Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In tue Senate. GU The 18th tho h;l,

IN tue Senate, on the 10th, the bill to
proslde limbs ior ths disabled soldiers in-
The late war. OF. to pay then in money for.
the asnie. vas amended SO as TO ,n..luas.
settlers IN the war With Mexico in 1872
ine bill vas, at tss expiration OF the.
morning hour, laid asiIs. ,t'hc nlil to
aapiit Mississippi vas .saea taken up ana
discussed Up % tue hour OF adjaurii s.snt
La The House a bill vas reported, baf
iaia on tae table. to establish a territorial
.,oacfn,pept in Alaska A aiii WI, pass,al
lxlng The Salaries If territorial aJusisss al
-. OoJ per aanum Tue 3atessed e,ec-
don case If saa ;Wyok, Republican. -.
oreen, de1noctas. was,tfan taken Up. IL
y, she sIuns llell.ber. was ous,ed, aad
Mr. " Admitted to his seat
Ille sonara, On TIE lTth adopted the
report 81 tl.o conference ca,nrulstes ca the
Heas poias appropriation bill After the
..,stisact;oa or oshsr business. the House
oil to admit the State OF Mississippi was
again taken up ana debated at CO ..ldera-
Die ieugth. All thsanendments previous
~ offered were rejected, and TIL. bill as ii
came from the lnase, aimisting the State
Oh certain conditions, was passed
30, unYs Il.
Ia the House mos. of the day was oc-
cupied in the consideration Of the Iegi.!a
tive appropriation bill. Il was anlsndea
Dat no haal eoce was taken.
la the Souatc OF the 18Th. eommu-
-. a - I
| If Nebraska. Announcing rt,at t!ie Legis-
1.,urc OF that State had adopted she
fifteenth amendnsut The funa,ng bit
was made the order of the dag for Ned
aese!ay next. THIS bill for the appoint
nent of sa!icitor for the Depa.tiuant OF
STAT vas amended 50 as to give the APP
poutee the title OF examiner OF claims,
and passed. The bill! to a.icad thcssuaury
laws of the District was amended So Us to
| limit the rate OF iaieress to s per cent.
aad passed.
La the House an amsalmeat WAS pro
posed to .i:e appropriation btil to inereas
the pay of female department clerks, but
after much debate was reiseted A bill
sas passed approprso'ing j.. 900 to .lotrny
the expenses VI the miIit.fy committee ia
investigating The alleged sale OF atetsAipo
rh- Senate aGd tiouso both aajouraed
until to-day.
Tns a.ssIssiPpt BILL.-'ihs Senate
refused, by a vote OF tmensy seven 10
thlr y-two, to admit alisslssippi without
conditions. ana suen, By party vote Vi
ti.ty 10 eleven, passed the bill TOR ,ae al,
u.>sseioa OF the State as it cama from,
he House, iu,posing the same conditions
| as. were P esertOei Tor Virginia before he'
| representatives were allowed to take their
seats. The bill was IT ouoe aens to the
President for his 81 gnstyse.
In the Senate. .whilE the Mississippi
| dill was uader consideration. Mr.. W tiey,
'1oved all Amendment, repe.s!lng the ''cou
dltions' IN the oil admitting Vir2:ai;.
sh!ch amendment was deiaate.: by "a vete
OF uay. 3 -aoes So.
VIRGINIA. Ia the S9ns:e, Thursday. a
soie wks saken Oh ;le amoudril,u s of Alr
Nb.ey To rcrsal he conditions iupo<e,'
| apon Virgins. .Eti;l IA, lost by yeas Is
! asgs IS, rA1s2 vot.cc 10 .le affirmative
being N.ssrs b.yarI. tasseriy Coax
! tug. Davis. Ferry. Fowler. Ian;lp,p
J'anstan. Aeli' e. NcCrecry. Me-. Ross.
S.nlsbnry, sawyer, spfag"e. Stewart,
stockton. fnprn1l, Iru'aou!l. Vtckc.s,
.aros:, p Hey AID W.!;Asas.
| d.. Lewis, u; Virginia was nns pres
ans g lieu ti.e vote VS. taken on tl,v aAovs
or o.. he Mississippi bill. Mr.. .johu.toa
| yossd sgaipss il.