Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-07
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,.


House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Jan. GA number of
State bills were introduced by Mr. Broos
mall to abolish the present system of
contraction, and to substitute the redemp-
ton of legal tender notes, when presented
in sums of not less than 800, at 81 40 per
dollar, OF gold, during the first month,
| 81 395 during the second month, ST 80
during third month, and so on until gold
and notes become Of equal value. which
would be in six years and eight months.
Mr.. Washburn, of Indiana To amend
the law so as to retain certain paymasters
now in the volunteer service in the regular
army, and to establish rank among the
Raymasters.
By Mr.. Kelley: To amend the soldiers
bounty law so that soldier who dies after
the passage of the law, shall receive che
bounty he would be entitled 10 if living.
By Mr.. Farmer: Providing that adver-
tisements or proposals for carrying mails
and other advertisements from the Execu-
tive department, which do not require any
charge to points in the District of Column
bia, shall not be published in the Wash
ington papers, except as TO carrying mails
in Maryland.
By Mr.. Ingersoll: To repeal certain por-
tions of the act of the legislative assembly
of Colorado authorizing a lottery, and to
prevent swindling in territories.
By Mr.. Romano: To amend the act di-
viding the State of Illinois into two judi
cial States, also to create a local board
inspection of mills, boilers and machinery
of steamers at Cairo, and to authorize the
appointment of local inspectors and fix
their compensation.
By Mr.. Loan: To provide for holding
the tenn of the United States Court at St.
Joseph Mo-, also to constitute Sc. Joseph,
Mo-, post of delivery.
By Mr.. Washburne, of Wisconsin
To grant lands TO Wisconsin for wagon
roads.
By Mr.. Donnelly; To amend the charter
of the Union Pacific railroad so as to extend
the Sioux City branch to the head of Lake
Superior. Making grant of land TO the
Decotah railroad, to extend from Sioux
City, via Yermillion and Yarrickton, to
Helena, Montana Territory.
By Mr. Windham: To amend the home
stead act, so az to authorize applicants to
make the affividavits required by the
original statute, before the Clerk of the
County Court in the the county in which
they reside. Also for relief of actual set
tiers in the Sioux reservation in Minnesota,
extending for two years the time of maxi
ing payment for their lands
By Mr. Cleaver: of New Mexico To
provide for geological survey of New Mex
leo also, to provide for the completion of
the capitol of New Mexico, the building
of penitentiary and establishing public
schools in each county.
By Mr.. Van Horn: To provide for the
consolidation of the Indian territories.
By Mr.. Chilicott Amendatory of act
providing a temporary government for
Colorado.
A resolution iustructi:g the Committee
on Invalid Pensions to inquire into the
propriety of allowing pensions to widows
and minor children of soldiers killed by
Bill Anderson and his guerrillas at Cen
tralia, Mo-, in 1864, was adopted
Mr.. Upson offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Re-
construction inquire into the expediency
of authorizing, by law, the several Consti-
tutional Conventions, elected under the
reconstruction acts in the States lately re-
bellious, to appoint all officers, State, city,
county, or others, in those said States re-
spectively, TO act temporarily until the
constitution may be adopted therein and
the officers chosen qualified Hereunder,
and for that purpose are to relieve any such
civil officers which may now be acting in
each Of said States as the Constitutional
Convention thereof may deem proper.
Mr.. Boutwell, asked Mr.. Epson to accept
as an amendment the following resolution
to be added to his own:
Resolved, That the Committee OF Re-
construction be directed to consider the
eIpediency of authorizing the General of
the army to detail an officer for service in
the several military districts established by
law, in the States lately in rebellion: also
to consider the expediency of constructing
said States into a single military district,
under the command of a General of the
army; also the expediency providing for
additional securities in the exercise of the
elective franchise in said States and, also
to consider the expediency of declaring by
act of Congress, that grants heretofore set
up in States by order of the President, are
not republican form of government.
Mr.. Epson accepted the amendments
to his resolution.
Mr.. Maynard suggested that the resolue
tion be made amendatory
Mr.. Epson declined TO modify in that
respect.
Mr.. Chandler moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Negatived by yeas 26,
nays &c.
The resolution, as amended, was then
adopted.
Mr.. Eldridge introduced a joint resolu,
ton rendering the thanks of Congress to
Major General Hancock for his wise, pa
triotic and timely recognition of the lust
rights of the citizens, and the great prin-
ciples of constitutional liberty, expressed
in the order issued by him in assuming
command of the fifth military department,
in which he called for his prompt deter
mination to restore and maintain the SUI
premacy of civil law within the limits of
his command.
Mr.. Washburne, Of Illinois, asked Mr..
Eldridge to accept the following az an
amendment:
Resolved, That we utterly condemn the
conduct of Andrew johnson, acting Presi-
dent, for his action in removing that gal
liant soldier, Gen. Sheridan, from the com
mand of the fifth military district; that
the thanks of this House are due General
Grant, commanding the armies of the
United States, for his letter of August last,
addressed to said acting President, in rela-
ton to the removal of Stanton and Gen.
Sheridan, as we'll as for his Endorsement of |
the letter of Gen. Sheridan, dated January |
%, 1857, in relation to matters in Texas.
Mr.. Eldridge declined to accept the
amendment and moved the previous ques- |
ton.
Mr.. Ward moved to lay the joint resolu,
ton on the table.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, suggested !
it be referred.
Mr.. Ward at the suggestion of several /
members withdrew his motion to lay it on
the table, whereupon Mr.. Farnsworth re-
81 tho r,0{sor