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CONGRESSIONAL.
PrOceeJings OF l3d Congress
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F.; SENATE.
/! WAsHiNGToS, March 2.
| a number Of bills, reported by the Con
mistec on Pensions. passed.
| The Fcrce bill was read a secon
time by title. The third reading wa
laid oyer by vote OF 81 to %.
The bill for tho equalization &
bOunties was then taken up.
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee o
Commerce, reported back the river and hal
Dor bill without amendment or recommer
dailon. Placed on the calendar.
The Senate then proceeded with the bi
10 equalize bounties.
Mr.. Aicorn moved to amend by addiu
an additional section repeating all laws pre-
hibiting the payment of pensions to soldier
Of the Revolution snd war of 1912, and th
| widows OF deceased soldiers, on account Q
disloyalty.
| Mr. Logan said this bill would call fo
less money than any other bounty bill tina
has been before Congress for years--he be
lieved not over thirty and three.fourth mil
lions.
Mr.. Logan continued to ex plain the boun
ty bill and urged its passage, as q jus
claim.
Mr.. Sherman said he would vote for an,
just claim Of the soldiers, but the Govern
meat was in 70 condition to pay the amour
called for by this bill. He thought the bill
should be postponed till there was none,
enough in the treasury to meet the demand
Of the Government.
Mr. Edmunds offered an amendment, au
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury t.
borrow the money whenever necessary, II
carry into effect the provisions Of the bill.-
Agreed toll to l2.
The question being on the passage Of th,
bill as amended, the yeas and nays were or
dered, and resulted 30 to 80. The Vice
President voted in the affirmative and th,
bill passed.
Yeas-Alcorn, Bo,eman, Cameron, Car
penter. Conkiiug, Conovsg, Crsgan, Dor
sey, Ferry Of Mich, Flanagan, Gilbert
HamliD, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe. Ingalls,
Jones. Logan, Mitchell, Morton, Oglesby
Patterson, Pratt. Ramsey. Scott, Spencer
Wadleigh, West, Window and Wright.
Nays-Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Bout
well, Chandler. Cooper, Davis, Dennis
Eaton, Edmunds, Ferry OF Ct. Frelinghuy.
sen. GoldthwAitp, Hager, Hamilton Of Md,
Johnston, McCreeiy, Morrison, Morrill, oi
Me-, Morrill,, Of VI, Ransom, Robertson,
Sargent, Salisbury, Sherman, Sprague
Stevenson, Stewart, Stockton and Wash.
burn.
Mr.. Cameron, from tho Committee on
EOraisn Rn1aticn vos,orto1 =, n fovo~oIlr, ~,
tho Senate resolutions recognizing the IT,
dependence of Cuba.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill, the Senate took
up tho tax and tariff bill, by vote Of 20 to
%.
The Senate then took recess till eigh,
O'Clock, when the tax aud tariff bill comes
up.
EVENING sEsSIoN.
NJ. Johnston moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely, addressing the Senate at length
on this motion.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out the
second section, which increases the tobacco
msnt showing that the public debt decreas-
ed nearly seven millions last month, bonds
Of the United States were twelve or fifteen
per cent. premium. and yet VIC were asked
to tax people to protsct them.
The amendment was rejscted-3l to 25.
Mr.. Mer1smon moved to strike out tie
FIRST and second sections Of the bill increase
ing the whiskey and tobacco tax. Rejected
---SS to %.
The bill having been considered in COM
mi,tee OF this whole, was reported to the
Senate.
The motion to non. concur in the amend
mont Of yesterday, that the increase Of the
tobacco tax only apply to tobacco n,anufac-
tnred after the passage oftbe act, ives ssgreed
t%GMi1yess %i1Sy ca 70, nays g., Ns. Auisen voted
The bill was then read o third time and
passed without amenslment-yeas 80, nayi
HOUSE.
Tue Sundry Civil Appropriation bill be.
ing under consideration, the section appro.
prlating fifty thousand dollars for the Ex-
ecutlve departments to participate 10 the
Centennial exhibition was left in.
In the bill for the reorganization ef the
Treasury Department, all the amendments
were agreed to and tile hill passed.
at 90 A. N. the House adjourned
Under suspension Of the rules the
District of Columbia bill was consid-
cred in Committee OF The Whole, and
Q number OF amendments wore agreed
to.
The bill for the government of the
District of Columbia wss then passed.
MIR. Scotield offered resplution, rescind-
ing the resolution of censllre passed upon
Secretary, now Senator, Cmcrou, 10 1857.
Unanimously passed.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton OF the report Of tho Arkansas COM
mittee,
The House then took recess till 80,
when tho Arkansas question is to be dis
posed of.
EyENING SESSION.
Mr. Poland, chairman of tho special COM
mlttee on Arkansas, addressed the House in
advocacy Of the majority resolution that the
State Government should not be interfered
with.
The House proceeded to vote on Wards
substitute, namely: that Brooks is the law
full Governor OF Arkansas. Retcted-l53
10 70.
The resolution that no interference with
the existing Government OF Arkansas is
advisable, was adopted by ti9 to 50.
On tho vote on Wards substitute Messrs.
Donnan. Fort Hurlbut, McNnlts, Pratt,
Ward, ard Wilson oflowa, voted ave and
Barere, Burchard, Cannon, Clements, Cot
ton, Crounse, Kasson, Knapp, Lo,ghidgc,
Marshall. McCrary, McDill, oflcws, Orr
and Morrison voted no.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the deficiency bill, which appro.
PIRATES two millions and q half.
After disposing of three pages Of the
bill the Committee rose and the House ad.
iourned.
WAsHiNGToS. March 3.
SENATE.
The eau for morning business wa
disposed with, and BY unanimous CON
sent the consideration OF the sundr,
civil appropriation bill was resumed
Action on the amendment of th,
committee on appropriations Nsas de
ferred at the request Of Sherman.
Tho amendments presented by the conarnitie
were variOusiy treated. Among other huaend
menss was one to strike out the clause ap,iaopria
ting one hundred thousand dollars to cnaSsie III
Secretary OF War to purchase Calling guns,
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