Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-15
Congressional Summary.
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la the Senate Mr.. Sumner, from the
Foreign Committee, reported q bill to prevent
couutsrfeiting Of foreign trade marks Mr.
Wilson, from the Military Committee, re-
ported bill 10 protect soldiers and their
heirs in the matter of tountics. The ILL
smendatory OF the judicial system was
passed with amendments, and cent 10 the
House FOR concurrence The Pacific Rail-
road resolution was postponed, and tie
Deficiency bill was considered and passed
with amendments. A message wen received
from the President, recommending that
Congress make provisions for the holding of
elections in Virginia and Mississippi some
time during Mny or June. After an exeeu.
tive session, the Senate adjourned
In the House, bill was reported from the
Ways and Means Committee and passed, re-
pealing the act allowing the carrying of
suits 10 the Supreme Court in revenue cases
involving small amounts. The Election
Committee reported bill to enable John B.
Rogers to assume his seat as Representative
from the Third Tennessee District Mr.. But
| Ter, from the Reconstruction Committee,
reported the Georgia bill; but the House re-
fused to second the previous question On its
passage. a bill appropria,ins $4,000, COO for
harbor improvements under the direction of
the Secretary Of War, was reported and
passed The Judiciary Committee reported
i a llll. IA IltSsuE6 from LtlG
| President, asking Congress TO provide ior
elections in Virginia and Mississippi was re-
ceived and motions were made to refer ii to
the Reconstruction Committee and to the
Judiciary Committee, pending which tho
House adjourned.
| THURSDAY.
In tho Senate the Judiciary Committee
made report, recommending that the con
| siduration of the Presidents message be
| postponed until December The Whisky
and Tobacco bill was considered, and several
amendments were agreed to- The House
bill for elections in Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas was tabled. The conference report
on the Indian appropriations and House
amendments to the bill re-organzng the Ju-
dicial system were agreed to- The House
amendment 10 the Judicial bill provides for
retiring Justices at the age of seventy, after
| ten Years service. The House bill making
an appropriation for harbor improvement,
was pissed.
| In the House, the Presidents Message was
referred to the Reconstruction Committee.
The resolution declaring S. H. Hodge enti-
tied prima face to the seat from the Third
District Of South Carolina was adopted, and
he was sworn la. Mr.. Butler, from the Re-
construction Committee, reported bill,
which was passed, providing Tor elections in
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, with an
| amendment, to enable voters TO reject oh
noxious portions of the proposed conslitu-
tons. Mr.. Lynch introduced bill to amend
the Currency net A resolution from The
Election Committee declaring l.. A. Sheldon
entitled to the seat fIom the Third Louisiana
District was adopted. The Conference re-
port on the Indian appropriations was con
Cured in.
| FRIDAY.
In the Senate, the House bill providing for
elections in Mississippi, Virginia and Texas
| was passed, with amendments requiring that
those States shall ratify the Suffrage amend
ment, and striking out the section authoriz-
| ing the commanding General to suspend on
pressive laws. The Pacific railroad resoln |
ton was passed with amendments.
| In the House, aconference was ordered on |
the Whisky and Tobacco bill. Messrs. KEEL |
logg, Strong and Starkweaibor were sworn |
in as Representatives. from Connecticut. |
The resolution of the Election Committee, |
declaring Leonard Myers entitled to the seat |
from the Third Pennsylvania District, was
adopted, and Mr.. Myers was sworn in. The
amendments to the bill providing for cleo
tionsin Virginia, Mississippi and Texas were
concured in. The Senate amendments TO the
tPacidc Railroad resolution were agreed to,