Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-02-11
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4 lacting ander treaty with England, for
'isuppressing the slave trade. Some new
i forms of constitutional amendmsnt for
securing equal civil and political rights,
were proposed and referred.
] HoUsE.-Mr Robinson and Mr.. Chan
Ter, of New York, made speeches ON the
Fenian question. Mr. Lawrence tried.
i unsuccessfuiiy, to introduce new SUI
frage amendment. Most OF the session
was taken up debating the Indian APP
propriation bill in Committee oil the
tHhole During the evening session,
/ the Revenue bill was debated in Conn
mite of the Whole. 5.,-
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5. SENArE.-Sey-
eral new bills were introduced and re-
! ferred. The Consular Appropriation bill
was discussed and passed. Ar amend
ment looking to the abrogation of the
| Slave Trade Treaty with England hav-
4 ing been adopted. Mr.. Trumbuil- from
the Judiciary Committee, reported q bill
for reorganization of the Supreme Court.
/ Mr.. Warner, of Alabama, proposed .
form of constitutional amendment re-,
Egarding suffrage. The Currency bill
was postponed, and the constitutional
amendment taken up. Several amend-i
ments Were proposed, all OF which were
ordered to be printed. 1.,s asslu. ~. :.
IL "a
made report concerning the abuses in
the Interior Department in making con-
tracts for stationary. Resolutions an
nulling some of the contracts were
adopted, ,.and bill passed taking from
heads of departments the authority TO
make contracts, and giving il to the
tCommitte on Printing. The dill for a
postroad TO New York was reported
| favorably. A bill for uniform system
of naturalization was introduced. The
evening session was spent in eonsidera-
ton of the Revenue bill.
/ THURSDAY Feb. 4. SENiTE.-TheS Sen
ate refused to take up. the motion to re-
consider the Vote by which the last
Pacific Railroad bill was killed. The
pending Observation-Disclosures was
considered, and speeches made upon it
by Senators Ferry, Morton, Warner and
/ Williams. Mr.. Cattel, of New Jersey,
/ introduced a financial measure, which
was referred. The Senate held an eve
ming session, at which few private bills
were passed and some other business OF
| little importance transacted.
/ HoUsE.-Mr. Garfield moved to re-
commit the Indian Appropriation bill,
and made a strong speech against the
Indian Bureau and its corruptions. Mr..
Butler supported Mr.. Garfield's propo-
L
Holbrook, delegate from Idaho, in the.
course of some remarks, accnsed Mr..
Butler ofhaving made statements which
at the time of making he knew to be,
false. The Speaker promptly called him
/ to order. He refused to retract, and by
vote of the House was arrested, taken
to the bar of the House and severely
tcensured by the Speaker. The Appro-
propriation bill was then passed. Mr.
Cook, of Illinois, spoke in favor OF, and
Mr.. Kerr. ofsIndiana, against, the pro-;
posed new railroad to New York Mr.. ,
Wilson, of Iowa, and Mr.. Pruyn, Of
New York, were elected committee TO
count the Electoral vote for President
and President The evening sess-
ion was for general debate, and speeches
were made oy several members. ~.
FRIDAY Feb. 5. SENATE.-Mr.
I Williams, of Oregon, spoke in favor of
the Constitutional amendment, as did
Mr.. Wiley, Of West Virginia. Vickers,
of Maryland, opposed the amendment.
i Mr.. Buckalew made brief speech in
favor of his substitute, and Mr. Sumner
made an elaborate argument in faver OF
substituting for the amendment his bill
for regulating suffrage, based upon the
assumption that the National govern
ment has already full power over the
whole subject. Mr.. Conkiing, of New
York, was appointed teller on the part
of the Senate, to count tue vetesfor Pres
; ident and Vice President. A proposition
to pay. the, Senators from the recon-
strncted States back to March, 1867. was
vigorously opposed by Mr.. Trumbull, of
lIllinoss, while Mr.. Morton, of Indiana,
favored it. .aes ..s4y--~qrl vs15
HousE.-The morning hour wassp<efst,
on private bills. The Democrats at
tempted unsuccessfully to have govern
mentl pay the expenses of bringing .
contumacious witness to terms. liIhe
I Army Appropriation bill was taken up
in coRlmi tee of the Whole, and Mr..
Hooper, of Massachusetts, made a speech
! on finances. There was a good deal OF
4 discussion regarding a reduction OF the
army, and a general sentiment favorable
to such step was developed. During
: the evening session several members
made speeches-amOng the rest, Mr.
!. Mullins, of Tennessee, one on political
!. philosophy. Fs5s a.Ee9 ~ ,dv'7ais % sts
SATURDAY, Feb. s. SENATE.-The bill
for repeating the Tenure-of- Office act
was debated MIR. Edmunds favored
amending the present law. Mr.. Morton
wanted it altogether repealed and SO did
Mr. Thayer.a Mr.. Howe sustained the
bill as it. stands Mr.. Doolittle made
; speech against the proposed Constitu.
, tional Amendment. Mr.. Bayard fol-
lowed on the same side. Mr.. Howard,
/, from the Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads, reported the new bill which has
been prepared on that subject. Messrs.
Wilson and Morgan, of the cOmEAit-
! tee, expressed disagreement with the re-
: port. Mr.. Corbett supported his amend
ment to the proposed Constitutional
, Amendment, and Mr.. Wilson proposed
a new form of Words. q 80 az 2
n HOUSE. Several private bills and
claims were disposed of. Mr.. Schenek
reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means bill regarding the manage
, ment of National finances. "A bill regu-
latine National Banks was reported
The House went into Committee of the
Whole and discussed the Army Appro-
, priation bill There was long Discus
: sion between Mr. Blaine and Mr.. Eld-
q . ridge, regarding the purchase of Ford's
= Theater, in which President Lincoln was
: assassinated, Mr.. Eldridge maintaining
e that the purchase was unauthori7ed and
f void Amendments were adopted to the
army appropriation amounting In the
. aggregate to SIC, 600, 000.l' u 2fa3+h4 -
: MONDAY, Feb. s. Senate A petition
: for the recognition OF God in the Consti-
d tuition was presented by Mr.. Sherman,
n of Ohio, who spoke in favor OF it, Mr..
+ Howard, of Michigan, reported adversely
o. on twelve or fifteen bills and resolutions
G contemplating grants to railroads. Mr..
e Morton, of Indiana, introduced q bill for
!. refunding interest and discount paid by
!, Indiana on money borrowed for getting
! ont troops. A bill was introduced for
5 subsidizing line of United States mail
~ steamers between the United States and
. Europe. Mr.. Edmundsi resolution pro-
4 VI tiIg for counting the vote of Georgia
If for President and Vice President was
n passedc The Constitutional ans eridment