The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-20
KIN UON0RK,s- Ssess1 6sniae
WAsaixorox, June 10.
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Mr. Edmunds, from the Con mittee on Ju'
diciasy. reported. With an+1dosnt. bill
relative to holding elections for Senators.
Mr. Wiison in,roduced Joint resolution
officers absent vi hout asthoriiy from theiI
commando Referred to the Military Com
mistes.
Mr. Pomeroy introduced > bill to transfer
the Indisn Bureau 70 the War Department
Hsssaid he purpass sAs 70 tnrn il over to hs
Freedmen's Bureau Referred 10 the Com.
miitee on Indian Afsrs.
Mr. Morgan Introduced bill for the reliei
Of the U. 8 Expsrss Company. Referred to
the Committee on Cla,ms
The hill for The sale Of ihe Unadilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon. passed
On motion OF Mr.. Morgan the adverse vote
Of yss,srd.y on the bill for ihs relief Of CIR
ain exports Of rum and alcohol was recon.
sidersd. 80
mr. Cole moved On amendment to include
whisky exported from the Pacific coast 10 the
Amnor river under similar coniracts, which
vas rejected, and the bill passed By Is 10 "a.
The Chair laid before ths Senate the reso-
lusions passed BY the House y~a@rdsy. d.
souUcing tbs laid treaty with the Oage In
diAns 58
Mr.. Sumner said the resolutions related 10
matter that should properly come before
the Senats 10 executive session.
Ii wss transferred 10 executive sesaion and
referred to thr Committee on Indian A6sirs
The motion Of Nr Howard relative to the
Cessrsl branch Of The Union faci6e Railroad
vsa taken mp.
M Ednands addressed the Senate 10 OPP
position.
Mr.. Howard followed, in advocacy Of the
bill.
Nr Hendricks followed 10 favor Of the bill,
which Sss discAased until ten minuses AFTER s
o'clock, when, with the understanding ihat it
be again taken up cn Monday next, the SEN
ate adjourned
Mr.. Washburn, Of Ind, from the Commit
tee on NiiitsFy Affairs. reported bill reis-
tive 70 sdiiionai bouaties. Ordered printed
and re-commisted.
Mr.. Banks presented Q resolution of the
Canal connecting LAkes Erie and Ontario
tee on koads and Canals
Mr.. Kelcham, from the Military Commitsee.
reported bill providing tor lbs appointment
d commission 70 examine and r~poFt on
c~ra claims Of the state OF New York.
Ordered printed and re-committed.
The bill rig ,lsiing the carriage OF passen-
gers on steamship aud other vessels Was
passed M
The House proceeded. ~ business Of the
morning hour, 10 the consideration of the bill
for ibe extension Of the wood screv patent
Of Thos- W. Harvey, the question being on
the motion Of Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvsua
10 iay the bill on the table
NJ Myers withdrew his demand for the
previous question in order that an sxpIana-
lion might be made in regard to the bill.
Mr.. Fsrnsuortb demanded the yeas and
nara. saying this bill bad been killed three
tmes already.
Alter discussion vote vaa taken and The
bill vas not laid on the table; yeas ~, nsys
81.
Afters debate the bill was rejected; yeas
81. nays II.
The mnrning hour having expired Mr.
Fsrpsworfh from the COMMITTEES on eon-
disab,ilties from certain persons iB the South
eru States. made a repors in fsvos Of stsiking
out the names Of Geo 8 Houston. Of Ala
bsna. and Geo W Jones. of Tennessee
Mr. BECK, Of the minority OF the Commit
tee. opposed the report. and spoke Of the
hiGfi character oil the two men exclnded by
ii. Heknew Of no ressou for it il il we're
no. that Mr. Jones might probably be re-
garded "A dangerous competitor for Con.
press in the district IN ~hich he lived
Mr. Farms worth defended the report.
After further discussion the bill was de-.
feated by = vote; yeas Il, nays So, less than
twn-thirds voting for it
4 motion To r@censfd~r vas made and the
mn,,+r laid over nn'il ". nday next
The House then proceeded 10 business on
the Speakers table, and disrosed thereof as
foiiows:
The Senate amendment to The Honae joint
resolaiion 10. turning over damaged or
dinanc- for the Lincoln monument, vas
sgre-dio
rhe Senate amendments to ,he Honse bill
tn amend the nc, Of Mnrrh 25h 1864 pro
hih,fsng the carving Of msils from thr
United states to foreign poris, were concar~
red in
The Senate amendments TO the hilIio con-
tinu- the Freedmrn's bureau. we're concur
r.d in
The Senste amendmen, 10 the House bill
relAfing 10 The >uprvme Court Of the United
St.tss, vas concurred IN.
The Senase amendments to the Honse bin
for the relief Of certain exporters Of distilled
rp:riie. BY striking out the word alcohol
were concnrred in
The concurrent Senate resolution, giving
the thanks of Congress to Edwin N. Stanton,
paced; l02 to n.
The Seasse j,iat resolution authori1ine .
change Of the mail service from horse ser
vice 70 post car service, between Fort Aber
crombie and Helena. Moatana, came no, aud
discussion ensu ID.
Mr.. DeLano moved that il be tabled
adjourned.