The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
AIdNnAY. November 25.

MONDAY, November 20.
SENATE-The Senate convened at
12M, A petition that equal suffrage
be extended to all persons IN the Dis
trict of Columbia, was referred to the
Committee on the District. The joint
resolution looking toward the refund
ing of monies paid in excess of duties
ON imported wool as as adopted. The
resolution ordering the immediate pay
ment into the treasury ofall money re-
ceived from the sale of captured or
abandoned property, was laid over and
ordered to be printed. A resolution
requesting the President for official in
formation in reference to our relations
with North Germany was adopted.
The resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Military Affairs to examine into
the expediency of reducing the military
force was adopted. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-A bill prohibiting the
further reduction of the currency was
referred to the Committee of Ways
and Means. The credentials of j. S.
Golladay,of Kentucky,were referred to
the Committee of Elections. The
Hourc then proceeded to the call of
States for bills and joint resolutions
for reference, which were red twice
and referred to their appropriate COM
mittees. The resolution in reference
to the treatment of American citizens
abroad was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. The resolution
directing that no committee shall trav-
el or examine witnesses at the public
expense was adopted. The Speaker
then directed the Judiciary Committee
report on the impeachment question
The majority and minority reports
were read and laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed the whole sub
ject being made the special order fol
Wednesday of next week. A rcsolu-
ton declaring it incxpadieatto to purchase
; further territory was adopted. Adj
journcd.
TUESDAY, November 2S.
! SENATE.-Memorials in reference
to the tax on cotton were taken up
and referred. Al memorial and bill
to prevent the mastering out of Gen
eralsSicklcs and Howard were referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs
A bill relative to the appointment Of
an Assistant Attorney General was re-
ferrcd to the Committee OH the Judici-
ary. The resolution requesting tn,
President for any correspondence with
Mr.. Motley not heretofore communica-
ted was adopted. The joint resolution
that the Senate and house adjourn OF
Monday next at III A. NJ. was adopt
ed soon after adjourned.
HoUsE.-A resolution directing
General Grant to communicate any
correspondence between him and th'
President in reference to the rcmova
of Secretary Stanton; also any CORES.
pondcnce showing the condition Of tn,
Fifth Military District also all CORES
poudcnce relating to the Baltimore Po
lice commissioner, and also the CORES
pondcncc in reference to General Sick
les, was adopted. On motion, tn
Committee on Frccdmcn's Affairs wa
directed to ascertain and report whcth
er any reason existed for discohtinuiu!
the Freedmcn's Bureau beyond tn
time limited by law. At the raques
of the member from Iowa, Lafayctt
G. Baker was ordered to be discharge
from custody. A memorial prayin;
, for the repeal Of the cotton tax, to op
: crate back to the first of September
, was referred to the Committee Of Way
and Means. The respective commit
. tees were called for reports, but tn
Judiciary report in the caseof Stephcl
f. Cameron was the only one read
! and it was laid on the table. At 2
: o'clock the House went iuto Committe
of the whole on the state of the Union
At 4P. NJ. the House adjourned.