Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

Petitions were presented in the Senate,
the 10th, and referred-of 26,616 women of
Utah. asking for the repeal of the AntiPolygamy
law OF 1852 and the Poland bill. and that Utah be
admitted State into the Union; of citizens
of Ohio. asking for q repeal of the Resumption
act passed at the last session, and also for the
actment of law to provide for the retirement OF
National Bank notes and substitute therefor legal
tender United States notes, etc. Resolutions
were unanimously adopted dc ciaring that the
death Of the VicePresident do es not have the
effect to yacate the office OF Pres ident pro tenn,
OF the Senate, and that that office is held at the
pleasure of the Senate Several bills and memo
rails were presented and referred. A large
number Of bills were introduced in the House,
among which was one by Mr. Wood of New
York, to repeal, in part the act Of Jan.
specie payments, and to facilitate the re.
sumption of specie payments without con-
traction of the currency On motion of Mr..
Randall the rules were suspended in order 10
consider the Amnesty bll and the previous ques-
ton was demanded and seconded -1o9 to 65
after which running debate on the question OF
discussing the bill wat INDUCED in, the Republ
can members claiming that the previous question
barred any argument unless by unanimous con-
sent which would not be granted by that side OF
the House unless The right of amendment
was conceded by the Democratic members. The
bill was reiected-yeas ~, NAYS 81 not the
requisite two-thirds in the majority Mr.. Blaine
then moved 10 reconsider this vote, and pro-
ceedcd To speak al considerable length in behalf
of his amendment to exclude Jefferson Davis
from the provisions of the bill, and prescribing an
oath to be taken by parties avaing themselves OF
the privileges of the bill He was follow ed by
Messrs Cox and Kelley in reply, who spoke in
favor of universal amnesty, after which Mr. Hill
OF Georgia. obtained the floor and the debate
went over
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DIS were introduced III the SENATE on
the llth FOR the formation OF IA State Constitution
IN ne" Mexico ana ing ADMISSION Oh such STATE
th'o ti'e uiot toeslopllsh plahch MINI ~ ~
d~ath of ex.Prnsident and senator Andrew Jobn.
son. and several euloges were delivered, after
which the usual resolutions of respect were
adopted. IA bill was introduced in the
House by Mr., Morrison, preparatory to
the redemption OF Uhltedstates notes and the
resumption OF specie payments. ihe PENSION
Appropriation ON go o33,aIW was reported and
maze the special ordef iof the lath. Mr I'M, or
Georgia, MADE Lengthy speech III reply To the
remarks OF Mr.. Blalne on the Amnesty OIL, after
Which the Scnates action In connection with the
DEAN or eX'fresldeht Johnson was announced
ana seNefal eulogles upon the ME ana services oil
tue aeceased were aeiiNefea'
hin u-ao introduced IN tho Sonato ~,
"'i' ""7 NV IA WV 'oNf'"'e va
the IGth 10 place all colored troops who enlisted
II the army on an equal footing with other sol
,xas irtrndncnd for 10 Northumberland of a com.
,'ittep T., sya,ni,e H., boats ~ Mo Trnasnrv De
nartm.ut 'rhn rosrlrtinn dori,,;pv tbat n.
peicn ~ priannt 49,, ~. 81 ~ So, ~
h"id NJ ,br nIes.nrr of he senate was after
Giscnssion, odonted9lto1s After thn introd,,r
non nf stroi XIII o,,d ,nsniriinns IN rho u',ns
-alnnut, th,p, nu, ranuir{ug National Ranks IN