The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-10
CONGRESS- TO- O-DAY.
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Senate.
WASHINGTON, April The Senate continued in Exc
regular session. agreed to the conference report
Apendatory Tax bin, and then adjourned TIL 10 O'Clock
At 10 O'Clock the Senate reassembed
The bill relating the Attorney General OF the United
States vas amended and passed
Senators the recopstrueted States from the COM
0 as zee session SIC o. the nortieth Qong[es
tors only from June %, 1853
moved to postpone and take up the JOINT resolution de-
Garng the meaning of the act regulating the hours Of
The discussion was continued until IL o'clock when the
ourned without day Ne'''-''' VIZ ''-''
House of Representatives.
The House resumed its session at 10 A. NJ.
Mr. banks 81 offered the it. resqySd I BY the
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liberty and equal political rights Of all the people and the
port I the fresden OF the Gnted States %hsnoVo IN
h & m epneGan shall u have been esa
independence and sovereignty OF such republican govern
vote on the % resolution % 3 dsyeloped the absspSs % Of
proceedings Under the call were dispensed with.
Mr. Banks moved to suspend the rules for the purpose Of
The rules suspended and the resolution passed.
Baa%ah hs Baes b i the sessH y DsS dTGs Ads %
day Hall Hawking Kerr Niblack, Parker Paine, RSgeTs,
%ffi %fsrd eSfS n %scn and %incbester trump WIN"
MIR Upton moved to suspend the rules and take the
contested election in the Fourth South Carolina Dis
MT Eldridge moved the House adjourn Nosatived.
Of pressing, resolution reported from the Com
mttee on hleeto1S setting fotm nat IN the contested
ftss a Mr. eDFod @ to Ssss
yG fSn fS of the
Mr. Holman appealed from the decision of the chair
sdnf
Mr. Brooks moved that the House adjourn which the
yeas and nays We're ordered ~
Mr. Pane that was So the close of the
sion that was fST the resolution offered By the
unanimous He therefore appealed to the gentle
Mr. Burdett said the he would with
Mr. Dawes called up the Joint RESOLUTION relative to
Mr. e9 e e sts on Re esd
Canals be changed to that Of Railways and Canals
| Mr. Iafn, from the Committe Printing, reported
po o % msone o Paep @ Soss cope es oe Of the %
Message of the President relative to the depredatons of
Rebel vessels toooo extra copies Of the Land Office report
Of $ sat
fife SS5 to the ssSG
mttee sit during the and send for persons and
dnsss as tssGGy %Sped sed bill at the next session
House to ws ON PTesdoE no b@ Sn
he had some further communication to make the two
Several attempts made to introduce various resolu
Mr. Dawes reported the committee appointed to wait
the President md performed that duty and that
formed them he had no further communication to make
| cared the House adjourned without day.
| The Tax Bill.
In the House last night during the debate the Tax
BILL MIR. Marshall member of the conference committee,
| also explained and advocated the report.
| Voorhees, Marshall, Jones (Ky( and Schenck.
Mr. Schenck, answering to the argument of Messrs.
Logan and Butler remarked that people make
charges openly while others insinuate les and thus add
| cowardce to insult.
in speaking Of those who nsnuate lies and thus add insult
| to talsehood?
| Mr. Schenck-No sir.
Mr. Butler-I ask the gentleman whether Pharisee did
not say II thank God that am not like other Z"
Mr. Schenck Il think it very probable. Anything that
hypocrisy have uttered dare will be familiar
The discussion closed, and the conference report
| agreed to- -
| The Cuban Resolution.
The following is the affirmative vote the passage
Mr.. Banks resolution relative to Cuba Allison, Amber
Ames, Archer Armstrong, Asher Axtel, Ranks, Benty
Bingham, Blair Boyd Brooks, Burlington, Burdett b. f.
Butler, Roderck p Butler Cessna Churchill Clark Amasa
Dockery, Donnely Duyal, Ferris Ferry, Finckelpburg
Garfield, Getz, Gilllan, Hawley Hay, Heaon Hill, Hoge
Holman, Hopkins Hotchkiss, Ingersoll, Jenckes A H
Jones, j. Jones, Judd, Julian, Kelley Knapp, LASH
Lawrence, Logan Loughridge, lynch, Maynard McCar-
thy MCGPFsw Meyer ph pMhoTnel Myers Nesley, 9Neill
Sheldon. aR"' a; Sheldon Sheldon, john h A. aiS1 Smith,
William q Smith,, Stevenson, Stokes Stoughton, Tahe,
Tanner, Tillman Trimbe Twitche, Lynne, Upson, Van
Horn, Voorhees, Ward, O. g. Washburn, Welker White
more, wilkinson, Williams, j. 4. Wilson, Winans, and