Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17
CoNGRESSIeNAL.

SENATE, Tuesday, March SIN the
Senate Mr.. Conkling presented the
memorial of the New York Chamber
of Commerce in opposition to a Govern
ment telegraph system. Mr.. Williams
introduced resolution t. allow one
half of the duties on imports to be paid
in legal tender notes, which was referr-
ed to the Committee on Finance. Mr..
kellogg introduced bill to divide
certain portions of the public lands into
forty-acre tracts for homesteads for the
colored race, which was referred to the
Committee on Public Lands. The res
olutions to create a committee of three
members of the Senate and six of the
House of Representative to consider all
matters relating Indian affairs was
called up, and after brief debate allow
ed to go over until to-day. The Com
mittee on Commerce reported bill to
regulate the manifests and entries of
vessels sailing to northern, northeas-
tern or northwestern points on the
coast of the United States, which, to-
gether with a bill to refer the claims of
Southern loyalists to a commission of
three, to be appointed by the President,
was laid over. .Mr. Fowler offered res
elution for the sale of all the gold in the
Treasury, which will come up to-day.
Mr.. Williams resolution calling for in-
formation regarding the African slave
trade was passed. The. Funding bill
was discussed until the hour of adjorn-
ment. +.. -.-.. ..,
HoUsE.-In the House of Representa-
tives bill to provide that the public
lands in the Territories. shall be sold
only to actual settlers under the Home
steadlaw was defeated by large major
ity. Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, stated that
he was daily annoyed in his sat by lob
byists and he wanted the rule enforced
SO as to keep them from the floor of the
House. Mr. Voorhees, denied the state
ment that the Military Committee were
Investigating any charge against him for
selling a. cadetship. The bill for the
admission of Georgia upon the same
condition as Virginia was passed with
the addition of Mr.. Bingham's amend
ment declaring that the bill shall not
vacate any of the offices now filled in
the State either by election or appoint
ment, and shall not extend the official
tenure of any officer of the State beyond
the term limited by the Constitution
thereof, dating from the election or ap-
pointment of such officer, nor to deprive
the people of Georgia of the right under
their constitution to elect Senators and
Representative of the State in 1870,
either on the day named in thu con-
stitution or such other day as the present
Legislature may designate by law.
SENATE, Wednesday, March 9.-In
the Senate resolution of inquiry as to
Dennis s. Hatch, an American citizen
imprisoned in San Domingo, was refer
red. Mr. Ferry said he had been SEN
fenced to be shot, pardoped on condition
3! he left the island, then prevented doing
so and returned to prison. A majority
| report was made against the House bill
extending the time for taking whisky
| out of bohd. The minority reported
J favorably. The House bill to admit
| Georgia was reported. A resolution was
/ introduced, tabled, and ordered printed,
denouncing the conduct of the Span
| iards in Cuba. The House bill to supply
Deficiencies in the contingent appropria-
! ton for the House expenses was passed.
A resolution of inquiry in reference to
the sinking of the Oneida was adopted.
The Funding bill was taken up and dis
cussed during the afternoon and an
extra evening session. Mr.. Morrill,,
offered an amendment so that the
interest may be less than but not ex-
ceed 5 per cent, and that the AZ per