The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-21
summary Of congressional Proceedings.

S~ENArE-Jan. 10th. A largo number e
petitions and communication upon a great variety
Of subjects were presented by speaker Coifsx "A
bin was introduced By Co bett relative TO the an.
~ne1ation Of British Columbia; by Sumner, 10 sc.
cure equal fighto in the public schools Of tho Dis
trict Of COlumbia: by Harlan. to prohibit The sale
OF pubic lands exceptto nc ual settlers; b siowart,
extending 20 Chinese entrants the provisions Of
the civil rights bill; also a bill to establish a United
States postal system, and authorizing The Po.t Z.
master General to contract for the contradiction Of
telegraph lines, &c by Morton, a joint resolution
declaring that no state has y right 10 impose any
tax or duty on citizens Of other states travelling or
transporting through ~ alsoa bil making It q mis-
demennOr 20 ht out and equip ships OF war to serve
gains q foreign ma ion with which we are at peace;
by Wilkins, a joint rofolu ion requiring the Treas
ury TO redeem In coin such Treasury notes a. may
be pr, scented % the rate OF one dollar In coin fur one
dollar nd twenty cents in Treasury note, and that
such notes shall lie used 10 purchase bonds bearing
intercst at Fix per cent. Laid ON the table. Hamliu
introlu ed a resolution asking an additional pro-
vision Of law for the purchase Of artificial legs tor
disabled soldiers; by Corbett, q resolution looking
b. o law requiring national banks TO retin tho
substitute for the currency reserve now required
by law. A discussion was had OF Corbeit's csOlu.
ton making a cession OF British Columbia ground
for ncgotiation with Great Britain on the Alabaua
matter. Referred to Committee on Foreign Rela.
tions.-Tho Virginia bill was taken mp and discuss
cd At length. sumner favored pnztponement Stew
AIT aud Morton favored immedilte admission.
Drake offered nn amendment that wheu any state
shall annul its ratification Of tho fifteenth amend
ment, II shah by that act forfeit it, right to repre-
senintion In Congress. No action on the bill was
reached. aud, after q brief executive session, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE,. - Several bills were introduced.
among them one 10 change the time Of the meeting
of Congress 90 the FIRST Monday ia January; e. ex-
empt farmers and gardeners frol paying a brokers
tax on saes Of their products; repeallnR The tarin
on imported breeding animals; 20 admit Virginia 10
ouRress; TO improve Port Washington Wis } hat.
hor; 10 extend the privileges OF the nltional bank.
tho presumption and homestead lave; to exriuguish
indian ttlesi TO amend the national currency act,
to establish a navy yard and depot at Mound City
TO amend the homestead act by allowing soldiers
30 enter one hundred and fixiy acres OF tho
alternate reserved ~fectioua along railroad grants,
Instead OF eighty acres, as nov limited
Paine introduced a bit for the apportionment OF
representatives, providing that after March q, 1871,
the House shall be composed Of 301 members with
additions for new states admitted thereafter! also
that " the representation Of any state shall be In.
creased by The appointment the additional repre-.
ssntstiyes shall b. chosen by the state az large, uu
ioHF is legislature fhall othcrNise providc.-Bing.
ham called pthe Virginia question by a resolution
declaring her entitled to representation, and cal ed
for q vote on the previous question on its passage.
The Hons refused 10 o'der the main question. Cs
TO so. and the bill went over--Brooks presented q
mcmor al Of New York ship owners for free trade
in ships Petitions were also presented, ash ng fol
reduction OF tariff on pig iron; 10 al Itch ranking
pers-A bill WIS pre- euted and discussed AZ length
to defne the duties Of pension alents. The bill
was given TO committee on Invalid Pensions, to ar
range II 20 ~ IN provide for tho payment ~ pen,
sions In every county freq Of expense TO pension,
era. Adjourned.