Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-12-17
xLIst CoNsREss-sECoND SESSION
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate met on Monday Dec. 9th at
noon, with fifty-fve members present. Sen
ator Grimes resignation was received, and
Mr. Lot III. Morrill, from Maine was sworn
in Credentials Of Virginia Senators were
presented and laid on the table, In The
House, delegates from New Mexico, Wash
ington Territory, Wyoming and Montana
were sworn in and presented. A bill TO pro-
vide for taking the census, and one to re-
lease pork and beef packers from tax as
manufacturers, were int. oduced. On the
7th in Senate Mr. Sunni r, Of Massachu-
setts, introduced bill to amend the Bank
ing act and to promote the return to specie
payments 1t trepeals the limitation Of the
amount of national bank notes and directs
the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue addi-
tional notes, equal in amount to the green
backs retired, but not to exceed fifty nil
lions yearly.
In the House the time was spent in dis
cussing the Presidents message. In the
Seuate on the Sth, the joint resolution for
the relief OF persons engaged in the late re-
bellion, providing that upon the final ad0p-
ton Of the Fifteenth Amendment all disa-
bihties shall cease, was taken up and dis
eussed, In the House, the bill to provide
for taking the Ninth Census, to fix the
number of members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and provide for their future ap-
totionment among the States, was taken
up and discussed the remainder Of the day
Nothing of Importance nor particular in
terest was done in the Senate on the 9th,
quite a number of bills were introduced and
discussed but no action taken. After the
morning hour, the whole of the day was
IL EIor,ea 1icor,e-sv,.r oo,,e,,-
bill. A great diversity of opinion exists
among the members as to the proper mode
OF taking it, the Democrats thinking they
ought TO have share Of the spoils
The Senate had no Session on the 10th.
In the House the following bills were in
troduced
One to establish uniform naturalization
throughout the United States.
One TO repeal the law requiring farmers
to take out license to sell their own products
from stalls or stands
One for the sale Of coin in the treasury
except an amount necessary for payment on
bonds
One to provide for the sale of all the coin
in the treasury except such as may be
necessary for the payment of the interest on
bonds
One for reduction of the expenses Of
obsequies Of Congressmep.
And one instructing the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to inquire into the condi-
tions under which the French cable company
holds its concession from the French govern
ment TO connect its telegraph by the French
shore, and whether there is any restriction
or reservation in such concession that is
prejudicial to the rights of the Government
or the people of the United States, etc
The House went into committee of the
whole on the state Of the Union, and re-
sumed the consideration Of the census BILL
0ir. Kelley wanted. to strike out of the 4th
section the proviso, that in any city com
prising more than one Congressional dis
trict, the Secretary Of the Interior may ap-
point one district superintendent, instead of
one for each Congressional district. Alter
considerable discussion the proyiso was
stricken out.
Mr.. Lawrence offered an amendment au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Interior. at
his discretion, to cal for the statistics now
on schedules.
Alr. Sco6eld moved test question, that
the enacting clause Of the. bill be stricken
out
The House rejected the amendment by a