Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-29
Congressional News.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 81, 1868.
SENATE.

from a mass meeting of colored peo-I
pie of Norfolk, Va, in favor Of Mr..
Summers bill to strike out the word
white from the naturalization laws
bill. Referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee. L /
Mr.. Sumner remarked that the nat
uralization laws were the only laws
of the United States containing the
word white, and he hoped that his
bill to strike it out from them would
be promptly passed.
Mr. Sumner presented, also, memo
rails of the Universal Peace Union,
on behalf of the Indians.
Mr.. Wilson presented petitions
from the soldiers of the Washington
Soldiers Home, for the consolidation
of the Soldiers Homes. Referred.
Mr.. Corbett offered a resolution re-
que8ting the president to direct the
secretary Of the treasury to detail an
officer to select a site for light house
on the coast of Oregon, Washington
territory and Alaska. Laid over.
MIR. Wilson introduced a bill relat-
ing to the judge of the supreme court
Of the United States. 1t provides
that any Judge of the supreme court
may, after having attained the age of
seventy years, resign, and shall there
after while he lives receive the same
salary as when in active service at the
date Of his resignation. Referred to
the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Thayer presented a remon-
STRANGE against the ratification Of the
Usage Indian treaty except upon GER
tain terms. Referred to the commit
tee on Indian affairs.
Mr.. Sumner offered two resolutions,
one directing the secretary of the SEN
ate to inform the senate what has been
done in pursuance of the resolution
authorizing him to furnish each state
a sea OF standard weights and meas.
ures on the metric system and anoth.
, er directing the postmaster general tC
give information Of what had been
done to furnish postal balances of the
same kind Adopted.
Mr.. Patterson Of New Hampshire
introduced a bill to reorganize anC
increase the efficiency OF the medica
department OF the navy.
- Mr.. Rice called up motion to ado
: two members to the committee on tn,
Pacific railroad as representatives of
. the South.
+ Mr.. Corbet thought if the commit
+ were to be increased there ought t
i be one member added from the Pacif
l ic coast as representative of TIN
I Northern Pacific railroad.
) Mr.. Wilson said OF the nine mem
Il bers now comprising The committe
{ five were from the country west of tn
T. Mississippi He thought it would d
/ senators from the Pacific coast n
= harm to be reminded that .here wa
II still a portion of the country east o
i Tue M'7s'SSlppl. The resolution wa
II auoPteu'
\ resolution was adopted ulrectln
"a Tue 7ecrttar! oI lh' interior 70 rePol
= What lhdiah agents OF superintendent
are absent from rNeir posts
: vi l nay - 0il', "a d 'ion =
Is sneciaI commission VIII, have eyamiI
II ed the Union Pacific railroad west O
1t Omaha and the eastern division O
d the Union Pacific railroad. to examir
e IN the same wav all the Pacific raj
ID roads. 50 far as constructed. and
d, report what amount is necessary
&c .completc them according to the sta
&c dard of a first class railroad, as r
ne uuired by law.
Mr.. Stewart objected to the cOnsi
Of o.at;aa - ,I'a ro.,ooIStia,, I'D = u,a
o,.or nndor tho rnIaa
N, Howard offered q rao,l,.;,
N, roonn.t;n,, IN. socrotarv of tbo troo
to- ,r,i - .n9,,nn,;coto - tho sonatn ,
lat norris Of the Union Pacific raiIro,
=th and il branches a. already reouest,
ay hv . rosoIntion nasspd last JnIy
ng On motion Of Mr. Fdmpods
ed. 10 20 o'clock. p NJ. the senate q
re- ;onrnad 70 Tuesday the 18th of jar
he Jouile" ~ u0'N'y' ''iO o'' - '"'
,rs airy
ms Observation-Disclosures August four
ere five prisoners escaped from Chefs
the Jail. among them Levi Pickett, W
ma. committed the forgcries at Wells r
err er. and over whose arrest and esca