Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE. Saturday, July H.-The bill to
discontinue the Freedmens S Bureau was taken
up, amended and passed. The Funding bill
was taken up and discussed but no action was
taken on it,. A bill was passed dcclaratory of
the law in relation to officers cashiered or dis
missed from the United States army. The
House amendments to the joint resolution pro-
viding for counting the electoral votes Of the
Southern States were concurred In, and resolu
ton was passed. 1t now goes to the President.
The committee of conference on the Legislative
Executive and judicial Appropriation bill made
report, which was concurred in. The Senate
then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Es.-A bill was
passed authorizing terms OF the United States
District Court to be held in Virginia as follows:
At Richmond, commencing with the second
Tuesdays Of April and October, and at Wether
ville commencing on the fourth Tuesdays Of
April and October: also d bill to attend the pro-
visions of the act of july 4, 1864, in relation to
the jurisdiction of the e! Court Of Claims to the
State of Alabama. The bill to regulate the
peace establishment of the United States army
was taken up and number Of amendments a
dopted. Pending discussion it was laid aside,
and the joint resolution In relation to counting
the votes ofthe Southern States in the Electoral
College as passed by the Senate was taken up.
After long discussion the previous question
was ordered and seconded on the amendments
reported by the Committee on Reconstruction.
After considerable discussion a vote was taken
and the amendments adopted. The joint reso
luton was then passed-yeas ll2, nays2l. The
Tax bill, with the amendments thereto, wasre
ferred to- committee Of conference The res
port of the conference committee on the Legls-
lative, Executive and judicial Appropriation
bill was agreed to. The House then adjourned..
I SENATE. Monday, July .13.--After dispos-
ing OF some unlmportant business the Funding
bill was taken up and long debate ensued
during which a number of amendments were
proposed and rejected Pending discussion the
Senate went into executive session and at its
close adjourned. --' H.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, = number
of bills and resolutions were introduced and re
ferred to appropriate committees. A resolution
was passed reciting the terms of the late treaty
for the sale Of the Cherokee neutral land, and
resolving that actual settlers upon such lands,
prior to June 10, 1865 shall be permitted to re-
tain such lands upon proof of actual settlement
and the payment of ST. .25 per acre. a resolution
providing Tor tax OF ten per cent. on United
States securities was introduced and referred to
the Committee of the Whole A joint resolu-
tion was passed providing that the United States
mint and its branches shall continue to refine
gold and silver bullion, and no contract shall be
made for the exchange of crude bullion import
ed until authorized by law, and repeating the
acts Of March 8, 1858, and February 20, 1861.
The Senate bill in relation to the Tax Commis-
sioners in Arkansas was taken up and passed.
A supplemental post route bill was passed. A
! bill was passed in relation to fees of United
States consular agents In Canada, and also
/ bill providing that all copies of papers in the
offices of the consuls and, consular agents may
be used in evidence In any American courts the
same as the original papers might be used. A
resolution was offered, but was objected to and
went over declaring that acts Of unparalleled
atrocity were still being perpetrated upon Union
men in the South, resolving that 1T was the duty
of the Government to protect loyal citizens, and
authorizing the appointment of a committee of
three to Investigate the alleged outrages. The
Senate bill to discontinue the Freedmen's Bu-
reau was passed, with an amendment providing
that the Bureau shall be discontinued absolute
ly on the lst OF January next IN all reconstruct
ell States-yeas l04, nays 81. Messrs y. Ii.
Dockery and Nathaniel Dryden, representa-
tives elect from the Third and Seventeenth
North Carolina districts, were admitted to seats
The Tariff bill was taken up by the House in
Committee of the Whole Pending discussion
| the committee rose and the House, at f. 80 =.
NJ, took recess until 7.30 p NJ.
Euenlna .Sesslon-The session was devoted
to general debate in Committee of the Whole.
SENATE. y Tuesday, July l4th. Hon. VIM
Pinckney Whyte, Senator from Maryland, to
fill the unexpircd term of Hon. Reverdy John
son, was sworn in, and took his seat The bill
authorizing tho temporary supplying Of vacan-
cies in the Executive Departments was taken
up, amended and passed. The bill authorizing
the issue of three per cent. temporary loan GER
I tifcates to redeem the compound interest notes
was called up and discussed, but no action of
Importance was taken, The Funding bill was
then taken up A long discussion ensued, but
no action was taken on the bill. The commit
tee of conference on the Civil Appropriation
bill made report which was agreed to. At
!. 4. 50 p NJ. the Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and at it's close adjourned until 730 D. m.
! Erening Session. .-The House amendments
, to the bill to provide for the discontinuance of
! the Freedmen's Bureau were concurred in. A
bill was passed to remove the political disabili-
ties from certain citizens of North Carolina
. also, bill appropriating $29, 900 for Mrs. L.
4 4. Potter, of Charleston, South Carolina, who