Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL.

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ident of the Senate not being present, Senator
Anthony was elected President bro tenn. The
bill to suspend the operation of the Tenure-of-
Office bill was rccommitted to the Judiciary
Committee. The bill extending certain penal
ties provided in the National Currency bill to
accessories Of principals was passed. A bill
was passed authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to anticipate by one year the payment
of interest on the public debt. The bill to
amend the judicial system of the United States
was taken up. A long discussion ensued. The
bill was finally passed. The Senate then went
into executive session, and at its close adjourn
ed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. number
Of bills were introduced and referred to commit
tees. The bill extending time for the revision
idating the same was passed, and an amend
ment authorizing the President to ell any va
cancies in the commission, was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means. The House
proceeded to the consideration of business on
the Speaker table, and a number of bills were
disposed of, including the joint resolution to
supply omissions IN the enrolment of certain
acts of last session, which was passed The Sen
ate resolution providing for Joint Committee
on Political Disabilities was disagreed to- The
Senate bill to incorporate the National juno
ton Railway Company was taken up Pending
its discussion. the House adjourned
SENATE. "Wednesday, March 24th-Messrs
Conkling and Grimes made personal explana-
tons. The Committee on Foreign Relations
reported bill to carry into effect certain condi-
tons of the late Convention with Mexico for
the adjustment of claims. The Judiciary Com
mittee reported back the amended Tenure Of
Office bill, allowing the President to make sus-
pensions during recess without sending in his
reasons, and if the Senate takes DO action his
new appointment shall hold good, but if the
Senate does not concur the suspension shall not
be valid A long discussion ensued, and a num-
Der of speeches were made One Of them, by
Mr. Sprague, commenced with lecture upon
proper behavior addressed to the spectators in
the galleries. The bill was finally passed by a
vote of yeas 81 to nays IT, The Senate then adj
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, "A bill to en-
force the third section of the fourteenth amend
ment was introduced by Mr.. Paine. 1t pro-
vides that every person who is ineligible to Of
flee under that section, and who holds or at
tempts to hold Office n any State or Territory,
and every civil or military officer who has au-
thority to remove such person and does not ex-
ercise it, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall be liable to a fine of not less than five
hundred or more than five thousand, and i'm
prisonment not more than five years, nor less
than sixty days. The bill was referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction. A bill for ia
king the ninth census was reported 1t was Or
dered to be printed and recommitted to the Sc
lect committee on that subject. The Senate bill
Incorporating the National Junction Railway
was taken up and passed. The bill for the or
ganzation ola Provisional Government in Mis-
sissippi was taken up. Pending its discussion
the House adjourned
SENATE Thursday, March 25th.-Hon.
William L Hamilton, Senator elect from Ma
ryland, was sworn in and took his seat. Sew.
eral bills and resolutions were introduced and
disposed of temporarily. The Senate concur
red in the House amendments to the bill incor
porating the National junction Railway. The
bill now goes to the President. The bill sup
Elementary to the Currency act was taken up.
Pending its DISCUSSION the Senate went into ex
ecutive session, and at its close adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. Joint res
oution, declaring sympathy with the people OF
Cuba, struggling for their liberties, and declar-
ing that at the proper time this House would
authorize the President to recognize the indie
pendcncc of Cuba, was reported from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. It was ordered to
be printed and recommitted A bill was passed
allowing payment to loyal owners for vessels
which had been chartered by the Government
and were lost during the war. The Speaker
announced the following select committee on the
commerce Of the United States :Messrs. Lynch,
Burlington, G. G. Washburn, Hotchkiss, Nor
rell, Judd, Coburn, Calkin and Wells. The bill
to repeal the Tenure-of Office act was taken up.
A long discussion ensued. The bill was final
ly referred TO the Committee On the Judiciary,
by vote Of yeas S. to nays 70. The House
then adjourned.
SENATE Friday, March Goth. The joint
resolutions Of the State Of Michigan ratifying
the fifteenth amendment were laid before the
Senate number of bills were introduced and
temporarily disposed of Among them was one
removing the political disabilities from several
hundred citizens. A bill was passed to remove
political disabilities from JAS. c. Taylor, lately
appointed Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial
Circuit of Virginia by General Stoneman The
House bill abolishing the Office Of Chief of staff
to the General of the army was taken up and
passed. The consideration Of the bill supple
mentary to the Currency act was resumed =
Pending its discussion the Senate went into ex
cutive session and at its close adjourned. The
Senate, at its Close adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OLE REPRESENTATIVES. Com
mittee on Elections made report in the con
tested case of Covode VS.. Foster, declaring Co
vode entitled to the seat. A minority report
was submitted, declaring neither candidate en-
titled to the seat. Both reports were ordered
to be printed. A number of private bills were
taken up and disposed of. Mr.. Butler moved
to reconsider the vote by which the bill to re-
peal the Tenure Of Office act was referred to the
Committee on the judiciary. A long discussion
ensued. The motion to reconsider was agreed
to. The House then refused to concur in the
Senate amendments to the bill by vote of yeas
70, A ~ ,1oxk
and to lay On the table was made and adopted
The House then adjourned until Monday.
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