The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-12-15
C0NGRE ESST0NAT,.

WAsnINGToN Dec. 7.-Senate-A bill was intro
duced to encourage international exhibitions The
Senate adjourned while the Presi1eft and Secretary
route with nominations.
Ho1tSe-Buisr introduced bill to repeal the tenure
Of office law. Stevenson, of Ohio, introduced bill
two thirds of both Houses concurring for the removal
of political disabilities upon the adoption of the if
teenth amendment.
WASHINGTON Dec. 8--House.-The Election Com.
nittee held no meeting.
Various bills were introduced for reference incud.
ing one for an allowance of 60 acres of land as a
homestead soldiers and Sailors and exempting their
property, equally with bond-hoders, from taxation.
Senate.-Ferry introduced a joint resolution abol-
shipg the test oaths, with the pungent remarks that
the time of their usefulness had passed away.
The President asked questions regarding the pro-
gress of the Cuban revolutiolls
G. WASHINGTON Dec. 9.--Seaate-K Kellogg introduced
bill incorporating the Mississippi Valley Levee Com
pany according to the plan proposed by the Louisville
convention. District Committee directed to inquire
intehe propriety of repeating the charter of the Med
cal Society for rejecting negro doctors Trumbul re-
ported with amendments from committee on the ju-
dietary, bill relating to the appellate Jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court. The bill, as amended, declares
that the judicial power of the United States gives no
power to the courts decide upon political questions
and that rests with Congress to decide what govern
ment is the established in any State. 1t prohibits
the Supreme Court from entertaining jurisdiction of
any case growing out of the reconstruction acts until
the government of the late rebelous States are re-
cognised by Congress valid. 1t repeals all acts
th0rising appeals to the Supreme Court in habeas
corpus proceedings The President is directed to hold
and proceed with all prisoners held ia said States by
military authorities without regard to any civil pro-
ceedings or authority whatsoever. Adjourned to
Monday.
House-Stokes introduced bill to complete the re-
construction of Georgia. VanTrump presented joint
resolution of the Ohio Legislature Withdrawing ratf
cation of the fifteenth amendment. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
WAsn1sGTroN, Dec. Senate-Kellogg intro
duced resolution nquiring from the Secretary of the
Treasury the condition of the branch mint at New
Orleans, the purpose for which used and whether the
interests of the Government requires mint at New
Orleans.
WASHINGTON Dec. 10. - House--Bill introduced
prohibiting the sale of coin by the Treasury. Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs directed to inquire into cir
cumstances attending the landing of the French cable.
Bill introduced for the removal of distractions in
bayou Techt Louisiana also for repairing and furnish
ing the New Orleans Customh house Census bill dis
cussed all day. Two efforts to consider Cuba failed.
In the House Ingersol's forty-four million additional
currency bill debated and referred to the Commit
tee on Banking and Currency, instead of the Ways
and Means Committee, which is regarded equival-
ent to its ultimate defeat as the former committee is
to be hostile to its provisions