The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-03-12
CONuREssIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

SRHATH, FEB. n-O private Dllls
were passed, also one exempting manufactured of
government naval machinery from internal tax
Tho Joint resolution providing that on the AN of
March both liouses shall meet a 9p. m, instead Of
noon, was agreed to.-The army appropriation bill
was taken up. qwo amendncnta were adopted,
one authorizing the Secretary OF War 10 have pre-
pared and published a report Of the results Of the
expedition TO explore and survey the line Of the
Tori eth parallel. the expense TO be paid ont Of the
existing appropriations for the War Department.
and the other appropriatng $2OO,OOO for surveys
INC bill the Senate took a recess, and upon coming
Together again the committee Of conference on the
bii 10 give deputy collectors and a~saessors the pay
Of thelr principals where they perform INC prnei,
the bill as IL originally passed the Senate Inc re-
port was concurred in. Adjourned.
HOUSE,. "A bill was passed for the coin
age of nickel and copper pieces OF hye cents and
under.-The report Of the conference
on the consular and diplomatic appropriation hiu
was rejected and a now ordered The
report Of the conference committee on the suffrage
constitutional amendment was adopted-yeas ll3,
NAYS l9, The report recommends the House to re-
| cede from its amendment aud agree TO the Senate
proposition, which is a. folloSsi
CURING, That the following amendment 60 the con-
%stitution Of the United States be submitted TO tho
leRialatufeH OF the several butcsi anu "heh iai.
! fed by three.fUurths thereof, II shall be a part Of
Anr1cLr rs. The right Of the citizens Of the
United States 70 vote shall not be denied or
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account of race, color or previous condition Of ser
vitude.
spc. 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.
The legislative appropriation bill was taken mp,
and several amendments adopted, among which
was one making the compensation Of female clerks
In the Treasury department. equal 20 the pay OF
male clerks of The first clhss, and giving them the
same compensation as male clerks Of hiRhcr grados,
when called upon to do similar work.-The annual
post route bill was passed. also a resolution donat-
inc condemned cannon and muskcis for the Mo
pherann Monument Associnton.-Tho deficiency
appropriation hill was considered In commtttc OF
the whole, and several amendments agreed 70,
when the committee rose, and the House adjourned
SENATE, Feb. 26th-The report OF the
conference COMMITTEES on the naval appropriation
bill was made, and concurred 10. Several commit.
tee reports were presented, and some time was
spent In discussing the resolution to pay Senators
from the reconstructed states from the beginning
OF the fortieth Congress-. The morning hour cN-
pircd without a vote ON the resolution, and the re-
port Of the Conference ommitt on the Suffrage
amendment to the constitution was taken up. A
long aud spirited debate followed, several repubh-
can senators opposing the report because the COM
mittOc had stricken out Of the amendment the
words land hold Office" The report was. however.
finally adopted, yeas 80, nays IL. Tho President
announced that, twothirds OF the Senators prCacnt
having voted In the Affirmative, the joint resolution
had passed. Davis raised the point Of order that
the constitution requires for the passage Of a prop
ositiun 10 amend II twO-thirds OF the Senate, and
not merely two-thitds Of tho Senators present; aud
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thirds Of the Senate had not voted for the resolu-
ton lust considered. Tho President decided that.
"a The amendment had been passed in The same way
as preceding amendments, Davis' point Of order
was not well taken.-Somo thirty private approprk
alton bills were passed. The following bills were
also passed: In reference TO the reports Of nation
al banks; 10 prevent the certifying Of checks by
national banks In certain cases; for tho sale of the
Hot Springs Reservation In Arkansas; for the bet
tcrprotecton Of the lives OF passengers on steam
and other vessels. Adjourned.
HorsR-Tho deficiency bill wns consider
Cd In committee Of the whole, and several amend
mcnis adopted.-Tho reports Of the conference
committees ON the naval appropriation bill, ard on
the bill in reference to the pay OF deputy collectors
and assistant assessors Of internal revenue. were
made and agreed tO.-Tho iegiAlative aud erecu-
tive appropriation bill was taken up. The follow
ing appropriations were agreed 10: sG,OOO for the
Commissioner of Education; for public buildings
at Madison, Wis, $4,000; Springfield, Ill, 26,0OOi
Philadelphia, appraisers store, $4,000; Cairo, ILL.,,
f25, 900; oadonsburg, n. Y, custom house, si2,-
500; Chicago, marine hospital, $1,000; 1924 for
the comp ensation OF the Register and Receiver Of
tho land ONCE in Boise City, Idaho. Tho appropri
alton for back pay 10 Minister Harvey was also
agreed To-. Several other amendments were agreed
70. and the bill passed. After some further bust
ness the House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 27th.-The House bill to
strengthen the public credit and lcgalize coin con.
tracts was taken up and debated most OF the SEES
alien but a vote was not reached.-WilaJ intro.
duced a bill for the moro equal distribution OF the
"ANhf 49, 49,
shall be $500. 900, 600 bank notes, and that 500,
600, 900 greenbacks shall be Withdrawn, 30 the
amount Of circulation shall not be increased. The
object Of The bil ~ to Increase banking iaciliuea-
Sherman offered q resolution authorizing the PreHi.
dent, whenever in his opinion Cuba shall have es'
tablished an Independent government do facto ac'
cording TO the laws OF nations, to recognize her
Adjourned.
HOUSE, The Louisiana contested cleo.
ton case came up, and gave riso 10 o long debate
Fifteen minutes was awarded TO each of the con
a.aN.Vta a. aIgAauNa NlatW lain III NIanurl
the cOlorcd man, made o strong plea. AZ length
resolution declaring Caleb ]. Hunt duly %cntitlet
10 tho vacant seat was rejected, also one giving tin
scat to MIR. Menard shared the same late. Thu
whole subject was laid ON the table. A resolution
appropriating f2,500 TO each oi the contestants
Hunt, Mcnard and Jones was passed. During IN
debate, Chandler charged the Speaker with favor
itlsm toward the republicans In his rulings. Tn
Speaker briefly defended himself against tn
chargc.-Ther report Of Tho committee OF inycsti
cation on the Alaska matter was presented, with
supplement, signed by a portion Of the committee
censurlng those who permitted themselves 10 b
retained in the service OF Russia. Adjourned.
SESATE, March 1st.-Tho credentials q
Bayard, OF Delaware, Foreman, Of West NirPini
and Browhlow, Senator elect from Tennessee. wer
presontod-COnnoss moved 10 strike out the nam
OF Ira Rogers, OF West Virginia, IA he was sti
arrant. A number Of Senators spoke for an
against this motion, and at length II was witt
drawn,-Wilsonn offered an amendment 20 the arm
appropriation bill, providing mat disabled voluI
; toGr officers shall DO retired on the same terms
- AhkhANi th''AN ANIf'N = 'NAHHHH
to strike out the provisions limiting the number
brigadicr generals In the army 10 eight was lost /
n vote of Is yeas to ~ nays,-snmne renewed b
amendment to provide for the payment Of III
claim Of Massachusetts, for interest on the ldvape,
K made to the United States In the war OF 1912. Col
siderable debate ensuod upon this amondmen
McSsrs. Grimes, Frclinghuysen, Davis, Drake an
y Hendricks opposed n, aud Messrs. Morton ana Pa
Iiournod.
L HousE-Mr. Judd introduced n join
- .I,.l4 w.unawanw Nha DaafHa natlRaaAa an
"a branchos to givo bonds guArantoeing the prop
"a completion OF their roads before receiving aid
Il passed.-The House went into a Of Il
whole on the miscellaneous appropriation bill.
was agreed 10 pay. Miss Vennie lean 5000, n
y amount due on her contract 10 furnish a statue
IA the late president Lincoln. Ms BROOKS moved
m appropriation Of $500, 900 for laying the foundatiC
and commencing the building Of u p~osionice
ut New York eity-adopted. On motion OF Mr.. Loga
W an appropriation of $500 was made for the puroha
CO House, To be selected by the incoming Preaident.
n SENATE, March 2nd-A bill was paasS
~ granting lands TO Wisconsin in aid OF the liren
y. water al Sturgeon Bay.-The Legislative and ~,
o. cial appropriation bill came mp. Several amen
= ments wore adopted, tho more important Of viii
ny were these: Giving female clerks, counters N
,na copyists the Same oompensauon as malos doing 4
re same work that mo commissionor Of intern
Revenue shall not be required 10 give bonds, as
:. does not have 10 receive any public money
creasing the salaries and oKpenses Of collector
ii aseessors. a%ssistant Asseaaors, So fnm f6,00O,t
to fs,OOO,OOO; appropriating 5000 10 fulfill I
contract with Winnie Roam for q statue Of Abraha
Lincoln; abolshing the Office Of assistant Secrc
~ Of the Navy. striking ont the salary aud redu
= ing the number of clerks appropriating 500
for the expense Of investigating the cause Of I
texas cattle disease, uuder the supervision of I
AGRICULTURAL Department. An attempt was ma
10 add u section repeating the tenure of office Ia
but it failed by a vote Of 20 ayes 10 "a noes. 4
bill then passed. bills were passed, relating
teleRraphic communication between the Unit
States aud foreign countries; donating cannon
the Lincoln Muuumell AAaDpiaiiDn. Of Anrlnulp
Illinois; more enectnally 10 protect the fur ira
OF AIaska, and the p~ostOfice appropriation bill
Sumner, from the OF conference on I
diplomatic appropriation bill, made a report, viii
was agreed to,-The chair laid before the Senat