The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
| WASHINGTON Dee 1j-HouSe-C COmmitte on COM
merce directed inquire what gisat0n is necessary
protect the lives Of steamboat travellers, and report
bill forbdding passenger vessels carrying petroienm.
Judiciary committee directed to report bill enforcing
third section of the 4th amendment Whitemore i'll
troduced resolution vacatng all Offices in nnrecon-
Structed States. Objected to. Spinner announced
| special committee to investigate New York election
frauds House went into committee of the whole on
tariff Brooks charged that $500 600 were contributed
to Union Leagues of New York and Philadelphia to
carry anti tariff States. Without defnae action ad'
journcd.
| .Sruate--Number of memorials and unimportam
business. Stewards bill making holding office in vio-
aion Of the 4h amendment felony, referred to judi
ciary committee adjourned.
Word extraordinary" stricken from resolution
regarding Underwoods decision, when the resolution
passed Resolution directing Secretary of the Senate
pay Southern Senators from commencement OF the
Forteth Congress meeting objection went over Judi
ciary reported adversely on some and avorably on
other bills removing p"lItic" disabilities. NortoR
spoke his financial bill and offered resolution cen-
surfing financial views Of the Presidents message
Hendricks moved asubs;itute saying the Senate
daily endorsed the Presidents views regarding the In
volatility of the public debt and expressing views
expressed i'll the New York platform. Voted down.
Consideration Of original resolution resumed, without
action adjourned HonSe-Eill prohibiting transporta
ton OF petroleum passenger vessels referred to coms
nrittcc commerce. Bill passed relieving from po
tical disabilities certain parties, including McCuloch
OF Tennessee. Bill passed extending time for payment
of tax on tobacco hand from 1st January to 10th
February. Resolution allowing females employed by
the government same pay allowed males when they
performed same service, passed
Bill introduced bridging Delaware river between
Philadelphia and Camden Referred to Committee
Commerce. Speaker announced eighteen members
desired eulosy dead members. Seward reported
commission sent to Spain by Executive. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-Senate-The right of way
through public lands to the New Orleans, Chattanooga
and Mobile railroad, rcfcgred to Committee on Public
Lands House bill removing disabilities Of certain cit
zens of South Carolina, passed. Summers resolutions
regarding Spanish revolutions discussed. Bayard char
acterised them impcrtinent. Resolutions went
Resolution of the Finance Committee censuring the
Presidents financial views discussed. Dixon spoke at
length the financial question. Said that the way to
resume specie payment was, first to institute system
of rigid economy, and, second all political dis
abilities from the Southern people Resolution finally
passed yeas 43 nays 6.
House engaged all day on Stevens eulogies.
WASHINGTON, Dee. lS.---Ssnate-KeIlogg's bill
garding loyal claimants of Louisiana and Arkansas in
definitely postponed Abbott introduced similar bill
applicable to all lately reb lous States. Referred to
Judiciary Committee
HouSe-C Hunts and Menard's papers referred to
Election Committee. There was remarks. Resolu-
ton appointing committee to investigate election
referred to Reconstruction Committee.
WAslINGToN Dec. lS.-ScHute-AbbOtt introduced
bill for the payment of loyal citizens South. 1t en-
powers Chase to appoint three commissioners, who
shall meet here and award claims, not to exceed 81
OUO,C0O proofs to be the cxacted in the Quar-
termasters Department. Elmuuls introduced bill re-
peaing the admission of Georgia. Preamble states
the Legislature violated the fourteenth amendment in
not purging itself Of members ineligible under the
fourteenth article and violated both the Constitution
and the principles upon which reconstruction is found
ed, in expellng negroes Bill revives military govern
and allows the constitution tO
subject to the pleasure of Congress that the Logisla
tue be assembled and those Ineligible under the l4h
article be excluded; and that Federal have con-
current jurisdiction when party swenrs justice cau-
not be had in provisional courts Judiciary Committee
directed to enquire whether removal of political dsa-
blities passed prior to the adoption Of the lth amend
mcnt is valid Summers resolution congra ulating
the Spanish people, passed Cameron eulosiscd Ste
vens and Senate adjourned.
UDusc-Comr'Itte on revision Of laws, directed to-
enquire into the expcdirncy of a commission to make
changes in bankrupt laws make the practice uniform
The difficulty appears a,ise from certain district
judges appointing general assgnees and the scope Of
enquiry covers the proceeding of such assgnees. Mr.
Fin"ey's death announced. Adjourned till Monday
WASH1NGTON Dec. l9.-Scndte Chair presented
memorial Of 1900 citizens of Stockholm, tho desired
assistance to cm CRATE pomrroy presented another
Georgia bill, providing for the r. assembling of the
Constitutional Convention within days to construct
organic law to define clearly the rights of colorcd
czens, and lorhidS meeting OF the Legislature until
the required amendment the Constitution is adopted
Kellogg presented the Louisiana legislatures ree0lu-
tons OF coincidence Stevens DEATH Judiciary Com
nree instructed to consider apporonment of repre-.
scntation in accordance with 4th amendment Senate
refused to consider copper tariff bill, by % to "a
Adjourned.