Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-27

Proceedings I'm the Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-The reports o.
the Conference Committee on the naval
appropriation bill, were made and cons
Cured in.
Mr.. Sherman, from Finance Commit
tee, reported the bill strengthening the
public credit, with amendments. He
will call it up tomorrow.
The Finance Committee was dis
charged from the consideration of the
bill to encourage steamship building in
the United States.
| The Committee on Public Lands was
discharged from further consideration of
| a large number of bills for the want of
| time.
Mr.. Morton called up the resolution to
pay Senators from reconstructed States
from the commencement of the forty
fifth Congress
The pending amendment was that
offered by Morrill,, of Vermont to pro-
vide for their payment only from the be-
ginning of the I'd session of the 10th
Congress Morrill, withdrew the amend
ment, and Morton renewed it
The bill went over by the expiration
of the morning hour. The report of the
Conference Committee on the constitu-
tional amendment came up Several Rer
publican members argued that the COM
mittee had exceeded their powers and
violated parliamentary law by tamper-
ing with the text Of the bill as
agreed upon at different times by
both houses
The Senate finally agreed to the re-
port of the Committee Of Conference
yeas 80 nays l3.
Fowler and Patterson, Of Tennessee,
voted nay The President announced
that two-thirds of the Senators present
having voted in the affirmative, the joint
resolution had passed
Mr.. Davis raised the point of order that |
the constitution expressly required for
the passage of q proposition to amend |
the constitution vote Of two-thirds of |
the Senate and not merely Of two-thirds
of Senators present, and there being now
thirty-four States in the Union, the Sem
ate properly consists of sixty-eight mem,
bers, so two-thirds vote would be forty
five.
The bill for the better protection ofthe
lives of passengers on steam and other
vessels, passed. Adjourned.
Proceedings In fhe House.
This House civil appropriation bill was
reported and made the special order for
tomorrow.
An order passed that testimony rela>
live to army reduction and in reference
10 bridging the Ohio be printed.
The deficiency bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole.
Appropriation for q customhoHse and
,Ostofice building at Nashville was re-
ected.
The motion TO reduce the Quartermas-
er's appropriation from two and a halt
million TO half million dollars was re-
ected
After long discussion the item to {
'ay back salary to the minister at {
Portugal, was struck out and the bill was {
eported back to the house and laid aside
Or future action.
Reports Of the Conference Committee I
n the naval affair bill and on the bill in {
eference TO pay deputy collectors and t
ssistant assessors of internal revenue
7ere made and agreed TO.
The house took up amendments to the
legislative and executive appropriation t
i'll.
The amendment to discontinue the SAL {
ry Of DR.. Welles, Special Commissioner t
Revenue, was withdrawn by Mr.. :
forehead, who had originally offered it,
Iating as the reason, that he had suffi- 1
lent confidence in the incoming admins
'ation to believe it would not keep i'm t
roper officers in service.
The appropriation of $1,000 for Cons t
Missioner of Education was agreed to by |
vote of ?6 to 80.
On motion Of Mr.. Butler, leave was
ranted to increase several items in the I
i'll where such increase was made nee
sssry By the vote increasing pay Of fe>
lale clerks. >
The question then came up on Mr.. Pc. +
lnd's amendment to increase the pay of '
Jerks in Washington not receiving over Q
ighteen hundred dollars year, and on '
lorrilPs amendment thereto, extend" 0
lg to the clerks, carriers and employees t
the Philadelphia postofice. Pending i
be final vote on the amendment the I
louise took recess. v