Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-11
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. f
SENATE. At expiration of morning hour
Mr.. Stewart moved to postpone all prior
orders in order to take up the Virginia bill.
MIR. Sumner said that no investigation had
been made into the present actual condition
of Virginia, as was done in the case of
Georgia. No evidence had been obtained in
regard to what, owing to some reports, might
be called the fearful condition of certain
parts of that State at the present moment.
The committee of the Senate should be al
lowed to have this evidence SO that loyal peo-
pie of Virginia, who had not been heard
either in the committee or Senate should
have their day.
The Chair reminded the Senate that upon
the pending propositions, debate upon the
merits of the measure referred to was not in
order.
The motion wad agreed to and the bill
taken up.
1t provides for emitting the State of Vir-
ginia representation in Congress.
Mr.. Stewart then proceeded to debate the
bill at some length,
Adjourned.
HoUsE. large number of bills were in-
troduced, among them one by Mr.. Law
renee of Ohio, to amend the homestead
act. 1t provides that soldiers may enter free
under the homestead laws 100 acres of the
alternate reserved sections along railroad
grants instead of so acres as now limited, and
that when any person enters for homestead.
100 acres of land not mineral nor timbcred
and only capable of cultivation by irrigation,
he may in addition enter l60 acres of land not
mineral and not capable of cultivation by irri-
cation, one half of which may be timbered
land and that any person entitled to a home
stead may enter their section 6 lands incapa-
bic of cultivation by irrigation. Not mineral
nor timbered lands only valuable for grazing
and with it so acres of timbered land. Also
a bill repeating all .cts on the subject of
bankruptcy, providing that the repeal shall
not effect any case or proceedings commenced
before the passage of this act.
At LAO o'clock, Mr.. Bingham introduced
bill for the admission of Virginia, and de-
manded the previous question on its passage.
The previous question was seconded, aud then
Mr.. Benjamin of Mo-, moved to reconsider
the vote.
The question was taken by yeas and nays
and there was a tie vote of rs to rs. The
Speaker gave his vote in the negative, so
the motion to reconsider was rejected.
Mr. Whitemorc of S. G., then moved that
the House adjourn, and the yeas and nays
were taken on that motion and the House re-
fused to adjourn.
After some time spent on MI. Binghams
bill it was discovered that there had been a
mistake in making up the result of the vote
on the motion to reconsider the vote ordering
the main question. The correct vote was II
to &c. The Speaker therefore withdrew his
vote and the House refused to order the main
question. Yeas &C, nays II.
The bill therefore went over under the rule.
Mr.. Benjamin of Mo-, under the suspension
of the rules called the bill to define the duties
of pension agents, and to prescribe a method
of paying pensions.
After long discussion Mr.. Lawrence of
Ohio, moved to recommit the bill to commit
tee on invalid pensions with instructions 70
amend it, so as to provide for the payment of
pensions in every county free of expense to
the pensioners.
Pending the vote on that motion the House
at 4 o'clock p. NJ. adjourned.