The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-08
FORYIETH CONGREss-THIRDsEssIoN
Senate.

BenAte.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-rhe Senate met at IL
The President presented q communication
from Inc Court oil claims In relation 10 The
Ai.o communication from the Secretary of
the interior. setting forth tue destitute ooIdi-
tion of the Indians on the Upper Missouri and
their urgent need OF relief.
Also, u comnunical Ion from the Commis.
sioner OF Patents, Transmitting account of
receipts and expenditures, all Of whlcn were
laid on the table.
Messrs Ramsey, FeSSenden, and Wilson pre-
senteu petitions.
Mr. Pomeroy introduced joint resolution
extending the operation OF the Freedmsn's
Bureau for limited period.
Mr.. sumner introduced a resolution calling
on the President for Information in regard TO
the Paraguayan difficulties. Adopted.
The Senate AT II 30 adjourned,
House OF Representatives.
The Speaker announced that the first busi-
ness in order was the consideration oi tue House
bill regulating the duties on impo ted copper
and copper ores, being The unflns shed busiue ess
AT the adjournment of the House la July last.
Mr.. Brooks raised the point OF oruer that
business having been trapsactei 4 at the 5eptem-
Der st ssion and yesterday, tnat the bill had lost
It's pre- eceoence ss unfinish business
The Spta aker overruled The point OF order
giving at some length IF asons in support of his
dtcislOD.
The question being on the passage of the bill.
MI. Brooks demanded d that IL be read as mem.
bers might have forgotten all about IL.
The bill was then read. 1t provides for the
following rates Of duties ON I'm ported copper, to
take effect ON the passage OF Inc bill:-On all
each pOI nd of fine copper con aimed therein; on
all rtgulus of copper, and ON all black coarse
copper. cents for each pound of fine copper; on
all old copper I'll only Tor remanufacJure, cents
per pouno; on all copper in plates, oars. iugots.
pigs, and IN other forms. not manufactured nor
enumerated In The bill. cents per pound.
Mr.. PIKE ash ed the Speaker whether the bill
had been considered in Committee OF the
Whole.
The Speaker replied that It had not been. as
that course had been dispensed with by unant.
nous consent. He added that Mr.. Banks had
afterwards stated That he had not noticed that
fact or he would have objected to it,
Inc question on ine passage or the eiil was
passed. Yeas l07; nays 81.
The Speaker presented the following COM
muDicallonR, which were appropriately re-
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Trea
Sisle of judgments rendered by the
Court Of Claims during the past year.
Statement OF contracts made by the Surgeon
Gentlal for the yearly support and treatment
of 90 Transient paupers in the city of Washing
Ton, In accordance with the act or July %, 1858.
Statement OF re ceip,s and expenditures OF the
treatment Oihce Tor 1868.
Memorial OF the Georgia Legislature in rerer-
ep ce TO Reconstruction matters
The Speak stated that he had receive a
Gonmnnlcs,it G,nI & ., enclosing resolutions OF the
Le e,satnre OF oregon, wltn request that they
MIR. Washourne Ull) asked that they be read,
abo the Speaker directed the Clerk to- read the
endorsement on the papers, and II was read, as
follows:-
Resolution of the Legislative Assembly of
OItkOn, lutlr IN congress
TO resign, they having voted for measures
plainly and palpabIy unconstitutional, which
have ovtrthrOwn civil liberty and free govern.
neni, aud consigned the citizens of eleven
81 aits TO an odious and despOtic military dicta-
lCrship"
Mr. Washburne-The title is enough. move
that the paper be returned to the source from
whiC b II came.
MT. Mullins seconded the motion.
Mr.. WoOd-Let us have the paper read.
want to know what 10 Is we are to return.
The Speaker remarked that he had presented
the pa per to the House because 1t came from
State Legislature.
Mr.. Garfield remarked that the paper was In
de CO. Gus in its title.
Mr.. Wood asked how the House could say
whether the paper was indecorous. or not until
1t was read.
The Speaker directed the paper to be read at
ler 9Th The previous question was ordered on
the motion To return the paper, and the resolu.
lion was adopted, the main question being
orc OF ed by q vote OF 1T to 81.