The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-14

The second session Of the Forty first
Congress began at noon Monday After
prayer Vice President CoLAx called the
Senate to order. and fifty five Senator re.
ponded to the roll-call The credentials
Of the Senator, elect from Virginia, were
laid on the table \ petition for the re.
cognitlon of Cuban independence was pre-.
sented. Among the bills introduced
were one to prohibit the importation or
immigration Of Chinese under contracts
aud one providing for the execution Of
the laws against polygamy in Utah The
Presidents Message was received and
read and after brief Executive ,e-. ion.
the Senate adjourned.
In the House lSO members answered
to the roll-call \ recess was taken to
await the President Message lat the close
of which it was received and read. 4
bill to provide for taking the ninth census
and fixing the number of representatives
in Congress was made a special order for
Wednesday. A resolution declaring Nir-
ginia entitled to representation refer
ed to the Reconstruction Committee and
on motion, the credentials of all persons
claiming to represent Virginia aud Miss
issippi were ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Elections when presented
On Tuesday, in the Senate bills were
introduced for the protection ofcivil rights
in the South, to amend the Banking act
and promote the resumption of specie
payments, and to regulate appointments
to Office which makes it misdemeanor
for Member of Congress to recommend
a person for office unless repuseted to do
so by the President in the House, bills
were introduced for the repeal of the
Tenure.of-O Office act and for the abolition
of the fran6ing privilege.
In the Senate, on Wednesday Mr..
EDMUNDs, of Vermont, gave notice that
on Friday he should move for review of
the eigth-hour law A joint resolution
was offered by Mr.WILLIAMs, of Oregon,
to the effect that State Legislature hav-
ing once ratified a Constitutional Amend
ment, any further action on it shall be
void. Mr.. CARPENTER, Of Wisconsin, in
troduced a bill to allow congressman to
practice in the United States Courts, and
Mr.. FERRY, of Connecticut presented
one repeating the laws requiring the test
oath. A number of other bills of minor
Importance were also introduced A bill
relieving come 500 persons therein nam.
ed from political disabilities imposed by
J the Fourteenth amendment was passed
and in a discussion which ensued upon
taking up the joint resolution that all
. disabilities should cease upon the fnal
) adoption of the Fifteenth amendment
Mr.. STEWART, of Nevada, made a speech
strongly advocating the measure, saying
that he thought the time for universal
amnesty had arrived. Nh CAMERON, OIL
Pennsylvania, called for such information
as was possessed by the Executive on af
fairs in Cuba, and quite a debate arose
E on Mr.. RANsBY's MINI resolution re
questing information in respect TO the
Red River disturbance and the presence
Of Mr.. McDoUGALL in Dakota Territory
A brief Executive session was held before
the adjournment
In the House the most important bill
introduced were By Mr. MORRILL,, o
E Pennsylvania to fund the National deb
$ at lower rate ofinterest by Mr. DAVE
Of New York, TO abolish duties on coal
| by Mr.. FINKELDrRG, Of Missouri, to re
duce the duty on imports, periodically
10 per cent and by Mr.. MuNdES, o
Ohio, to exempt the property Of ex-sold
iers and sailors to the some extent as thai
, of bondholders, After the presentation
b. of several petitions, the House took W
: the Census bill. Mr.. GARFIELD, of Ohio
t Chairman of the Sub Committee, explain
t ed the provisions of the bill, and wherein
b. it differed from that under which the cen
, sus of 1850 was taken, lie said that tn,
, number of Representatives had been fxe(
by the Committee at 800, as by taking
$ this number no State would lose mem
Der Of Congress.
; On Thursday Mr.. SUMNER, Of Mass
i achusetts, offered resolution in the Sen
:. ate direction the proper Committee tc
consider the cxpediency Of repeating tn,
District of Columbia, because it excluded
: certain physicians solely because the,
were colored, and, after some debate, i
! passed A substitute bill for Mr. Sun
Z NER's, defining the jurisdiction Of tn
B Courts of the United States in certain
: cases." was reported from the Judiciar,
l. Committee. Among other new bushes
. introduced was bill establishing uni
u form time for holding elections for Flee
+ tors for President, Vice President an,
members of Congress from all the States
. The Senate adjourned to Monday,
y In the House the greater portion Of tn
II session was occupied with discussion O
i Census bill. The debate was participat
. ed in by several members, but little pro
! gress was made with the measure SIEVE
. raj bills were introduced among Their
y one creating new judicial district in Ne'
York, and another to perfect the recon
" struction Of Georgia, requiring the mill
;, tary commander to convene the Legisla
&c ture elected under General MEADEs proc
= lamation, and cause each member to tax
- the prescribed oath, and the body to adop
~ the Fifteenth Amendment as a conditio
>, precedent to representation Of the State
A resolution was offered directing il
quiry into the cause Of the recen. gol
panic, The House refused to adjourn III
:. til Monday
The House met on Friday and Nj
If Jenckes introduced bill to establish
h uniform rule of Capitalization Throughout
h the United States by Mr. Wood instruct
e ing the committee on foreign affairs
N inquire into the conditions under whic
8 the French Gable Company holds il
!. concessions from the French government
o to connect It's telegraph with the Frenc
Is shere, and whether there is any restriC
:, ton or reservation in such coneessio