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NIId 00NGRESS---First Session q
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SENATE
,ha AssaiNGfoN, April 1O.-Mr Edmunds, from
tne Judiciary Committee, reported with
amen9ments the House Ku-Klux bill. He
would move to proceed with it this dav-
Upon proposition of Mr.. Anthony to hold
r su. sessions hereafter, the opinion was gem
to adionPp resssd that Congress would be ready
fore Thursday. VII u ''
en-. tne 99ur Of meeting to morrow, on motion
u tu MI. Hamlin, was fixed at eleven O'Clock and
til then. " 40 i"lu over uh-
me Inc remainder of the morning hour was &C.
cupie1 IN the consideration of the BIodoett and
Goiutnwalt cases, Mr.. Hill stating at length
t t reasons why Biodgett should not be admit
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Hills speech the se,
ate1refused to proceed with ths KnN MI Io1
Dill, and Messrs. Stewart and Morton contin
ued the discussion in favor of Blodgett's right
to seat, and Mr.. Scott against it, while M.
Mss1s ne Of either
disposing ofthe subject the Senate adjourned.
Z Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
lows:-By Mr.. Hale of Maine, for the removal
Of all legal and political disabilities, excluding
members of Congress who withdrew from Con-
gress and aided in the rebellion, officers of the
army and navy who aided in the rebellion and
members of the State Conventions who voted
Tor and signed the ordinances for secession.
Mr. Eldrdge of Wisconsin proposed that the
oil should be put upon its passage Immediately.
Mr.. Hale preferred its reference to the select
committee on the Presidents Ku Klux message
and It was 80 referred. &nNrgfN
mr.. armstrong of Dakota presented resolu-
tiOns OF the Dakota legislature, commenting in
a 1actitl0ns style on the triangular contest for
2 seat OF the delegate from that territory, but
tne speaker refused to admit it for reference
Inc resolution offered two weeks since By
MI. Parker Of New Hampshire declaring that
lot revenue only and not for protection of class
interests at the general expense came up next
IN order. The House refused to second the
previous question, SO to 70. t.-t
4 \, Mr.. Maynard Of Tennessee moved to refer
the resolution to the Committee of Ways and
Means. Agreed to 98 to n. -.-. -,
2 Mr. Beck of Kentucky, offereda preamble
and resolution declaring that the House disap-
proves OF inordinate taxation to pay off the
immense public debt as heretofore practiced}
BY the Secretary Of the Treasury. L4
The morning hour expired and the resolution
went over. IA: 3. - - =.
The resolution for the payment during the
present session of the committee clerks of last
Congress who have continued in the service
was adopted.
Mr.. Hale of Maine, moved to suspend The
bill and pass the bill for legal and political dis
Utilities which he introduced this forenoon.
Mr. Maynard OF Tennessee inquired whether
that bill had not been referred to the special
COMMITTEES appointed on the Presidents mes
Mr.. Hale replied that since that reference
he had conferred with most of the members of
that committee and found among them no OBJ
lection to the passage of the bill. ~ ,ts
Mr.. Maynard made point.of order that the
Dill was before the committee and not in pos
session OF the House. % con r..
The Speaker 0verruled the objection.
Mr.. Hale stating that this was copy of the
original bill which had been referred.
Mr.: Stoughton of Michiganj proposed THAT
the Dill be postponed until after the passage by
outrsges in the South. -, @8
debate. .,., 7tTi = - ~
Mr.. shellabarger of Ohio, stated that as a
member of the committee referred to by Mr.
Hale, he did not wish to be- included by the
gentleman's statement. He hoped that the
rules would not be suspended. e4@&
The rules were suspended and the bill pass
ed, 134 to 46. Applause on the floor and in
the galleries was repressed by the Speaker.1
affirmative, and the negative vote was as fol-
lows: Messrs. Amber, Barber, Beatley, Buff
hngton, Coburn, Conger, Cotton, Greedy, Dun
nell, Elliott, HeVens, Hazelton of Wisconsin,
Hazelton of New Jersey, Hoar, Lansing, Lowe
Maynard, McCreery. McJ unkin, Mercer, Mer-
riman, Monroe, Orr. Packard, Palmer, Porter,
Prindle, Ellis II. Roberts, Rusk, Sawyer, See.
ley, Shanks, Shellabarger, Smith Of Ohio
Srague, St. John, Taffe, Townsend of Penn
sylvania, Tyner, Valdez, Waldron, Wallace.
Wheeler, Williams of Indiana, and Wilson Of |
Indiana. 80 q9t-f-t ~
Among those absent or not voting were
Messrs. Ames, Bingham, Brooks, Butler of |
Butler OF Tennessee, Getz, |
Halsey, Kensella, Leonard Myers,
Nye, Perry of Ohio,s Peters, Rainey, Smith of |
Varm0Dk Woahhuruo ND - .
A motion to suspend the rules in favor of a |
bill for the withdrawal of public lands from |
sale and prescribing the manner OF their dis |
posal under homestead and presumption laws |
was rejected, SO to 102.
Mr.. Cox of New York, asked leave to offer a |
resolution requesting the President to COM |
munite any unpublished correspondence be. |
tween the British and American governments
relating to the release of Fenian prisoners, es-
pecially with reference to Halpine.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts objected.
A resolution reaffirming that of the last |
Congress that the true principle of revenue re-
form points to the abolition of the internal
asy 81 al1 stamp and other internal
revenue taxes, while properly adjusted rates
should be retained on distilled and malt
liquors and tobacco SO long as the legitimate
expenses of the government require taxation,
was adopted, on motion of Mr.. Kelley, 100 to
II and under the suspension OF the rules the
deficiency appropriation bill was made the
special order for tomorrow and the House adj
Journed, refusing Mr. Colburn's motion to
take up the bill providing for additional mem.
Ders OF the present Congress.