The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-06-20
Congressional Synopsis.
FRIDAY. June, 10

FRIDAY, June,
Senate.-The day was spent in discussing
the bill to amend the National Banking Law
NO vote on the bill was reached.
,House.-The House, Immediately on assem-
Diihg, resumed the consideration Of the"Omnibus
reconstruction bill,' for the admission of six
southern states into the Union that were never
OUT MI Bingham moved the previous question,
supporting 1T in lengthy and excited speech
rarnsworth moved to strike out Florida. After
a good deal OF manuevering, thismotion was lost,
ana the bill was finally passed by III to g. The
bill had previously passed the senate, so that,
unless vetoed, it is law. II admits to represen-
tation In Congress North Carolina, South Caro-
INA, Loulsina, Georgia, Alabama aud Florida on
the same infamous fundamental conditions
attached to the Arkansas BILL passed last week
SATURDAY, June IL.
'eaote.-Ihe senate spent the entire day in
Trying 10 unravel the Washington municipal
lmbroglio, the effort being to have the radical
Mayor inaugurated, although he was clearly
elected by fraud
HoaSe-Ihe House spent the day on the tax
bill, without taking any important vote.
MONDAY June Is.
Sehate-The Senate spent another day on the
currency bill. The Only vote taken was on an
amendment of Mr.. Morrill, that the proposed in
shall be offset by the withdrawal of an equal
amount of greenbacks, which was voted down.
H1nse-Ihe notable incident in the House to-
day was the virtual killing of the tax bill. 1t
was brought about by the introduction of a re-
solution by Mr.. Schanks, Of Ia, postpenng tn e
tax bill TO December, and instructing the Ways
and Means Committee to report Immediately a
special bill relative TO the tax on whskey and
tobacco. After brief but sharp debate, during
w Cd and R,,,lo
to t 81. " VIZ '''''"'''''' - was "''f''0 " -
The House then took up and passed the bill
adding 20 per cent. 70 the salaries Of the clerks
in the various departments at Washington, a
measure which was warmly applauded by said
clerks, who filled the galleries. Before adjourn
ing, however, motion 70 reconsider was enter
ed, which somewhat dampel ed their rejoicing.
TUESDAY, June 16.
lSeHate.-The House bill removing political
disabilities from number of southern rebels,
among others OF Gov Holden, was passed
The currency amendment bill was resumed
and discussed all day. A motion to lay the bill
on the table failed by one vote
H9nse-The House reconsidered the vote by
which the bill was passed increasing the COM
pensaton Of department clerks, and postponed it.
The river and harbor bill was then taken up
and debated all day without coming to a vote.
WEDNESDAY, June Il.
SeHate-After another discussion which lasted
all day, the senate finally passed the currency
bill. The proposition to increase the circulation
of the national banks S20,000,00O was voted
down, but the section requiring fair apportion.
ment of the bank circulation between the states
was adopted
Honse-The house debated all day, and finally
laid on the table, a bill "to promote American
commerce, by allowing drawbacks equal TO the
duties TO be paid TO ship-builders on lumber,
used in ship-building."
THURSDAY, June 1S
IStRate-A good deai of rountine business was
done, but nothing Of importance. The committee
of conference on the civil disabilities bill made
report, and Mr.. Hendricks expressed his indig-