Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-01-24
Congress.

Congress-.
A vote was taken In the Senate
against the further contraction of the
currency, standing SO to A.
The Senate receded from its affiend-
ment to the bill for the abolition Of the
tax on cotton. 1t was then disagreed
to by the House. Mr.. Sherman after
wards, by consent of the Senate, with
drew his motion to recede from the
amendment to the cotton tax, adopted
by that body, and disagreed to by the
House. He than moved that the Sem
ate insist UPON its amendment, and that
Committee of Conference be appoint.
ed, poth of which motions were carried
In the House, resolution was intro
duced instructing the President to de-
nand of the British Government an
explafFation Us to the recent execution
and imprisonment of persons claiming
TO be American citizens, and tn demand
SUCH satisfaction and redress as the facts
may warrant. The resolution also de-
clares that the United States aeknowl-
edge no right of interference by other
States with its naturalized citizens, and
any infringement Of such rtght- will be
held as cause for war. The recall of
Minister Adams is also demanded.
Mr.. Washburn, of Wisconsin, asked
leave to introduce a joint resolution
constituting a commission to establish
tariff of charges on the Union Pacific
Railroad, not to exceed double the aver
age rates charged by railroad lines east
OF the Mississippi. Debate being pro.
posed, the resolution was laid over.
ALVEY discussion on the Reconstruc.
ton bill was held in the House, and de,
bated in the affirmative by Messrs. SEQ.
Held, Koontz, Bingham and others, and
In the negative by Messrs. Pruyn, Phil.
lips and others. Mr.. Cary put four CUES.
tons to bis colleage Mr.. giglramn in
regard to the manner in which General
Grant, with the powers conferred upon
him by the proposed bill, could be pun
ished in case he was guilty of rnalfea-
sance, clinching the questions by ask
ing III the bill would not make him can
absolute despot." Mr.. Butler, while
fayoring the bill i'm general, thought
that 1t failed in some details. MIR
Bingham made the closing debate, and
She previous question, which was to
have been called at $3.50, was, by the
request of many members, postponed
untif the expiration Of the morning
hour of next day. ..'o
a joint resolution was introduced bv
Mr.. Washburn, of Wisconsin, deelar.
ing that no person who has been Sec.
rotary, Assistant Secretary or head of q
bureau, or clerk in any of the depart.
nents, shall be permitted to practice as
attorney or agent for the prosecution oil
claims before said department, till two
years after the expiration of their term
OF service. Passed.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
and referred:
For rebuilding the military asylum
at Augusta, Me-.
To exempt from tax all manufactures
relating to the industrial interests of the
country; A
Prohibiting the transfer of appropria-
lions from one branch of department
to another; a"O'1.
10 provide for the payment of pen
sions In coin:
Directing the payment of bounty to
veteran volunteers who enlisted for
three years after the nine months SER
vice and were honorably discharged:
Fixing the compensation of members
OF Congress at S4 ZOO, and mileage at 10
cents per nile, and that of the Speaker
at $4,000;
Granting bounties to drafted soldiers.
On the 2lst, a bill was introduced in
the Senate by Mr.. Patterson. of New
Hampshire, TO amend the civil tenure
act, providing for extending the pro-
visions of the latter over general and
special agents of the president and the
departments, except such Us are author
lied by states.
The house committee on banking
have agreed to bilf prohibiting depos-
its by government officers in any place
where there is no account with the
Treasury. ... ..a..... ... ....