Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-06-12
Congressional.

On lhursday the Senate elected Geo
y. Gorham, of California, Clerk, and then
out of respect to tho memory Of ex-Pres,
ident Buchanan, adjourned.
In tho House, the bill was passed, ced
ing to Ohio the unsurveyed and uusold
lands In the Virginia Military Reserva,
ton, reserving the rights of settlers te
the extent Of l60 acres. The Senat.
amendments to the Arkansas bill, were
non.concurrcd in, and a Committee oil
Conference asked. Discussion Of tho new
Tax bill was resumed. Several PROPOSE
tons were made to amend the section
making the Revenue Bureau separate
department but all amendments contem,
plating altering essentially this feature Of
the bill, were rejected. -:
The Senate spent most Of Friday Ia do,
batting the bill for the ad mission Of the
Southern States, the matter at issue being
whether Alabama should be included in
the bill. No decision was arrived at.
The House spent the whole day debat-
ing the tax bill. In the Committee Of the
Whole Mr.. Gsrfeld's motion to strike out
the section giving the head of the depart.
ment sole power of appointment and re-
moyal was carried. No other important
change in the bill was made. 4
In the Senate, on Saturday, the new
Secretary was sworn in. The bill for the
admission of North Carolina aud other
Southern States came up, and long de-
bate took place, but no vote was had on it.
The report Of the Conference Committee
on the Arkansas bill returning it essen
tally as it passed the House. The report
was agreed to. There was an Executive
session.
In the House, several bills were report
ed by the Committees on Military Affairs
and on Invalid Pensions, after which the
House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the Tax BILL Several amendments of
detail Of no great importance, were pass
ed. The Committee of Conference on the
Arkansas bill reported, but the House ad-
journed without taking vote.
In the Senate, on Monday, various bills
we're introduced and referred, after which
the bill for the admission Of North Caro-
lima and other Southern States was taken
up, the question being on including Ala
bama in the bill. Mr.. Sherman and Mr..
Stewart advocated it. Mr.. Trumbull OPP
posed it. Mr.. Morton gave notice of
some amendments he proposed to offer.
Without coming to vote, the Senate ad-
journed.
A large number of bills were introduc-
ed in the House. Mr.. poland's resolution
concerning taxation Of Governmcnt bonds
was referred to the Committee of Ways
aud Means. The report of the Commit.
tee Of Conference on the Arkansas bill
was agreed to. Mr.. Wooley sent petit.
ton TO the House, through the Speaker,
which the House refused to receive. Mr..
Wooley was then summoned to the bar Of
the House, and in reply to n question as
to whether he would purge himself Of
contempt, by answering the questions put
by the Committee, replied that be would.
He was then remanded to custody until
he should appear before the Committee.
The remainder Of the days's session, and
the evening session were spent in Com
niiiec Of the Whole, in considering the
tax bill. Some amendments of detail
were adopted.
On Tuesday, in the Senate, after some
general business, the bill for the admis-
sion ofSonthern States was taken up. aud
the amendment to include Alabama was
adopted. The bill was debated during
the session, without coming to a final vote,
although one or two amendments were
adopted.
The FIRST portion Of the session Of the
House was spent in the reception Of the
Chinese Embassy, Speaker Colfax making
a speech of welcome. and Mr.. Burlingame
The Committee on Reconstruc.
ton reported bill for tho division OF
Texas into three States. Mr.. Paine, from
the Reconstruction Committee, reported
back the bill to provide for the Inaugural
ton Of State officers in Arkansas, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Geor-
gia and Alabama, and for the meeting Of
the Legislatures Of those States. The
bill was passed by party vote yeas,
lib; nays, 81. a bill was passed author
izing bridge over the Mississippi at st.
Louis, having a span Of 500 feet. The
Of the day was spent on the
tax bill. During the evening session, Mr..
Butler gave notice that he should move
lis postponment until December.
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