Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
XLIInd CONGRESS, End SESSION.

SENATE. w ednesday, Feb. THE pension
appropriation bill vas amended, making navy
pensions payable out Of the navy pension fund,
SO far as the same shall be sufficient for that
purpose, and passed. The bill transferring to
the department of justice all the powers now
conferred on the Secretary of the Interior rela-
ting to the i'm prisonment or discharge Of offend
ers against the United States, or to the reform
school and jail Of the District of Columbia, was
passed. The amnesty bill was amended by
striking out section Of Mr.. Summers supple
mentary civil rights amendment, which abro-
gated all national or State laws in which the
word white" OCCURS The objection was made
that it would change the policy of naturaliza-
ton pursued from the foundation Of the gov
erpment.
HoUsE-The education BILL setting apart
the proceeds Of the public lands for distribution
among the States and Territories for education
al purposes, was amended to provide that the
distribution shall be made according to the
school population between four and twenty-one'
years of age, and to the ratio of iteraey of the
several States and Territories it is also provid-
ed that no money belonging to any State or
Territory under their act shall be withheld for
the reason that provision is made by the local
laws for the separate education of whites and
colored. Without final action, the House ad-
iourneo.
SENATE. Thursday, Feb 9-Mr Sherman's
bill retiring three per cent. certificates was pass
ed.
Amnesty vas resumed The vote striking
out the 7th section of Summers amendment
failed-veas %, nays SO.
Mr.. TrumbulI said be would vote against ev-
cry amendment, thus upon the final issue leav-
ing the bill IS obnoxious as possible.
The amendment eraslng illusions to churches
passed by SO yeas to % nays.
House -Hoar's education bill, distributing
the fund in proportion to illiteracy, and 10
compulsory mixed schools passed to third
reading to-day-yeas 49, nays 81.
The Democrats voting aye on the final pass
age Of the Educational bill were: Messrs. Kerr,
Potter, Slocum, Storen, and Townsend.
The Republicans voting no were: Messrs.
Beatty, Bingham, Clarke, Of New Jersey
Dickey, Houghton, killinger. Myers. Nigler,
Orr, Packer, Peck, Sargent, Stanton, Waldron,
and Wilson, of Ohio.
The neg drawing for seats occurred to-day.
SENATE. Friday, Feb. 9--The adoption of
Mr.. Summers civil rights bill as an amendment
to the amnesty bill came to vote, which stood
% to %. (eight Senators being paired off,
when the Vice President gave his casting vote in
favor of the amendment and it was adopted
The bill was further amended by excluding from
the benefits Of amnesty all who should net take
an oath that they had never been members of the
''Ku-Klux. (so-called As amended, the
amnesty bill was then put on It's passage and
the vote stood yeas SO, nays 10 thus falling of
the requisite two-thirds. So the bill did not
pass.
HOUSE. Mr.. Edwards Democrat, sitting
member from the third Arkansas district, was
declared not entitled to his seat, which was
awarded to his contestant, MIR. Bolles, repub-
llcau, who was sworn 10.