Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-07-03
Conversational.


Freedmen's Bureau. House bill making
eight hours legal days labor In Govern
ment workshops was passed by vote OF
20 TO IL. The remainder Of tho session
was spent debating the Appropriation
bill.
A favorable report on the credentials OF
the representatives from Arkansas was
presented Ia the House. and they were
admitted by q vote of i0i 10 "a, MIR.
Brooks, of New York, presenting o pio.
test signed by the Democratic members.
The House then went into Committee on
the Whole on the tax bill. which. during
the day, was we'll advanced. The most
important amendment adopted was one
authorizing the appointment OF Super
iutendent Of Revenue Ia each Congress
sional District.
The Senate, on Thursday, took up the
order OF the day, being the Legislative
Appropriation bill, and sben, the session
In its consideration. Several amendments
were made appropriating sums for add
tional clerks in some departments, aud
increasing the salaries OF certain heads
Of bureaus. An amendment was also
adopted disseminating tho Congressional
Globe after the fourth Of March next.
During the discussion, the Presidents
veto OF the 0mnbus-bil w- received.
and the bill 2s passed BY a vote OF 90
The House Went into Committee OF the
Whole on tho tax bill. which, during the
day aud night sessions, was advanced al
mos, to compilation. Several important
amendments were made.
In the Senate, on Friday, Mr.. Yates
introduced bill for the more economical
government Of Territories. Mr.. Conness
offered an amendment to the Citizenship
bill restoring in modified form the 70.
taliation section. The general Appropri
alton bill was taken up again, amended
in some particulars, and finally passed.
The House went into committee on the
Tax bill, which was got through with. one
section relating to banking being struck
out The bill was reported TO the House,
and tho previous question moved aud sec
onded. The section stricken out to-day !
in committee was restored, the other
amendments Of the committee agreed TO,
and the bill passed. Mr.. Butler, Of Ten.
utcect, was rNofu III auu took uls boats
On Saturday, in the Senate, there was
quite debate on the bill for the admis. /
sion Of Colorado, but no votes we're taken.
The Senate held long executive session.
Mr. Julian introduced joint resolu-
ton in the House. the object Of which is
to prevent frauds in Indian treaties. II
passed. Notice was given that the Alaska
Purchase Appropriation bill would be
called up Tuesday. Mr.. Eegleston, Of
Ohio, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported bill allowing the authorities Of
Lorain county, Ohio, to build a bridge
across Black river. Agreed to. The House
proceeded to the consideration Of the Riv.
or and Harbor Appropriation bill, the
question being, on motion Of Mr.. Delano,
10 recommit The bill 10 tie Committee on
Commerce, with instructions. After
long debate, a motion by Mr.. Baldwin, to |
table the bill. was rejected, % to SO; a
motion by Mr.. Cake, TO postpone TO the !
next session, was rejected, 80 TO 50. 9th |
err amendments were offered aud rejected
Mr. Delano's motion to ommit was lost
-33 TO l08. The House resumed the |
consideration Of the bill by sections, and
$3.50, 900 were added for Dunkirk, sl0,-
900 for Wilson's Harbor, Niagara county,
New York, aud $4,000 for Whitehall. |
New York. The smoun. for 0swego was
increased from s37 900 to s60,O00.
On Monday, in the Senate, Mr.. Howard,
from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported favorably on the bill for discon.
tinuing the Freedmen's Bureau. A bill |
was reported from the same Committee. |
regulating the military establishment.
The Colorado bill came up, but was post
poned by a vote Of q TO 20. The Civil
Appropriation bill came up aud was
amended in several particulars. A final
was had, and in discussing the bill regu-
lating the military establishment, but few
Senators were present.
In the House, resolution instructing
the Committee OF Ways aud Means to
introduce bill taxing interest on all class
es Of United States bonds ten per cent.
was passed, 92 to Oh The Committee on
Appropriations reported the deficiency bill
Consideration of the river and harbor bill
was resumed and completed by sections.
In the Senate on Tuesday several reso-
lutions from the Southern States were pre-.
sented and referred Mr.. Howe presented !
the credentials OF Thomas Osborne, Senator
from Florida, for the term expiring 1873.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to re-
fer them to a committee, and then, after
considerable discussion, Mr.. Osborne was,
by vote of 90 to q, permitted to take the |
usual oath aud his seat. The House con-
current resolution to adjourn on the 18th
of July was laid on the table. The re
mainder of the session was spent over the |
civil appropriation bill.
In the House, Mr.. Boutwell, of Massa-
chusetts (Union,) presented bill to au-
thoIize the issue OF new bonds to the
amount Of $500, 900 600. payable in coin,
interest 81 per cent, to be valid only in
the hands of citizens OF the United States,
these to be exchangeable for five twenties.
Also $500, 900 900 of four per cent. bonds.
payable in coin either in the United
States, Frankfor or London, without taxa
ton, exchangeable for FIVE twenties before
July |, 1869. Also, TO use S25 900, 900
of coin in the purchase of five-twenties at
the market price as a sinking fund, the
interest thereon to be applied to redeem
ing other bonds. The credentials of
Chas. NJ. Hamilton, Representative elect
from Florida, were presented and referred.
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