The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-04-27
Congressional.

SESATE.-April l6-Mr Trumbull, introduced a bill
Treasury of the United States enacts that any per-
son heretofore hereafter holding office who will
fully neglect TO refuse to deliver to his successor
paper, record, book documnt shall be guilty OF
felony. Referred The bill relating donation claims
in Oregon and California passed. The bill grant
ing lands to aid in the construction of railroads in Wis
consin passed The bill for collection of in
the insurrectionary districts debate and amend
ments, informally laid over. Mr.. Howard offered
a resolution which adopted that the Committee on
the Conduct of the ar inquire into the late massacre
OF Union troops at Fort Pillow, and report
possible. The Senate took up the bill prohibiting
speculative transactions gold and foreign exchange,
the question being the motion to strike out foreign
change from its provisions. Rejected by Yeas IL,
Nays "a. An amendment was adopted, Amaking uni
form tine of $1,000 instead of that heretofore of from
s 900 to 10000 Mr.. Henderson thought the Secre-
tlry of the Treasury very much mistaken If he
thought the bill would accomplish the end designed
he moved 10 strike the words bona lie owners.
Mr.. Harris desired separate vote striking ont
the following, I" By the manual delivery OF United
States notes and national currency and not otherwise
This rejected, Is 10 "a. The bill then passed by
Yeas 3, Nays, Il. Adjourned.
HorsE.-The Military Committee instructed to
inquire as to the exFedienoy of connectng Cincinnati
dent in his Annual Message 1851. Resolutions from
the Legislature of New York asking that Gen. Robert
were referred u the Military Committee. report
and bill to facilitate Immigration presented By
be printed Ii Is estimated that million and quar-
ter OF men have been drawn from industrial pursuits
since the war began and the object of the bill referred
to Is TO I'LL the vacuum. The Committee Eiec-
tons reported adversely 10 Mr.. Kitchens claim rep
resent the llth Virginia District, which lies contgu
Gus 70 the District of Columbia bat the House adopted
resolution declaring him entitled to a seat joint
resolution was adopted that the Joint Committee
The conduct OF the VAR such members thereof as the
committee may designate, proceed at once 10 Fort
Pillow and examine into the facts end circumstances
Attending the recent attack and capture of the fort By
the reoS. and that they report with little delay
- possible The bill ntatory Of tla National bank
act was then taken up Mr.. Featon offered amend
neLt Which Was agreed IL BY majority authorizing
States to pay partial Ia upon the banks whereupon
the 5l was ordered TO third reading and the House
adjourned
LThe House of Representatives, in
Committee of the Whole, are working
now IN good earnest on the Tax Bill.
This is encouraging
Pause.-Mr- Daniel W VOORHEES, in
one OF his late speeches said: Pause
for moment We sweating tax PAYERS,
comprehend if YOU can. the weight of
this load l pause with you,-' Daniels
appeal is at leas. disinterested, for as he
has earned rather an unpleasant reputa-
ton for not paving his taxes, he Of
course don't know much about the
weight of the load When he .pauses"
lac only -'pauses" TO look ut the rest pay.
hid Joarnaf.