Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-10
ss,th Congress 7st Second ID Session Session
ebiwlsHiseros, July O.,

"a 9oOiD 'iaH % WASHINGTON, July e.
~ si nsss siat Senate oRf oHA'sqoo5
On motion of Mr.. EoMUNDS, the Sec
retary of State was requested to notify the
Senate what States ratified the fourteenth
amendment, with all information on the
subject. ~ TOT lguEB se f5oge1 & ltfil - ghi1
Mr. r.ICATTELLi called up the bill to pro-
vide for the further issue of temporary loan
certificates for the purpose of redeeming
and retiring the remainder of the outstand-
ing compound interest notes. af5Rs sig 10 -
After some discussion it was postponed.
The bill was considered. .Aug 1sdJ5na
Mr.. POMEROY'S amendment to restore
the 81 tax was rejected. .7.5asl lssrt
foMra} MORTON moved to- make the
amount 80 cents.g n2 htlw '3eCim ssso5
After debate. the amendment was lost.sS
Mr.. VAN WINKLE moved to relieve
petroleum and kindi ed substances from in
ternal taxation. Adopted. lsWmfl =
The bill then passed. 5.C2 suaa SD 70
Mr. JOHNSON asked permission of the
Senate to trouble them with few words.
He had committed to writing what he de-
sired and would ask his colleague to read
q SMr-VICKERS then read the manuscripts
of Mr.. johnson, which was his farewell adj
dress. Alter reading, the Senators gen.
orally f1ocked around Mr. johnson to bid
him farewell. He was visibly affected.
Mr.. EDMUNDS called up his bill TO reg
ulate representation In certain States in the
electoral college. 1d5ii- ssot 81 & liii7 -
- Mr.. DRAKE moved a substitute as an
amendment, providing that no electoral
vote shall be given or counted from any
State heretofore in insurrection, unless,
previous to the legal time for the election,
the State shall have been readmitted to
representation in Congress, nor unless the
election be held, under permanent not
provisional State Governments, authorized
by Congress. ,rFs1is sStdz tu # sad5onA
Mr. CONKLIN3 moved to amend the
amenfment by substituting provision
that no State shall be entitled to representa-
tion in the Electoral College unless there
shall be in such State a Government rec
ognized 5y Congress as regular, nor unless
the election shall have taken place under
the authority of the State Government SO
recognized. . eiEa slfiI Eea 9gfs1
Messrs. EDMUNDS, HOWARD and
MORTON opposed the amendment. ias
without action, at quarter to the Sem
ate went into Executive session and soon
after took recess till 8: 80 P. M. 15s a-ee
ssi or GaH 7si HOUSE. H-usafF
Mr.. GARFIELD, from the Military COM
mittee, reported bills to reduce the army to
a peace establishment, and to declare the
meaning of the several acts relative to re-
tired officers of the army. Ordered printed
and recommitted. -5ffc
Mr.. BUTLER introduced bill to equal
lze taxation and reduce the interest of the
public debt, which was referred to the COM
mittee on WAYS and Means. os5l lsI1t "a
Mr.. BANKS moved to postpone till
Tuesday next the vote on the passage of
the Alaska bill. Adopted. $50 H5a t0
The Missouri contested election case was
postponed until Tuesday. lel Cilas afiT
The SPEAKER presented a communica-
tion from the Secretary of War with
letter from the Corresponding Secretary
of the Baptist Mission Society, respecting
a mission building at Sault st. Maria. Re-
ferred to Military committee. W ii5 s
The House went into committee of the
Whole and laid aside large number of
bills on the calendar, in an effort to reach
the tariff bill. Il - ss5alao- s53- ie
The committee finding itself without
quorum finally rose. 500 on- is
Mr.! !FARNSWORTH asked leave to re-
port and have put upon its passage, bill
from the committee on Reconstruction,
tor an election ia the State of
Virginia, and said it was important that it
should pass at this session. Objection
made. slf -'ps al. y51I ,is5gEl : a5iHn
The bill provides that the constitution
framed by the Convention which met
in Richmond, on the Sd day of Decem-
Der, 1867. shall be submitted tor ratification
on the 18th, 18th and 18th of August, to vo-
tiers whose uames shall be registered and
qualified uuder the Reconstruction acts, an
election to beheld at the same time for
OF Congress and members of the
General Assembly and State officers. The
General Assembly meets in Richmond the
first of September. z
The Chairman from the Committee on
Elections, made report on the Michigan
contested case, that Negranty, the contes-
tant, is not entitled to seat, and that
Hooper, setting delegate. is. Ordered prin-
ted and laid aside for future action. The
House again went into committee of the
Whole. All bills preceding the tariff bill
On the calendar were laid aside.
The first reading of the tariff bill having
been completed, the committee rose.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, from the commit
Zee on Elections, reported bill providing
for an election in Virginia. He explained
The necessity for 1t as arising from The fact
that the time had passed within which the
General could order the cleo
lion to take place, and there was row no
authority any where for this purpose.
The bill passed without division.
Recess until 7'30 p. NJ.