The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-01-13
Congressional.

In the Senate ON the 9th numerous
petitions for the removal ofpolitical dis
abilities, and a memorial from the Cham
Der OF Commerce Of New York, upon the
Importance of cable from the West
Coast to Asia were presented.
The Judiciary Committee reported Il
bill that Presidential electors and iuem-
bers of Congress shall be elected by bal
lot
The Motley Fish correspondence was
sent to tue House.
A bill was introduced appropriating
twenty-five hundred dollars for an anna
nuensis for Schenk,
The Mint bill WA considered to exec
utiye session.
Adjourned.
Bills were introduced in the House and
referred for an additional Federal Jud-e
FOR Alabama; granting the right of way
through public hands to the New Orleans
and Northeastern Railway; giving the
money arising from the sale of public
lands for five years to the common
schools Of the South; reimbursing Texas
for frontier defence expenses; rclinquish-
ing the government title to certain lands
in Baton Rouge; giving relief for grape
brandy distillers.
A motion to take up San Domingo
failed of receiving n two-thirds vote.
All the Democrats and Amber, Beatty,
Boyd, Feckliuburg, Hom, Peters and
Williams voting nay.
NorE.-It requires only a detection of
seven Republicans o to defeat any
Measure requiring a two-thirds vote.
Tho bill III up again.
Amber moved I'M amendment that
nothing in the resolution be construed
rs committing Congress to the policy Of
annexation of San Domingo.
Several Republicans cried "that is
right"
The Democrats hllibustered but final
ly agreed,
The vote will be taken tomorrow ut
2 o'clock.
Adjourned.
1t is understood that Ambler's amend
mcnt will be defeated as it would cause
delay, and the resolution was passed rs
it anne from the Senate.
Abbott contests Yancc's seat in tho
Senate IN the ground that the votes cast
for Vance We're cast by Ineligible persons
AND that he, Abbott, received the major
ity of loyal votes,
The Committee on Foreign Relations
has agreed to report, rs Il substitute for
Banks San Domingo resolutions, the
Senate joint resolution for the appoint
ment of n Commission.
On Tuesday in the Senate several
petitions We're presented against the use
OF stamped envelopes by the government,
as coming inio injurious competition
with private citizens, and showing that
the government supplied these envelopes
at II loss Of sl35,000 annually.
The Judiciary Committee presented u
bill authorizing the President to accept
the resignation Of any Federal Judge
from age or disability, said Judge to re
ceiyo full salary during his natural life.
Mr.. Wilson introduced u bill for the
removal OF political disabilities which was
referred to the committee on disabilities. It
proved that the legal political disabilities
Of MI persons, except such as left the
Cabinet and Congress to go into the re-
bellion in 1850 and 1854 and those who
have unlawfully held afiae since May 81
1870. shall nc removed.
Adjon ned.
In the House the argument of the
San Domingo resolution, turned upon
Am6icr's amendment, which was in eff
feet that the appointment of COMMITS
sionora should not commit Congress to
annexation. The argument turned upon
The point that the amendment was I'M
necessary, and that it would cause delay
by sending it guck to the Senate, and
also give additional virulence to the bad
blood existing there. The debate was
quito bitter.
Butler and Bingham both opposing
and pleading against the amendment.
Some short passages occurred between
Republicans, the most angry OF which
was between Garfield and Butler. The
vote shows those opposed to the annexa-
tion, though some who voted against the
amendment and for the resolution did
so under the impression that it would do
no harm.
The resolution as amended passed
yeas l23, NAYS G3. The Dem.ocaats vot-
ed solidly in the negative.
The resolution goes back to the Sen
ate.