The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

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In the Senate, on tho 10Th, Mr..
Carpenter, of Wisconsin, spokeat
length in favor Of the resolution
previously introduced by him, for
bidding the release to tho Spanish
government Of the gunboats build
ing at New York, during the con.
tinuance Of tho Cuban rebellion
Remarks were made by Mr.. Sum
ner and other Senators on the same
subject. ii 1s .iyo.s
20 The bill relative to the hours Of
labor for the government work.
men being taken up, Mr., Morrill,,
Of Vermont, moved an amendment
repeating the former act which de-
rclared eight hours to be a days
labor, and made o long speech
against the eight hour system.
Mr.. Wilson, of Mass, desired
that the law might have fair
chance to be tested practically.
In the House resolutions on the
death Of George Peabody were in.
troduced by Mr.. Jones, Of Ky.
More bills were introduced to
provide for specie payment, and
for tho removal Of political disa.
bilities. f.- ,.,. . o,.r,
Mr.. Dyer, ofMo.. introduced q
bill TO increase the Tax on circula.
tion, deposits and average amount
Of capital stock Of national banks
beyond the amount invested in
United States bonds. ua
Mr., Hay, Of ILL.,, offered reso
luton requesting the Committee
on Mines and Mining to investi
gate into tho causes that occasion,
cd tho late horrible accident in the
Avondalo mine, Pcnhsylvania
whereby ll0 human lives were lost,
and ii there DO power. under the
constitution 10 report bill embod
ying such provisions as will, so faI
rs practicable, prevent tho recur,
romeo Of such accidents 10 Goa
mines; also to report on the pro
prioty Of tho creation by the House
of a committee to be called the
"Committee Of Public Safety"
whose duty 1t shall bo to invcsti.
gate the causes Of oil accidents
whereby human lifo is endangered
or lost, and 10 recommend legisla
ton to provide against the hap
pening Of the same, and to punisl
those persons by whose negligence
or carelcssness they may be ooca
stoned. Adopted. H.i1aHI
The census bill was considerct
in committee Of the whole, withou
definite action. aa.-f "a ,ls
In the Senate, on tho 10th, {
joint resolution was passed, Il
close tho accounts of John W. For
ney. latc Secretary Of tho Senate.
Some time was occupied in thC
consideration Of the bill TO perfec
tho reconstruction Of Georgia, with
out coming TO vote. The bilf rel
alive TO tho appellate Jurisdiction
Of the Supreme Court was also nm
dor consideration for some time
and an amendment was submitted
by Mr., Trumbull, restricting tht
powers Of Justices Of the Suprom,
Court in issuing writs Of haJea'
corpus 10 the cases Of persona with
in their respective districts.
In the House, among tho bill
introduced, were tho following; T,
apportion tho representation Of tn,
several States in the House of Rep
rosentatives for tho Forty .seconC
Congress; TO establish a Bureau 0
Customs in the Treasury Depart
ment; TO amend the existing law
OF the United States relative to th
l collection Of Internal Revenue; 7
a repeal the tax Of ten per cent, o
notes of State banks; to fix th
number Of representatives in th
House of Representa- and 4
u provide for their apRortionmer
n among the several States.
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