The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.

w WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
In the L. S. Senate, yesterday, the
House Reconstruction bill was an
nOunced and laid over. On motion of
MIR. Harlan, a bill was passed apprOpria-
ting $4,000 for the destitute in the
District of Columbia. The case of SEN
tor Thomas was discussed. Mr.. DOo-
little took the floor, and argued that
any one of known disloyalty would not
seek admission, as they knew that if
they came and committed perjury,
they would be expelled at once; that
Mr.. Thomas letter of resignation and
giving 800 to his son were consistent
with innocence, the former merely
proving that he held wrong opinions in
common with many others, fatal
| heresy, that cost vast expenditure of
blood and treasure, but the holding OF
which did not necessarily constitute
treason, that being man of high
character, willing to come and take the
oath, there was no more reason for eX-
Guiding him than Wendell Philips, for
his utteranceS, or Horace Greeley,
whose articles in the "Tribune," de-
claring that if a majority of State de-
sired to Secede they had a right to do
it, We're read by Robert Toombs before
the Georgia Secession Convention,
| thereby carrying the Convention, with
the Tribune in his hand. When AL
bert q. Brown withdrew from the Sen
ate to join the rebellion, Edwin NJ.
Stanton met him outside of the door,
| and urged him to 90 on in his course,
wishing him Good speed" and saying
he was right.
In the House, 4 bill was passed pro-
viding for the holding of a Circuit
! Court in Erie, Penna. Mr.. Van Wyck,
of \. V, from the Retrenchment Com
mittee, presented a report in regard to
the Gettysburg Lottery Scheme. Mr..
Blaine, of Me-, introduced a bill which
was referred, relating to the taxing of
National bank shares. Mr.. Julian adj
dressed the House in explanation and
siderable length upon the impolicy OF
allowing five millions of acres Of land
to be held in the grasp of corporations
and spectators, while thirteen-four
| teenths of the people of the South are
| landless, and den0uncing those corp0r-
ations for the aid which they gave tC
! the rebellion. A debate here followed
! between Mr.. Chandler and Julian.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
In the L. S. Senate, yesterday, The
| Presidents message, declaring thai
the Equal Rights bill had failed to be
come a law, was referred. The Senate
insisted on its amendments to the De.
ficency Appropriation bill. A Iii
! was reported and passed, authorizing
| the Comptroller of the Currency to re
place destroyed and mutiIated Nation
al bank notes. The joint resolution
! for Southern relief was passed. The
| Reconstruction bill was debated.
In the House, on motion of Mr.
Chandler, of New York, the Commerce
| Committee were directed to inquire
into the means of preventing such
evils as those of the cholera ship
Leibnitz in future. The Naval Appro
priation bill was reported and recon-
mitted. 1t appropriates over $l8,OOO,'
600. The bill to prevent payment O.
! Southern war claims was considered
The Conference Committee on the
Cotton bill reported that they had a
greed to theSenate amendment exempt
ing foreign cotton from duty. The
House refused to concur in the
amendment, the yeas being 81 and the
nays 70, and a new conference wa;
ordered. The death of Representative
Hise, of Kentucky, was announced
and the House adjourned.