Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-16

Proceedings in the senate

| ton was adopted nXlDg January HrSl
1867, as the date from which consuls ar
to make returns of fees. A bill was in
trodueed to pay deputy collectors ant
assessors the same as collectors, and as
SCISSORS when diSchargiDg their duties
Referred. A bill to facilitate telegraph
communication between the eastern AM
western continents. Referred to com
nittee on commerce.
Mr.. kellogg introduced a bill to quar-
antee certain Louisiana, Arkansas AM
Mississippi levee bonds. Referred t
Committee on Commerce. Also to in
corporate the Southern Express Company
Referred to same committee. Also grant
ing right of way for railroad from New
Orleans to the Rio Grande in the direc
ton of Mszatlan. Referred TO Commit
tee on Public Lands. Also to dispose o
the public lands in Alabama, Mississippi
Arkansas, and Florida. Referred to Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Fenton introduced bill relative 4
telegraph lines to foreign countries. Re
ferred to Committee on Commerce.
| Mr.. Cole introduced bill granting
lands in aid of irrigation canals in Cali
fornia. Referred to Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported without amendment
joint resolution providing that removals
from civil Office in the provisional govern
ment of Virginia, provided for in joint
resolution relating to the governments
of Virginia and Texas, passed at the third
session OF forticth Congress, shall not be
made until thirty days after the passage
Of the present resolution.
Also, favorably with amendments the
bill to reorganize the judicial syst
TEN. The amendments provided that
more than one Circuit Court may
be held at the same time in the same
district, by direction of the presiding
Judge, who shall designate the business
to be done in each. Also, that Circuit
Courts may be held by the Justices o
Supreme and Circuit Court Judges sitting
together. The clerks Of Circuit Courts and
District Courts are to continue in office
until other appointments can be made, or
they may be otherwise removed.
Also, with the amendment House bill
to repeal the act regulating tenure-of,
office. The amendment makes the bill
read:
Be it enacted, That an act passed
March 20, 1867, entitled an act regarding
| the tenure of certain civil offices be, and
the same is hereby suspended until the
next session of Congress.
Also, with amendments, the bill to en-
| force the 18th article Of amendment to
the constitution. As amended it pro-
yides for the prosecution Of persons hold
| ing office in violation of said article by
United States attorneys by writs of quo
tVdYT0ntO, to take precedence OF all other
cases on dockets of the United States
Courts, and on conviction such persons
shall be imprisoned not more than one
year, and fined not exceeding one hun
dred dollars, and be forever disqualified
from holding any State or federal office.
Mr.. Cragin introduced a concurrent
resolution providing that the auditing
committee Of the House and Senate shall
constitute Joint Committee to report
bill or bills defining the number, duties
and compensation Of employees of both
Houses. Agreed to.
Mr.. Pratt introduced resolution
relating to the interior department
Referred to Committee ON Appropriations,
Mr.. Morton offered joint resolution
providing that majority of any State
lie islature shall be sufficient to ratify
any amendment to the constitution of the
United States proposed by Congress, and
that the resignation or withdrawal, OF
temporary refusal to act of the minority,
shall not affect the validity of such rati'
fication by majority.
Mr.. Davis objected and the resolution
went over. So
A Joint resolution to provide for joint
committee to reorganize the department
was passed.
Mr.. Ferry moved to take up joint reso
luton amending resolution respecting tn
provisional governments of Virginia anC
Texas, passed at the first session Of the
fortieth Congress, but Mr.. Edmunds OBJ
iected and it went over.
On motion of Mr.. Grimes, the bill t
reorganize the navy was taken up. Sew
eral amendments were reported am
agreed to.
A bill to strengthen the public credi
in the form it had passed the House, wa
taken up and after some discussion wa
passed-Yeas AZ, nays IL.
Proceedings In the House.
A large number Of bills aud resoh
| tions were introduced and appropriated
referred.
Mr.. Raine introduced q bill for ii
provisional government Of Mississipp
By various members large nun
beers Of bills, most whereof had been b
| fore committees last session. They nun
, bered in all las.
Committees were announced with Il
following Chairman: Ways and Mean
Schenck; Appropriation, Dawes; Banl
ing and Currency, Garfield; ReconstruC
ton, Butler; Reorganization Civ
4 Tenure, Hotchkiss; Ninth Censu
/ Stokes; Pacific Railroad, Wheele
!, Claims, Washburn, of Mass Commerce
: Dixon; Public Lands, Julian, Postofhc
= Farnsworth; Manufacturers, Morrill,,
# Pa; Agriculture, Wilson, of Ohio; Ii
dian Affairs, Clark; Military, LogaI
District of Columbia, Cook, Judiciar
Bingham; Revolutionary Claims, Boy
Public Expenditures, Coburn; Priva
e Land Claims, BIain Navy, Schof ell
Foreign, Banks; Territories, Cullor
# Revolutionary Pensions, Devices; /
k valid Pensions, Benjamin Freedme
e Dockey; Education and Labor, Arnel
/, Revision of Laws, Poland; Coinage ct,
is Heaton; Patents, Jencks; Public Bull
il ings, Hopkins; Mileage, Hawkins a
counts, Clark; Expenditures State L
partment, Bailey, of Treasury, Alliso
:. of War, Williams; Of Navy, Lynch,
Postofice Department, Moore; of the
l. terror, Duvall; Of Public Buildin!
ID Churchill; on Rules, the Speaker.
}" Mr.. Brigham, under suspension of
rules, introduced joint resolution for p
IN lection to United States interest in
+ Union Pacific Railroad
D. Senate bill striking cut the word wi
As in the laws relating to the District
" Columbia and the charters Of Washll
ton and Georgetown which operates a
limitation of rights of any electors
%, hold Office or TO serve as jurors, pas
I'll III to 40.
on --------=--
No THE depth Of snow in the woods
u H., fnI Mt