The union Democrat., 1870-12-24
CoNGREssroNAT. NEWS.

| WASHINGTON, Dec lo.-In the Senate bills
were introduced as follows by Mr. Stewart
4 joint resolution In relation TO freights on
the Pacific Railroad, referred to Committee
on Pacific Railroad. By Mr.. Nye. bin to
enable the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany to mortgage its road, and fer other pur-
noses, referred TO Tie Committee on Pacific
Railroad and ordered printed. By Mr., Nye,
a bill to enable the people of Colorado to form
A constitution and State Government, and for
admission of said State into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States, refer
red to the Committee on Territories.
In the House, Jones, of Kentucky. offered
preamble and resolution reciting that the
Government of the United States was estab-
lished as confederacv of co-equal States;
that the question of secession was from the
/ beginning dcbatahle, that the right of revolu-
ton was admitted and was affirmed in the
Declaration of Independence, that certain
States had seeded and set up government
| of their own in accordance with their honest
convictions as to reserved rights, that great
civil war ensuei and the experiment made
was settled by arms: that since then the pea
pie of the Southern States had conformed to
all the regulations of the government, and
had been fully reconstructed and declaring
that it is the duty of the government and Con-
gress to grant free, unqualified and perfect
pardon and amnesty to oil political offenders
in the late war. The resolution was rejected.
yeas IA, nays IA, IN.
/ Sargent, from the Committee on Appropri-
atoms, reported a special bill appropriatine
$50, 900 to enable the President to colec,
the Apache Indian tribes of Arizona and
New Mexico into reservation, and to pro-
vide subsistence and promulgate peace and
civilization among them. Passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19th.-In the House
the usual number of bills were introduced
and referred. Among them was one by Rel
logg of Connecticut instructing the Commit
tee of Ways and Means to enquire into tie
expediency of an immediate report of the in
come tax. The House refused to second the
previous question, 81 to II, and debate arts
ing the resolution went over till Monday
January 9th.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
to-day non-concurred in Senate bill extend
ing the time from the first of January until
the 1st of July, for the reduction of the army
Beaton, from the Committee on appropra
tons reported the post office appropriation
bill, and was made a special order for to-mor
row. The bill approprates $50, lei, 1913, the
principal items being for inland transporta
ton SO 900. 500; for mail messengers, $780,,
2l4; for Route gents, $3.50, 500; for mai-route
messengers. $50 .404; for local agents, S49.-
OH; for railway postofiice clerks, $685.. 1888;
for foreign mail Transportation, $500, 900: fer
Postmasters. s.. 100. 900; for clerks in the
postofiice, S26,000,0 600; for letter carriers,
Sl50. 900 for manufacture of adhesive postage
stamps, $780, 900: for manufacture of stamped
envclops, S4l4 200; for miscellaneous items,
! 1888, 500 for steamship service between ia.
nan and China, $500, 000 between United
States and Brazil, $50 900; between San
Francisco and Sandwich Islands. SIS ,00O
| Crebbs offered resolution calling for in,
| formation in regard to the purchase of bonds
| for the sinking fund. Rejected by 81 to III.
Fitch moved to suspend the rules and have
restored to the speakers table the Senate bill
relating to the Central branch of the Pacific
Railroad Company, which last session was
referred to the Committee on Public Lands
letter written by Twitchell and statement
made by the Speaker in regard to it, showed
that when the motion to refer was made at
the last session. Twitcheli intended it to be
understood by the Speaker. and that refer
ence was consequently made. The present
motion was to restore it to its place. The
motion was rejected Yeas, 1l5; Nays, 65,
less than two-thirds voting in the Affirmative
Mr.. voorhees, offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Public Lands to report
at present session a bill exemptng disabled
pensioners from the requirements of the
Homestead law, which makes personal settle
ment necessary. Adopted
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr.. Axtell to charter the California and Ar-
zona Railroad; also resolution making
notes of gold note Banks receivable for Gus
toms.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20th.-In the Senate
Sherman reported bill in accordance with a
recommendation of the Secretary of the
Treasury to authorize the issue of additional
$500, 900, goo five per cent bonds authorized
by the funding law OF last session. The bill
went over. He also reported Coles gold note
bill, with recommendation that the same
be negatived.
A motion to postpone the calendar in or
der to proceed with the San Domingo cues
ton was finally carried after debate, yeas.
so: nays. %.
The House ordered that the reports of the
committee on foreign affairs in relation to Par
aguay, be taken up on Thursday, the 5th of
January, to the exclusion of all other bust
ness.
Quite an excitement was occasioned tv a
perSonal explanation or lngers0il OF an attack
made on him in the New York Ercniag Post
lie said the reason for the attack was that
he had a brother of William Cullen Bryant
turned out of Office for stealing. DAVIS, Judd
and Farnsworth defended Bryant. In the
course of the debate, Ingersoll asked Bry-
ants defenders how many illegitimate chill
dren Bryant had in the town in which be
lives?
The House, at one o'clock, proceeded to
the consideration Of the amnesty bill.
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