Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-04-07

of Mississippi, one of the Senator'S elect
from Mississippi, was taken up. MIR.
Vickers, of Maryland, made speech
against the admission Of the ney Senator
The subject was discussed up to the hour
Of adjournment.
In the House, Messrs. Whitmore,
Conner, Clarke and Dargan, Represen-
tatives elect from Texas, were, after some
discussion as to Mr.. Conner, admitted to
seat as such and duly sworn in The
tariff bill was resumed, AID advocated by
Mr.. Schenck until the hour of ADJOURN
ment. 81
The Senate on the 1st inst, admitted
General Ames, one of the Senators elect
from Mississippi, to his seat The vote
stood--yeas 40, nays IL Several bills
were introduced and referred After an
executive session the Senate adjourned
until Monday. saH
In the House Mr. Garfield, of Ollie
closed the general debate on the tariff
bill, after which the sileraiion of the
bill in detail was proceede ed with. The
enaeting clause was amended so as to
make the bill take effect on the LIST day Of
October, 1870. Pending consideration
of the paragraph in regard to the tax of
20 cents pound on teas. the House
took recess until 730 p NJ, fol
general debate on the Presidents MESA &c
The Senate was not in session Oh Satur-
day. I'D @
In the House several private bills were
passed. The Senate bill authorizing the
corporation of Washington to set apart
and plant with trees portions Of the streets
and avenues, leaving .roadways of not les:
than thirty-fve feet, was passed with ar
amendment forbidding the occupancy o.
any part Of the streets or avenues fol
private purposes. The House then wen
into committee Of the whole on the tarif
bill. Several amendments in referenc,
to the tax on tea we're rejected, and tina
article remains as reported in the bill
twenty cents per pound. The tax OF
coffee WAS discussed, but no amendment
were adopted, and tax remains as pro
vided in the bill, at five cents per pound
When the question of sugar Was reached
the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th inst, tn
Georgia bill WAS taken up. The auestio,
pending was on the motion to strike GU
the provlso vacating the term Of the pres
ent State officers a leng debate cnsued
| Mr. Drake withdrew his amendment pro
posing to send troops in insurrectionar
districts, to be CHARTERED upon the inhabi
tants. After considerable debate tn
Senate adjourned.
In the House joint resolution fxin,
the 10Th of May for the adjournment o
the present session of Congress receives
only twenty-three affirmative votes. /
bill was passed providing that all election
of Representatives TO the 43d Congress
shall be held IN all the States and Terri
tories on the second Tuesday after til
first Monday in Novc.n Der, 1872, an
that the elections shall be held therefor O.
the same day in every second year there
after, members elect to take their seats o
the 18th of March succeeding. a resolu
ton was introduced by Nlr. Porter. {
!, Virginia, alleging that there is a conspig
acy in Virginia against good order, an
authorizing the reconstruction colnmItte
to inquire what legislation is necessary t
suppress it, but, after some flibustering
was prevailed on to Withdraw it, SO tia
other business might not be delayed b
discussion, The tariff bill was resumed
and the first clause amended SO as to read
''gn all raw or Wuscovsdo sugar. and o
all other sugars not above 20. AZ Daic
standard in color, two cents PEI posad.