Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-11
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SENATE. Monday, Jan. Sl.-The reso-
lufioD of the Ohio General Assembly adopt.
inc the 10th Amendment was presented;
also memorial asking the reduction of the
duty on iron and steel rails. Mr.. Morton
introduced bill 10 admit Mississippi into
tho Union. The currency bill was then dis
cnssed at considerable length, after which
The Senate went into executive session and
then adjourned.
HoUsE-Two separate bills were offered
TO admit Mississippi to a representation 10
Congress, and 10 remove the political disa
biiities Of al citizens Of the States lately in
rebellion. Resolutions were offered increas
log the pay Of jurors in the Circuit aud Dis
trict Courts of the United States, for the
redemption of one hundred millions interest
bearing Government bonds, fixing rate of
mileage Of Senators and Representatives,
requesting the President to accord belliger-
ents rights to Cuba, 10 reduce duty oD coal
appropriating $30,000 to the relief Of the
poor of the District of Columbia, and return
ing thanks to the State Of Rhode Island for
statue Of General Greene. Richard SayTe
member elect from the First Virginia Dis
triet was sworn in and took his seat as mem
Der Adjourned.
/ SENATE Tuesday, Feb. Resolutions
welp offered regulating public printing and
I discontnuing publication Of books for pri-
yate distribution, for the suppression Of
/ drinking houses in the District of Columbia,
4 and IN reference to the Red River rebellion.
Memorials were presented for the abolition
| of the franking privilege and for increase of
/ tax on distilled spirits. The Senate then
! discussed the currency bill until adjourn
ment
HOUSE. Mr. Booker, member from 4th
Congressional District Of Virginia, after
some discussion was sworn in. The tariff
bill was taken up and discussed at length
after which the House went into Committee
Of the Whole on the appropriation bill! and
and adjourned at fur clock
SENATE w ednesday, Feb Memo
rails for the abolition Of the fraukipg ptivi
lege and for pensions for soldiers and sailors
of 1872 we're presented. The bin appropri-
atiDg public lands to a railroad from Port
land TO Astoria was taken up and discussed,
being opposed by Alessrs Thurman and
others on the ground that it was bad policy
and that public lands should be reserved for
actual settlers. The currency bill was then
taken up, discussed and passed. Itincreascs
the national bank circulation $45 900, 600, to
be distributed among States and Territories
having less than their proportion Of curren-
cy, and also provides for the withdrawal Of
S20, 600 600 from States having in excess
Of their proportion and its distribution
among those having less. The neutrality
laws were then discussed until adjournment
II0UsE.-A resolution was adopted favor
able to the recognition Of Cuba; resolutions
we're offered relative to the treatment of
American prisoners in British jals, and for
the disposition Of the Cherokee lands 10
Kansas a bill was adopted authorizing
the Secretary Of War to issue food and
clothing 20 the destitute poor of the District
OF Columbia to the amount of $4,000. Ad
journed.
SENATE. Thursday, Feb MIR Ed
munds presented a petition from the widows
of soldiers Of the United States now residing
in the republic Of Switzerland, asking pen
sions
Mr. Hamlin reported back the billamend
atory Of the act to regulate the postal SER
nice Ii was moved that it be indefinitely
postponed So ordered.
Mr.. Abbott, joint resolution setting
forth that in certain States the civil author
ity is inadequate to suppress lawle>sness,
aud requesting that the Committee on Ju-
dietary inquire into the laws in said States,
with view to the better protection of hu-
man life, and report as to the expedieucy of
providing for a national police force in the
said States wherever the local laws are in
adequate to the enforcement of public order.
Agreed to.
After brief discussion Of the neutrality
laws By Carpenter and Sumner the Senate
went into executive session. Adjourned
HoUSE-A resolution was adopted, in
structing the Committee OF Ways aud Means
to inquire into the expediency of levying a
per capita tax Of two dollars and fifty cents
on dogs
The bill granting lands to aid he Mime
sofa and Missouri River Railroad was re-
ferrcd.
The resolution instructing the Committee
on Banking aud Currency to inquire into
the expediency OF SO amending the law as to
give all persons privilege Of banking on bonds
of the United States, was adopted.
The House resumed the consideration of
a resolution calling upon the President for
information in his possession IN relation to
the treatment Of American citizens held in
foreign prisons.
Mr. Butler, from the Committee on Re
construction, reported an act for the admis-
sion Of Mississippi to representation in Con-
gress The bill, substantially the same as
that admitting Virginia, was passed by
vote Of "a yeas to 50 nays.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on Ap
preparations, reported a bill to supply the
deficiencies in the Navy Department for the
year ending June next. After some debate
an amendment Of Mr.. Beck was adopted,
appropriatng one million five hundred
thousand dollars; and the bill as amended
passed without division. Adjourned.
SENATE. -ERIDAY February 4.-PetjtioDs
and memorials were offered in behalf of
Cuban recognition, for fixing equal medical
rank of officers Of the Navy, abolishing the
ranking privilege aud asking civil govern
ment In Alaska.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the Senate
took up the bill prescribing the duties Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury in certain
cases therein named. The bill provides
that whenever any State shall have been or
may be in default in the payment of the in
teTest or principal on investments in It's
stock or bonds held by the United States in
trust it shall be duly authorized to retain
the whole, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, Of any moneys due on any ac-
count from the United States to such State,
and to apply the same to the payment of
j such principal and interest, or either, or to
endorsement, with interest thereon, of
Z moneys advanced by the United States on
$ account Of interest due on such stock or
bonds The bill was considered and passed.
n The Senate took up the House bill to
eaboish the frankiug privilege.
Mr. Sherman introduced an amendment
that all newspapers may be sent
free to all points within twenty miles of the
raplace where published He said there was
20 justice in charging the same rate of post
lcage on country papers as on city papers.
le The Senate finally refused to consider the
I'LL by vote Of % to a.
ca A bill authonzing the Secretary of War
Z o provide for taking meteorological observu
/ tions in the interior of the Continent, and
observations in States, so as to give warning
of approaching storms, was passed
4 The Senate adjourned to Monday
! HoUsE.-A resolution instrucling the
j Committee on Military Affairs to inquire if
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