Smyrna times., 1868-01-15

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published BY the Secretary Tor Distribution 10 se
Stockholders, and others. tr
On motion, adjourned.
Congress. 81 81
Both Houses of Congress reassembled on y
Monday week after the holiday recess. Moth "
ing important transpred In the Senate.
In the House a resolution was adopted, Dy
strict party vote, instructing the reconstruction
committee 10 inquire into the expediency OF Ii
authorizing the general of the army to detail j,
officers for service in the late rebeliOus States;
aso to inquire into the expediency OF constltu- 9
ting said States each a separate military dis q
trict, under the command of the general OF the 7
army; and also as to the expedlency OF provl- {
ding additional legislation to secure the elective
franchise to all and also to declare by act OF
Congress that the provisional governments set
up in said States by order of the acting Presl-
dent. are not republican forms OF government.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Banks, making eight
hours legal days work in all government
workshops, was passed without opposition
It is the same bill as that passed at the last seS
sion Mr. Broomall introduced bill, which
was referred, to provide for the redemption OF
legal-tender notes. 1t enacts that the Secreta,
rv of the Treasury shall cause to be redeemed
in cold at the United States Treasury, and can |
celled all United States legal-tender notes pre-
sented for redemption IN sums not less thah
one hundred dollars each such redemption to
u commence on the first day OF the month t0l-
{ lowing the passage of the act, and during that
y month shall be at the rate of one hundred dol
! lars in gold for one hundred and forty dollars
= = in notes; and that the amount in notes shall
% be decreased fifty cents per month TOR every
! one hundred dollars gold until 1T shall be re-
u duced to one hundred dollars.
i In the Senate, Tuesday, Mr.. Sumner intro.
\ duced his bill for the further security OF equal
i rights in the District of Columbla-the same
bill which failed to receive the Presidents sig
~ nature previous to the recess OF Congress tor
: the Christmas and New Years holidays. 1t
= was referred to the judiciary committee. The
~ bill to exempt raw cotton from internal reve.
H. H. nue. tax was then taken up, and the proposed
a amendment that the crop grown IN 1861 shail
y. - not be subject to taxation was rejected. An
- ~ amendment was then adopted exemptlng raw
a. =" cotton from taxation during 1868 only; also
% suspending the duty on imported raw cotton
~. 'lc from April lst, 1868, to April LIST, 1869. The
,r ~, bil as thus amended, was passed, and goes
H., pack to the House tor concurrence.
~ The House passed a bill to prevent frauds In
~ Miu the collection of the tax on distilled spirits.
40 10 The Senate Wednesday indefinitely pOstpOn
a. =" ed the bill to amend the bankrupt law.
az In the House resolution was offered re
a. questing the President to intercede with th'
'"J Queen of Great Britain for the re ease OF Rev
'mJi "i j. Mcmahon, who was arrested as a Fenal
~ Jail at Kingston, Canada. This resolution CAV
,ou, -, rise to considerable debate
an, The Senate on Thursday passed the bill
H. prevent fraud in the collection of the tax o
5 .ne distilled spirits The bill to suspend tn
In fnr further contraction of the currency was dC
= ~ bated up to the hour of adjournment
7thn In the House, after an interesting debat
iii the resolution requesting the Presiden: to Il
NJ tercede for the release of the Rev. John Nj
lnm' MahOn, the Fenan, amended and passe
,or as was also resolution to secure the relea
;o,:' of Colonel Warren, Colonel Nagle and othe
aUn. dUo arrested in Ireland
II ho In the Senate Friday bill was offered pr
- - viding that the appointment of all Depu
ouuu u Postmasters for offices where the compensate
~. allowed to the Postmaster amounts to $500 =
,;ont annum, shall be made by the President, Wi
nor the advice and consent of the Senate. /
! p 10 such commissions and appointments now ht
;jIo shall cease and determine within 80 days at
80 the passage of this act. provided they ha
&c not heretofore been confirmed by the Sena
p,bo The remainder of the session was devoted
80 discussion on the Currency Contraction bill.
10 =; In the House bill was reported to eStabl
W :" system of schools for the District OF Colu
., bia that should serve as model for similar
,'''t o' stitutions throughout the Nation. A reso
or ton to inquire into the reported suffering
,oooh oJ our troops in Alaska from cold and want
ontI,, food was offered, but objected to- The whls
, Tor
- question how many States have ratified
III W amendment to the Constitution known as
g. XIVth Article, the President replied I
,ro ~ Connecticut, New Hampshire, Tennessee,
'iI ~, ~ Jersey Oregon, Vermont, New York, Him
Nnu West Virginia, Kansas, Nevada, Missouri,
, lost diana, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Wiscon
% and Pennsylvania, Michigan. Massachusetts
70 tbo Nebraska being twenty States IN all, had q
80 ~ Ia AZ ratified the amendment.
In the Senate Monday, on motion of
s,,,,, Morril, of Me-, the Post Office Committee "
: 80 % directed to inquire whether the recent po
h', 20 treaties do not grant privileges to foreigr
Dut 49, ~ not granted by law to our own people,
ii will whetlleI IHey uo nv ~ oS;ntnj ,a"ttor
Juu. committee to report what action is necess
ne ne re- On motion of Mr. Edmunds, of VT, the j
no GA ciary Committee were instructed to cons
ob the expediency of providing for suspensio
,,;0d 1;O public officers in case of impeachment.
n;h" nni' bills to prevent reinstatement of dismi
ions to ~ nc ~ " G'o'.t
ne1 perty at Harper's Ferry were reported
able at t tIoui .nI IIL' DaVis IoSoiu
tions was considered. The Anti ContraC
bill came up as the special order, but
ret Senate went into executive session and
after adjourned.
In the House bills were introduced ant
holders cont;nu;no Az Eraojoon,s Ruronu. h.,
untary Wood ofN V relot;nc 70 tba recogn;t;;c
:. L.. belligerent rights of hostile nations by
~, % Gut Miller, of Pa, relating to the tariff, and
ient to Snnro9,a Towrt Jrdnos IN 5.c;d;ng Cons
of the t;opaI nuest;ons. bv NJ RontwnIiP IF M
securing homesteads for the freedmen; by
:, Collum, of ILL.,, relating to the bounty; by
holders Burr, of Ill.,, for the protection of natura
citizens; by Mr.. Bingham of Ohio, decls
of Di- the ratification of the proposed fourte
n as at article
scribed ---~s---
to pro In the Georgia Convention on FRIDAY,
range ter from Senator Sherman was read, ss
"The the Convention should have no fears, bu
On such ahead, and, if additional legislation is nee
lt engi state what 1T is, and 1t will be furnished.
,r that Meade addressed the convention. He sa