Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-25
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The chair sub
mitted message from the President, re-
turning Mr.. Thayers resolution relative to
Mr.. Seldom, Confederate Secretary of War.
Referred to the Military Committee.
Also, message in relation to the Dis>
trict of Columbia equal rights bill. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Morrill, reported from the Committee
on Appropriations House bill to supply
the deficiencies in the administration Of
the reconstruction act and for other pur-
poses.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to recede from Sem
ate amendment striking out the section
prohibiting departments from transferring
from one bureau to another.
The motion to non-concur in House
amendment was carried.
Mr.. VanWinkle reported from the FL
nance Committee bill for securing the
natio nal currency by United States bonds.
Amended in one section 40 as to provide
that worn ont notes returned to the trea-
sury be destroyed by maceration instead of
by burning. Read third time, and passed
as amended.
Mr.. Wilson introduced resolution call
ing upon the Secretary of the Treasury to
inform the Senate If the force in the Gus.
tom house in New York had been recently
increased, and whether such increase was
demanded by public requirements.
Mr.. Wilson introduced joint resolution
for the relief Of the destitute people Of the
South. Adopted.
The reconstruction bill was then taken
up and caused considerable debate, but on
motion of Mr.. Wilson the further consider
alton was postponed till Monday.
Mr.. Sumner then called up the joint reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to detail officers to represent the
United States at the forthcoming Interna~
tional Maritime Exposition at Hayre.
Mr.. Trumbull announced the death OF
the Hon. Elijah Hise of Kentucky.
Mr.. Davis offered the usual resolutions,
accompanying them by brief speech.
The Senate then adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The Committee on Appropriations re.
ported the regular appropriation bill. Or
dered to be printed and recommitted.
1t appropriates between $4,000, 900 and
$l9,000,000.
The session tomorrow will be devoted
TO general debate.
The House proceeded TO the considera
lion of the bill reported by Mr.. Wash
burne, of Illinois, from the Committee on
| appropriations, January l4th, to prevent
the payment of certain claims. 1t enaets
that hereafter no money thalI be paid ont
of the treasury on any claim in the fol-
lowing class cases, arising during the re-
bellion, until further action by Congress:
Isl. TO secure for imprisonment, or for
damages and detention, or any appliances,
whether by land or water, in the insur-
| rectionary States.
I'd. For transportation, services, forage,
etc, beyond the tariff rates fixed by the
| Quartermaster General during the war.
| 3d. For the use and occupation of land
in the insurrectionary States used for for.
tifcations and other military defensive
| purposes during the war; was discussed
at length considerably by Messrs. Munger,
Maynard, Washburne, of Illinois, Trimble,
of Kentucky, HalWan and Pyle.
The previous question was seco nded, bnt
pending the disposition Of the question,
| Mr.. Sehenck, from the Conference Com
mittee on the cotton tax bill, reported that
the committee had agreed TO recommend
the Senate to recede from its amendments
and agree to the bill with the amend
ment, adding the following words: cotton
imported from foreign countries on and
after July let, 1868, shall be exempt from
duy.
After some discussion ON the previous
question, it was seconded, to which the
conference disagreed Yeas 60, nays 79
Mr.. Allison moved a new Conference
Committee. Messrs Allison, Blair and
Trimble we're appointed as the committee
The death of Mr.. Hise, late member
from Kentucky, was announced, and the
House adjourned.