Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-06-09
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I CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.-Saturday, May 3Oth-Friday next
| was set apart for the consideration Of Pension
bills. At L. NJ. an executive session Of five
| minutes was held. The doors were then re-
| opened and the discussion of the bill for the
| admission OF Arkansas was resumed. After a
long discussion vote was taken on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Edmunds providing that
the State shall not be admitted until the four
teenth amendment to the Constitution shall
have been ratified and it was rejected. With
out taking any final action on the bill the Sen
ate soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, S.-The case OF
Mr.. Woolley was again the subject of much
discussion in the House. The prisoner on Fri
day received telegram from citizen of New
York approving his course in refusing to an
swer the questions propounded to him. This
he (Woolley) sent to Mr. Butler and put upon
it this endorsement: 'As the enclosed despatch
bears marks OF disloyalty toward the late man.
agers do not feel that it is intended for any
| one but you,' signed &C w. Woolley." On
account of this MIR. Butler desired that all COM
munlcatlons to the prisoner should be inspected
and only such as were deemed proper be sent
to him. After q long discussion a resolution
was adopted declaring that all intercourse with
the witness should be through the Sergeant-at
Arms, under the order Of the House, but that
the family, counsel and physician of witness be
allowed access to him at all times, and that
their interviews will be secret. The House in
COMMITTEE OF the Whole completed the con-
sderation of the Indian appropriation BILL 1t
was afterwards reported back to the House and
passed with but slight amendment The House
then went into Committee Of the Whole for
general debate and Mr.. Morgan delivered a
speech. on the finances. At $50 P. NJ. the
Committee rose and the House adjourned
SENATE.-Monday, June lst-A joint reso>
luton OF the Legislature Of Ohio protesting
against the efforts made to tamper with the
Court of Impeachment, and to browbeat and
ntlmidate Senators, was presented and referred
to the Select Committee Of Investigation on
that subject. The joint resolution rendering
the thanks Of Congress to Mr. Stanton for his
and after long discussion was adopted by
vote of yeas 81, nays L. During the discuss
Ion an amendment was offered including Chief
Justice Chase in the resolution. 1t was voted
down-yeas 80, nays 6. The bill for the ad-
mission OF Arkansas was then taken up. A
long discussion cnsued The bill was further
amended and finally passed by vote of yeas
"a to nays s. The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, number
OF bills and resolutions were introduced and re-
ferred to the different committees. The joint
resolution of the Ohio Legislature protesting
against any tampering with the Court of I'M
peac:hment,, was introduced and referred to the
Judiciary Committee. 4 Joint resolution was
offered authorizing the Secretary Of War to en-
ploy Messrs. John A. Bingham and b. 4. But
cr to conduct the prosecution against Mr.. Da-
WIS. A resolution was offered suspendlng the
order tor fitting up room A, in the Capitol, as
guard room as it would necessarily involve
the destruction OF the statue of Mr.. Lincoln,
now being IN process Of construction by Miss
Rean. Ii was laid on the table by a vote OF
yeas 81 to nays II. The House refused to re-
celye resolution providing for the purchase OF
the key of the Paris Bastile, from the ladies OF
the Mount Vernon Association to be used tor
was offered declaring that in the judgment OF
this House bonds and United States securities
exempt by law ought to be taxed for national
purposes, and that the Committee OF Ways
and Means bring in bill for that purpose
lhe House refused to suspend the rules to al
low the resolution to be considered. The mo-
ton submitted on Monday last by Mr.. Eldrldge
to suspend the rules to enable him to offer
resolution declaring it was a violation OF the
Constitution to take pos, ession Of private tele-
grains and papers: came up as unfinished DuSl-
ness; and the House refused to entertain the
resolution On motion it was ordered that at
ter to day the House would daily take recess
from half fpast until halfpast 7 o'clock L.
NJ, and in the night sessions consider the Tax
bill The House then resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole and proceeded to consider
the Tax bill. MIR. Schenck made speech IN
explanation of the bill He was followed by
Mr. Kelly in favor of the bill The committee
then rose The President was requested to in
form the House whether any assurance OF par
don had been given to General John G. Breck-
inridge to induce him to return to the United
States The Committee Of Investigation on
which vas ordered to be printed and recon-
mitted The House then adjourned.
SENATE. Tuesday, June 2nd-The first an
nual report Of the Commissioner Of Education
was presented and ordered to be printed A
communication was received from General
Grant stating that no lapers relating to the
Arkansas election have been received at army
headquarters since May 4th. The Committee
on Foreign Affairs was discharged from any
further consideration Of the resolution giving
the consent Of Congress to the acceptance by
Mr.. Burlingamc, Of the Chinese Mission, as at
the time Of the acceptance he had resi- gned the
office held under the United States Govern
ment, and Congress had nothing to do with the
matter The Committee On the judiciary re-
ported substitute for the House bill for the
admission of the States Of North Carolina,
South Carolina Louisiana, Georgia and Flori-
da It will be found elsewhere. A joint reso-
luton excluding from the electoral college the
votes of the Southern States which have not
been reconstructed was introduced and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary The bill
supplementary to the national currency act was
called up, and after some discussion its consid-
Grafton was postponed and the bill providing
for appeals from the Court of Claims was taken
up. After considerable discussion the bill was
passed Its provisions will be found elsewhere.
The bill to continue the Freedmen's Bureau
was taken up, amended and laid aside The
Deficiency Appropriation bill WAS taken up,
into executive session, aud at its conclusion ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Joint res
olution was introduced providing for the reno
val Of the eectment suit in relation to the Har-
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