, 1869-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
AHH'
SENATE.

COMMITTEE NEPORTs.
Mr. GRIMES, from ,ho COMMITTEE on Naval
and crew of tie Kesrrafre for tho capture and dc.
s;tuclion Of tho Alahaun.
NJ. CUNNEss, from tho Committee On Post
encourage the building Of steamships in the
United states, snd 10 establish nno Of Ames.csn
sJnGhE & hEDiqcG cS the Committee an Finance
reposied i Int resolution authorizing the srcre
tt!a OF shc Ttea.nEy to remit dates On sabmN!ne
telegraph cable imported by tho Western Union
Iii. ANTHONY, from The Commltteo on Print.
Lag, reported a resolution to prlnt TIC memorial
MI TnAYKh n oSsa 10 o sese
DAG Gtccu had been notorious rehsl, and he
did not lh.nk # necessary IL rrcogn'ze h' to tho
thc sub]eet On ,ho table. Carried.
nttt' e fEnyinx ron Ax E1kcttoN tN VIRGINIA.
me: ~: IhrMnuLL, f1om The Goanttes on tho
blu providing Tor an election 10 Virginia. Tho
fret amt ndncnt p.oyides tnat at thc o;ccuon for
lie lie uanre Si 10 c hi hsld o. tae Viz ot nexs as2,
there shall t,c submitted to a separate vote OF the
registered ard QuAl,1e1 voters tho questions ol
section, AID the 7th section Ut tno 81 article,
the v.tc on rad question 10 be for disqualification
Or asa'Est gualiteation: The ctn.r amenoment
substltutes tos sectaon ot tho Housc bill, which
icquifc1 the ucncral Arsemely rlsctcd At The
tsIac tune to a+resnn!c on the nsat Tuesday 10
at.sbIy IN &c aoy q III yote. sots b. ess
for ratification cf the constitution. sbai asscnhie
u Mthnona on The hrss Tuesday tn July, 1861,
Assembly snali uot eouynre. nor SHAH any person
elected 10 otcc under tho pEoylsluna Of this hill
aoaa
btafe:y ehall c3nenlute psrt q! tnt cousut711on
i n1sorisy Of tho Votee cast on tha. question be
for Disqualification. AID rft< r<rsa-
ADv4RAE AEr1Hrp.
Mr TRCnHC1I also reported adversely on the
follcwihe: Nj; Hende1non's bil' to establish
eoL's Joint RESOLUTION proposing o5 eous,ltn-
t!onl1 amencmcLt 70 estaoll:h an Electoral Col
lsge Iiun1sl and At; esxse.'s i:,at ,esslat,on
in the cour1 Of laltns.
YAaRAuu1rr pRlzEs At NEW ORLEANS
Mr. GRIM Es, nom the Cocnittec uu SGval
mcnts. the lloarc bill relating to captures made
Rivcr, IN May oi 1864, il declares that vessels
r.ytI and capture q NV ORLEANS thsil 10 ne*
tsme nat1er as they wou!1 have been had she
Eastern District .onrt Of Lon,s,ana been then
Sed d hss mi ,, ues grss s,t
Court haring adm ,ai;y yiursdictioa may row take
CO.. n'z u casts arlsiEC on. Of sad cap uses.
Cd 10 cf1cese and men entitled tn prizes TO be
| paid cut Of the Treasury Of the uuited Slstcs.:
FRE-zAr1IoN AND HoNksTsAp LAws.
Mr.. THAfEk introduced bill amending
| require the planting Of trees On homestead and
PIC eqpt,en 'lands. Rs.ersed to the Committee
| rAr or SOUTHERN SENATORS.
On motion o1 Mr. morton, the 6rnate took up
ths 1esoln,on ca1 10 suthorze tne pa,ment q secs
meIdemeut Of the Foit!etp Congress
III MoKnlLL ivl )mqscd e amend SO a. ID
session oi tic For,ieih cope,e.a. ~ ~ 41'
| biz. SALISBURY reminded the Senate that At
The heeiHnitE Of the Fottleth Congress hr. Yates
med the question, anc found all the precedent. "a
rbow that Wnese Senators OF Representatives.
were entitled 70 compensation for any part Of a
term Of ticc. thcs we're entitled to l. lot whole
| term. When The Question was mp before. the del.
I 1caey Of Senators tfotn Sou,tcrn States had pre-
vspsed them 1to% vel: E; but nov. ~ eho1a g
I snt!si on she,I overcoming the!I eesup!es a1a
voting ,y e Pay tbenselves;
| ccd,n.t. bu, had found mono In favor OF paying
The matter was briefly discussed, and then, OF
motion Of MI. AoAAlLL- ol he., was post
! 7uE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
being taken up. ths Committee On appropriations
/ reported and e1piAlneo the VARIOUS amcnnucnts ts
ur'eco 10, and the CONFEDERATION Of whien occn.
lion Of H. sraNER tpe scna.e vent pto 90 e.
| ct utisc ec,t1on, a.d soon alter TOOK recets.
EVENING SESSION.
cREDkH1IAIs rREsxN7zn.
Tho PRESIDENT presented the crtd dentia 81. o!
Alltn y. Thurman, Scnatos-eect from Ohio.
| POSTAL Ellis.
| The Senate then proceeded to the COZ re1dcra
tion Of the tublHess reported ftom the Comm:ttce
On Ittt Q{Hcc..
THE YRAEKISo TAtvILE6E.
The bill TO requisite the frauk1n1 privilege was
| rcpCfffd by The Chairman Of the committee With
! swo amendments, but after rome h.~euratan It
w8s pneFcd cx1etfy as It CINE from the House.
| hr. RAMSEY thcu repaired nt abolisp pinn
| the psivIIe. aft.'r .Inl{ /, 1917
Nj. tOSkLfSG moved as m amendment hin
repeating all atte and parts OF acts cn1ferrc the
1fnnking privilege mon nembtrt ofthe SEE ats and
| lltusc ct RCr!e- -cntat,sea.
| ME. Conkltng'e substitute vas adnptcd and the
| hill u then Yr1ectrd hv h~ fniI In