Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE. Wednesday. March 25.-A bill
was introduced to provide provisional govern
ment for the State of Alabama on the basis OF
the negro Radical Constitution recently defeat
ed In that State. 1t was referred to the Com
mlttee on the Judiciary. The report OF the
Committee to revise the rules of the Senate was
taken up. The Presidents Private Secretary
appeared at LES p NJ and announced the veto
OF the bill relating to appeals to the Supreme
Court In hn6eds corpus cases. The discussion
OF the report OF the Commute upon Rules was
resumed. A motion was made that all reSolu
tons calling on the President any OF the FIX
ecutive Departments for information shall be
referred without debate to the appropriate
standing committee to report upon the same
long debate ensued, chiefly in relation to the
conduct OF Secretary Stanton, which was bitter
ly denounced by Mr.. Davis and defended by
several OF the Secretary's friends. The motion
was finally agreed to. The rules were then adopt
ed. 'he bill relating to appeals to the Supreme
Court was-then taken up, the question being on
the passage ct the bill over the President veto.
After long discussion the further c0nsdera-
ton OF the bill was postponed until to morrow
with the understanding that vote will be taken
at 6 O'Clock 2. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, House
took up the amendments ct the Committee OF
Ways and Means to the Senate amendment TO
from internal tax Mr. Schenck made speech
explaining the provisions of the bill. A mum
Der of other members made speeches upon the
bill. 1t was finally passed substantially as
amended and reported from the Committee on
| Ways and Means, except that the House adopt
| ed the first Senate amendment, which was op
posed by the committee. A number of COM
munications were received and disposed Of
| Without transacting any other business OF lm
portance the House, at 4 IS z. NJ, adjourned,
| SENATE. Thursday, March 26-No BUSH
| ness of general importance was transacted dur
| ing the morning hour. At IL % P. Nj. the
| Senate went into executive session and remain
| ed until l. Is P. NJ. when the doors were re-
| opened The prohibiting appeals to the Su-
preme Court in habeas corpus cases with the
Presidents objections thereto was taken up, the
question being on the passage of the bill over
| the veto. Messrs Hendricks, johnson, Sauls
bury and Bayard spake against the passage of
| the bill and Messrs. Stewart and Fessenden in
| favor of it. A vote was then taken and the
bill was passed over the veto-yeas 33, nays g..
| The Senate refused to receda from its amend
ments to the bill exempting certain manufactures
from internal tax. and appointed a Committee
of Conference. The Senate at 25 2. M. adj
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The bill APP,
pointing committee to fix tariff of rates for
the Pacific Railroad was taken up, and after
me discussion referred to the Committee on
| the Pacific Railroad A resolution was passed
ordering the printing of fifteen thousand copies
of Mr. j. Ross Brownies report on the mineral
resources Of California and the Territories :
Several communications were received and re-
ferred to appropriate committees. Mr. Wash
burne. of Illinois, called up the motion made
some days ago to reconsider the vote whereby a
| -. hos of no Eyta
ury in relation to the Pacific Railroad was or
dered to be printed After considerable dis
cusson the motion was laid on the table The
Committee on Reconstruction reported back the
bill for the admission of Alabama. A long dis.
cussion ensued and number of amendments
were offered, but no vote was taken. Pendlne
discussion, the House, at A. 20 P. M, adjourn
ed
SENATE, Friday March 27-The bill sup
Elementary to the act 70 provide Q nationa
currency by pledge of United States bonds wa!
taken up, and. after a short discussion, lalc
aside The Naval Appropriation bill was taker
up with the amendments reported from the
Committee on Appropriations 4 lone discus
sion ensued and Il number OF amendments were
adopted, after which the further consideration
of the bill was postponed. The Senate then
adjourned.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES, A number
of private bills IL relation to affairs In the Dis
trct Of COLUMBIA we're reported and disposed
Of The bill prohibiting appeals to the Supreme
Court III hqbeqs corpus cases, with the Rres
dents objections tnetslo was taken up, the
question being on the passage OF tbs bill owe,
the Veto Messrs. Woodward and Hubbard
spoke against the passage Of the BILL Mr. VIII
son, Of Iowa, replied, closing the debate, and
demanded the previous question. The bill wa:
finally passed by vote of yeas II to nays 81
The Committee Of conference on the bill ex
empting certain manutactures from inte-nal tax
made 2 report which was agreed to after a brird
discussion. The House, at AS P. NJ, adjourn
ed.