Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

coNGREssIoNAL.
4. WEDNEsD.AY,F Feb. y. SENAFE.-Ths
Copper Tariff bill was passed over, the
veto. Comuitteee on Printing was au-
| thorized TO contract with Rives & Bailey
for printing the Globe for the next two
years. The Cemmittee on the Judiciary
was discharged from further consider.
alton of various bills Several House
bills relating to military affairs passed
among them one aoout additional bOun-
ties. The Army Appropriation bill was
| discussed, amended and passed
! HoUsE.-Mr. Schenck's bill declaring
that all tisvernme mt bonds are payable
! in gold passed, 1l9 TO 81. The Legisla-
t.tise APPROPRIATION bill Vas considered
no final action was taken. g. vs.
'pHURSDAY, Feb. %. SENATE.-The
Senate agreed to the House resolution to
meet at 3 +. NJ. March 4th. q The re-
mainder of the session was spent dis
fcussing the Army Appropriation bill,
but twas not disposed of. The Senate
agreed toa new Committee circumference
onlthe Diplomatic Appropriation hill
HoUsE.-A bilIpassed authorizing the
coinage of new copper pieces of the de-
nomination of5 cents and under. The
report of the Conference Committee IN
the Diplomatic Appropriation bill was
ermuch debate; e;noncOncurred in, and
q new Committee appointed. The re-
port of the Conference Committee on
the CONSTITUTIONS amendment was
adopted. The amendment, as passed, is
in-the following words: ''Fhe right OF
the citizens of the United States to vote
shallnot be denied OF abridged by any
State, on account of race, color or pre-
vious condition of sarviIude." The
House then went to work Oh the Legis
lative Appropriation Bill as reported by
Committee of the Whole. Various
amendments. including that given ,wo-
men clerks the same pay received by
men doing similar work were adopted.
The billwas not finally dis posesi-af The
Annual Post Route bill 4oassed- The
evening WAS passed in disscussioft of the
Deficiency Appropriation 'hiilaI Ii'qs,ta7
FRIDAY, Feb 2s. SENATE. ATfe fnorn-
ing hour was spent debating without
voting Oh, the proposition to pay South
err Senators for the whole term Of the
FcftieIil Congress. .-'rhe report of the
COMMITTEE of Conference on the Consti-
tutional amendment then came up and
was debated through the day; and
Many Republican Senators objected
strongly TO the form of the amendment.
but stated their Intention to vote for il
on the principle, as stated by Senator
Morton, thatH'half a loaf Is bettersthan
no bread" The amendment was finally
passed, yeas 80; nays, 49, Several bills
relating to the management and bust.
ness National Banks were then pass
ed in the shape they came from the
House, --f-t fiH s-'iu-@1ll Ss7f;
HousE.-The Deficiency Appropria-
tion bill occupied the attention of the
House, in Committee of the Whole, in
the early part of the day. But few
amendments were made. The item pro-
yiding for paying back salary to Harvey,
Minister at Lisbon, was stricken out in
Committee, but retained by the House.
The House agreed to the Conference
reports OH the bin regard
ing pay of Deputy Collectors and AS
SCISSORS, and the Naval Appropriations
bill. The Legislative Appropriations
bill was considered, but not acted on.
The Deficiency bill was then passed
A resolution expressing sympathy with
the Cuban revolutionists went to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs Other
business was advanced a stage but NO
final action taken on it. Jsi q
Z SATuRDAY, Feb. 27.s, SENATE. The
bill to strengthen the public credit, as
reported from the Finance Committee,
was taken up, and alter amendment and
long discussion, occupying most Of the
day and evening sessions, was pissed.
80 to, Is. "a. 20
:. HOUsE.-The report of the Committee
on Elections in, the Louisiana case, was
taken up. Mr.. Menard (colored) ad-
dressed the House in his own behalf.
Mr.. Hunts claim to the seat was reject
ed; also, Mr.. Menard's. Then the whole
subject was tabled. The debate on this
subject, and d personal affair. between /
Mr.. Chanler, Democrat, from New York, III
and Speaker Colfax, in which the. latter
was grossly insulted by former, consumed
;he whole of the day session. In the |
evening the report on the Alaska bri-
oery case was made. The Union Pacific |
Railroad, Eastern Division. was author
zed to change its name to, the Kansas
Pacific Railroad Company. The House
hen went into COMMITTEES of the Whole /
IN the Indian Appropriation bill, con-
liberation of which was not. concluded |
before adjournment ~ VI. ts,g. '-.s {