Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-07-28
CONGRESSIONAL.


broad was takenup. A long discussion ensued,
during which a number of speeches were made,
but no action was taken The President mes
sage, recommending certain amendments to the
| Constitution, was presented and referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary At 4. 80 D.
m. the Senate went into executive session and
at its close adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Print
| ing Committee, to which had been referred a
resolution inquiring whether the Commissioner
Of Patents had procured printing and binding
elsewhere than at the Government Printing
| Office, submitted report stating that such
printing and binding had been procured outside
| since 1866, at cost amounting in the aggregate
to the sum of 1871, 8l024. A resolution was
adopted prohibiting the payment of any bills
| by the Treasury for printing specifications of
OF patents when such bills are above the contract
price. A bill was passed relating to soldiers
honoraby discharged who were charged with
desertion. Messrs. Michael Vidal j. H. Sy-
pher, j. P Newsham, James Mann and w.
Jasper Blackman, representatives elect from
Louisiana, and Messrs. James FL. Goss and B.
+. Wittemore, representatives from South
| Carolina, were sworn in and took their seats
| The House, in Committee of the Whole, resum-
ed the consideration of the Funding BILL A
number of amendments were adopted and the
| bill, together with a substitute offered by Mr..
| Boutwell,, were reported to the House. The
message of the President, recommending GER
| tain changes in the Constitution was presented
| to the House and referred to committee. The
House, at $50 p. M, adjourned.
| SYSTEMATICALLY, July 20.-The House
| Pension bill was amended and passed The
discussion of the bill in relation to the rights of
| American citizens in foreign countries was re-
sumed and several speeches were made. The
bill excluding the votes of unreconstructed
States from the Electoral College was received,
| with the Presidents objections thereto The
bill was then passed over the veto-yeas As,
| nays s. At 2. NJ the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session and at its close took recess I'M
| til 80 p NJ
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "A number of
bills and resolutions were introduced and referr-
ed to various committees. A resolution was
adopted allowing Miss Winnie Ream the use of
the room from which she was recently expelled
in the Capitol building until she completes the
statue OF Mr.. Lincoln, on which she is now en-
ployed. A resolution was adopted expressing
sympathy with the Cretans in their struggle for
liberty. A joint resolution was passed extend
ing the provisions of the act of March Goth,
1867, relating to the importation of agricultural
machinery free of duty one year from June 3Oth,
1868. MIR. Lash, Representative elect from
North Carolina, was sworn In and took his seat
The credentials Of G. c. Bowen, Representative
elect from South Carolina, were reported to the
House and after some objection Mr. Bowen was
sworn in. The message of the President sta
ting his objections to the bill excluding the votes
of certain States from the Electoral College was
received and read. The bill was then passed
over the veto by vote of yeas l34 to nays SO.
The House refused to concur In the Senate
amendments to the Deficiency Appropriation
bill, and it was referred to committee of con-
ference. A motion was made by Mr.. Shenck
to suspend the rules so that an order might be
made allowing the rules to be suspended at any
day., A discussion followed, during which
personal alteration took place between Messrs
Schenck and Schofeld, which caused considera-
BILE exctment. The motion was finally rejected.
The House at 5 P. NJ. adjourned.
SENATE. Tuesday, July 2l.-A concurrent
resolution was passed declaring the fourteenth
constitutional amendment duty ratified. A bill
was passed allowing the admission of steam
ploughs free of duty for one year from June
| both, 1868. The bill for the protection of the
rights of naturalized citizens was called up, but
no action was taken on it. The House bill max
ing appropriations for certain charitable insti-
tutions in the District of Columbia was passed
The committee Of conference on the Indian Ap-
preparation bill made report, which was agreed
to. The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion and at its close took a recess until Z 80 d.
N. Some discussion took place on motions for
adjournment, but no action was taken UP to the
hour for recess.
| Erening Session.-The Senate re-assembled
at $50. The joint resolution authorizing sub
| sidy of 100000 to the Pacific Mail Steamship
| Company was passed, also a joint resolution
appealing to the Turkish Government on be-
half Of the people of Crete Some discussion
took place on the bill to authorize the bridging
of the Ohio river, which finally passed. The
Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Com
mittee on Elections reported back the credentials
of the alleged Representatives elect from Ala
bana, and asked that they be admitted to seats.
After considerable discussion the report was a.
dopted and the Representatives, Messrs Chas.
| w. Buckley, Jno. B. Calls, Thos Haughey,
| Benz. w. Norris and Chas. w. Pierce, were
sworn in. The House concurred In the report
of the conference committee on the bill la rela-
ton to the temporary supplying of vacancies in
the executive Departments. The concurrent
resolution declaring the Fourteenth amendment
duly ratified was passed by a vote of yeas 1876
to nays 32. The Funding bill was then called
up and discussed, but no action was taken on it.
The conference committee on the Indian Ap-
preparation bill made report, which was agreed
to. The House at 4. IS p. M, took a recess I'M
til 100 P. NJ.
EUening Session. THE House reassembled at
T. 80, and the Funding bill was taken up. Pend
ing discussion, in the course Of some remarks
on the Appropriation bills, Mr.. Washburne
stated the whole amount appropriated for pay
ment of interest on the public debt was one
hundred and ninety millions, and for other ex-
penses an amount not exceeding one hundred
and two Millions making total of one hundred
and ninety-two millions. The original estimates
required three hundred and seventy-two mil.
lions. The discussion ofthe Funding bill was
then resumed, and the amendments made in
Committee of the Whole were all agreed to-
The bill was then passed, and the House ad-
journed.
SENATE. ednesday, July pa letter
was received from General A. B. Dyer, Chief
of Ordnance, asking a trial by courts martial on
the charges made In the report Of the Joint
! Committee on Ordnance 1t was referred to
the said committee. The credentials of Thomas
j. Robertson and Frederick A Sawyer, Senators
elect from South Carolina, were presented, and
Mr.. Robertson was sworn in. Objection was
made to the admission of Mr. Sawyer, and a
motion was made to refer his credentials to
COMMITTEE but after a long and warm discussion
he was admitted and took the oath of Office
"A committee of conference was appointed on
4 the Alaska Appropriation bill. The joint reso-
luton fixing the time for the adjournment of
Congress was taken up, and after long discus.
sion was modified so as to provide for a recess
from Monday next until the third Monday in
September. 1t was then passed--yeas %, nays
amendments to the Funding bill. The bill for
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