Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-14
C0NGRE RESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The apportionment bill was taken up in
Committee of the Whole, and the Senate
Committees amendment agreed to.
The bill was then reported to the
Senate.
After a discussion, the amendment in
creasing the number of Representatives
to 800 was concurred in; yeas 81, nays 81.
General Ticket
The amendment by Mr.. Trumbull that
in any State in which, by the new appor-
tionment, there viii be an increase in the
number of Representatives, the additional
number shall be elected to The Forty Sec
ond Congress on general ticket, unless
the States otherwise provide, was adopted.
Presidential Message.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
message from the President on Cuban
affairs, which was read and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HOUSE.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Mungen re-
quiring substitution by certain national
banks of United States bonds for
second mortgage bonds of the Union Pa
cifc Railroad deposited in the Treasury.
Referred.
Naturalizing md NatiOnaIizing.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill to amend
the naturalization laws and moved the
previous question.
The fifth section gives to the United
States courts jurisdiction of all offences
under the bill. Mr.. Eldridge moved the
bill be tabled -negatived 43 to lib.
Mr.. Eldridge moved an adjournment.
Negatived.
The morning hour having expired du-
ring the vote on adjournment, Mr.. Davis
moved that the rules be suspended and
the bill be passed.
MIR. Eldridge objected; the bill having
gone over the rule at the expiration of the
morning hour.
The Speaker overruled the objection, as
the motion was to suspend the rules.
After another motion to adjourn, the
rules were suspended and the bill passed !;
120 to 46. A strict party vote.
How to Get Popular In the Noun
tain District.
Mr.. Stokes moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill removing all political dis
abilities imposed by the Fourteenth Amend
ment upon citizens for participation in the
late rebellion, and providing that no per-
son so relieved shall be required to take
what is known as the iron-clad oath.
MIR. Ward said the bill would relieve
even JEFF Davis.
Mr.. Stokes-Yes, it makes clean sweep.
The House refused to suspend the rules
by SO to 100. All the Democrats voting
aye, together with the following Republi-
cans: Buckley, Dockery, Fitch, Pierce,
Plat, Sargent, Stokes and Lillman.
Georgia Still ON the Fence.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, moved the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, desired to
fusing to give way for that purpose, he
called for the yeas and nays, and Mr..
Dawes motion was agreed to-120 to 3S.
River Improvement.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the River and Harbor bill, which
eppropriates So, 49S, 900, including the fol-
lowing items: Mouth of the Mississippi,
$40, 900: falls of the Ohio and Louisville
Canal, $3.50, 900; Mississippi, Washita and
Arkansass rivers, $4,000; Ohio river,
$4,000; Tennessee river, $50, 900.
The item for the Falls of the Ohio was
discussed at considerable length and finally
agreed to.
MIR. Arneu moved to oincrease the amount
for the Tennessee river TO $50, 900. Agreed
to.
Without finishing the bill the committee
rose.
In the House, on motion of Mr., Dawes,
the rules were suspended, and the amend
ments agreed to and the bill passed.
Grant in n Quandary.
The Speaker laid before the House
message from the President condemnatory
of the atrocious manner In which the con-
fict in Cuba is carried on on both sides;
representing the object of the Cubans, who
urge the recognition of their belligerent
rights by the United States, in the war
with Spain; declaring his inability to see,
in the present condition of the contest
those elements that are required to consti-
tute war in the sense of the laws; and in
viting the attention of Congress to all bear
ings of the question.
MIR. Banks, Chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, moved it be laid on the
table and printed.
Mr.. Judd, member of the committee,
suggested its reference to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Banks said the question had been
fully considered by that committee, and
they had made report which comes up
tomorrow.
Mr. Banks modified his motion, and
moved to refer the messageto the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Cox moved to lay the message on
the table; the motion was negatived, and
the message referred to Committee on For
eign Affairs; and the House adjourned.