Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-12
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 6.
SENATE.


Mr.. Gorham, the Secretary of the !
Senate, was sworn in.
The bill admitting the Southern
States was taken up. E
Mr. Wilson corrected the statement |
that he had favored the provision of
the reconstruction bill requiring
majority of registered voters to ratify
the Constitutions of States.
Mr.. Sumner read an advertisement
from Charleston papers during the
war, signed by Benjamin F. Perry,
calling on the patriotic people there
to give supplies for the rebel army.
Mr.. Sumner regarded the appoint
ing this rebel as Provisional Govern
or of South Carolina by the President
as an impeachable offence.
Mr.. Trumbull interrupted the dis
cussion to make a report from the
Committee of Conference on the Ar
kansas bill, saying that it might have
some influence on the decision of this
bill. He explained that the commit
tee recommend an agreement to the
bill as passed in the House, with a
slight verbal amendment in the pre-
amble, and a further correction as it
passed the House.
The bill provides as a fundamental
nnnaitie,a, tit ~L~-,c,o &c tho Tora
stitution should be made depriving
anv citizen or class of citizens of the
right of suffrage recognized in the
Constitution. The committee had
added the provision that the Consti-
tuition may be changed as to time and
place of residence, as the people think
proper; also as to the right of for
, eigners to vote so as to acquire citi-
zenship hereafter if they choose.
The report was agreed to, and the
Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
A bill granting lands to Wisconsin
for railroad purposes was passed.
An invitation to the Chinese En-
! bassy to a public reception, Tues
day, by the House, was unanimously
adopted.
A large number of bills for pen
y sions were reported from the Commit
tee on Pensions, and passed.
: Mr.. Boyer of Pennsylvania, from
: the Military Committee, reported {
= joint resolution amendatory of the
u joint resolution Of July 26, 1865, fol
- the relief of certain non-commisslon
' ed officers and privates: also a bill
- allowing persons drafted and compel
L led to pay Communication to file claim
= within two years, and repeating tn
III existing limitation. Ordered TO b.
~ printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Perham of Maine, chairma
v of the Committee on Invalid Pensions
= made a statement in reference to nj
~ merous classes of applications 10
- pensions, where proof of the deaf
IT, of soldiers could not be made. Man
- such soldiers had been last hear
: from in rebel prisons; some on tn
u II battlefield and some in hospitals
~ The Pension Department, he SAT-
III had recently established a rule thu
IN. =, ,i,,u 10 l,.>IA O., a;";a-+ IF r,rnn
-, can be made that the soldier disal
~ peared under circumstances whic
~ would lead to the presumption of h
- death, and that he has not been hear
~ of for two years. He mentione
VI this so that petitioners might kno
I've e that instead of applying to Congress
vi they should apply to the Department
10 which would grant pensions und,
this rule.
nc The House went into Commit,
q" on the tax bill. After some discu
, ~. sion the 22d section was amended /
~, striking out the word penalties
~ and inserting in lieu of it the wore
~ additional per cent. for neglect
q refusal to make returns"
'"i Progress was made without al
,"' amendment, save as to matters of d
ny tail, and including section 50, wh'
'oO the Committee rose.
~ 5 Mr.. Beaman of Michigan, from t
w Conference Committee on the Arka
~; =; sas bill, made report. While votil
III on it the hour of o'clock arriv
' q y and the Speaker, in accordance wi
~ the unanimous agreement previous
aiI made, declared the House adjourne,