The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-02-15

CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHI10ToN.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.
Several memorials were presented from
merchants Of di6essnt citis complaining Of
the hardships and injustice arising from the
present administration Of the REVENGE laws
The evils most complained of are ssisurea
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman the bill PACED
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
redeem $500, 900 q month of three per
cent certificates.
Mr.. kellogg, from the Committee on Com.
merce, reported Q bill giving the Secretary
Of War full control over the navsRaiion
channels in couse of excavation across ban,
&c.
Mr.. Boreman, from the COMMITTEES on
Territories, reported an amendmnnt to Mr..
Ramsey's bill establishing the Territory Of
Ojibavsy, changing the proposed name of
the Territory to Pembina. Ii Is to consist
Of that portion of Dakota lying north Of the
10th parallel.
On motion Of Mr.. Trumbull, the bill to
amend the records of the United States
Courl in the northwestern district of Hi
Lois, passed.
Mr.. Logan moved 10 take up the motion
to reconsider the vote on the Chicago Relief
Bill, but Mr.. Ca, penier announced that he
wished to speak upon it.
Mr.. Logan did not press the motion.
IT, N al -
Terry, Of Connecticut, spoke in opposition
to Mr.. Summers amendment.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, the Senate bill
refunding two and halt per cent Of the
dividend tax Of Banks, Insurance compa-
MES, etc, for the last five months, was
tabled, on account of the Constitutional ques-
ton involved in the Senate originating such
| . measure.
An original bill to the same ef.ec. was
introduced BY Mr.. Dawes and referred.
The consideration Of the Educational bill
was resumed.
Ar several votes ,nd motions to recon-
sider vote rejecting Burchard's subsli-
tute, AZ tabled. Yeas, Ill; nays, 90.
All .'her pending substitutes we're also
rejected.
The Jill - amended passed. Yea, lis;
nays, s..
-.-s. No.. R..,,. R;..t.n Gu ' 90
New York, Cotton, Dicksy, Houg hton, KEEL
niger, l.. Meyers, Nsgley, Orr, Packer,
Penn, Peck, Sargent, Stoushton, Waldron,
~" r.; G" =. On'o ,,
Messrs. Kerr, Potter, Slocum, Storms,
RI. n,.n,hs-. - r 49, sd,.s-c
.osr wh;cI ~. Hnr". .J;o, ~ "" 'o' Se~'''
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H. L.. WASaNoioS, fsD::
MI Terry. VI Conn., P.essn.eo Pso1ons
ioI ,e'o.ni III 'ns aPPoint"sn,s 70 ,no 70,
S"" nom on umono' .no
W H p"sS:I .' ..t .1onI
n:..u.. S.Il E.. s1oml Ivy ~ 1S..! ron
Cn ,; Auo,aey r-oel' ot .ne D,allc! OF
~ T.;Lns s aas s"ss a. l.'lc,losn, .k.,n'
w t.u pInuen., VINO ,eiuSed 70
ten nov !ney oo',assG copy OF tne treaty
Washington n1d Dsen qoasned Tor want
=. Juon' .1a u was 'e'erreo 10 Inc
OT ~ Ss On .uuiIiy
Mi. E1mc9os cahec up ms .seoiuuon ask
.Is .he ' :o ol inio,m1aon resPec.ine
me alleged intention OF the Government OF
SreaI BRITAIN 10 break the treaty Of wash
ing,ph.
MI tAusi'In Aa.umed .n1l our uoyefn-
ment knew wnat claims It had right to
PREM, anu .housnt inc reported language
.. MI "iacS'ohe' insulting 10 Inc United
o'; ~
Mr. sherman tnouRht the RESOLUTION had
~! o9 Ieieffed 70 tne COMMITTEE on
roslen neianona. whenever any such m
,oIm.on :. 'o.. C1nso 'of snoeio feaen the
S Iooia De promptly sent 10 inc
osn.,e' IN IN: @eAnums, was oest 70
i"1 Ha Isn,neI .,u1uoe. =,
MI. hamnh LOOK the ame Srouad, and
moved 10 taoie ihe resoiunon.
Mr.. Eamunds demanded the yeas and
hays' wmcn were ofoereo, when MI. ROD
S.soh called up tne Amnesty DILL ana Mr..
Io In resolution Went ever.
ING amnesty Dill vas ta.en up, the quss-
uoI oe.nS on SUBSTITUTING citisen ior Person
In tne ON secaion.
MI zoe aovoca'ed !" because II "ouid e1-
eiIoe Sninamen.
or. Nye 'ook tne same ground, and ar
sued toat the recent treaty With China for
oa ne inc naIoiaii1ation OF Cinnamon.
Inc amendment was lost, yeas, 10;
noes, o.
Mr.. Coie onered another amendment pro-
wong that TINS act shall no. be construed to |
aiter the naturalization laws. Lest, yeas, 10;
noes, "a
MI; CCroett moved 10 insert proviso that |
the Dill should not to construed to author !
ne Inc naturalization OF Chinese. Rejected,
IL 70 o..
section Of Mr.. SumEer's bill. Lost.
Mr. Cole, from the Committee on Appro |
prlations. reported legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill with an
and gave notice that he would |
call i up on Tuesday next and insist on lis
till disposed oil.
A bill was reported By Mr.. Sherman, from
the Committee on Finance, striking out the
word ''Leavenworth" from section 81 of the
national cemetery act.
The question was then taken on Sumner
amendment to the Supplementary Civil
Rights Bill, and il was adopted BY : vote Of
u to Is. Caldwell, Edmunds, Nye and
Flanagan, who would have voted in the af-
hrmative, were paired with Casey, Hamil-
on, OF Maryland, Bayard, and Davis, Of
KENTUCKY, Who would have voted in the
negative. Inc Vice President announced that
i was q tie vote, and said that, while he did
nos approve OF all the provisions in the
llnendment, he would vote in the af!irma-