The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-16
FORTIETH CONGRESS THIRD SESSION
Senate.

WAsHINGToN Dec l6.-Mr Sherman from
the Finance Committee, reported back the
House bill liking the duties on copper etc; and
also the following resolution, which, on b is mo-
tion, was laid on the table, to be called up at an
Rcsolrto By the Senate that neither public policy
dempiion of The i've TWEEN ~ bonds until the g1ted
slate shall perform Its primary duty OF paying lis
and should be adopted by Congress 10 se
cure the resumption OF specie payments AZ rs early
MIR. Sherman also reported back from the
same committee, without amendment the
IN November, 1867. which reads as folloWs:-
Joint resolution pledglng the faith OF the United
WHereas The public oebt of the United States was.
except where specially otht rwse ordered contracted
ard inc uTred upon The faith and credit of the United
WheItGS D0ubss have been raised as to the duty
ana prpTsty OF exchanging such debt In coin, or It's
ResoiUtd, BY the senate and House of Representa-
assembled That the public de6t Of the United States
same, other provision was expressly made. Is
Uni ca is hereOy sOlemly pledged its pay:
ment accordingly.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Pike offered resolution calling on
the Secretary of War for reports OF engineer
officers " ith reference to The bridge across the
Missouri river at Kansas City. Adopted.
Mr.. Robinson offered q preamble and resolu-
tion on the subject of the imprisonment in Ire
land of two American citizen, Messrs. Warren
ment of q select committee TO examine into the
matter and report whether any American citi.
zen has been tried and convicted in Great
Britain for words and acts spoken or done In
the United States, or by ignoring the naturaliza-
tiOn laws and to recommend such measures as
will Vindicate the honor of the United States
Mr.. Bingham said he would object unless the
resolution was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
MIR, Robinson said he should not consent to
have II referred 10 that committee. He there,
fore withdrew the resolution.
Mr. Eliot introduced a bill prohibiting the
carrisge freight on passenger vessels of nitro.
glycerine, petroleum, and other explosive suo.
stances. Referred to the Committee on Com,
merce and ordered TO be printed.
MIR. Paine, from the Committee on Recon-
struction, reported bill TO relieve from legal
and politics disabilities about q dozen citizens
OF South Carolina recently elected to Office
which was, on motion of Mr.. Farnsworth
amended by adding the name of Dewitt s. Cen
tire, Lieutenant. Governor of Tennessee.
Mr. Brooks remarked that IL would be
admitted that the persons whose disabilities
were being removed by Congress constantly
were all of one party; the minority acquiesced
in all this in the hope that equity would soon
prompt Congress. now that universal male
negro suffrage is established, to re-establish
universal male white suffrage which nowhere
exists in the late Rebel States. The bill was
passed.
Mr. Paine from the same com mittee reported
bill to repeal the sixth section OF the Army
Appropriation bill of March 2, 1867. which pro
hibits the organization and maintenance of
militia in the late Rebel States, 80 far as the
same sppies to the States of North Carolina
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, and Louis
lana.