The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-02
l1ROCEEDTNGS on CONGRENS


sepate.
WAs4 'INgr0N. February 2-Phe Chair laid
resolution o. inquiry. whether s5iv 1ersoS
rejected by ths Senate has been continues in
% oiiSe aver snS m Ordered TO be printed
Petitions were offered and referred. Amons
IneI one from ~ sugar refners OF the United
in sugar reflneries OF the United States ana
asking for protection In the pending Tariff bill.
Mr. Morrill, tMe.l offered resolution autho
rizng the Secretary OF the Navy TO Return the
iron-clad onondaga to the builder, George w
Heistand. on his refunding the amount ad-
Vaneed Referred to the Committee on NavSI
n MIR. Wade (Ohio) called up a bin author,,,,.
the Judges of the Territory Of Idaho to appoint
the time and places OF holding Court in that
Territory, aud providing that the Legislat1@s
of the Territory shall meet trieunialIy on the
first Monday of December, and be elected trien-
nially in August, which was debated aud
Mr.. Conness (Cal) called up the Joint rosolu-
tton authorizing ocean mail service three times
per month between SAN Francisco, California.
and Portland, Oregon, at a cost not exceeding
$4,000 per annum, the contract to be given TO
Mr.. sumner CBiass.J called up his resolution
calling for a copy OF the letter on which. Mr..
seward founded his inquiries Of MIR. Motley,
and TO furnish the name of the writer
House of Representatives,
on motion OF Francis L. Thomas (ATdJ tho
Secretary Of the Treasury was requested TO COM
municate a tabular statement of the amount OF
revenue paid into the Treasury OF the United
States from Baltimore city, and each Of the
several counties of Maryland, in 1864 and 1866
from all sources, except from duties on imposts.
ON motion OF Mr.. Wilson Qowa), leave was
given to the Judiciary Committee to sit during
the sessions OF the House for the remainder OF
On motion Of Mr.. Grinnell. the Superlnten-
dent OF Public Printing directed to inter
sperse the illustrations Of the Agricultural Re
port of 1866 in the edition furnished to Commits
sieners of Agriculture.
Mr. Hooper (Mass.) asked unanimous oonsen
for a motion that, from and after Monday next
the House take q recess daily, except Saturdays
from half-past four till halfpast seven.
Mr.. Wentworth objected, unless 1t was agreed
that no votes should be taken in the evening
sessions.
Mr.. Hooper said that the evening sessions
were to be for business, and gave notice that he
would, on Monday, move to suspend the rules
for that purpose.
on motion OF MIR Sehencl, (Ohio), the reports
of the military officers relating to the furnish
ing OF arms to Indians by the Indian Agents.
Affairs.
The House then took up the unfinished busi-
ness ofyesterday, being the Senate bill to regu-
late the tenure OF certain civil officers, the
question being on reconsiderlng the vote
amendment offered by Mr.. Williams, of Penn
sylvania, striking out the exception made ia
the bill 10 the Cabinet officers.
The effect of the amendment is to make the
removal of Cabinet officers subject To the advice
and consent OF the Senate as with all other civil
| officers covered by the bill. The yeas and nays
were taken; and resulted in yeas, "A nays, 65.
So the vote rejecting the amendment was
| reconsidered. ~
| The question then recurred on the amend
ment, and IL was adopted, yeas, 81; nays, 60. so
the exception of the Cabinet officers in the first
section of the bill, from its operations, was struck
| out. The words in the second section, "Except-
| ing those specially excepted in section of this
! act," were then, on motion OF Mr.. Garfield OF
| Ohio, struck out. ...
The bill was then passed-yeas, Ill; nays. SO.
| ON motion of Mr. Morrill,, the Senate amend
| mentS To the Turtff btN were taken from the
| Speakers table, referred to the Committees OF
| Ways and Means aud ordered to be printed
The House then took up the House bill passed
over yesterday in the morning hour for the
extension of the patents Of Thomas w. Harvey
for improvements in machinery for cutttna
| screws and for dressing screw heads. r
Mr. Wilson Qowa) moved to lay the bill on
the table, which was agreed to. Yeas "a nays
| 81. .r--'
The committees were then called for reports
| of private character ~. .tG