Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings I'm fhe Senate

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The President
presented communication from the At.
torney Generalin response to the resOlu>
ton asking for information in relation to
persons convicted Of violating internal
revenue laws.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart the consti>
tutional amendment was taken up. Mr..
Stewart seemed to disagree with house
amendment and asked for committee
Of conference.
Mr.. Davis moved to postpone this and
all other prior orders for the purpose of
taking Up the bill to repeal the tenure
of-of1ce act. Lost. Ayes-14, noes 26.
Mr.. Stewards motion was then carried.
Yeas-32, noes 90.
The bill to supply the DEFICIENCIES for
fulfilling certain Indian treaty stipula,
tons passed.
Bills were passed authorizing certain
national banks to change names, ard aus
thorizing the Western Union Telegraph
to import free of duty their cables.
The President appointed Messrs. Stew
art, Conkling and Edmunds conference
committee on the constitutional amend
| ment.
To- morrow at 1890 was assigned for
the consideration Of the joint resolution
to provide for reporting and printing the
proceedings of Congress.
The bill to amend the judicial pro-
ceedings Of the United States was, on
motion Of Mr.. Trumbull, taken up and
passed in the exact form as reported from
the Judiciary Committee on the Sd inst.
Wilson, Chairman Of the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported, without re-
suit, the bill continuing the educational |
and collection departments of the freed |
mems bureau and certain freemens hos
pitfalls. Also. favorable to the bill to re,
peal the second section of an act making
appropriations for the army, approved
March 81, 1867, which fixes the
headquarters of General of the army at
Washington, requires all military orders
OF the President and Secretary of War to
be issued through him, and prohibits his
removal or suspension except at his own
request or with the approval OF the
Senate
Mr.. Patterson, of n. H., from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, reported
favOrably on bill declaring that the
neutrality laws shall not be held to forbid
the sale or charter Of vessels to foreign
governments at peace with the
United States, although such vessels
may be wholly or in part
for war; provided, such sale or
charter is commercial transaction, with
no interest on the part of the seller to
participate in any hostile or belligerent
act or undertaking of the purchaser.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported the
Army Appropriation bill with amend
nent. The important changes are as fol-
owS: Appropriation for regular supplies
1f the Quartermaster's department is
creased from three millions to five
Millions.
Proceedings in the House.
Mr. Cook, Of Illinois, from Committee {
IN elections, made report that }. Ii. I
easement is not entitled to a seat in this !
House as a delegate from the Territory !
If Wyoming. Laid on the table and
ordered printed. i
After some discussion, in which Blair, v
y hlculSdn, briggs, AXtell, IllgDy ana | d
Schenck opposed and Brooks, Pike and i
Phelps sustained the veto, bill was passed P
lnder the previous question-yeas us t
lays sc.
The Segeant-at-arms the two witnesses o
sho refused q testify before the New q
FORK election fraud committee, Ball and b
reeves. They announced their readi- d
ess to testify, whereupon proceedings a
q the House were suspended and the b
witnesses again taken into custody. a
The Senate amendments TO the bill .
n political disabilities were referred to n
he Committee on Reconstruction. Il
Mr.. Griswold, of New York, and Highly ;,
ladc speeches in its advocacy, after which y
lr. Schnek moved the previous question u
n the bill and amendment. y
Mr.. Holman moved to table the BILL
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