The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-03-05
CONGREs EsSIONAL.
WAsH1NGroN, Feb. .


The Senate by vote of 36 to ii re-
fused to take up the tenure-of office bill
and then agreed to the House PROPOSE
tion for a conference committee on the
joint resolution relating to the constitu-
tional amendment. The bill to incor-
porate the National Junction railway,
the bill to amend the judicial system
of the United States, and the bill TO
amend the civil rights act, were passed.
The House by vote of lis to 56,
passed the copper tariff bill over the
Presidents veto. Majority and mi
nority reports were made by the select
committee to whom was referred the
subject of the alleged New York elec-
ton frauds. A bill reported by the
majority to prevent future frauds was
passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a.
The Senate, by vote of 38 to y,
passed over the Presidents veto the
bill in relation to the tariff on copper.
The House having previously passed
it over the veto, it is now a law. A
joint resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the committee on printing to con
tract with the proprietors of the Wash
ington Globe for printing the debates
of Congress for the next two years,
and appropriating so much of the sum
OF $500 as may be necessary to carry
out the contract. The army appropria-
ton bill was then taken up and various
amendments agreed to, among them
one to reduce the army to thirty-five
regiments Of infantry, and the number
of brigadier generals TO eight.
In the House, Mr.. Schenck's bill to
strengthen the public credit, &c, was
passed by vote of Il9 to 81. 1t
pledges the faith of the United States
to pay in coin or its equivalent all the
interest-bearing obligations, and pro-
vides that any contract hereafter made
specifically payable in coin shall be
legal and valid, and may be enforced
according to its terms. The House
has refused to second a motion of Mr..
C0burn, of Indiana, to ask a commit
tee Of conference on the disagreeing
votes Of the two houses on the bill
amending the national currency act.
The two Houses, at the sessions last
night, passed number of bills mostly
of an unimportant character.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.
The Senate passed the House bill to
exempt the manufacturers of naval
machinery from internal taxation.-
The consideration of the army appro-
PFiation bill occupied most of the re-
naming part of the day. Nothing of
general interest was transacted at the
evening session.
In the House a bill to establish
uniform system Of nickel copper pieces
of five cents and under was passed
Mr.. Boutwell, submitted the report of
the conference committee On the suf-
frage amendment to the constitution.
The report declares that right to vote
shall not be denied by reason of race.
color or previous condition of slavery.
The report was agreed to by the ncces-
sary two-thirds. The report of the
conference committee on tho consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was
called up, and after dabate disagreed
to, and a new conference committee
asked for. The legislative appropri-
alton bill was next taken up and a.
mendments adopted increasing the pay
of male and female clerks, and other
government employees in Washing
ton.
At the evening session the annual
post Office appropriation bill was pass
ed.