Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-04
xLIst cONGREss-sEcoND SESSION.

vexed question for the present session at
/ least
xLIst CONGRESs-sECoND SESSION.
SENATE WAsHINGToN MONDAY, Jan
! "a, lS70-Mr HamIin presented the Gre
/ deutials Of his colleague, Lot NJ. Morrill,,
/ elected for the unexpired term of the late
/ Mr. Eessenden. The credentials being read,
| the usual oath Of Office was administered to
/ Mr. Morrill,.
A number Of petitions were then offered
and bills read relative 10 various subjects
/ On motion Of Mr. Sherman, the Senate
( proceeded to consider the bill to provide a
national currency Of coin notes, and to
| equalize the distribution of circulating
notes, which was read and discussed by Sher-
man, Howe Sumner and Cole, after which
! the Senate went into executive session and
then adjourned,
HOUSE. Under the call of States large
number of bills were introduced and refer
red, the most important of which were, by
Mr. Kellogg to resume a land grant fer a
railroad from the Mississippi river, opposite
the mouth Of the Ohio, BY way Of Little
Rock, to the Texas boundary, near Fulton,
Arkansas, and regranting II to other parties
engaged in building the road.
BY Mr. Peters, to increase salary of
the United States Minister to China
By Mr.. Cessna, TO increase the number Of
Judges Of the Supreme Court of the United
States, aud defining the jurisdiction of Uni
ted States Courts IN certain cases.
By Mr.. Bingham, to regulate the mode
Of determining the ratification of constitu-
I tional amendments.
BY Mr.. Chayes Of New Mexico to author
ize the people of New Mexico to form a con-
stitution and State government preparatory
to admission as a State.
By Mr.. Washburn, of Wisconsin, to es-
tablish postal telegraph lines. He moved
| to refer It to a special committee of seven.
On motion Of Mr.. Farnsworth, the House
suspended the rules to take up the Virginia
bill, as amended by the Senate. He moved
that the House concur.
After an excited debate by Messrs. Bing-
ham, Butler, Farnsworth, Morgan, Cox,
Logan, Fitch, and Others, the bill, as amend
ed, was finally passed by vote of yeas 1856
nays 81. After a few unimportant motions
the House odjourned.
SENATE. TUESDAY, 25.-Petitions for
the abolition of the FrankiBg privilege were
presented, after which most of the day was
taken up with the discussion of Mr. Sum
ner's bill providing for an increase Of cir
culating notes to the extent Of FIVE hundred
million, and for its equal distribution among
the several States.
House "A number Of bills we're intro
duced, the League Island Navy Yard bill
was discussed and the election case Of the
4th South Carolina district johnson of
California spoke in opposition to Chinese
immigration, ProsseT, in advocacy Of a ma
tional system Of education, Hanley on the
improvement of the Mississippi and Finkel-
burg on taxation and in opposition to a pro
tectIve tariff
SENATE. w EDRESDAY, 26-James B.
Howell, elected by the Legislature of Iowa
to 6ll the vacancy occasio1ed by the resig-
nation of Senator Grimes, took the usual
oath Of Office
PETITIONS were presented for the abolition
Of the Franking privilege and for an amend
ment 10 the constitution granting female
suffrage. The remainder Of the session was
taken up in the discussion Of the bill for the
disposal OF the Fort leavenworth Reserva-
tion and the currency bill
HOUSE. consideration of the League
Island bill was resumed and elaborately dis
eussed by Hill, Calkin, Randall, Dawes.
Starkweather, Woodward and Sehofeld and
finally laid on the table by vote of "a to
67. The remainder of the day was occupied
by the consideration Of the appropriation
bills during which sharp discussion ensued
between Butler and Dawes
SE-'ATE.-IHURsDAY, 27th.-Petitions
were presented by Messrs. Ramsey, Drake
Pratt, Patterson, Conkling and FELTON,, for
the abolition Of the franking privilege
John +. Lewis was sworn in as Senator
from the State of Virginia.
Mr.. lhayer called up the bill to establish
port OF entry at Omaha, Nebraska.
Mr.. Kellogg read from the law on the
subject the provision authorizing the Secre-
tary Of the Treasure TO abolish all such ports
where the receipts do not exceed $40 600
per annum.
The bill was then passed.
The currency bill was then taken up and
discussed until adjournment
HoUsE-A bill was offered TO prevent
further sale Of public lands, except as pro-
vided for in the exemption and homestead
laws and the laws disposing of town sites
and mineral lands, Pratt, Ridgeway and
Mines, representatives from Virginia were
sworn IN. Objection was made to the ad-
mission Of Porter.
Mr. Farnsworth reported bill to abolish
the irauking privilege which was put On its
passage at once, and after an hours discus
sion, the Dill was passed by ia yeas to IL
nays. The bill goes into effect on the LIST of
July.
Mr. Churchill presented a resolution In
the case of CoVo1e VS.. Foster, declaring CO.
vOye entitled to the seat
The House then went into committee of
the whole and Mr.. Dawes continued his re-
marks on the appropriations
SENATE -FRIDAY, 2S.-Mr. johnson
was duly installed into his position as Sena- /
tor from Virginia.
After the offering Of number of resolu. !
tons and some preliminary discussion the |
Senate went into executive session, and |
finally adjourned to Monday
HOUsE. james *. Gibson, member from |
Sth Virginia district was sworn in. Bills |
were reported for the removal of Usage Tn 1
dams 10 Indiana territory, also of the Kan /
sas Indians, for the abolition of the Office of /
printer, and the election by /
Joint ballot Of Superintendent of Public |
Printing at salary Of $4,000, and for the 4
abolition Of the franking privilege, also re
monstrance against the reduction Of the duty 1
on imported STEEL A report from the con- /
mittee on elections declared the claimants 1
from Georgia under the election of April 20. !
1868 NOS entitled to their seats. The execu- {
tive and judicial appropriations were then
discussed in committee of the whole, up TO I
the hour of adjournment
HOUSE. %. .-Whol session !
taken up as usual with debates.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS is still an in I
valid, and still writing letters for publica-
tlgn Instructing the nation exactly what it /
shall do 20 be saved 1t strikes us that /
silence on political subjects would most be- |
come gentleman possessing the unfor- |
tunate record Of Mr.. Stephens. In Mr.. /
Stephens' latest gnsh he thinks neither he |