Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March IL.
SENATE.

| SENAIEs g
The memorial of citizens of Jefferson
| county, Colorado, against the admission OF
colorado as State was tabled. -
| Inc Dill was passed to amend the judi
clary act Of 1889, and authorize writs of err
ror TO De taken from the Supreme Court to
wnere the suits were brought; relative to
lcoiiectlon OF internal revenue after the
money is paid into the Treasury.
The Senate nonconcurred in the House
amendment directing the proceeds of the
sale of captured and abandoned property
to be paid into the Treasury, and appoint
ed a committee of Conference.
The funding bill was taken up.
Mr.. CORBETT spoke in opposition to it.
Mr.. DIXON rose to speak, not only on
the financial but political measures of Con-
gress.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved point of order
that such speech would not be permitted,
but after some discussion he withdrew the
point.
Mr.. DIXON proceeded, arraigning the
Republican party for its course towards
the South and the policy of the Presi-
dent.
The bill was laid over. ~
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. appointed as
a committee of conference on the amend
ment to the bill in regard to the proceeds
of captured and abandoned property,
Messrs. Edmunds, Fessenden and Trum-
bull.
On motion of Mr.. CoNNEss, at quarter
before four O'Clock, the Senate went into
Executive session, .r..,rf
And soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House nonconcurred in the Senate
amendments to the Pension bill, and ap-
pointed committee of Conference.
The SPEAKER presented letter from
hat
were cast for, and 1,005 against the Alabama
Constitution.
The House resumed the consideration of
the Freedmen's Bureau bill, reported yes
terday.
The bill. which is substitute for the
former bill, provides that the act entitled
an act to establish bureau for the relief
of freedmen and refugees, approved March
8, 1865, and the act entitled an act to con-
tinue in force and amend an act to establish
bureau for the relief of freedmen and
refugees. and for other purposes, passed
July 16, 1866, shall continue in force for the
term of one year from and after the 10Th of
July, in the year 1868, excepting so far as
the same shall be herein modified; and the
Secretary of War is hereby directed to re-
establish the said bureau where the same
has been wholly or in part discontinued,
provided he shall be satisfied the present
safety of freedmen shall require it.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of War to discontinue the operations
of the Bureau in any State whenever any
State shall be fully restored in all its con-
stitutional relations to the Government of
the United States, and shall be duly repre-
sented i'm the Congress of the United States,
unless upon advising with the Commission
er of the Bureau, and upon full compari-
son of the condition of Freedmen's affairs
in such State, the Secretary of War shall be-
lieve that the further continuance of the
Bureau shall be necessary provided, how
ever, that the educational division of said
Bureau shall not be affected or in any way
interfered with until such State shall have
made suitable provision for the education
of children of freedmen within said State.
SEC. 8. Unexpended balances in the
hands of the Commissioners may be ap-
piled for the education of freedmen and ref
ugees, subject to the provisions Of the laws
applicable thereto.
SEC. 4. Officers of the Veteran Reserve
Corps or volunteer service now on duty in
the Bureau as Assistant Commissioners,
agents, medical officers, or other capacities.
who have been or may be mustered out of
service, may be retained, where the same
shall be required for the proper execution
of the laws, as officers of the Bureau on
such duty, and the same salary, compen-
sation and all advances from the date of
their appointment, as now provided by.law
for the respective grades and duties, at
dates of their muster out and discharge,
and such officers so retained shall have re-
spectively the same authority and jurisdic
the Bureau By act of Congress, passed 18th
of July, 1866.
Mr.. ELLIOTT spoke in advocacy of the
bill and in defense of the Freedman's Bu-
reau.
The morning hour expiring, the bill went
over till tomorrow.
The Senate amendment to the House bill
to facilitate the payment of soldiers boun-
ties was non concurred in and committee
of Conference appointed.
The House took up the bill for the ad-
mission of Alabama.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH. a member of the
Reconstruction committee, opened the de-
bate by speech in support of, and
Mr.. BECK argued against the bill.
Mr.. ARNETT spoke next in support of
the bill.
The bill was laid aside temporarily, Mr..
FARNSWORTH stating that vote would
be asked Tomorrow.
The SPEAKER presented communica-
ton from the Secretary of War, with a let
ter from Gen. Meade, showing the neces-
sity of an additional appropriation to carry
out the reconstruction acts. Referred to
the committee on appropriation.
Mr.. VAN WYCK, from the committee on
Retrenchment, made a report on the re-
ported ficticious destruction ofbonds in the
Treasury, which he asked to be laid on the
table and printed.
Mr.. LOGAN asked whether the report
embraced the testimony.
Mr.. VAN WYCK said it did not. The
committee did not deem it necessary to in
cur the expense of printing the testimony.
Mr.. LOGAN objected to the reading of
the report unless the evidence was also
presented and read.
After some remarks by Van Wyck. Lo-
gan and Lafiin on the subject, the House
adjourned.
Republican Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE Republi-
can State Convention was called to order