St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-03-19
From Washington.

March 3, 1857
SENATE.--After an executive session the sen
ate resumed public bushes. The appropria-
ton bills were passed also several private
bills. At the evening session the galleries
were dcnsely crowded with ladies awaiting tho
preliminares to the Inauguration ceremonies
After Il brief valcdictory by the President 81
the Senate that body adjourned sine die.
House.. Mr.. Aiken of Georgia offered q res
olution that the thanks Of the House ar,
rendered to Mr. Banks for the able. impartial
and digniticd manner in which he had dis
charged his duties during the present session
Of Congress.
Mr.. Haven in the chair Objection was
made to the resolution by several southern
members who contcndcd that the Speaker was
not impartial" The resolution was tinall,
adopted, yeas | 10, nays % The House thei
amid deafenlng confusion passed several com
pensation bills and resolutions Other bust
ness was attempted by fifty or more members
but the disorder was SO great that nothing wls
done.
The Speaker resumed the chair and deliver
ed brief but eloquent address, in acknowl
edgemcnt of the honor bestowed upon him
wishing all the members a safe return to thci,
homes and trcsides. The address was loudl,
applauded The House adjourned sine die
EXTRA SESSION.
March 4, 1857
SENATE.-Mr. Mason President pro tcmpore
Several new Senators were qualified and took
their seats. The Vice President elect came in
and the oath was administered to him, when
he made few appropriate remarks.
At one o'clock Ex-Prcsdent Pierce and the
President elect entered. and proceeded. with
tho Senate, the Supreme Court, the Foreign
ministers and others, to the East front of tn,
Capitol. where the Inauguration ceremonies
were conducted.
March 6, 1857.
The following is Mr.. Buchanan's Cabinet
as confirmed by the Senate to-day:
Lewis Cass of Michigan, Secretary of State
Howell Cobb of Georgia. Secretary of tn,
Treasury; John Buchanan Floyd of Virginia
Secretary of War: Isaac Toucey of Connect
cut, Secretary of the Navy Jacob Thompson
of Mississippi, Secretary of the Interior Aaron
Ncnabcs Brown of Tennessee, Postmaster Gen
cral Samuel w. Black of PENNSYLVANIA,
Attorney General.
The report of the Committee of Investigation
recommending the expulsion of Messrs. Gil
bert. Matteson and Edwards of New York,
and Welch of Connecticut, seems to have oc-
casioned much sensation in the House. The
matter has terminated as many expected. Mr..
Orr has, by his superior powers, been enabled
to screen every Democratic member, and make
the most of the charges against the members
of the Republican and American parties.
In regard to the completely of Horace Gree
ley, in Congressional corruption, the following
testimony is given:
John Strykcr of Rome, n. Y, director and
member of the Executive Committee of the
Company, testified that he made draft i'm
favor of Horace Greeley for $1,000; it was a
retainer for counsel and advice in aid of pro-
curing the passage of the bill for the bentit OF
the company. 1t was to be used entirely at
his discretion. The witness. three weeks ago,
met Mr.. Greeley in New York, and he told me
that he had received the money, but that he
had no personal interest init. The witness un-
derwent II long examination, saying in reply
to q question by Mr.. Davis: If the bill
had passed the House, Mr.. Greeley had power
to make whatever disposition of it he saw prop
err There was no limitation whatever upon
him. l had confidence in him that he would
use it properly
The Deficiency Appropriation bill failed to
receive the signature of President Pierce, and
is not law.