Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, Feb. I5.-The Senate was nj
in session.
HoUsE.-The House had a short Sc
sion. The Kentucky contested ele
ton case came up and Mr.. Smith mao
a speech in favor of his cain to til
seat. A resolution that Mr.. S. was ell
titled to the seat, was rejected by
vote of 80 to l03. Resolutions wei
passed By the Committee to that effec
also, notifying the Governor of KeI
lucky, of the vacancy thus caused
The House then went into Committe
OF the Whole, and soon after adjourned
SENATE, Feb. 1.-TWO petitions from
colored persons residents of New Jerse
and Observation-Disclosures for aid t
enable them to emigrate to Liberis
was received and referred.
A petition from Mr.. Summer, for tn
abolition of the Office of President, t
the. effect that the Office is a source o
corruption, constantly increasing il
strength and dangerous to the libertie.
of the country, was also referred.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciarl
Committee, reported a bill providing
that in future elections in the Southern
States, a majority of all votes on any
question shall decide it. This bill
is in modification of one passed by the
House in December last.
The House amendment 10 the act fol
the payment of bounties, was concurred
in. The bill directing the Secretary oil
the Treasury to pay into the Treasury
money received for the sale Of abandon
ed lands, was discussed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Bingham introduced a
bill for the restoration of Alabama,
which provides that the State Legisla-
ture just elected shall be convened as
soon as practicable, and upon the rati.
fcation by it of the 14th article of the
Constitution, proposed by the 39th Con-
gress, and the establishment, by law, OF
impartial suffrage, the State shall be
admitted to representation in Congress.
This bill was referred to the Committee
on Reconstruction. The House went
into Committee of the Whole on the
Consular Appropriation Bill. A minis
ter to Greece was provided for. The
bill was then reported to the House
and passed.
SENATE, Feb. IS.-A bill was intro
duced for promoting the efficiency OF
the postal service. Mr.. Wilson's bill
for the gradual reduction of the amry,
was passed, which provides that no
more Second L~ieutenants shall be ap-
pointed, except from West Point, and
down the number of regimentsl
100000 oGso,-- oor.sJaraA1u has;log
discharging fourteen bands. 1t will re-
duce the expenses about g. 900, 900 per
year. A bill was also passed to pro-
hibit any further paying of bounties to
.eserters, unless it be certified that the
of desertion is false.
HOUsE.-A bill was passed placing
5000 in the hands Of the Secretary
of State, to relieve the wants and de-
the expenses of the return to the
United States of destitute citizens i'm
prisoned in foreign countries without
and discharged without trial, or
The bill giving pensions to survivors
of the War of 1872 passed. The pen.
sions will amount to about S2,0O0,000
per annum. The House went into
Committee of the Whole on the Legis-
and Executive A Appropriation bill.
Much time was spent in an effort to get
appropriation for the Department
of Education. The bill was reported to
the House, when the attempt was again
made, but without taking q vote, the
House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. IA number of bills
and resolutions were introduced /;
among the former, one by Mr.. Wilson,
for the restoration of Alabama to rep
resentation in Congress. 1t does not
materially differ from the one intro
duced a few days since.
The case of Mr.. Thomas came up,
upon which subject several speeches
were made, after which the resolution
TO admit him to his seat was lost, by a
vote of % to q, and the Secretary of
the Senate instructed to inform the
Governor of Maryland that the seat
was vacant
HoUsE.-Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, repor-
ted back from the Judiciary Committee
a bill providing for the return to their
own country of all convicted feions
who come to the United States, which
passed.
The amendments reported by the
Committee of Whole to the Legislative
Appropriation bill came up, and the one
relative to the Department Of Educa-
ton was Withdrawn. The twenty per.
cent. additional pay to Congressional
employees was continued. Other
amendments were speedily disposed of
and the bill passed.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the Army Appropriation
bill, when an amendment providing
that no new officers but West Pointers
should be appointed, was the subject
for considerable discussion. 1t appears
this suggestion came from Gen. Grant,
and Mr.. Logan thought Gen. Grant had
no business to make any such recomen-
dstion. The bill was not disposed of
when the Committee rose.
a resolution calling on the President
for correspondence with Gen. Sher-
man in regard to the nomination of
Orevet rank was passed.
SENATE, Feb. 20.-Little was done in
the Senate. Mr.. TrumbulPs Supple
mental Reconstruction Dill was discuss
ed at length, the day being consumed
in speech making on the subject. A
motion to adjourn yer until Monday
was lost.
HoUsE.-The House adopted a reso-
luton to exonerate Sergeant-at-arms
Ordway, from charges of corruption.
The office of Sergeant-at-arms has been
very lucrative, owing to the large num-
Der of witnesses summoned during the
Congressional Investigating Commit
tee. The Army Appropriation Bill was
finished. 1t appropriates S32,OOO,OOO.
The appointment of officers, except
from West Point was a subject OF short
debate, but the question was lost, to
save the bill from final defeat.
SENATE, Feb. 2l-Several bills and
resolutions were introduced and refer
ed. The Supplementary Reconstruc-
ton bill was again ventilated Imme-
dist4ly after noon the Senate went in
to executive session, when the matter
of the removal of Secretary Stanton
from the War Office was the theme OF
consideration.
HousE.-The usual number of bills,
resolutions and petitions were offered
which were referred to the appro-
pirate Committees. The matter OF
the removal Of Secretary Stanton
from the War Office was the main sub
iect of discussion. A resolution that
Andrew johnson be ~impeached for
high crimes and misdemeanors, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Reconstruo-
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