Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-07-19
CONGRESSIONAL pRocEEp1Nes.

FoRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
oENATE-Saturday, July 9 The Housejc
resolution was passed requiring enlistments in
the Marine corps to be for five instead of four
years, and authorizing credit for enlistment paw
resolution was passed requesting the Presi-
Gent 70 inquire into the alleged importations of
Chinese, In violation of the law. fhe bill grant
ing pension to Mrs. Lincoln was discussed, and
laid over Informally. The Army Appropriation
bill was passed after long discussion. The
Senate then went into executive session, and at
Its close took recess until 7:3Q p. M. In the
evening Mr.. Cole delivered an address in favor
of the bill establishing line of United States
steamers to Australia
HOUSE.-A bill was introduced to prevent
the obstruction of the Potomac river, and to
exempt vessels navigating the same from con-
pulsory payment of pilotage Resolutions de-
nouncing the importation of Chinese were re-
terred to the Committee on Emigration and
Labor. The Tax bill, as amended by the Sen
ate, was taken up, and during the consideration
OF the bill, the Senate amendment fixing the IN
come tax at % per cent, with an exemption of
| $4,000, was agreed to. The House also con-
CURED with the Senate in an amendment strik-
| ing out the $500 limitation allowed for house
| rent. A number OF other Senate amendments
were agreed to, but the majority of Them we're
non concurred IN and committee of conference
was ordered. The contested election case of
AoigieI VS.. 1GelU VI the MIMI kentucky LIS
| trlct, was reported to the House A bill was
passed extending the time for claims for addi-
| tlOnal bounty. The report of the committee of
conference on the Legislative Appropriation
bill was adopted The House then, at $50 P.
| NJ, adjourned.
SENATE Monday, July IA hiIl.was pass
| ed to confirm the title of purchasers to lands
sold for taxes in the late insurrectionary States
| The bill granting pension to Mrs. Lincoln was
l noSS hx,o O4 O.l A
committee Of conference was appointed on the
Tax bill. The Sundry Civil Approximation bill
| was taken up and discussed until 2. NJ, when
| the Senate went into executive session, and at
its close took recess until 7:30 P. NJ.
| Eueniag Session. AT the evening session Ex-
| ecutive business was proceeded with. aC
HOUSE "A resolution was passed yeas l3l,
| nays 37-declaring that the Fourteenth and FIT
| teenth Articles of Amendment to the Constltu-
| ton having been duly ratified by the Legisla-
lures of three-fourths of the several States, are
| valid to all intents and purposes as part OF the
| Constitution OF the United States, and are bind
ing upon Congress, the Judiciary, the several
| States and Territories, and upon the citizens
| thereof The Naturalization bill, with the SEN
| ate amendments was taken up and passed. -
| The Senate joint resolution appropriating fifty
thousand dollars for expenses in visiting and
giving presents to Indians was cut down to one
half and adopted. In the case Of Mr.. Joseph
Segar claiming seat as Representative at large
| from Virginia, it was decided that that State
was only entitled to eight Representatives, and
that Mr.. Segar's claim is not valid,
| SENATE Tuesday, July l2.-One hundred
thousand dollars was appropriated for public
buildings at Little Rock, Ark; 100000 for
buildings at st. Louis; $l50O0O at Leaven-
| HOUsE-The Conference Committed re.
nort on the army appropriations was adopted.
1t amounts to $29 900 900
| The Conference report On the Funding bill
was rejected. The opposition to it was mainly
| from the west and south on the ground that
compelling the new banks to use new new bonds
| is I'M Just.
Speaker Blaine announced Messrs. Butler,
| EarnswOrth and Paine, as the members OF the
committee of conference on the Georgia bill.
SENATE-W ednesday, July l3-The annual
bill to establish new post routes was amended
and passed. A bill was passed removing the
political disabilities of Mr.. G. Butler, of South
Carolina. A bill providing for bounties of one
hundred dollars each to certain soldiers who
have not heretofore received bounties was pass
ed over. A resolution instructog the Commit
| tee on Military Affairs to inquire into the treat
ment of j. w. Smith, colored cadet at West
Point, with power to sit during the recess and
send tor persons and papers, was objected to,
and went over A bill was passed appropria-
ting fifty thousand dollars to the Kentucky Uni
versity. for damage done its buildings and pro-
perty during its occupancy by the United States
troops. The bill giving pension to Mrs Lin
coin was taken up Pending discussion the
Senate went into executive session, and at its
close took recess
Evening Session. Deficiency bill being
under consideration. several additional appro-
priations were made; among others $25 900
and So, 500 respectively to two colored uni
versities. The bill was passed at II o'clock,
when the Senate spent a few minutes in execu-
tive session and adjourned
HOUSE. "A resolution was ra@sed directing
the Sergeant alarms to take Patrick Woods,
now in jail by order of the House, to Richmond.
to testify IN the case OF the Commonwealth Of,
Virginia VS.. Jno. Gerheisher and he having
testified in the said case, to return him to the
custody of the warden of the Jail Mr. Buffers
motion to suspend the rules and pass the reso-
luton directing the visitors to West Point to ex-
anime into the case of the co!ored cadet was
agreed to. A bill providing for general am
nesty to the South was introduced by Mr. Farms
worth and rejected-yeas "a nays lOl. Major
Iy and minority reports were made by the COM
mittee Oh Education and Labor upon the char
ges of Hyn Fernando Wood against Gen. O
| Q. Howard, formerly Chief Of the Freedmen
Bureau. The majority report sustains the ac-
tion OF General Howard but The minority re-
port demands that he be tried by court-martial
on the charge preferred. aud that measures be
taken By the GOvernment to recover the funds
expended by him in violation to the law. The
House at 4 :35 P. NJ adjourned.
SENATE-Thursday, July l4.-The House
bill providing for pension of three thousand
dollars year to Mrs. Lincio was taken up and
passed Dlr. Chaadler asked to take up the
bill to encourage the building OF American yes
sells to engage in foreign trade Afersome dis
cussion the bill was laid aside. The death of
Hon. Daniel S. Norton was announced, and af-
ter brief enlogy by Mr.. Ramsey, a resolution
was adopted appointing committees of the Sen
ate and House to attend his remains to the
place of burial. The report of the conference
committee on the Army bill was taken up
Pending its discussion the Senate went into ex-
ecutlve session
HOUSE. The Committee of Ways and Means
reported bill providing for better security in
the printing of internal revenue stamps, and
also bill to amend the act imposing tax on
distilled spirits and tobacco, amending sections
"a and SIS, so so as to allow the same drawback
on brandies and other distilled spirits as is al
lowed on rum and alcohol Both bills we're pass
ed. bill was passed providing for additional
security IN printing revenue stamps. The House
refused to suspend the rules and take up the
bill to reorganize the Internal Revenue Depart
ment. The death of Hon. Daniel S. Norton
was announced. and the Senate resolution was
adopted. The conference committee on the In
dian Appropriation bill was unable to agree,
and Mr.. Dawes introduced bill appropriating
tive millions Of dollars to pay Indian claims. -
The bill was passed. The House concurred in