The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-06-26
IcONGREssfONAE.
SENATE, 18th INST.

Usage Indians were presented, and
referred to the executive session
The bill to the central branch of the
Union Pacific Railroad was taken aI
and debated by Mr.. Howard and Mr'
afiirmatively, and by Mr.
Eimonds in the negative.
HOUSE, 10Th INST.
Several bills were reported from
but not acted upon. The
bill for the extension OF the Harvey
wood screw patents was taken up,
and after some debate rejected. The
report of the Conference Committee
on the bill removing political dissbil,
tiles then came up, and was rejected
less than two-thirds. voting for it. A
motion to reconsider was Med. The
Senate amendneits totlfe bill contin
uiug the Ffeedmen's Burean were
in. AlsosSenatc amend
ments to the bill relating to the Su
preme Court, and TO the bill relating
to. Collection Districts Ia. Michigan
Senate concurrent resolution OI
thanks TO Edwin M.. Stanton was
passed.
SENATE, Doth INST.
The bill establishing terms of the
U. S. District Court, at Cairo. passed
Several bills were postponed on &C
count of the few Senators present.
There was a lively passage of words
between.Senators Sumner and Con
ness, the latter charging that The
former wss quick to resent all ont
RACES on Americans here, but az
Chairman of the Committee. on For
eign Relations slow TO report on the
outrages Inflicted on Americans by
England. Mr.. Sumner replied that
the committe had held three sessions
on that subject, and denied that eli
ther Nr Seward or any member ol
the Diplom stie Corps had attempted
to influence the committee.
HOUSE. -Ulu iNSps
A bill passed requiring the reports
Of railroad companies TO be made to
the Secretary of the Interior instead
of tue Secretary OF the Treasury
The repor. of the Committee on
Elections i'm favor of Mckee against
Young, was taken mp. and Mr. Cook,
of Illinois, supported report. Mr.
Kerr opposed IL. The, Presidents
veto of tie bill for the admission OF
Arkansas was received, aad the
House passed it over the veto, Ill to
81, the Speaker voting in the atlirma
tive. Hr, Schenck reported from
the Committee OF Wa,s and Means
the new whisky and tobacco tag bill
and gave notice that he would cal
it up Monday. Mr. Banks gave no
tice that when the tax bill was dis
posed of, he should ask the House t.
consider the Alaska purchase.
SENATE, ODD INST
The Colorado bill was debated bu
pot acted upon, and considerable
time Hls spent in consideration O
The general appropriation bill Th'
veto Of the Arkansas bill
vas then taken up and after a speed
in support OF the Presidents views
by Mr.. Davis, the bill was passe(
over the veto by more than two
thirds vote.
HOUSE, ODD INST.
The Kentucky election case wa!
taken up at III O'Clock. but not dis
posed OF before the beginning of The
days regular session. MIR. Tumble
of Kentucky, spoke in favor of MIR
ioung's claim. The House refused
to second the previous question on 4
resolution offered by Mr.. Rapm, di
recting that all bridges over the Ohio
aud Mississippi haye'a a main chsnne
span of 500 feet A resolution in
structing the Committee OF Why's and
Means 10 report at an early day bill
for funding the public debt and re-
ducing the rate of interest thereon.
was passed without division, q motion
to refer the resolution to the Com
mittee of Ways and Means having
been lost by 8 vote of 81 to SO. An
other resolution was adopted instrnc
ting the Committee OF Ways and
Means to inquire into the expediency
Of an appropriation of fifty million
dollars to take up the matured and
Indebtedness of the United
States, payable in currency, as it may
due, the appropriation to be
rdd v66te rejecting tie Conference
Committees report on removal of
disabilities, was reconsidered and the
Dill passed. The Mckee Young case
;ame up again, and Mr.. Mckee was
ldmltted, took the oath and his seat.
The new Tag bill was then taken up,
md the House went into Committee
# the Whole for its consideration
t reduces the Whisky tsx per gallon
0 sixty cents. Pending . motion to
educe the tax to fifty cents per gallon
he committee rose, aud the House
tijOurned.
SENATE, 23d INST.
Mr.. SEmaer from tie Committee
n Foreign Affairs. reported the
Iouse. bill for the protection of nat
ralized citizens abroad, with an
nendment striking out the section
ithOrizing reprisals, and adding one
structing the President to inform
ongress Of any Outrages on Ameri-
IN citizens abroad. The credentials
the Senators from Arkansa.ss pre-
nted. and, after some opposition
the Democrats, led by Dir. Davis,
KY, they were received, and the
w Senators. Rice and Mcdonald,
Vdrn in. The Appropriation bill