Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-21
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auesday lin the Senate notice was
oien OF the introduction Of Bill 10 au-
sh,rize the refunding aud consolidation of
m, national debt, to extent banking faeih-
lis and establish specie payments The
allowing bills were introduced More ef-
fetfnlIy to preserve the neutral relations Of
,b United States. To provide for an 10.
erase of national bank note currency. For
fre banking on a gold basis A bill to ex-
abpt certain articles from internal duty,
nssed The Virginia bill was discussed at
sme length.
In the House a bin for the admission Of
Virginia was reported from the Committee
Reconstruction, and laid over for one day.
( bill was reported from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, providing for the removal Of
he Philadelphia Navv Yard to League
Hand After some debate the subject was
| lid over under the rule.
| WEDNESDAY. I'm the Senate. Joint
| rsolutions Of The New York Legislature,
/ uthdrawing the assent heretofore given to
| Identification he of the Fifteenth Amendment,
,ere presented A bill to refund and con-
blidate the national debt, aud extend bank
| ig facilities, was introduced After which
ne VIRGINIA bill was taken up aud discussed
length.
In The House, joint resolutions Of the
/ lew York Legislature were presented. a
| III TO repeal the act Of 1862, relating to
eneral and petit jurors in United States
l.ourts, was referred. The bill for the trans
sr of the Philadelphia Navy Yard to Lesgue
Island was considered during the morning
hour. The Virginia bill was discussed at
length
| THURSDAY, l3-In the Senate, bills were
Introduced and referred as follows; To
prevent the collection Of taxes on property
Exempt from taxation prescribing rules oi
Evidence IN certain cases. The eonsidera-
lion Of the Virginia bin was resumed.
In the House, resolutions were introduced
e follows: To establish territorial govern
m5nt over civilized Indians; to provide for
the reduction Of expenditure and of taxa
ton, and adverse to the acquisition Of furth-
er territory; The bill providing against do
nations by subordinate Government officials
to superiors, IN the nature of presents, wa.
passed Discussion Of the Virginia bill wa:
then resumed.
FRIDAY, l4.-In the Senate petitions re
, lating to various subjects were presented
4 resolution relating to the average cost O.
the manufacture Of American pig iron il
Pennsylvania, was discussed The Virgin
ia bill was then taken up aud debated aud
finally on motion Of Senator Trumbull, j
was resolved TO vote on the bill on Monday
next, at ?. VI.
The House engaged in debate upon th,
Virginia bill after the Journal was read, anC
the discussion was exhaustive The ques
ftion recurring upon the final passage of tbt
! bill offered By Mr. Bingham as a substitut,
. for the bill of the committee, it passed by
vote of 9S to IS.
The preamble vas then adopted by ris
ling vote The bin was then passed a.
amended, by vote of 43 TO 49,
The bill as passed is in the nature Of ;
Substitute proposed By Mr. Bingham, Il
House bin No. 7s3.
Joint resolution, declaring Virginia eHtitlet
!, to representation tn Congress
: Whereas, The people of Virginia haYi
adopted constitution, Republican in form
and have in all respects conformed to thu
requirements Of the act of Congress entitled
an act authorizing the submission OF thl
Constitution of Virginia, Mississippi ant
Texas TO a vote Of the people, and authoriz
ing the election Of State officers provided b.
the said Constitutions and members of Con
gress, approved April 10, 1869 Therefor
be it.
Resolre5, By the Senate. and House o
Representatives of the United States o
America now in Congress assembled, tha
the State of Virginia is entitled to represeu
tatiOn in the Congress of the United States
The House then adjourned until Monday