Evening star., 1869-04-10
FORTY-FlRST CONGRESS-,
This Afternson's PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY, April 10

SENATE-The Senate remained i'm execu.,x
session almost unInterruptedly during tn
nlght, and Al AIS a. m. ad lourned to meet at T.
am.
The only legislative business of importane
transacted was the concurrence in the repor
OF the Committee Of Conference ON the aman
datory tax bill.
The Senate was called TO order at 10 O'Clock
,.a ne journal OF yesterday was extreme.,
ieng'by, and various motions were made Il
dispense with the readiLg; but Mr. CoukIine
invariably objected, declining to accede TO th.
appeais mat were made TO him by Senators
VINO mad bills they wished TO put through
The journal was according read through. oc
cnpying just thirty minutes.
Mr. Washburne called up bill concerning tbs
AIorney General, which was amended and
The House Joint Resolution, making avail.
able an Appropriation heretofore made for fur
ni,9re I9r the Executive mansion, was passed
MI. morton called up resolution relative q
tne pay OF the Southern Senator's.
June 25, ieGS.
The subject was detained for some time.
Mr.. Washburne offered the amended resolu
tion provioing for the appointment of a Join
Comm1ttee to visit on the President and inform
MIN tnat tne two Houses are about to adjourn.
and Messrs. Washburne and Davis were an
pe,ated on the part of the Senate.
Mr Morton then argued In favor of paving
the southern Senators according to the terms o
TO IL.
Mr.. Wilson moved to postponed the further
Consideration Of the resolution, upon winch
further debate nsued.
AZ Il.3O a. m, the House joint resolution
authorizing the President to recognize the indie
pendence OF Cuba was received.
Mr Irumbull, from the Joint Committee to
wait upon the President, reported the Execu-
i've mad no further communication to make 10
Congress.
When the hour Of noon arrived, Mr.. Wilson
was on the moor speaking on his motion ~
- q
and declared the Senate adjourned sine de.
HoUsE-The House resumed its session a, F, A.,
O'Clock.
Mr. Banks (Mass.) offered the following:
Resofred ty tae House IF RepresentatirSs Thi
the people OF the United States svmnstbis-
with the people Of Cuba in their patriotic II.
forts to secure their Independence. and estah
lish republican form Of government. omar
anteeing the personal liberty and the euuai no.
litiCal rights OF all the people, and the Hous-
Oh nepfesenssnSes =, M viii give its constitutional
support 10 the President Of the United States
whenever, IN his opinion, q republican govern
ment shall have been IN fact established and
he may deem it expedienl to recognize the in.
oePenusnce ana sovereignty OF such republican
A vote on the resolution deveioped the ah-
senee o. quorum, and a call Of the Hou:e 9 was
ordered.
While the roll was being called quorum
call were dispensed with.
Mr.. Banks (Mass.) moved to suspend the
rules LOT the purpose OF agreeing to has resOlu-
tion. The rules were suspended and the reso
luton passed-yeas 81, nays IS.
feas-Messrs. Allison, Amber, Ames
Archer, Armstrong, Asper, AxtelI Banks
Bentley, bingham, Blair, Boyd, BROOKE, Buff
nngton, burdette, Is. +. Butler, K. R. Butler,
Ces sna. churchill. Clarke, Amasa Oobb, Ciin
Ton, l.. Cobb Coburn, Oonger, Dewese, Dickin.
son, Dockey, Donnelly, DuvaiI. Ferris, Ferry.
Finckelburg, Garfield, Getz, 9ilnllsn, Haw-
ley, Hay, Heaton, Hill. Hoge, Holman. Hop.
kins, Hotch kiss, Ingersoll. Jencks, A. Il. Jones,
J. L. Jones, Judd, Julian, Kelley, Knapp.
Last, Lawrence, Long, Lough bridge, Lynch,
Maynard, Mccarthy, Mc9rew, Msrcur, M II.
Iell, Negley, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Phelps,
Pomeroy. Prosser. Roots, Sawyer, Scofieid.
Shanks, Porter Sheldon, L. A. Sheldon. J. A.
Smith, w. j. Smith, Stevenson, Stoke,
Stouehton, Tade. Tanner, Tiiiman, Trtmb,e.
Twitchell, Tyner, Upeon, Van horn, Voor.
heee, Ward, u. q. Washburn. Welker white.
more. wilkinson, Williams, ]. T. Wilson,
Nays-Meesrs. Adams, Beamau, Biegs, Burr.
Cleveland, Davis, Eldridge, Golladay, Hale.
HaLkins, Kerr. NIolack, Packer, Paine, Roe.
ers, sargent Stevens. SWeepy, To vusend. Van
Trump, Wells, Willard, e. n. Wilson, Win.
chester.
Mr. Paine tWis.) moved to suspend the ru,e.
and take mp the contested election caae from
the &th South Gar rolina district
Mr.. Eidrldge fWie.) move: that the House
adjourn. Negauved, yess % nays los.
0r. burdetse (4o.) moved 10 suspeud ali
rples for ne purpose Of passine reed ution
reported IRON the OomOittee on Elections, ses.
nne torth thasin ne contssted. election saso Of
wallace vsrsas Sampson, from The isurtA dis.s