Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion Of Yes,erday'. Proceedings.


SEEATl.-Aftef Our report closed, and while
the discussion on the bill 70 give q pension 10
Mrs Lincoln IVES progress, Mr.. Ferry in.
se ed upon tAking up the unfinished basil
ness. and made a motion to that effect, viii n
was agreed to By yea, 81, nays 10. and the bill
to iBcorporate the Washington Market Com.
Pany was taken mp, the question being on the
motion OF Mr.. Hendri ks to postpone the bill
Indefinitely. which was not agreed to-yeas -,
nays y.
Mr.. Morton then moved to postpone the bill
for the purpose OF taking up the bill to repeal
the ten ure- of Once act which he thought as
matter of great political importance, should be
acted upon within day or two. 1t was well
known that II the substitute reported by the
would be bound by his former action to veto il,
the President might hold the bill over so as TO
let the tent .of.otfice act 60 legacy to his
successor. Therefore. to get the action OF The
finally be acted or in q day or two The House
of Representatives had, By a large majority,
passed the repeal, and IL was the duty Of the
Senate to act on IL at once.
Mr. Edmund had tried several times to get
this tsnuie-cfofhce matter before the Senate; he
wanted II fairly considered and speedily acted
upon. He thought. however, as a matter Of
common courtesy, that the Senator INIT. Nor.
toni should have given notice to the committee
before moving to take the matter out OF their
THE
Mr. Morton did not wish to take charge of the
Dill, or 10 reflect upon the Committee ON Re-
treDchmtnt, and the Senate should Judge by the
remarks OF the Senator from VI (Mr. Edmunds)
whether ne was very an xious to take the bill up,
II bad come from the House four or five weeks
ago, and II the Committee had made any sys-
tematic effort TO take II up he had not seen II.
He had heard that unless this bill was passed
in day or two II could not pass this session
He wanted Gen. Grant to come into Office with
his hands united; he did Lot want him hamper-
ed with law which had been made expressly
TO meet certain contingencies. which 1t was st
to be supposed would arise under the admins.
tration Of Gen. Grant. If this bill was to be
suffered to drag in the future as it had for the
last four weeks he would like the Senate to
know il, and the country to know il.
After further debate, Mr.. Fessenden moved to
60 into executive session. Agreed to, aud sub
sequeDtly the Senate took a recess.
At the evening session.
MIR. Van Wrinkle called up the bill to give
pensions to certain soldiers and sailors OF the
advocated 1t as a measure of Justice to the
soldiers OF that period.
After disc ussion the bill was reiected-ayes
49, NAYS 20.
Mr.. Stewart called up the House bill to re-
move political disabilities Of persons therein
named, which gave rise to considerable debate
Mr Nickers moved an amendment removing
political disabilities from all citizens OF the
South who have not been indicted, and who
will, before the 4th OF March, take an oath to
support the constitution Of the United States
Not agreed TO. The bill vas then passed
Adjourned.
HOUsY.-Affer our report closed
The bill to relieve certain parties therein nam
ed from political disabilities was passed by a
vote OF yeas 40. nays, f. las stated IN our edi-
torIal columns last EVENING"
The House then resumed the consideration OF
the Senate bill supplementary to an act entitled
IAN act to provide a national currency secured
by pledge Of the United States bonds, and to
provide for the circulation and redemption
thereof" which was debated up to the hour
when the House took a recess.
AT the evening session, the House in Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Scofeld IN the chair
resumed the consideration of the Tax bill
The only amendments Of i'm portance were as
follows: To require Stamps to be purchased
only from the collector of the district; to change
the tai on paper cigarettes SO as to make 1t read
son cigarettes of paper not exceeding one pound
four ounces per thousand, 40 cents per l,0IO on
cigarettes OF paper exceeding one pound four
ounces per one thousand, ST. 50 per l,0O0," aud
providing that all cigars how held in any
United States bonded warehouse, subject TO
import duty, shall paw the same duty as though
imported after the passage OF this act.
After few other unimportant amendments
had been offered the Committee rose. aud the
bill and amendments were reported to the
House.
The amendment offered by Mr. Holman TO
tai the interest accruing from the United States
bonds was disagreed to.
The bill. as amended, then passed, and the
House ad lourned.