Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-03
Washington, April 81, 1870.
SENATE.

Committee, made a report upon nAing
The time for the election of Represen-
tatiyes and Delegates in Congress,
postponing indefinitely the Senate bill,
and in favor of the House bill on the
same subject.
The bill for the enforcement of the
Fifteenth Amendment was made the
special order, and will come up as
soon as the Franking bill is disposed
of.
Mr.. Pratt. Oh leave, then addressed
the Senate upon the principle involved
in the bill for the settlement of claims
for quartermaster's and commissary
stores, furnished to or taken by the
United States, within the States III re-
bellion. during the late war.
Mr.. McCrccry followed Mr.. Pratt
i'll support of the amendment to pay
all claims without reference to the
loyalty of the claimant, after which |
the bill was laid aside.
Bills removing liabilities from mem
bers of the Texas Legislature and ap- |
propriating 100000 for a new Uni
ted States building at Albany were
passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts,, from
the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported a bill giving construction to
provision of the act Of April 20, 1870,
in reference to the more efficient gov
eminent Of the rebel States. Passed.
Mr. Paine of Wisconsin introduced
bill to reduce the duties on imports.
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Mr.. Farnsworth of Illinois, from
the Reconstruction Committee, report
ed a bill removing the disabilities
from Charles J. Stockbridge, Charles
E. Bolles, Hugh c. McIntire, George
I. Haswell, Camillus Jones, James G.
SeawelI, John D. Johns, L. H. Coop
er and John G. Scott, all of Texas.
Mr.. Wood of New York made the
objection that the bill had not been
considered by the Committee.
Mr.. Farnsworth had read an In
dorsement on the bill by a majority
of the Committee, including three of
the four Democratic members, con-
senting to its being reported.
The Speaker put the question to
the House whether the bill should be
received as the report of the Recon
struction Committee, and it was so
ordered.
Mr.. Brooks Of New York asked
when the Reconstruction Committee
would present a general bill on this
subject.
Mr.. Farnsworth Of Illinois said he
was prepared to support such bill
at any moment, but he was only act
ing as chairman Of the committee in
the absence of the chairman, Mr.. But
Ter of Massachusetts,.
After further discussion the bill
passed without a division.
During the debate Mr.. Brooks Of
New York, having spoken in favor Of
a general amnesty act, Mr. Covode of
Pennsylvania warned him to reflect
upon the fate of Ahab for having been
merciful to Benhadad the Assyrian
(laughter), and he desired gentlemen
on the Democratic side to read the
Bible, as one of those gentlemen when
be COvodel had on a former occa-
sion used the same illustration. said
he did not know whether he was quo
ting from the Bible or Josephus out
if the gentleman would read the sec
ond chapter of Kings he would find
that it was from the Bible
Mr.. Morgan OF Ohio remarked that
he was very much afraid that the pol
lev of the people would not be aided
by the Devil quoting Scripture
Laughter,
The Committee on the Elections
reported that there had been no legal
, election in the 9Th Louisiana District,
and the remainder of the morning was
: occupied by Mr.. Jenckes Of Rhode
Island and Mr. Lawrence OF Ohio il
explanation and advocacy of the bill
} establishing Department Of Justice.
The House in Committee of the
, Whole on the Tariff bill, struck out
the paragraph taxing sheet or plate
iron not glazed or polished.
r The proceedings were interrupted
: to allow Mr.. Platt Of Virginia to an
=. nounce the calamity which occurred
r at Richmond, Virginia, by the falling
t of the floor of the Court room.
Mr.. Cox OF New York suggested
: that after such intelligence the Hous,
was in no condition to transact bust
ness and it had better adjourn.
y Mr.. Schneck of Ohio said that tn,
e intelligence was very sad and dis
!. tressing, but he did not think thu
s House could do any good in the mat
ter by adjourning.
+ Mr.. Cox withdrew his suggestion
e Pending the motion to strike GU
d the next section, taxing iron hoop
}. and cotton ties 2 II cents per pound
!. the House took a recess.
# At the evening session additions
e paragraphs of the Tariff bill were di,
r posed OF. as follows: The duty o
:. iron hoops and cotton ties were fxe
:. at "a cents per pound; on all otl
J. er forms of rolled and hammered iroI
e except rails for railroads, IA cents
r on railway splice bars, side bars an
A. fish plates l II cents; on wrougt
It iron railway chairs. frogs and fro
e points of iron 2 cents.
Il The House then adjourned.