The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-26
FORTIETH CONGRESS- SS-THIRD SESSION
SeIlafe.

WAsHIEeroN, Jan. 20 Mr.. Wilson presented the
asbnso o. Oharies sumner Senator elect fron
Mr.. SPINNER presented the petition OF barbor mas.
pTovemenis in Boston hsrbor Referred To- tSe 9d I'M
Mr. Morgan presented the petition of one hundrea
owR 0 f NeT 99rh In o
Referred TO Oommntee on Pensions war VI i0i~
Mr: Drake presented the resolutions OF the Union
against the further of certain provsions ot
me BankIupt act Referred to Committee on The
Mr: sherman said that the Com mittee ON
ganize the Treasury Department. ana fearing that
WoS meet the veW Of oass Sa mat hsd snSes ThiCa
TO report reAo ution providing for the appointment
mtee 10 coPSst Of hree enstors and ave- RsSIs So
Win leave 10 SIT during the recess OF ths
exptdency OF reorgan zng the civil Service In the
nation extending. to he clerical oce necessary in
each department, The rates of comp ensation, and
such rules and regulations mey be reuulrad IN
lncIease ihe efficiency OF the same. The resolution
:, Mr.; sumner {@ais } asked that the lCommittee on
torsign Reia,ions should be dischsrged from the
Wyne. late Uniled states Consul in Peru, treaty
viding for com isoion TO hear and conslder Claims
Of fAmerican ana Peruvian citizens and Mr.. Wylie
might " he pleaEed prosecute his claim before The
Commisson The committee was oiSch arged.
an avtrse upon Re Sse of Ms
ered by saa for services
Mr sumner presented the resolutions OF the Union
dsffanchised Rebos and others synpathihng AIM WITH sI
them are makiDg etorls or the removal of Inc Tia.
ablltea OF Judge Pal ker OF Virginia, and giving an
account OF the acts and char the Judge and
charge delivered by him to the grand jury duripg
the wa. '' 'Ne
House of Representatives
The Speaker presented, under the rule, the peti
tion OF Mrs. Abraham Lincoln for q pensl9n, Re-
ferred TO the Pension Com mttee.
MI mccullough (Md) offered resolution calling
on the Commissioned OF Internal Revenue infor-
nation as 10 the rate at which he has fxed the fees
Tor gaugiDg and los ecing nquors, under the of
July 20. 1858, sec So. ALSO now much revenue
has been received for inspecting and gauging LIQUORS
under that aci.
Mr. Lynch (de) gave notice that he wouId call m.
after the morning hour his bill to provide for the
gradual rtsumptiOu or specie payments.
hr u Beeton IN. CD in,roduc I'd bill amend the
3ith section OF the ACT of August 1861 to provide
creased revenue from imports and thereby suspend.
Ing ana aba Ing the colec ion of the uncoected
ton of the direct tar laid by that action upon the
States of North Caroline, South Carolina, Alabama,
Georgia, Florida LouisiaEa and Arkansas Referred
TO the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. PeIham tMe.N, from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions reported IL relating to the operation OF
the Pension law.
The first section provides that no pension, pay or
bour y shall be paid to widow, nonresident In the
United States when she has been living separate from
her husband for five cSnsecutlve years imm edately
preceding his DEATH without receiving from him any
The second section deprives OF her pension a
woman who leads a LIE OF prostitution concu.
nv Ingersoll I) characterized II as an Insult to
the widows of American soldiers
The remaining fourteen sections relate to the details
of applications, proofs etc.