Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-21
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| 41r. Deanan, from IHe COInmltJee OIL
Appropriations, reported the postofice ap
preparation bill Made the special orde
for Tuesday next. 2
1t appropriates $24, 11O,O93 from tht
postofice revenues and 1926, 900 out of the
treasury.
| Mr.. Sargent offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee to inquire into the ex
| pediency of directing the minis of the
| United States to make and issue a new sill
yer coin of the current value of twenty
cents. Adopted
Mr.. Willard, from the Committee on In
valid pensions reported bill granting PEN
| sions to certain soldiers and sailors of the
! war of 1912. Recommitted.
To Reduce Import Duties.
Mr. Paine introduced bill to reduce
duties on certain imports. Referred to
committee on Ways and Means. 1t pro-
vides that from and after June so, 1870,
that there shall be reduction of 10 per
cent. on all duties imposed by law then in
force upon goods, wares and merchandise
imported from foreign countries into the
United States except spurious, malt and
vinous liquors and their compounds and
tobacco, snuff and cigars.
The House then proceeded to vote on
the resolution to admit Mr.. H. Sypher to a
seat from the first Congressional district of
Louisiana At the close of the roll call
there was a majority of three against the
resolution, but one Republican member
changed his vote, and three or four others
who had not voted voted in the affirmative
among them MIR. Farnsworth, who said
he had not examined the report, but was
willing to follow the recommendation of
the committee. The vote was announced
yeas, 70; nays, IS.
Mr.. Sypher came forward to take the
oath, when Mr.. Brooks objected on the
ground that he resided in Pennsylvania.
This was overruled by the Speaker under
the action of the House.
Mr.. Cox, as question of privilege, asked
to have the protest of the Democratic men,
bers read, but Mr.. Stevenson objected.
Mr.. Moore, of Ill, moved to reconsider
the vote, which was carried-S5 to 20.
That brought up the original resolution
declaring Mr. Sypher entitled to seat be-
fore the House again.
Mr.. Fitch offered as a substitute for it
resolution that there was no valid election
held in the first congressional district of
Louisiana on November 8, 1868, and that
neither Sypher nor Martin is entitled to a
seat
Mr. Stevenson moved to table the sub
stitute. Ayes, 70; nays "a.
Mr.. Fitch's substitute was agreed to by
100 against 60.
The resolution as amended was then
sdopted-yeas, 95; nays, 6S; and so the
election in the first district of Louisiana
was declared invalid
Patents-Ccnsus.
The bill to consolidate aud amend
the statutes relative to patents and
copyrights, was discussed and amend
ed by increasing the salary Of the
Congressional Librarian to three thousand
dollars, and laid over.
The Senate substitute for the Census
bill was non-concurred in, and went to the
Committee on Conference.
The Georgia MuddIe-Three Substi-
Iutcs for the Senate Substitute.
The Senate substitute for the Georgia
bill came up.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, moved
reference to the Reconstruction Committee
of the substitutes offered by Messrs. Logan,
Cessna and Ingersoll.
MIR. Logan substitute, as agreed upon
between him and Bingham, was read.
1t provides that an election shall be held
in Georgia, in 1870, for members of the
General Assembly, as provided for in the
Constitution of that State, and adopted by
its Convention March II, 1868, at which,
persons who, by the Constitution, are
electors, shall be emitted to vote.
The second section declares that the
State of Georgia be entitled to representa-
ton in Congress.
The bill and substitute were referred to
the Reconstruction Committee.
The Louisiana Vacancy.
Mr.. Kerr offered resolution directing
the Speaker of the House to inform the
Governor of Louisiana that there is a
vacancy in the representation for the First
Congressional district of that State.
Some discussion followed between
Messrs. Kerr, Cox and others, which was
declared out of order.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, asked leave
to introduce a joint resolution to annex
the Republic of Dominica. Laughter.
MIR. Brooks, of New York, objected
Pending the disposition of Mr.. Kerr s
| resolution, the House adjourned.