Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-13
Congress sional.


WAsHIYeToE, February IL. = The
House resumed the consideration of Mr..
Buffers privileged resolution, protesting
against the orders of the President pro
tenn. of the Senate, and after lengthy de-
bate, Mr.. Logan said longer discussion
of the subject would keep disturbing
element in the House, and he had con.
cluded that the discussion and excite
ment should cease, and he believed that
the proper way to arrive at this result
was to have the resolution and amend
ments laid on the table. And resolu-
ton ought then to be offered and re-
ferred to committee, disconnected en-
tirely with the idea of censure, but look
ing merely to an amendment of the rule
governing the counting of the electoral
votes, and he therefore moved to lay the
whole subject On the table.
The motion was agreed to by one hun.
bred and thirty to fifty Ave.
Mr. Pike, from the Naval Committee,
reported a bill to pay Commodore John
A. Winslow and the officers and crew OF
the steamer Kearssrge SIS, 1000, to be dis
tributed as prize money, that being the
estimated value of the rebel piratical
vessel, the Alabama, destroyed by the
Kearsarge. After some discussion, aud
the insertion of q provision that no
money shall be paid to the assignee Of
any mariner, but only to the mariner
entitled to the share, himself, his wife or
children, the bill passed by vote Of
l55 to %.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported bill to pro-
vide for the organization of provisional
government for the State of Mississippi,
which was ordered to be printed and re.
committed.
The bill 10 authorize the building or q
military aud postal railroad from Wash
ington to New York was passed by 100
yeas to 50 nays.
In the Senate, Monday was set aside
for the consideration Of the District OF
Columbia business,
Mr.. Cragin, from the Committee on
Territories, reported with amendments
and recommended the passage Of the bill
to provide for better administration Of
justice in the Territories of the United
States
Mr.. Ramsey moved to take up the joint
resolution declaratory of the act estab-
fishing an American line Of mail steam
ers between this country and Europe,
and give the company another year to
build their ships.
The motion was still under considera-
ton a. the expiration Of the morning
hour.
Mr.. Sherman moved to resume the
consideration of the Currency bill.
On the motion Of Mr.. Trumbnll,
Wednesday was set apart for the consld-
Grafton of the bill TO reorganizs the Jn-
dicisl system of the United States.
Mr.. Morton then addressed the Senate
on the bill 10 relation to the public debt
and the currency.
Mr.. Williams followed in advocacy Of
bis amendment providing that not more
than s., 900, 900 Of currency shall be con-
verted in any one month.
The Senate then voted on the FIRST
clanse Of the amendment offered by Mr..
Williams, limiting the amount Of conlrac.
ton 20 81 600, 600 4 month, which was re-
jected, all the Senators present voting in
the negative except Buckalew, Cattell,
Davis, Dixon, Hendricks, Howe, Ross,
Patterson, Of Tennessee, and Williams.
At l:3O pm. the Senate took q recess
until 7:30 pm.
The Senate re-lssemblei az half past
seven aud resumed the consideration OF
the River aud Harbor Appropriation
bill. 0ne Of the amendments reported
by the committee WAS to strike out the
appropriation Of $3.50, 600 toward CON-
plotting the Louisville aud PortlaRd
canal