The national Republican., 1869-01-28
FORTlETn COsGRBss--.FHiRD SESSION
WEDNESDAY, JAruAar aT, 1850.
SENATE.

the medal presented BY Congress to Geo. Pea.
body.
to examine the heads Of all applicants for In.
ternsl revenue appointments, 70 see whether
The bump. o. honesty ssyPeIienos and con-
Mr. Howe asked that the memorial be re-
ferred TO the Committee on Retrenchmsnt
MI. Trumbuil, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported with amendment the bill
| to punish the crime Of holding once In viola
tion Of the fourteenth amendment.
Mr.. Sumner asked II there was any special
MT. Trumbull. No more for Georgia than
Mr.. sumner asked n the COMMITTEES intended
| to report any special bill for Georgia.
Mr. TIumbuil said the COMMITTEES were not
before them % now VI relative ia 70 s aeorsia, % WHEN
they would consider in due time.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the same committee,
tse Southern Senators rom 9n he psSinniDs n 10Y of
to provide BY law ior The election 40 Of Pre.ident
mn M. Visfef:, VI s rom y The ' Committee Commit on the
ts change the name o. Four:snd:s:h.if street,
mendation that It do not pass.
Mr.. Henderson introduced a bill to enable
the Greeks, Choctaws, Oherokees, and Chick
Affairs.
.Mr.. Morton asked to proceed with his mo-
tion to take up the bill relative to the Mo.
The discussion on the motion was contin.
ued until O'Clock, when the unfinished busi.
branch Pacific railload, was taken up.
ing bill i to take up the fsadiOs Siiii which wa,
rhe funding bill was then read through.
| 1.-THE provisions have already y been published
Mr.. Sherman took the noor and made long
Mr.. McCreery next addressed the House,
and said there was no telling where the Radi-
cal party would have the finances in lsT2.
Tss s ispss sts ' ,sssa ssS h had a0%s aspSSs S%ss
ment. First when the revolutionary fathers
aRsn he @ Ret took Ill tSs slave awe prop oS
Of compensation. The claim Of the slave
Of the bondholders. He did not believe the
| public debt Of the United States ever could be
paid. Mr.. Moo. continued his remarks In an
| Senate.
MT. Morton then made motion to postpone
tse p%RSs
over; which was agreed to-ayes 20, noes IS.
The bill relating to the Central branch
with, the question being on the amendment Of
Mr: Conkiing, noted yesterday.
Mr.. Pomeroy spoke briefly In reply to the
'e%s NJ. Conkiins % I'M oS %odiasa hi. amendmeu, by
| striking out all restrictions as to where the
junction with the Smoky Hill route shall be
made.
The amendment of Mr. ConkIing was not
| agreed to.
Mr., Patterson, Of N. H., offered a proviso
81, ,2oo, ,oooj which was rejeeted-yeas Is, nays n.
that the bonds to be issued to this road shall
bear Ave per cent. interest In currency; which
The bill was then rejected-yeas 20, nays q.
The Senate, at &lo p. m, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. washburne, Of III, from the Committee
be discharged from the investigation OF the
contract OF the Post Once Department for
postage stamps, and that the matter be re-
| ierred to the Committee on Printing, with
/ power to send for persons and papers, provided
| no expense 10 incurred.
MT. Ghanler, Of N. X, objected.
bill ITO provide for gradual resumption of
MT. scoaeid, OF Penn, addressed the House
Mr.. sohenck, of Ohio, wished that an ar.
| rangement might be made whereby evening
sessions could be held to allow gentlemen to
By unanimous consent II was agreed that
the House meet this evening att 7:3o o'clock for
| general debate.
Mr.. washburne, OF Illinois, wanted to make
statement to the House relative to the pub
lie business: There were six Of the most I'm
portant Of the aPPropriation bills s,ill with.
remained Of the session, and 1t seemed to him
that, II any business was to be done, It 10 time
the House " was 81 At H. The disposition seemed
on all sorts of schemes instead OF attending to
the public business.
tleman from Illinois Mr.. washburneI whether
| he considered financial measure reg ularly
| considered by committee Of the House and
reported to the House, was not public bust.
reply, but
| order.
The Speaker said he would make a state.
ment relative to the position OF the bill now
| business. II this bill was postponed now and
the House should adjourn its consideration
| this evening, 1t would come up as unfinished
ileged motions before the House, among them
the motion Of the gentleman from Massachu.
setts, Mr.. Boutwell,, relative to his constitu-
| several orders, among them the bill reported
| from the Committee on Territories, and the
chairman OF the Ways and Means Committee
| had given notice that they would ask to make
the tax and tariff bills special orders. Besides
| this the gentleman from Massaohusetts, INT.
Darnes,) the chairman OF the Committee on
Elections, was anxious to call up the Georgia
| election case, and the Reconstruction Commit
| tee had Informed the Chair that they had I'M
Portant business TO bring before the House.
Mr.. schenek, OF Ohio, said II would be seen
that It was imgortssnnt ant to get thi, bill cat Of
| (Mr. Lyneh) II he was willing to postpone the
bill or he wanted action on II.
Mr.; Lyneh, of Maine, replied that the bill
| to make speeches on It.
After one Or two additional speeches had
| been delivered upon the bill, II was his inten.
tion to call the previous question on its pas.
sage.
| poned, with the understanding that the even
| Ing session shall be devoted to general debate.
MT: Butler, Of Ma,st with the view OF test;
| for the yeas and nays, but the call was not
seconded, and the motion was agreed to with
| out a division.
BY general consent, the consideration of
| the Joint resolution proposing an amendment
| to the United States Constitution, providing
l9r universal suffrage, was postponed until
The morning hour then commenced, and the
House resumed the consideration Of the bill
relating to the operation of the Pension laws
Mr.. Ingersoll, OF III, moved to amend the
bill by striking out the second section, which
relates to dropping from the pension list the
names OF female Pensioners who are reported
as prostitutes, unless they can produce salts.
factory evidence to the contrary, He said he
was IN iANOt OIL making ike provision Tor
| male prostitutes II this section was not
stricken out. 1t proclaimed by Inference that
| every soldiers widow was a prostitute unless
| she could prove herself otherwise.
Mr.. Schenck, Of Ohio, eharacterized It as
! the most Infamous and shameless proposition
ever brought before Congress. He thought 1t
| was an insult to the widows OF our soldiers
throughout the whole country.
Pending the consideration of the bill the
morning hour expired and 1t went over.
The House then resumed the debate on the
suffrage amendment to the COnstitutIon.