Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-01-30
belmont Chronicle
CONGRESSIONAL.

s'.Esas abroad occupied some attention,
sud y resolution to look into the recent
ALLEGED outragcs was laid on the table.
The President was called upon for in
formal ion as to the completely OF James
A. Scddoa, the Confederate Secretary OF
War, in the barbarous treatment Of our
prisoners in the late war.
Seine amendments to the Ienure-ol-
Office bill wore passed to second read
Ing.
A bill to fund the public debt and to
amend the breaking laws Of the United
States was referred.
There was some debate, but no action,
upon tho House bill to provide meters for
whisky distillerios.
The remainder Of the session was de-
voted to discussion Of the case of Senator
Thomas OF Maryland. The vote will be
pressed on Wednesday.
The Reconstruction bill just adopted
by the House was received and referred.
HoysE.-Tho Reconstruction bill was
the absorbing matter OF the session. The
vote of yesterday ordering the main ques-
ton was reconsidered, and Mr.. Butler
explained his amendment to vest certain
appointments in the State Conventions.
Mr.. Stevens supported the motion. AT
ter some debate the amendment was re-
jected SO to l12. The vote was then
taken on the bill, and it was adopted by
i23 to As. All the Yeas were Rcpubli-
cans, and all the Nays with Cary fOhio
besdes) were Democrats. Fernando
Wood moved to amend the title Of the
bill, but no vote was taken on his propo-
sition.
a resolution asking for information as
to Government bonds was adopted. a
joint resolution was adopted authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue,
for the relief the sufferers In the South,
such preserved vegetables provided for
the army as are required.
The joint resolution limiting contracts
for stationery to one year was adopted.
Several bills concerning post-routes
were reported and referred, and \ bill
cutting down Post Office advertising
was passed.
The Conferences Committee on Curren-
cy Contraction reported that the COM
mittee had agreed to recommend that the
Senate recede from its amendment and
agree to the House bill with the follow
Ing amendments: "But nothing herein
contained shall prevent the cancellation
and destruction Of mutilated United
States notes, and the replacing Of the
same with notes of the same character
and amount The report was agreed
10.
The Conference Committee OH the Cot
ton Tax bill reported that the Commit
tee had not been able to agree. The
House then ordered another Conference
COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Appropriations re-
ported back tho Senate amendments to
tho Deficlency.bill. Pending its consid-
Grafton, the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 22--On motion Of Mr..
Doolittle the House Reconstruction bin
Was laid over, as he desires to propose an
amendment.
Several resolutions and petitions about
protection Of citizens abroad wore refer
red
The Conference Committee on the
Currency bill reported that they had
agreed to request the Senate to recede
from its amendments; the Senate did so,
and the bill passed. 1t prevents further
contraction of the currency; mutilated
bills may be replaced by new issues.
The Conference Committee on the Cot
ton Tax reported inability to agree, and
moved another committee, with instruc-
tions to agree to recede from the Senate
amendments, and report to allow the
importation Of cotton free Of duty. A
motion to suspend the tax until 1868, and
after that make II one cent u pound, was
adopted.
A resolution to appoint representatives
TO the proposed international exhibition
ut Havre was laid on the table. .a
The Judiciary Committee were dis
charged from tho further consideration
of the resolution In relation to the South
orn District OF New York, and the joint
resolutions relating TO the right of Ameri-
can citizens to sell vessels to citizens Of
other countries
A bill was offered to grant lands to aid
tho Northern Michigan Railroad In con-
Meeting with the North Pacific Road.
The Senate voted to give $l5, 900 to re-
lIeve the poor in tho District Of Column
bia.
The matter Of the admission Of Mr..
Thomas as Senator from Maryland was
worldly debated, but no vote was taken.
After some eulogistic remarks upon
the late Thomas f. NOEL of Missouri,
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Among tho petitions,
resolutions of inquiry, DC, were these
Az to protection OF naturalized citizens;
information as 10 the Fort Riley reserva.
tion; as to the location aud present duty
Of the steamship Vanderbilt; whether n
Navy-Yard at Grand Haven, Mich., Ia
desirable; whether our troops at Sitka
are suffering, and ifso whether from cold
or heat.
Amendments to the Deficiency bill
were next In order, and the bill was per-
fected, with the exception OF a single
Senate amendment, which was rejected,
and the bill Ii consequently sent back.
A bill to make right of way for i'm
provement Of the Rock Island and Des
Moines Rapids was passed.
A bill was passed 10 put In market the
lands OF the Miami Reservation.
Ths report Of our official representa-
tives 10 the Paris Exhibition was called
for.
Mr.. Van Wyck reported upon the Get
tysburg Asylum Gin Enterprise, do
nouncing II In several particulars.
A bill In relation To taxing National
Bank shares was referred to the Banking
: Committee. f
An official report upon the late riot at
Marshall, Texas, was called for.
A resolution was offered looking to the
total ab0ltion of the franhlng privilege.
The Education Committee was In
structed TO report upon the expedlency
OF providing a thorough system Of edu-
cation for children In the Southern
States, irrespective of race or color.
On bill forfelting TO the Government
certain lands given by Rebel State Gov
ernments to aid railroads, there WAS o
personal passage between Mr. Julian of
Indiana, and Mr.. Chanlor of New York.
II did not amount 10 much. however,
though some sanguinary threats were
made.
After hearing sulogles on the late Rep