The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-21
Resume ofthe Proceedings of Cong,,ss.


10 the Senate on Monday the bill Of
hlr. Morton. Of Indiana, in regard to re-.
construction in Georgia, was reported as
amended from the Judiciary Committee.
1t provides for converting the old Legis.
lsture, excluding from their seats such
members as are ineligible under the -Four.
teenth amendment, but no one on account
OF race, color. or previous condition of
servitude; empowers the President to
enforce the act, using the army and navy
necessary, and makes the Legislature
provisional until further Congressional
seton. Bills we're introduced to fund
the maturing national debt BY self.
funding bond; to regulate the importa.
ton of immigrants under labor contracts,
virtually prohibiting it 4; and to provide
that retiring Judges Of the United States
Supreme Court when physically disabled,
shall continue to draw their full pay for
Life. The bill Of Mr.. Drake, of Missouri,
to restrain the Supreme Court from decid.
ing on the constitutionality of acts of Con.
gress was debated, Mr.. Drake making the
opening speech. He was followed by
Messrs. Edmunds, of Vermont, and SAILS.
bury, OF Delaware, who opposed it.
In the House, a large number ofbills
were introduced, the most important Of
which were for free national banking
system for ship canal around Niagara
Falls; A bill was reported from the
Reconstruction Committee for the admis.
sion of Virginia. Quite q spicy debate
took place between Messrs. Butler, of
Massachusetts, and Cox, of New York on
the passage of a bill relieving certain in
dviduals from political disabilities. Res.
olutions, among others, were introduced
declaring against another Reciprocity
Treaty with Canada, and requesting the
Committee of Banking and Currency to
investigate the late gold panic. The lat.
ter was adopted Mr.. Butler offered a
resolution to tax the income derived
from United States bonds five per cent.
In the Senate on Friday, after the in
PRODUCTION Of few bills and resolutions
of minor Importance, Mr.. Morrill,, Of
Maine, announced the death of his COL.
league, the late Senator Fessenden, and
after pronouncing an eulogy upon the de.
ceased presented the usual resolutions Of
respect, which were adopted. He was
followed by Senator Sumner, Trumbull,
Anthony, Williams, Davis, and Morrill, Of
Vermont, Cattell, Patterson, and Hamlin
The Senate Immediately after adjourned
In the House bill was introduced to
providetfor taking meteorological observa.
tons to foretell approach of storms. OF
the resolutions introduced was one to in.
quire into the expediency of abolishing
the internal revenue system Of collecting
the tax and of transferring that duty to
the States; and another censuring Eng.
land for its treatment Of American citizens
held in prison.
In the Senate on Wednesday, among
the resolutions offered was one authori.
zing the Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue to pay rewards for the detection Of
persons numbering, or attempting to muir.
der, officers Of the service, and another
hvoring the Washington Industrial Ex-
position. Senator Morrill,, of Vermont
addressed the Senate in long speech
upon his bill amending the eight-houi
law, making ten hours days work after
which the bill in reference to the appel
late jurisdiction of the Supreme Gonrt
was taken up. A brief Executive Session
vas held.
In the House Mr. Scofeld offered It
resolution, asking for information in r.,
gard to the 100000 paid by Japan ion
commercial indemnity under its treaty
with this country. Mr.. Hay brought W
the Avondale cslamity, and the Commit
tee on Mines and Mining were instructed
to investigate the cause Of the disaster
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, moved that sui
table arrangements be made for til, re
eeption of the remains of the late Mr.
Peabody, giving notice that he should
call up the resolution on Monday SO as t.
allow an opportunity for discussion. The
Census bill was considered for a time, il
Committee of the Whole, and afterwards
as amended, reported to the House.
In the Senate on Thursday resolutions
were offered calling Oh the Attorney-Ge en-
sral for facts and papers in regard to tn
Yerger case, and to close the account o
Colonel j. w. Forney. The latter wa
adopted, Mr. Cameron defending the lat
Secretary. Mr.. Trumbul made lon
speech in favor of his bill defining the ap
pellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court
and closed by introducing an amendmen
restricting Judges Of the Court from is
suing writes Of haJeas co,pa, in eases o
persons within their districts. The bill
for the reconstruction of Georgia was de
hated at length.
10 the House, bills were introduced 10
an appointment of Representatives for tn
Forty-secoDd Congress among the States
to establish a Bureau of Customs Reven
lie in the Treasury Department to con
tract for another Mills group Of statuar,
Tor the Capitol; and for extending tn
time for appling for pensions from five t.
ten years. The Census bill was passe'
2fter the amendments providing for man
ufaeturing and social satisfies and disllow
ing the franking privilege to the Censu
Bureau had been rejected. Message
were received from the President declin
ing 20 furnish the correspondence wit
Minister Sickes in regard to Cuba, an
giving notice Of the ratification BY Ala
bama of the Fifteenth Amendment. - MI
Hungen. of Ohia, made speech favorin
repudiatios, whereupon Messrs. BrOoks,c
y. Y, Randall, Potter, Slocum, Cox ,Ker
and Woodward rose, one by one, and de
elsredthsir opposition to reputation.
resolution was afterward adopted in tb
House by vote Of 1923 to l (Mr. Jones
declaring reputation national dishone
The Cuban question was also debated
Committee by Messrs. Fitch and Willar'
die latter defending the policy of the Me