Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-02

ternal Revenue for the 10th District of Ohio
and rejected the nomination of James /
Hubbell, of Ohio, Minister to Ecuador.
XLth Congressional Session.
Is E-TETE. WASHINGTON, July. I.
Mr.. EDMUNDS called up the joint reso
luton from the Judiciary committee, a
| follows: aur
Resolued, That the States of Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia
Florida. Alabama. Mississippi. Louisian,
Arkankas and Texas, respectively, shal
not be entitled to representation in tn
Electoral College for the choice of Presi
dent or Vice President of the United States
No electoral votes shall be received o
counted from any such States, unless at tn,
time prescribed by law for the choic
of electors, the people of, such States
pursuant to the acts of Congress in thu
behalf, shall, since the 4th of March, 1865
have adopted State Constitution of tn
State government. under which a Stat
government shall have been organized, ant
shall be in operation, and unless such elec
tion of electors shall have been held unde
the authority of such Constitution ant
Government, and such State shall have ais
become entitled to representation in Con
gresS, pursuant to the acts of Conpress 1,
that behalf.
: Mr.. TRUMBULL spoke at length in op
position to the resolution. In conclusion
he offered an amendpent, to strike on
from the resolution the words Arkansa
and Florida. 70 7 @ pc
Mr.. DAVIS rose to speak, but the morn
ing hour having expired, Il7 I'D 1'-t-1
Mr.. MORRILL,. of Maine, called for tn,
order of the day, the Civil Appropriation
bill. -shus15 e-irsis f-s. lrl3 y Is '551-
A night session was ordered for the con
sideration of private bills. asai sai Fan
The civil appropriation bill was taken up
The question was on Sherman,s amend
ment to place the funding bill as a ride
Mr.. SHERMAN withdrew the amend.
ment at the request of number of Senators
with the understanding that 1t would bt
taken up as amendments were offered an(
adopted. .-.-r..--t, ---.-s.s =. BI..sq
On motion of Mr.. CRAGIN, Sc, 900 addi
tional was appropriated for the balance O
expenses of the impeachment trial. o. . &
On motion of Mr. ANTHONY an
amendment was adopted repeating all law,
regulating the price of labor in the Gov
ernment printing office, and allowing the
Superintendent to make contracts. go :
20 Mr.. ANTHONY stated the employees
there were now paid 80 per cent. NOR,
than the same class in other cities. s- ,I %.
Mr.. PATTERSON, of New Hampshire
offered an amendment directing the Secre
tary of the Treasury, for the purpose o.
carving out the Ashburton treaty, to pay
the State of Maine one dollar and quarte
per acre for 81, 10 acres of land, and thu
State OF Massachusetts one dollar and 8
quarter per acre for 2,165 acres, provided
those States agree that all claims by settler:
shall have been quieted by the release O
title. fl 10 EA
After considerable discussion, pendins
the question, the Senate took a recess.
The evening session was occupied by pri.
vate bills. =
Adjourned. T gag f
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HOUSE.
Mr.. BLAINE, of Massachusetts. asked
leave to offer a resolution instructing the
committee of Ways and Means to INQUIRE
into the expediency of reporting a funding
bill providing for the consolidation of ali
bonds and Indebtedness of the United States
into per cent. ten wear bonds. and Az nor
cent. thirty year bonds, and 4 per cent. i'm.
terminable annuities, the holders of out
standing bonds to have choice of these
forms of security.
Mr.. POMEROY objected.
Mr.. SCOFIELD. from the committee on
Elections, reported Charles nj. HamiJton.
OF Florida. entitled tO seat. A Oraad t0
and Mr.. Hamilton was sworn. W.
The bill reported i'm the morning bour
by Mr.. Boutwell,. from the Jndiclarv com-
mittee. regulating iudicial proceedinos in
certain cases for the protection of officers
and agents of the Government, and for the
better defense of the treasury against nm
lawful claims. was passed. = - =
Mr.. WASHBURNE. of Illinois. gave no.
tice that he would move Tomorrow to
postpone the bill making appronriation
for the Russian treaty and take nm the de-
ficiency bill. = =
nv. RANKS pronosed that the vote he
taken on ,Thnrsdav of next yyeeE anS
/, the mean time debate NAV he considered
as not closed.
Mr.. ARNELL offered resolution call
ing on the Secretary of War for report
on the relative character of Freedmen,s
Affairs in Tennessee and Kentucky
Adopted.
The House. at half mast one. went into
committee of the Whole, GARFIELD in
the chair, and resumed consideration of the
hill approDriatinQ 81 3OO OOO in coin to % r
ry into effect the treaty for the acquisition
of Russian America.
mittee in opposition.
Mr.. ELIOT moved to amend the bill by
inserting provision that no purchase In
oehalf OF the United States OF foreign ter
ritory shall hereafter be made until after
provision Dy law Ior lts payment, ana de-