Middletown transcript., 1870-12-10
PnocnrD1Sos OF CONGRESS.

Congress met on Monday. The Senate
was called to order by the Vice President,
nearly all the Senators being present.
The credentials of William Window, an.
pointed Senator from Minnesota, to sue
ceed Mr. Norton, were presented aud Mr..
Window took his seat. Bills were intro
duced by Messers. Cole aud Casserly, Of
California, to abolish the income tax by
MIR. Sumner, Ito terminate the fabrication
of United States notes, strengthen the
National Bank reserves, and promote u
return to specie payments;" by Mr.. Cole,
to repeal the section of the act of July 18th
last, which lowered the duties on brandy
and prepared opium, and providing tha,
United States notes shall be receivable al
their face value in payment of import du-
ties after june Both, next. A resolution
was adopted calling for the correspondence
between our Minister at Paris and the Se-
cretary Of State since the outbreak of the
Franco-Prussian war, etc. The President 8
message was read and ordered to be printed
The House was called to order by Speak !.
er Blaine, and 173 members answered to
roll call S. II. Sypher was sworn in as
member from the First Louisiana District ;
Joseph Dixon, from the Second North
Carolina, and r. s. Duke, from the Fifth
Virginia. The Presidents message was
read and ordered to be printed and referred
to the Ways and Means Committee At
ter passing bill to supply an omission in
the last Indian appropriation bill, the
House adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate, on Tuesday, bills
were introduced by Mr.. Harlan, to au-
thorize the election of delegates to Con-
gress from the Indian Territory and by
Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, abolishing
the income tax. After some unimportant
business, the Senate adjourned, to allow
of the revision of the Standing Com
mittees
In the House, Messrs Morey, of
Louisiana; Holmes, of New York, and
and Wolf, of Iowa, elected to fill vacan
cies, were shown in. Bills repeating the
income tax were introduced by Messrs.
Hill, Myers and Kellogg. Bills were in
troduecd by Messrs. Lynch, Cox and
Reeves, remitting duties on ship building
materials used for vsssels in the foreign
trade, and admitting foreign-built vessels
to registry in the United States. Mr.. Con-
nor introduced a bill repeating the duty ON
tea, coffee and sugar; MIR. Potter, a bill
the frankng privilege; and
Mr.. Farnsworth, bill to promote tc,.-
graphic intercourse with Eurcye. Mr.
Logan asked leave to introduce a bill
abolllshlng the orfices of Admiral and
Vice ADMIRAL in the Navy, but objection
was made. He gave notice that on Mon
day next he would move to suspend the
rules for its passage A bill extending
the time for the construction of railroad
from st. Croix river to the west end of
Lake Superior, was discussed, and finally
tabled. Resolutions were adopted of in
quiry as to the. accuracy of the Census,
and calling for correspondence relative to
Spanish searches of American vessels from
January to June, 1870 The Presidents
message was referred to the various COM
mttees.
In the Senate on Wednesday number
of bills were introduced. the most impor-
tant of which was that by Mr. Harlan for
the election of delegate to Congress from
the Indiana Territory The Senate adjourn
ed carly.
In the House seven now members pre-
sented themselves and took the oath. -
Bills were introduced and referred for re-
pealing the income tax for remittng du.
ties on ship-building materials another by
S. S. Cox, to enable registration of fore
ign-built vessels one also by Mr. Reeves,
of Now York, admitting foreign vessels to
registry for abolshing the franking priv
ledge; by Logan, of Illinois, abolishing
the offices of Admiral and Vice. Admiral. !.
Resolutions were offered on various sub
jects, among others, by Eldridge, of Wis
consin, calling for information as to the
stationing of troops in Montgomery, Ala.
and at other places by MIR. Banks, of
Massachusetts,, inquiriug into the search
of American vessels by Spanish authority.
In the Senate on Thursday, Mr.. VIII
son introduced bill to prohibit the polit-
ical taxation of government clerks, under
penalty, and prescribing oath against such
practices.
The House was occupied large part
of the day on the postal reorganization n
bill, and finally agreed-yeas 81 nays 70.
to strike out the whole of the chapter re
lating to the franking privilege The
Postmaster General was authorized to es-
tablish post routes without special legisla-
ton.
Congress adjourned on Thursday until
Monday.
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