The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-28
MIG HT RE p o. r.
XLth CONGRESS---Third Session
WAsHIsGroS, Jan. 81.
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 81.
SENATE.
Mr.. Henderson introduced bill to enable
the Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw In.
dians to become citizen Of the United States,
which was referred to the judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill to designate
the place Of confinement Of persons con-
victed of oFenses against the laws Of the
United States. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
The expiration of tho morning bour
brought up the bill relating to the Central Pa
ei6c Branch ofthe U. p. +. Il.
Mr.. Sherman moved to postpone il and
to take up the bill relating to the public
debt and currency reported BY the Finance
Committee.
After some discussion it was carried-32
to 26.
The public debt and currency bill being
before the Senate, Mr.. Davis moved to re-
commit and instruct the Committee to report
instead another bill,
Mr.. Sherman addressed the Senate in fa-
vor Of the bill.
Mr.. McCreery followed in . long speech,
in which he discussed humorously the speech
Of Senator Morton on the finances and the
Presidents recommendations on that sub.
ject, and the reports Of the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Treasurer OF the United
States.
On motion Of Mr. Morton the bill was then
postponed, and that relating to the Central
branch of the Union Pacific Railroad WAS
taken up, pending the amendment, being
that offered yesterday by Mr.. Conkling.
Mr.. Conkling modified it BY striking out
the last clause, fixing the point at which the
sknlI - 4 ho
Smoky Hill route.
The amendment was voted upon and lost.
Mr.. Patterson, of New Hampshire, offered
an amendment declaring that the subsidy
should not exceed twelve hundred thousand
dollars. Lost-yeas Is, nays q.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, offered An amend
ment providing that the interest on The
bonds authorized BY this bill to be issued
should not exceed. s per cent in currency
Lost.
The bill was then read for the third time
and rejected BY the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs Abbott, Cragin, Doolittle,
Drake, Terry, Fefssenden, Fowler, Harlan
Hendrick, Howard, Mcdonald, Morrill,, o.
Maine, Morton, Norton, Nye, Pomeroy
Ramsey, Rice, Ross, Sawyer, Sumner, Thsy'
er, vanWinkle Welsh And Wilson-25.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony Buckslew, Conk.
ling, Connsss, Davis, Dixon, Edmunds
Frelinshuysen, Harris. Henderson, Hove
McCreery, Morgan, Morrill,, of VT. Patter.
son, Of Tenn, Poole. Robertson, Sherman,
Stewart, Trambuil, Vickes, Wads, Warner
| White, Wiley and Wiinams-27.
Mr.. Morton moved to again lake up tn.
currency BILL
| Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, reported adversely on the joint reso'
luton introduced by Mr.. McCreerv. propos,
ing IN amendment 10 the Constitution.
Also, on Mr.. Summers bill 70 enforce thu
provisions of the 14th amendment; and on
the House bill, requiring the President, or
tie application Of tho Governor or LeGisla
ture Of North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana 0,
hrksnsas: 70 call out the militia or employ
the forces Of the United States 10 suppress.
Iinsurrection.
Mr.. Trumbull also reported : subs,;tute
for Mr.. Stewart's bill to punish the crime q
holding Office in violation Of the 18th amend.
ment.
/ Itprovides that any person who shall here.