Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-18
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of Assistant III. y. AttOrnles, anu statlngs IN
answer to an enquiry that per cent. OF the
tie salaries of judges, recording 10 law
Several resolution were adopted calling for
inform alton, among which was one dii Getting
the Secretary of the. Treasury to furnish the
Senate the names and residences OF all indi,
viduais to whom any captured and abandoned
property was released; the nature, quantity
and value thereof the amount OF money re-
turned TO each: and whether, as preliminary
thereto, such individuals had been required
10 pay any fee or compensation. reolntlon
was submitted directing the Committee on
Foreign Relations to inquire into the expedl-
encv OF making a commercial treaty with Can
ada and proposing the purchase by the Unit
al States of British COlumbia-ordered
printed.-Some debate was had on tho reso-
luton declaring the neutrality OF TINS govern
ment in the war between England and
Abyssinls- ZEa--
HOUSE "A great many bills and res
alutious were introduced and REFEREED
Among them we're bills authorizing the Sec
rotary of the Treasury 60 use S4pOOOOO
greenbacks monthly ia the redemption OF
bonds and destroying them. to provide for
the resumption of specie paymentsi 10 pro-
vide against the undue expansion or. c0ntrac-
| ton of the currency. and to amend the re-
construction act of March, 1867, by providing
| that the constitutions IN the late rebel states
may be ratified by majority Of the votes
cast at such election.
senate December 10. "A communi-
cation wac presented from the Secretary Of
the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of
/ ipouirv. stating that Edward Cooper had
been appointed Assistant Secretary OF the
4 Treasury to fill the vacancy occssioned by the
the resignation OF MIR. Chandler "A resoiu-
ton was adopted calling upon the Secretary
of the Interior for information in regard
to the amount of bonds issued 90 the
Pacific RsilrOad Company. bill wss intro
dueed making the legal-tender notes receIva-
be for all debts, public and private, In the
| limited States, bonds included, except when
otherwise specifi ed.-CoOsiderab debate &C.
curred on the bill TO allow the southern con-
| stitutions, now forming, to be adopted, by a
majOrity of the votes instead of a msJOrlty OF
those registered, as the law now requires
/ The debate was terminated 10y the expiration
of the morning h0ur.-Dfake's resolution
csnsuring tho President for The tone Of his
/ message towards Congress was debated for a
time, but finally postponed to Thursday.
HOUSE. The Speaker announced sew.
eraI committees, the most important of which
was one ON recon tfuetiOn. which is composed
/ As fOlOWe: hessTs. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania
Boutwe l. Bingham, FaTnswOTth, HulbuTt, OF
| New York Beamau, Paine, Brooks and Beck.
/ "A Joint resolution was passed extending for
/ two years the time allowed 20 railroad COM
panies ia Michigan aud Wisconsin, so 10 en-
title them 10 the land grants under the act Of
duced last March was called up, and, on mo-
/ ton, postponed until the 2lst of next JAN
nary An adjournment for the holidays from
the goth ct December to the 8lh OF JauusTy
was agreed TO.
SENATE, Dec. 11.-Petitions were
/ presented relating to the homestead law, the
rights Of citizens abroad, and the tax on be-
/ quests, and askisg the right of suffrage for
| colnred people Bills were introduced pro-
viding for the safe OF the government prop
erty at HaTper's Ferry, and declaring the
| copfiscatiOn laws Of the rebel government
null and void. "A spirited and lengthy de-
bate epTsng up on the bill directing that GER
| tain money ia the hands OF Gen spinner,
United States Treasurer, IS special agent,
| received from the sale 81 captured and aban-
/ dOned property, shall be conveyed into the
treasury, aud rot drawn theTetrOm except
by authority Of Law. Postponed The bill
| to raise the value of legal tender notes to
par was taken up, and. after some debate,
postponed.
H6UsE-The testimony in regard TO the
| southern railroads was ordered pTinted.--A
bill was pa, SD, providing that commissions
| by brevet shall only be conferred in time of
war and for distinguished service in presence
| of the enemy Nothing further OF special inn
pOTtsnce VS. dOae.
SENATE, Dec IL The bill relating
/ to the proceeds Of the sale Of captured and
1 Abandoned property was taken up again,
/ discussed and again postponed. resOlu-
1 ton csnsuTing the President was discussed
but no vote taken.-Ths President transmits
| ted To the Senate a volnmlnOus document
/ giving his reasons for suspending Secretary
/ StantOn.-PapeTs ia FItz John POrteT'a cs 90
4 were also sent in.
4 HOUSE, great many resolutions
were introduced, most of which were resolu.
/ tiOns Of inquiry, and were referred; among
them wa One declaring that in the ouinion or
the House. the Secretary OF the Treasury
IL
4 OF the s77 600 600 of bonds issued under the
\ act Of January 2S, lS47, or of the s. 600 600
issued under the act OF March 81, I545, but
| their payment should be postponed until coin
and legal tender notes shall be of the same
value.-A resolution was adopted directing
| the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue to re-
port why the scheme known az the Gettysburg
/ Asylum for Invalid Soldiers had been exemut-
ed from payment of the tax on lotteries. Van
WICK denounced the scheme as most in-
famous fraud
SENATE, Dec. ia bill was intro
duced, from the Committee on Territories,
in regard to grand and petit jurors in Utah.
| IL fOTbids pOlygaIny, declares the Issue there
| from illegitimate, and repeats the law exempt
ing Mormon church property from taxstiOn
A short discussion wac had upon the bill foI
| the repeal OF the cotton tax; but 1t was post
pOred without action 1.-THE House bill relat-
| ing TO soldiers bOunties was passed, with an
amendment providing that in case OF the
| soldiers death the bounty shall go to his
Il wife.-The legal tender Till was taken up
aud, after some discussion, was referred to
| the Committee on Finance The House res.
OlutiOn providing for an adjournment on the
/ 2Olh to the 9Th Of January was cOncurred in
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE Several resolutions and commune
| cations were presented and referred, after
| which the House went into Committee of the
/ Whole when several speeches were made on
4 impeachment, after which the committe rose
and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. 16.-Several bills and
resolutions were introduced; among tire
former was one providing for the taxation Of
national bsnks.-The bill for the repeal of the
cotton tax was under discussion 70: some
time, but the Senate adjourned without TAX
i ing vote upon it.
| HoUsE.-A great many bills were in.
troduced, but with the exception of coupie
relating 70 the resumption of specie payments,
| thsy were of minor Importance. "A preamble
| and resolution we're adopted, setting forth
! that the President, In utter disregard of the
popular will, had recommended the repeal OF
i the reconstruction laws, but that Congress
/ will never consent to take one step backward
| from its advanced position Ia promoting the
| cause of equal rights; that there is no rea-
| son to doubt that the restoration of the rebel
states Is being successfully carried forward
and that there il no reason why the recon
struction act should be repealed. This reso
linton was adopted by strictly party vote
yeas, Ill; nays, 32.- Butler moved to sus-
pend the rules to enable him to offer a resO-
luton declaring that in the judgment of the
House all loans aud debts of thesgovern-
ment should be paid in exact accordance
with the law creating them; that is whom
| gold IL specified gold should be paid, and
when not specified, lawful money of the
United states should be paid. The House re-
fused to suspend the rules, by vote of s.
yeas to 50 nsys.-NOthing further OF special
importance was transacted,
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