Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-14
COSeRsSs1oHkT PROCEEDINGS
FMly.Tlni COngru.--Sscond Regular Session
TuuRspAT, JAavAsr Is, 1870.


RToIns. ists Mlnistsr TO China, asking TO Be
EoT ~ expenses Incurred ~ hin: Deferred TO
oS mr Vlss.ps, frSa tis1 iSiStss On oomnsros,
ofs lighthouse stnliok = me ohoPtank river,
ar. Hamiin ln.rodu,sd a nm 70 renew and
! continue in lsrce the charter Of the Potomac
In.urAnee Company Of Qeorgetown. Referred
TO Oommittee on the District Of OolumbiA,
MT. Howard introduced q bill to prevent the
eolleetion o. taxes on certain articles exempt
Mr, Ramsey, from the Committee on Pos,
Ofieea and Post Ro ads, reported, with amend
| menta, Joint resolution deolaratory and amend
atory Of act Of July "a, isjs, TO provide for 40
Amerisas Inc Q! steamships between new
| A. smsndsd, tSs Joiut,rssoluti lion Directs the
Postmaster qenerSl to contract with the CON:
/ pany named In the act for the conveyance Of
the United States mails weekly or semi:
weekly between New York eHd Bss sS hand and
pool, i'sseofdlns % the true latent And mean
Ing Of said aotH The time for the compilation
o. tteamshlps Il extended 10 one year and six
months from date o. contrasts. The Post
on ths bonds Of the eompAnS, which aum shall
/ b IN full payment for the Incorporation 81
~ malls, nav ,sSt 81 a. :, soSsq ws,Ih IG
il any way directly OF indirsutiy, be Interested
/ 10 any contract under thiA act = ..-r..sr .-.
Mt. oarpsntsr! from TIE Oom@ittss 90 n,,, w x
provide remedy for the losa or dsstrnstioa
| o. Judgment records Or DEGREES AppeftAining
e ghi Ike a. CON-
msres, reported, without amsndmsnt, letnt
rssolution for the sstabllahmeat Of light
pS % S s.sSp ~ sls amend
tssstiss may b considered IN open Ssssiol.
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'pSS s P e sS'R SeSsd an ss.ndn.us that .ll
S'as co. 3 "a: IN
Mr.. FsrTy aAds his Ansadnent bsoauss he
SSsass thu. ne S0S1SlS SSS as, ASS Ss,. sa h.
Senate to consent TO- 81 rsieet such treaties:
we are now informed ~ ne public press that
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ITs i psPSrtSsnt Win eal sStSofity d law SS,
sts.sI R,iS 9I rs,rS... ~ 3Ss ,1 5,sSS
its also said that this territory IL IN stale
Of civil war, and hAt the Unitsd Statsa may
Sod It necessary to protect, It's new aequisitton
M. Thsysr called Mr.. Ferry 10 order, and
made the point that he was discussing treaty
fRs Vice Prssidsat decided the point not
well taken. The senator L M. ferryi Waa very
guarded In hil tpnAIka, aud vAl msraly refer.
Ne Ferry Continued. ne hsId thai the peo-
pie OF the country were entitled 70 all the 40.
fofms alton there was on this subject, and to
The opinioa Of senator. And he hoped that
The resolution wss then laid over until to-
morroN.
Nj. Pratt called up hi. PHI EiyinE ne state
raj courts In maritime causes In nAviEAbls
rivers shove ebb and now Of the tide.
Mr. Pratt 'sglaiSSss, t the merit: o. the Sll a.
the Interests Of the citizens OF those States
having pGviTabis riysrs that the State courts
'hSSa Sfy 80 sssS - sS
The bill for the adnission Of vlrEiniA was
| amendment Of Mr. Drake, that n Virginia At
TaHaeation Of the nftssnth Sme ndment, il 81 All
gS,sn n va fsieotSd-sSeS II, nsyI AN SsSrs,
| nsnSninw Usmefoh. nTaka. Howe. NoTtop
Osborn, Pomsroy, Pratt, spencer, sumner aud
IhTS S. 5us,tlon vm,hsn ,.hsp on IN, .msod-
nsnt ~ M EdmundS. VhIah va AZ folloSS /:
FrcvidSd, That before this rsSoiution shall
said s1sts and each ofissf thsFsof shaI take
and Subseribe and nls In the Haies OF the Sec.
rs,ary of ststs Of VirEinia 70. permanent pre-.
~. 40 soiemnly swear, that have never
tAkeu A oath asa member on Congress, or AZ
Al onnosr Of ths Unitsd states, or asa member
or iaSIo I osrssf ~ ANU stSts 10 .uppSrt tSs
Sop"tiSutios of the UhitsS STATES, sBd amer sI
WaFds enGARod In rebellion or InsurreotIon
sEainst the same, or given aid or comfort 70
de ensmiea thereof, 90 help me God" or such
pefson shall In like manner take, Eubsoribe
aud ale the following oath; "I, -, DO Iol.
| emily swear that have By act OF Congress- Of
| The dated States been relieved from the dis
| abilities Imposed upon ne BY the fourteenth
| AmSndment OF the Constitution OF the United
| Atafesi 80 help me Qodpi which oAtha ahAll be
taken before ind certified By any ofaoSr law.
| FULLY Guthofiled TO AdministeF osths, and any
perSon who shall knowingly swear fGlIsly y
tkblpE SIthsE q such oAths SHAH Dc aes@Sl
and not more than ten years, and shall be
nnel not leiA th1n N,Ooo and not more than
$4,000, ara IN Az trials ior any yiolation of
ms aot, the eertluoato o. the taxing Of either
Of said oAths, with proof OF the signature OF
the party accused, shall be taken and held ~
oontlusive eVidonso that such oath was reEu-
lArly And lAwiuny Admlnhtored BY eompotont
Authoniy Ans RToptafd lA,fAerl That every
pefaon who shall neglect for the period Of
thirty days next aflet The pasS1ge OF this reso.
luton 70 take subscribe and hls such oath a.
aIoreshd, shAll DC deemed and taken to all
intenh ana pufpoaea 70 haIeVAeAted bis once.
Mt. Wllhams SAID All THIS WA mere idle
elemeney' IN ms opinion, u these people