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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
.xLth CoNGRESS---second Session.
WASHINGTON, June G.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, June y.
| ~ SENATE.
Secretary Gorham was sworn in, and the
.fsSenate proceeded With the cennidefation o.
| the bill for the admission of North Carolina,
| South Carolina, louisiana, Georgia aud Flor
/ ida.
d lengthy dsbats ansued, dnsink which
Ms. Trnnlb,an interrupted TO make = report
/ from the Committee on Commerce on the
! Arkansas bill; saying that it might have
| some influence on the decision OF this bill.
He xplsined that the Committee recommend
an agreement to the bill as passed by the
House, with = slight amendment or preams
hls, and further correction as il parsed 1.-THE
House The bin provided fundamental
condition thst no change OF the Constitution
! should be made depriving any clergymen or
class Of citizens of the right of suffrage rec
ognized in the Constitution The Commit
tee had added the provision that the ConsIi-
tuition may be changed as to the time and
place of residence as the people think
proper, and also the right Of q foreigner to
vote, so as to acquire citizenship thereafter,
if they choose.
After the report had been read. Mr.. Drake
called attention to the omission, by clerical
error, OF the word and al before the word
inhabitants, which had been agreed upon
by the ConnittDe. N
Mr. TrurHbnll withdrew the report for the
purpose Of correction, and the debate then
continued.
Ar. Conness made . lengthy speech in
favor Of admitting Alabama, and dsnouueang
Mr. -Doolistle a. deserter from bus friends
Tor Presidential hesh pots.
Mr.. Morton rose to say that he had become
convinced that he WIS mistaken yesterday in
concluding thai the uppoaifion foihe admis-
sion OF alabama was 90 strsng rs to imperl
this bill.
The report os the Conference Committee
on the Arkansas ball WE then presented, rs
corrected, and agreed 10.
Mr.. Fessenden moved to 20 into execn-
tive sesslon. bat Withdrew the motion al the
instance of Mr.. Wilson, who made an effort
TO get up bill for The continuance Of the
Freedmens Barean for one year from July
next
Mr.. Wilson then renewed the motion 10 go
into executive session
: Mr. Irnnbnli interrupted TO express 4
hope that Senators would come here on
Monday prepared to pass the pending bill
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion- and .oan asa~r Ad5oarned.
HousE.
A bill granting public lands to n Hsconsin
for railroad purposes passed
Il has reference TO the lands OF the old La /
Crosse 4 Milwaukee Railroad.
The House agreed TO hold no evening ses-
sions. i, was also agreed that receptson be
extended to the Chinese Embaseay on Tues. /
day next, al Il clock, IL the Hall OF the I
House.
4 large number Of bills from the Commit !
bee on Invalid Pensions were reported and /
passed
Mr. BoysT, fTpm The Military Committee, |
reported lofnt resolution snendHtory o! the /
act or July 2Gth, 1866, for the relief Of com /
q ss1aBed aud non-cemmissioned officers sBd .
privstes OF the army, who were promoted /,
while in the actnal performance OF The du- |
ties Of the ranks TO which they were cnnmss- |
stoned, but we're prevented from being mus /
tered in on account of their failure TO receive (
their commissions, without any faGlt Of their /
own.
Also, bill allowing persons who were I
drafted and unlawfuiiy compelled to pay
eofnnptatfon money to tie their claims to /
have the same refunded within two years, ard /
repeating the existing Legislation which pro-
hibits This being done.
They were ordered printed and recon
mitted
Mr.. Parham, Chairman of the Committee 4
on Invalid Pensions, made statement IN
reference TO the numerous cases Of appilca
tians for pension where nroof Of The death Of
ths soldiers could not be made. Many such /
soldiers he'd been lsss heArd Of in some rebel
prison, ON The battlefield, or acme hospital.
The Pension Department, be said, had re
Gently established = rule that it sLau be held /
sufficient, ifproof can be made, that the SOL
der disappeared under circums.aacea which
woaid lead 10 presume the plea Ct his
death, and that be has not bsen heard Of for /
two years, and mentioned this that the peti
tioners might know that instead OF applying /
10 Confre.s they should apply TO the D~psr1-
ment which woufd grunt pcnrson- n~d~r this )
rule.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole and proceeded with The consideration
of the Tax Bill, the question being on Mr.
5encks' motion to amend the twenty second /
sec.son by taking from assessors the right 10
inlet penalties.
After some discussion the section was
amended by striking ont the woid tspeual-
tiesi and inserting in lieu the words s.Addi.
,ionsi per cent. 2
For neglect or refusal to make returns no
except in matters OF aetail,
were offered to sections 2B, n, 25 aud II.
Progress WIS made without any amendment /
save - 10 matters Of detail, when the Com
mittee rose.
Mr.. Beeman, from the Committee on Com /
ference on the Arkansas bill, made report |
While voting on II the hour of O'Clock ar |
rived, and the Speaker, in accordance With |
unanimous ngrefmsnt previously, dsclar
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