The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-01-27
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, j anua'

tor for the term commencing one year
from next March. General Ames is elec
ted for the unexpired term Of FIVE years
In thes House. General of the army
asked by what authority, or under what
law, officers of the United States army
occupy seats in4the Georgia Legislature
I'm the Senate, the Judiciary Commit
tee reported adversely to q bill making
rules of evidence in State courts prevail
in Federal courts.
siTbe Elections Committee reported in
favor of Van Wyck.
The friends of Virginia seem much dis
couraged by the course of events to day.
The grand object has been to get the bill
back into the House Additional amend
ments and much delay are apprehended.
The pension appropriation bill of 3d.
100000. passed. Whittemore offered a
resolution, authorizing the Committee on
Freedmen's Affairs to send for persons
and papers in reference to the employ
ment by the bureau of persons who COM
mitted perjury in taking the test oath.
Passed. -
In the Senate, communication was
received from Mr.. Fillmore, enclosing
resolutions of the Louisville Commercial
Convention, relative to the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad. After discussing the frank
ing privilege, Virginia wasresumed. Mr..
Wilson moved the recommitment-- of the
bill. This was voted down. A motion
to nestpone the whole question to Febru-
aryT and an amendment admitting the
Congressional delegation on the fourth of
March, were withdrawn, when Edwards
amendment was adopted-45 to l6-and
the Senateadiourned, without 6naFaction.
In the House, bill was introduced
amending the bankrupt act, exempting
from It's operations certain life insurance
policies. A bill continuing the income
tax passed. The following is the text:
. Resolued &C., That whereas doubts
have arisen and conflicting decisions been
made, in the different departments OF the
Government, in regard to the construc-
tion of the laws relating to the tax on in
comes, it is hereby declared to be the true
intent and meaning of the Act relating TO
that subject, that all persons are liable to
the payment of their proper income tax,
nccruing and to accrue for and during and
up to the end of the year 1870 and that
the assessment and collection OF any such
tax accruing in the, year 1870, and re-
manning unpaid on the first day OF Janu-
airy, 1871, may, under the existing pro-
visions of the law, be made in the said
last mentioned year.
WASHINGTON, January 20.
The Senate of Rhode Island has pre-.
sented to Congress the statue of General
Greene, which will be unveiled to-day.
Anthony is delivering the eulogy.
In5the House, 1000 citizens of Utah
petitioned for State government.
In the House, Bingham introduced a
bill making it an offence, punishable with
fine and Imprisonment, for any person to
propose the repeal of the ratification OF
any proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition. -
A preamble and resolution was intro
duced, declaring the absence of constllu-
tional authority to acquire territory with
out the consent of the House.
Dawes and Scho6eld had a sharp con-
troyersy, involving political mutual YER
acity and honesty.
Butler in conversation with Zeph.
Turner, Speaker of the Virginia House
/. of Delegates, said the Senate bill did not
suit him; he would have the bill recon-
mitted, when it came to the House. But
Ter is indignant about the passage OF
Bingham's bill by Gas he terms it cross
Judgment, during his absence and thin
house.
4 The following Republicans voted "nay"
on Edmunds' amendment, yesterday
Ferry, Fowler, Kellogg. Norton, Ross,
Stewart, Trumbnl and Vickers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.
Revell, the negro elected to the United
States Senate, from Mississippi is native,
but was educated iu Ohio. He, was for
'mmerly elected TO the State Senate, from
Natcasz. He is elected to fill the term
of Governor Sharkey, which expires in
1871. The Mississippi Legislature adop-
ted q resolution memorialzing Congress
to remove political disabilities from all
Mississippians to be presented to the Sen
Ate by ReveIl, with his credentials
Ohio and Iowa have fully ratified tho
fifteenth amendment. ).
In the Senate, ! 400 army officers petit
tion for an increase of pay. Several pc
titions were presented in favor OF female
suffrage. The franking privilege and its
abuses occupied much time. A memorial
for certain privileges for cabo hence to
Belgium, was referred to the Foreign Re-
lations Committee The House resoiu,
tion, regarding the income tax, provoked
long debate. a bill was introduced
prohibiting the sales of public lands ex-
cept to actual settlers. Pomcroy intro
duced resolution proposing the sixteenth
amendment; and providing for female suf
,frage. The Virginia bill was resumed
sTrumbull spoke two hours Sumner re-
piled one kour and half The speeches
o j .ra,,, h;ttar Roth Sapo+ore 1yo,o