Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-02-06
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In the Senate, on the 10th, the cot
ton exemption bill came up the House refusing tC
concur In the Senate amendment but was laid aside
A number ofmemorlals and petitions were presented
"A finance bill was laid on the table.-The SenatG
resumed the question Of appointing retired naval Of
hcers 10 civil positions, which debated until thu
expiration Of the morning hopr-The House bill max
Ing appropriations for deficiencies In appropriation
was taken up, and agreed tO.-The senate then went
Into Executive Session.
In the House, resolution to inquire into the sub.
ject Of international copyright was adopted.-Fhe
morning hour consumed in the discussion of the
Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad question, and the
bill was passed extending the time for building the
r0ad.-A number Of bills and memorials were refer.
red.-The House then proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill reported from the Committee on Recon.
structlOn Speeches were made in favor Of Il by
Messrs Eliot. Lougbrdge and Paine, and In oppod.
ton TO by Mr. Kerr.-rhe House then took q recess
until o'clock.
In the evening the consideration Of the Reconstruc,
siou bill was resumed, pending which the House adj
ljOurned.
In the House, On the 17th, number
Of bills introduced and referred and several pri-
vate bills for relief passed. number Of these were
for officers accounts during the war which could not
be The Senate substitute for the House anti
contraction bill was non-concurred In and goes back
to the SeDate.-At l:SO the House resumed the con
dderation Of the Reconstruction bill, which created
long and bitter personal discussion.
In the House, on the 18th, Ross OF
Illinois, made retractonEegardng Whist he had said
the day before regarding Farnsworth and personal
discussion followed, in which =. declared himself
satisfied more from force Of courtesy evidently than
from force Of argument. he bouse then went into
Committee ofthe Whole on the state Of the Unlou.-
The House addressed the Russian acquisitions
the Industrial and the finance questions, when the
committee arose and the House adjourned
In the Senate, on the Doth, Wilson
presented bill relative TO the rights Of American
citizens abroad Howard adversely to bill 10 pur.
chase Halls cArbnes bills enarging the boundaries
Of Washington and adding G orgetown to 1t were
Referred Wilson bill prohibiting deserters from re
oelvng bountle, and granting schoolss million acres
public lands Chandler bill to regulate the foreign
coastiDg trade western shores; the chair ap
Iponted committee Of conference on the contrac
ton bill Messrs Cottell, Trumbull and Morton.
In the House number OF bills were presented aud
referred. One for the rebuilding Of the National
Asylum at Togus Me 10 provide for the payment Of
pensions In coin; 10 amend the agricultural cOllegs
bill; making appropriations for western harbors nx
ing the compensation Of members at 81, 900 per an
mum and mileage at ten cents per mile-psy ofspesk
TO be 81 ,OOO. Speaker stated II was proposed
to announce the deaths Of members as follows Noel
Of Mo-, Wednesday at o'clock. Hamilton, Of Ohio
Thursday at o'clock Hlse, Of KY, Thursday at 3
o'clock.On motion OF Nlblack, the military commit
tee was Instructed to Inquire into the expedleney
Extending the benefits OF the additional bounty act Ia
volunteers Of 1851 who were discharged for disability
Incurred IN line Of duty.-The House resumed the
consideration Of the reconstruction b which con.
lnued until adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 21st, number
Of petitions we're presented. Among them was one
from Wilson from the members Of the Georgia const
tutlonal convention asking Congress to authorize and
establish proylaonal governments In the South Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee. intro
duced bill TO fund the public debt, which was re
ferred 10 the Finance Commlttee.--A resolution ask
Ing the President for information whether John A.
o. N-a.l
tary Of War Of the Confederacy when Henry WIrI
was keeper OF the Andersonvile prison and praCtset
the cruelues resulting In the death Of many UnioI
soldiers; also how many Union soldiers died therI
from starvation at the time Adopted.-The bill K
facilitate the payment Of soldiers bounties will CONT
up to-day; also the bill to remove disabilities under
the reconStructlon actThe resolution on admitting
Thomas, Senator elect from Maryland, was taken up
and vote Will be passed to-day.
In the House, Logan asked for information az 10 the
amount Of Issue Of l0-4O bonds, Commissions paid
and the expedlency ofwlthdrAwing so much currency
Resolution adopted.A resolution was passed author
liking the Secretary Of the Treasury to Issue provisions
70 the destitute Of the south.-Davis on the Ken
lucky contested election case, reported that Brown
having given aid 10 the rebels not entitled to take
the oath Of oGlce and Smith not having received q
majority Of the votes cast was not entitled 10 seat
The Governor Of Kentucky to be instructed that a
vacancy still exsted-Butler offered resolution In.
structlng the Committee on Ways and Means to de.
wise some measure by which distilled spirits Of Amer
lean manufacture may be exported under the law -
The House then proceeded TO the regular order ofbu
sness the Reconstruction bill, which was nnally
pas sed BY vote Of l24 to 45-A number Of bills wert
presented and referred. d.-echenck, from the Confer
ence Committee on the bill TO suspend the further
contraction Of currency, reported that the COMMITTEES
had agreed to recommend that the Senate recede from
It's amendment and agree 70 the House bill with ths
following amendment: 'But nothing herein contained
shall prevent the cancellation and destruction Of mu
tlated United States notes and the replacing Of tht
same with notes Of the same character and amount
Report agreed to- Logan, from the Conference
Committee on the cotton tax bill, reported that they
had not been able to agree-The House then ordered
another conference committee. Messrs. schenck
Moorhead and Beck were appointed.--Butler, from
the Committee on Appropriations reported back thu
Senate amendment TO the deficiency BILL pending IL
con alteration the House adiourned