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

up. aud, after lengthy debate the Senate
/ held short executive session, and soon al
I ter adjourned.
HorsR.-As the first business in order
tue Speaker proceeded TO the call Of States
for bills aud joint resolutions for references,
I a}fef which the cali for resolutions was pro
eec3ad with 4 resolution that the House
/ will never take one retrograde step IN promo
1 ting the cause of equal rights was adopted.
4 4 bin to change the time OF the annual
/ meeting Of the stockholders Of the Union
I Pacific Railroad Company for the choice OF
I directors was adopted. \ resolution was
adopted iustructing the Naval Committee to
report whether a reduction may be made IN
I the number Of officers and menin the navy.
/ Several bills relative to the payment OF pen
sions to soldiers Of 1872 were appropriately
referred The President 5 message, with
/ accompanying papers, relative 70 the tTlal O.
/ Albert Lusk. were referred to the Judiciary
/ Commis.ee. After which the House went
/ into Committee Of the Whole, and proceed
! ed to consider the deficiency appropriation
/ biH Which, after much debate, was read the
/ third time and passed. a resolution was
adopted instructing the District Committee
10 report bin requiring the Washington
/ and Georgetown Railroad Company to tur
/ pish adequate accommodation Tor Its pass
epgers. Adjourned at 40.
TUEspAY Dee nth SENATE. "A me
mortal from the Socie.y of Friends IN SIX
States in regard to the treatment OF the In
| dians by the Government was presented aud
1 referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
| A petition from the citizens Of Philadelphia
praying for the repeal Of the tax ou woolen
I fabrics was REFER to the Committee OF
! Finance Resolutions from the Tennessee
: Legislature, recommending the giving Of
pensions to all soldiers Of 1872, were refer
red and ordered to be printed \ reSolu-
| ton was adopted calling upon the President
/ for copies Of instructions issued for the sci
zurc Of estates, property, money etc, under
I the act Of 1862 to suppress insurrectiOn, and
a statement Of the amount received under
I said act The Senate took up the bill for
/ the repeal Of the cotton tax; pending the
/ discussion motion was carried TO go into
/ executive session, the speaker on the iioor
/ giving way Adjourned.
/ HOUsE.-A resolution was adopted ne
duesting information from the Government
| as TO the amount received from the Chinese
/ Government, under the treaty Of 1898, IN
pagment of losses Of United States citizens
| and how it was distributed 4 resolution
was adopted authorizing the Judiciary Com
mittee to continue the inquiry into the pub
/ lie affairs Of Maryland. The bill declaring
that no officer Of the army dismissed or
! cashiered, should be restored except by re-
appointment, confirmed by the Senate, was
reported back from the Committee on Mill
! tary Affairs and passed. The House went
! into a Committee Of the Whole on the State
Of the Union, Mr.. Pike, Of Maine, address
1 sed the committee on his resolution TO tax
! United States bonds. The committee rose.
/ A communication from General Grant, in
reference 20 the removal Of Secretary Stan
ton and General Sheridan. was presented
by the Speaker. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, l8th-Senate. On
the openine ofthe Senate several memorials
were presented and appropriately referred.
The annual report Of the librarian OF Con
eress was ordered to be printed. The Judi
ciarv Committee was discharged from the
! further consideration Of the inquiry relative
! to the employment Of attorneys by the
Treasury in the court of claims. The com
mittee report with recommendation to in
/ definitely postpone the House bill to regu-
/ late the selection Of juries in the District;
/ laid on the table 4 resolution was adopted
| calling on the President for information in
regard 10 the joint occupation OF the Island
/ of San Juan by the United States and Great
/ Britain. 4 resolution was referred to the
| Committee on Printing providing for the
/ Congressional printer being furnished with
! correct copies Of all laws and joint resolutions
| as soon as they are approved By the Presi-
dent A supplement TO the several acts in
! relation to the reconstruction Of the South
ern States was referred to the judiciary
Committee. The resolution that the Hon.
! Philip Il. Thomas, Of Maryland, be admit
ted to his seat was laid on the table, and the
| accompanying papers ordered to be printed.
/ The House resolution to prevent the forfei.
ture Of certain railroad lands was passed
The cotton tax bill occupied nearly all Of the
remainder Of the session, without anything
definite being done. Adjourned
HOUSE "A resolution was adopted diroc-
! ting the Secretary Of State to furnish infor-
nation relative 10 the reported firing into an
American whaler by Russian war vessel,
and If our Whalers have been ordered 10
leave the Russian seas. a report in refer
ence to tie Missouri contested election case
was laid over for future action A bill to
amend the bankruptcy act was referred to
the judiciary Committee. An appropria-
tion bill to supply deficiencies in the execu-
tion Of the reconstruction laws, and for the
service of the Quartermaster Department
was made the special order for to morrow
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole and after lengthy debate on the
treaty making power the committee rose,
when the Speaker presented a message
from the President in commentator Of
Major General Hancock, which was laid CO
the table and ordered to be printed A
resolution in reference to the treatment Of
American citizens abroad was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4 re
construction bill was passed after a warm de-
bate. The bill provides for voting on the
ratification of constitutions and also for
members of Congress. At half rast four
the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec l9th.-HoUsE- ! "A reso-
luton was adopted amending the bounty
laws. The bill relative to deserters was
taken up, but, after lively debate, was
recommitted. A resolution was passed to
adjourn. The sale efeight thousand shares
owned by the Government in the Dismal
Swamp Canal Company, to February s,
1868 A bill relative to the taxation Of
Government notes was referred to the Com
nnittee of the Whole. A resolution was
adopted calling on the President for copies
Of all correspondence with cur minister in
Russia, relative to the Alaska purchase;
also the correspondence with the Russian
minister at Washington about the matter