Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-01-03

The Committee Of Ways and Means were
instructed TO inquire if il Is expedlent to
permit any Of the lands, in which the UnIte'1
States debt was funded, to be entailed for ed
ucati0nal or charitable purposes. The Post
Office Committee reported a post route,
which was passed A bill to regulate the
foreign coastiDg trade was referred 10 the
Committee on Commerce. Several commu-
nications we're received from some Of the de-
partments after which the House went into
Committee Of the Whole and proceeded 20
the consideration ofthe deficiency bill, which
was reported back and passsd-yeas 81, nays
s. Mr. Cleayer the delegate from New
Mexico, was then sworn. A joint resolution
was referred to the Committee Of Claims
relative to the payment OF war claims. The
select committee on the payment ct add
tional bounties presented a report which
was ordered 10 be printed and postponed to
January 6. A message from the President
relative to obtaining testimony abroad as to
| the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln, was refer.
red TO the judiciary Committee. 4 bill
granting right Of way was referred to the
Pacific Railroad Committee. Adjourned.
SENATE. "A communication from the
I President in regard to the Paris conference
was read, transmitting a report on the sub
1 the Committee Of Finance. The House
supplementary bill for the more efficient
/ government Of the rebel States was referred
/ to the Judiciary Committee. A petition
/ relative to the rights Of American citizens
abroad was referred to the Committee on
4 Foreign Relations The House bill in re-
4 gard TO the supplying of deficiencies IN ap-
propriations was passed after being amen
/ ded. a. letter was read from the Secretary
/ of the Treasury, stating that it was not his
] intention to retire any more notes this
month nor will be be able 20 make the usual
contraction in January A joint resolution
| to place the Missouri troops on the same
| footing with those Of other places, IN regard
| TO bounties, was referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs. Adjourned.
FRIDAY Dec, 20.-SENATE. Petitions
were presented and appropriately referred.
A resolution directing the Secretary Of the
| Interior TO suspend work on the new jail for
| the present was adopted. The bill 10 repeal
| the cotton tax was called up, but was laid
over. The House deficiency bill was refer
/ red to the Committee on Appropriations.
/ 4 communication frOB the Attorney Gen
| eral. relative to the employment OF special
counsel, was referred to the Judiciary Com
! mittee. The resolution asking for iniorma-
/ tl3N 40 4tIdiN ~ the AulOuiA ~ uuouS3 Fu4N'
1 for printing the laws Of the United States
since March 4, 1861; also the amount Of
counsel fees paid during the same time; and
also whether reports Of trials have been
/ printed and by whose authority, and the
/ expense, was adopted. The Senate then
went into executive session, and soon after
/ adjourned
| HoUsE-A resolution relative to the
! treatment Of American citizens abroad was
! referred to the Committee on Foreign At
/ fairs. The time for taking testimony in the
/ New Mexico contested election case was ex-
tended for sixty days The Speaker then
proceeded to the call Of the committees for
reports of private nature, after which the
| House went into Committee Of the Whole,
| and took up the Senate deficiency blu, which
| was passed The other Senate amendments
were non -concurred in.-Adjourned.