The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-12-16
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tices at $4,000 per anh1m.
Mr.. Drake, of Mo-, introduced q
bill to establish a uniform time for
holding elections for electors for
President and Vice President OF the
United. States and Representative
in Congress IN all the States in the
Union. 1t provides that Presiden-
tial electors shall be elected in each
State on the second Tuesday Of
October next preceding the begin
ming of the term ofiths Congress to
which they are elected.
The bill to remove the political
disabilities OF certain persons the!e-
in named was taken up and passed.
The Senate adjourned to Mon
day, 18th. 5l sg., ,,.5t4 4-a
In tho House, Mr.. Shanks, Of In
diana, introduced a bill to perfect
the reconstruction of the State Of
Georgia. 1t directs the military
commander of tho department to
convene by proclamation the Leg
islature Of Georgia which was elect
ed under the proclamation Of Gen.
eral Meade Of the 25th of June,
1868, and to cause each member to
take the oath fofice required by
the reconstruction acts, and it re-
quires the Legislature so convened
TO adopt tho fifteenth amendment
to the constitution as a condition
precedent to representation in Con,
gress. .,I
Mr.. Van Trump, of Ohio, pre-,
sented joint resolutions of tho Ohio
Legislature, rejecting tho proposct
fifteenth constitutional amendment
Referred to the Judiciary Commits
tee. ,g ..o
Mr.. Loughridge, Of Iowa, intro
duced bills to provide for the con
tinped supply of artificial limbs tc
soldiers, and to extend tho time
for fling claims for additional
bounty.
Mr.. Ingersoll, of ILL.,, introduced
o bill authorizing an additional is.
sue OF legal tender notes to the
amount of S44 100000.
The census bill was taken up
An amendment, offered by Mr.
Butler of Mass to have the censut
taken by the internal revenue as
SCISSORS, after considerable discus
sion, was rejected.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, intro
duced bills to prevent and punish
election frauds and TO prescribe the
time for holding elections for mem
bers of Congress.
Mr.. Davis introduced a bill tc
impose tax on oil fictitious ant
gambling sales OF gold.
In the House. on the 10th,
among other bills introduced were
tho following: to remove politica
disabilities from the people of the
States lately in rebellion; to estab
lish q uniform rule OF Raturaliza
tion throughout the United States
to repeal so much ofthe Interna
Revenue Law as requires farmers
and gardeners to have a produce
brokers' license to sell their own
produce from stalls and stands: &c
provide fer the sale Of tho coin in
tho Treasury, except 80 much as
may be necessary for the payment
of interest on tho bonds.
The census bill was further con.
sidored and several amendments
adopted.
In the House, on tho l1th, Mr.
Paine, from tho Reconstruction
Committee reported q number o.
papers bearing on tho question o.
tho admission Of tho StOte of Vir
gInia.
Bills wcro introduced, TO dis
ponso with spies and informers
in tho informal revenue service; in
relation to bounties; and amenda.
tory OF tho naturalization laws.
After further consideration ol
tho census bill tho House adjourn
cd till Monday.
In the Senate, on tho 18th, Mr..
Carpenter, from tho Judiciary com.
mittee, reported Mr.. Morton's bill
TO perfect the reconstruction of
Georgia, with amendments. It's
provisions aro similar to those of
tho bill which had been introduced
in the House.
The President is authorized to
employ, on application of the Gov.
crnor, the military and naval forcc
Of tho United States to enforce tho
provisions OF tho act.
In tho House, among tho bills
introduced werc tho following:
To aboliah tho franl,inO nrivi-
lego; To provide a free systom OF
Banking; 10 provide for
the construction Of the Niagara