The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-28
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TIE PROCEEDINGS or COHGRESSy ETc.
wAsHseros, january N.-fN THE HOUSE,
under call Of States, the following hilia,
among others, were introduced: To tax nh.
tional bonds, removing obstrucGons in, He'll
gate, forbidding assessors and collectors from
being interested directly or Indirectly in FOR.
FIXTURES under the revenue laws, bill by Ste
vena relating to suffrage on national questions,
to regulate the appointment Of government
agents, providing . temporary government for
Wyoming Territory, a bill by Cary to provide q
uniform currency and fquidate the national
debt, relieving Mr.. Lane ofthe College Of Ten
nessee, amending the national currency. act,
supplying Documents to the Agricultural Col
Missouri, 10 bin allowing transportation, from
the warehouse at Indianola, Texas, to San An
tonic, declaring compromises for violation of
the revenue laws felony, for the bettE reor-
ganizasion Oh the United States District Court
Of Louisiana, establishing branch mint at
Santa Fe..J .aq {: c. - - iiJ Sob o.
Aresolution was passed repeating the terri
tcrial act Of Montana, on account Of: the exclu-
sion Of certain classes from suffrage Several
executive communications were presented; also,
resolutieh OF the Georgia Convention, urging
the reorganization of the State Government,
the removal Of disabilities, and the modifca-
tim Of the test oath; also, Q petition from
rssdnbers OF the Louisiana Convention, praying
the removal of General Hancock, and the State
and Parish officials; also, q petition from the
Mississippi Convention, relative to the Freed
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Decentralization of. the bill forbiddings the
payment Of certain CLAIMS sriaing from the re-
belion was resumed, and the hill pauBed- yeas
8S; nsys 6S. Sl1,..c ..;::J'--,S -, W
The Secretary of State vas vasT called on on for
statement Of the expense arising fron the ar
rest and Eiat Of sntratt. e.a ): w. .srits5
A resolution wss adopted, after considerable
Administering, under suspension of the rules
,fnstructing the RecUIostru ~
-iu,,lIuiho ,li 70 Wfeshgr combinations had been made
or attempted to obetruct the execution Of Tho
laws, with power 70 send for persons apd pa
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The bill passed by the House oday enacts
in substance that hereafter no money shall be
paid out OF the Treasury on the following class
OF cases, ARISING during the rebellion, until the
further action Of Congress First, on account
Of seizure or imprisonment, Or fqr damages or
detention Of any spphaneessof tssnspo otssion,
whether by land' or water, in the rrsction-
ary States. Second, for transpogtatio service,
tolls, ferrisge, &C., beyond the tariff fASad by
the Quarternaster+ General during theo war.
Third, for the use and occupation ot land the
insurrectionary States, used for fortiacations
and other military defensive purposes during
the war. ,sxs;
Is TIKI SEEAu.-Mr. Wilson introduced o
bill removing .disahiit tiles from certain citizana
of Virginia. The Secretary Of the Treasuty
wss called on fora report regarding captured
and abandoned property. The bill to redeye
Governor Patton from political disabilities was
discussed and postponed. The consideration
Of the Reconstruction bill being resaneas Sen
ator Watson spoke ID it's ffsvor.sS he said CHAT
during the thirteen years he had been in the
Senate he had listened to agrest many speech
es. He had heard the domineering Davis, the
clustering Teonpbs, the piausible Mason, and
the wiley Sidell; but he had never listened TO-
more wicked speech than that delivered By the
SeuatorIfona Wiscensfn, Mr. DeoIttle,, on
THU THi#itsdy SSss, Senator Johnson IoI1oWed inas
pnHarfatr constitutional, argument against the
bin. ,,,o, .,S III aa.. .os5r.qsJ odT
The Union Pacific Railroad is in good run.
ming order five hundred and forty miles beyond
Omaha, and seven thousand FIVE hundred feet
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