue Conference Committee on
the bill to regulate the tenure Of office made a
report, which was agreed to a motion to take
up the Louisiana bill was made, hut was not act
ed upon. Adjourned.
In the House of Representatives the resolution
on female suffrage, introduced several weeks
directing the Committee on Banking aud the
Currency to inquire into the expediency Of the
withdrawal Of the national bAnk currency, and
substituting Uaitei States Treasury notee. The
Committee on the District Of Columbia was d.
rected to report bill to prohibit the sale Of in
i tixieAling liquor % q beverage in the District
/ The Senate amendments to the bill TO provide
! for the more efficient government Of the iusur
rcctionary States was taken up, anil Mr.. Steveti
: moved to non-concur. Nlessrs. Boutwell,, Stoke
= and Stevens spoke against the amendments, ant
!, Messrs Blaine, Wisln, Bingham, Framework
= Schcnck, Garfield Baker and Thayer sustaine
= them. call for the previous question wa
y seconded, and the main question was ordered
A motion to lay tue subject on the table wa
., disagreed to. A recess was then taken unit
:, I 30 T. NJ AZ the evening session the Way
" and Means Committee reported the Senat
=, amendments to the Tariff bill, with amendments
y which were ordered to be printed The cor
:, sideration of the Senate amendment to th
- Military Reconstruction bill was then resumed
TUESDAY, February 10, 1887.
ar In the Uoited States Senate, on Tuesday. WI
n. passed resolution calling on the President f
n, any corresp indence which has passed betwet
"a the State Department and the Minister to Pc
III tugal (Mr. Harvey, relative TO his salary, aI
he also for information as to whether such Mini
q ter has received any compensation A moti'
N, to insist on the amendments to the Military X
II. construction bill caused considerable discuslio
ar but was finally agreed to. recess was tn
M taken until 1902 NJ. AT the evening sess
az the bill for the temporary increase OF pay
,st army officers was amended and passed. A
Of journsd,
The House Of Representatives. nfter some d
oussion, refused, by vote Of 10 to %, TO &C
we cur in the Senate amendments to the Militia
Reconstruction bill, and Committee of Conf,
led ence was appointed. report of the Conf
ence Committee IN the bill to regulate the tent
EN- of office was agreed to The bill 70 provide
organizing, armiug and equipping the mill
for was discussed, but was not finally acted upt
The Senate amendments to the bill for
ok election Of Congressional printer were &C
on. CURED in. The Army Appropriation bill '
considered in Committee Of the Whole. A
cess was then taken until 80 P. NJ. At
Dor evening session n resolution authorizing
ep- Secretary Of the Navy TO assign public YES
tur- for the transportation Of supplies c0ntrbu
the for the suffering people Of the Southern Sta
1885, was adopted The Army Appropriation
to was then considered In Committee of the VIII
c at The message from the SeDate announcing I
int, the amendment to the Military bill was INC
red in was taken up, and motion was mad
Tccede from the disagreement. Without Il
rate action on the motion to recede from the
nDl- agreement upon the Senate amendment,
ION, House adjourned.
and WEDNESDAY, Feb. 30, 1887
past The United States Senate, on Wednesd
received the resolutions of the Kansas
.... gialature in favor of the admission Of q
lalli RADIO. Also, the certificate of the Cover
1l of Pennsylvania, that the Legislature
rian ssii e,a III sssoion The Honae resn,
Rs Of sne exohnns ,Ia arn,ioy,nan, 81 III
The aaotaa 1asssl for tho snor,a,;on of
'e' tributions for the relief of the Southern
nue. pie, was passed. The Reconstruction
ming was again taken up, and after consider
}, u discussion was cOncurred in. Adjourne
wen The House of Representatives resu
Poor the consideration of the hill to provide /
efficient government for the rebel States,