The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-19
COnlnreanl0llnL.


We coulinuo our rcsHme Of the most impoFianl
transactions Of Congress Slncs our last isSue
TnUAsDAr, Dec. 10.
Ssnais.-An interesting debate took place on
the qaea,ion Of referring The Indian Affairs 10 the
War Departmeai, after which the whole subject
was Feferrtd 10 = COMMITTEE.
Hesss II RepressRtsiires. The Senate bill lor
the sale Of the Government works at lIaper's
Ferry was passed. BILLS were introduced locking
FsIBAy, Dec. II.
Neither House 10 session.
SATURDAY, Dec. u.
Neither House 10 session.
MONDAY, Dec. u.
!Ssnaie.-From Mississippi a memorial was re.
crivrd declaring tha, tho proposed Constitution
OF that State had been adopted, and asking is
rrcogni,On from North Carolina, asking the
continuance Of the FTeedmen's Bureau from
Georgia, setting forth the wrongs 10 which the
colored people are subjected, aud asking pro,ec.
ton all Of which were referred. Messrs. Ferry
aud Williams introduced bills making ilnporian,
changes IN the naturalization laws. Mr. Conkling
introduced an act ~ repeal the law Of 1867, fx-
ing the tune for the regular mrc,ings Of Congrcss
Mr.. Wilson reported hill changing the present
Supreme Court districts, and providing Tor four.
tecn Associate Jusicrs and one Calcf Jnsiicc. Mr.
Morton introduced his bill for the resumption OF
specie pay m"nis. Ne. Stewart introduced q bill
10 punish the crime Of holding Office Ia violation
OF the fouricenth amendment. Several rrsolu.
lions proposing 10 censure that portion Of the
Presidents recent Message iavofing rrpudiaiiOn
Of the National delt were, after debate, in which
Republican Senators sharply criticised Mr.
JOhnson's views on this subject, referred TO the
C0mmiiIec on Finance.
HoHn of Representatives.. large number Of
new hills werr introduced aud referred TO appru.
pirate committees. Among the most important
was bill TO establish telegraph lines between
Boston aud New York aud Philadelphia, Bali.
more aud Washington several 10 remove politi.
cal disabilities from citizens 81 the Southern
States 10 lrgalize gold contracts; repeating the
Law requiring Congress 10 assrmiil r on the iih ~
March, aud Ia punish persons Who unlawful i,
vote ~ vlectiOns. A resolution giving additional
comps nsaiiun To- clerks In the Department. was
laid On The table. A select committee To invest.
gate the naturalization frauds 10 the recent rlrc.
zion II New York was ordered. The COMMITTEE
on Puhlic Expenditures was instructed To invest.
gate 10, alleged frauds IN the purchase Of Alaska
Hsnuiion inquiring Il any special Conmis.
siOnef has hccn sen, from iais country 10 Spain
VAS adopted.
TuEsDAY, Dee u
Shi'e The hill enforcing the Fourteenth
Cunsliiui onal Amendment aud making th.
holding of an Office in violsiioa thereof felony.
w,s ,'li'd up, aud Mr.. ferry spoke in favor Of
removing all disabilities from the Southern ,ir,.
pie VI Stewart thought the time tor removing
Disabilities would not come until tho Southern
people sho~rd some intention To- obey tile Recon.
-ifuvuun LAVE VI. Wilson called np the hill I,
rcI-pl the asi providing for the dishandinr o.
the nj i'i' organizations In the ilrtti States, and
hprhiliins their reorganization, aud urged IL,
adurion Duriug the debate Mr llendticks o
indiana having charged Congress Nth breakir.
~ iht Governments established IA the Souihrri
States o, President johnson, Mt Fesscndsn DE-.
itnd''. ihs action Of Congress and charged tina
the di,lo,ai 10 ihos- States had no regard TOT
elections. regarding thea, Uui a. the whistling q
The Aud Tie was 10 iavof Of REFRESHING violenc,
viii 'orys, aud Of giving the civil Government.
e'lshhsh.d W Congress poser 10 protect then,
sels's Nsssfs. Rice. SAWYER aud Warner
Souil rfn Senaiors. spoke ia favor Of the bill
NJ Wilson stated that since the close OF the r.
bell. d there lad been mote murders from ,oiiii
cal rsu-'-s 10 the southern States than there YER
{ live .'.i On the battlefield Of Gettysburg ATT
prolonged debate the bill Vas passed
HoSss q" ksTr,ssniH,rss No measure 0
| pubic Importance considered
WEDsnDAY, Dcc IL
&hsi' W. sherman. from the Commute. OF
T Finsn"t, reported resolution declaring "tha
nei't,r public polies nor the good faith o. th
+ nation ~ill ALLOW the redemption ~ hse.tarut,
bond. until 'he Juiisd States shall Perform II
I primar duty o. paving iis rotes 10 coin or max
ing ihefn equivalent thereto aud measures .hOuls
I b. adopted By Congress % secure the frsumpiioi
o. sis'' 10y meets at early period a. pra, lea
DE The resolution Offered By NJ E4muni
"ih ne public debt Of the L niir,l State. ,ettsp
/ "a r,-'s here. N the law authorizing the sane
. ofhr' provision was expressly made j. oaing {,
cpiu as equtvaieui and the faith Of the q mite,
STATE BE- hereby solsmuly pledged 10 is %, u,rn
acct 'tngli. ~as also reported upon favutsbl,
III POI. Hpiiuus we're faliowed ~ an ahi~ s,..cl
i'am >.uatDf Morton Ia favor II his bill iof Ia
t"sHH piiou - specie pat menis The ftsolL ton
- fi. Finance COMMITTEE coudcmuing the fstal
d'4'on .rhsme proposed D, ,he President 10 hi
frrr Message ~sfr dsbaiei 10 the time ~ a.
.iutuusnt Daring the discussion Mr. iirndfirk
llrm,rft'l sid that he did not approve % Mf
J-hus.n recommendations on tie sutirc, &c
',ftci -
Hs'r - RYrssfsis'a,s Nj Paine feporis,
81 'rutn the Committee on Ke,onsifuciiou I,
I f'ltt' a4th portions % the Army Appropriation
81. s .fohibii the ufgauiTtiion 81 Stat militi
60 ihs lately reheilioai states - iar as relates q
tie : siss ~ North sni South Carolina FLORIDA
,'u' sad Louisiana, sui e MS pass4
b if.1iniiiag Passenger vessels from carry
TO- freight nifogl erFine. petroleum an,
o'h'i ,nnhusi bic articles Wa referred 10 ~
Commi Zee on Commerce grs,la,ion callinl
ulun he Secretary Ji STATE for Information rela
tive 20 ihe arrest aud impsison,n-nt Of American
ciii1'ns IN Paraguay was referred 10 the Committe
on Fofcsn Affairs