Smyrna times., 1866-03-21
Congress-.

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outstanding Untcd States notes not bearing a
interest and including fractional currency, shall +
not be diminished below $40 600. 900; that all n
surplus i'm the Treasury exceeding StO.WNlNo :
in com and $40, ,000, 600 in currency shall hr =
promptly applied to the payment OF accruln- !
indebtedness, and to the purchase or payment
Of the ntrcst-bcaring dcbt"t the United states
but the amount of interest bearing lc%tl tender
not,, >ha} not be- diminished By payment "r
Irouyrr,ion At a rate exceeding SJ.Wu.W Wb Per
month This resolution was referred to the
finance committee. Resolutions were offered
| to amend the constitution - as to give the HSht
Of suffrage to all persons, white and black, over
twcnty-o years of aye, apporhonlnc llrrct
taxes according to the actual value OF real ahd
personal estate and prohibiting the payment
for slaves and the rebel debt. The bill 10 pro
vide for the admission of Colorado wa, debated
at much length, and finally amotlon To order 1t |
a third reading was rciectcd--ycaS n, nays -, |
In the House the committee on military al |
fairs was instructed to inquire into the eXpe- |
di,ncy of reporting a bill for the relief OF per
sons who paid communication money, or VINO put
in substitutes Il second time. he couiillt'c'
= on WAYS and means was directed to inquire a.
to the ,.x,pdcncv Of 50 amending the internal
Yt.ycnuc law as to remit the monthly duty on
, the average deposits of SAVING banks. ne
4 House passed IL substitute toI the Senate hL
/ to amend the act inc 'rporatin" military ana
naval asylum for totally disabled officers ana
. men Of the volunteer forces. TIN, substitute
I reduces the mumbrrm mana@crS To twelve nrIP-
ding the President the Chict.Iusticc and Lieut.
! General Grant. The Senate alu.ndlnent~ t"
: the bill extending the time until May hrst 1or
the Withdrawal of good, from bonded ware
J. houses were concuTcd in The Judiciary com
mttcc reported back. with amendments the
!, bill to secure civil rights to persons III the ScV
era, States The amendments were conruTfet
in and the bill passed-yca3 lQ9, nay "a
=. Mc>,rS Francis Thomas and John j.. Thomas
$ voted yea. and McSsrs Phelps Mccullough
N and Harris voted nay The tortiticaton f1lI
was then taken up in committee OF the Whole
F. 1t appropriatcS $50. 600 for repairs At Fortress
r Monroe. S@U. 600 for Fort Washington. and Tor
to various other forts but nothing Tor Fort Nc
n Henry or Fort Carroll, Baltimore. The bill
~ was passed.
re In the Senate. on Wednesday, a resolution
cd wa, passed to distribute S25oO among the ,ut.
tcrcrs by the recent explosion at the nlted
: States arsenal in Washington. The lt!I to m
/ crease and fix the military peace c>tab-!llnrl!t
- of the United States was taken up, vamou>iE
II, amended and passed.
II The House amended and passed the Senate
bill in relation 70 the Court of CLAIMS. -N'rr
al some debate the bill to amend the act rr.a'ln-
:. to the writ of hahcaS corpus was rcromnitrr'L
- The Joint resolution making an appropriated
III. to dcirav the expense of sending American lr"
er- duct, to the Paris exhibition VA, dscu~>cd Al
ed much length. after which it was passed. lii.
ar way, and means committee wa instructed Z
- inquire into the eXpcdlcncy oi rrlmylmg tir t>
10 enormously assessed on hackmcn and carmen
~ -. 4 resolution was offered in the Senate. "I
~. Thursday. protesting against the pardon q
M, criminal, bv foreign governments ou c.npttla
that they clngratc t. the | mt"d States liz
ob. Senate concurrcd in the House aucn.mrm:- {
ncs the bill to protect all persons III the eyer:
1T, States in their civil rights. that it only r.
L. uIircS the President signature Ia bcco!ur
law After debate ten thousand copies nt IA
wn testimony taken before the reconstruction con
nn mttcr were ordered to be printed The i /
cheney bill was then taken W. aIl varIou
House amendments comcurrcd il and one Iii.
-5c' -' greed To which declares that no iikcnc>> t al
ogf living person should IL. placed "u any r',t
,.i' III currency. bond notes. &c. Wi;hout d~la-u
49, of the hill the Senate adjourned.
no. Ia the House bill was introduced To auth"
izo TIA, construction Of a latrrna branch t. tn
Gus. Baltimore and Potomac railroad. Nr. EmitI
the OF kentucky, having ruSr to a personal cNIiaI
alton. some sharp words passed between hl
cut and Mr.. Stevens ofPcn>ylvana. The llm
able then took up the loan bill, Which was discus
may ed until the adjournment.
lich \ IIlGHwAYMAN week or - ago
cult Mr.. Samuel Kelley. of Newtown Square y,
aware county was takin" som" pork To III
TONER, he overlook a> he supposed. ia~hin
tcd ably dressed lady, with @ig-top bonnet and "
Nc' clo~r fitting coat cut IN the latest style. ml
$50, an tur>, and, 70 all Appearances, very tir
AZ" E aul weary. As Mr. *. drove up, She ask
him if he would not assist her on her journr
-, Pleased with the looks of such a passenger
t,rv stopped his horses and helped her in. Th
& had not rode very far, however, before MIR.
$50. discovered to hi, surprise, that the pretend
j. female had iop9 hn"'< ON, which She uut"rt
adcl natcly disclosed to his view At tins he @r
W. very Suspicious of his passenger, and mtcuti,
Rob ally dropped his whip to the ground ami ak
j. d. the lady to get out and pick it up for hi
ct rrmarking at the same time that his hur
snow were very spirited and would not stand. |
l'S"h' lady politely got out of the wagon. but bet,
She got back with the whip, Mr.. Kelley .;
,t the rcinS to his horses and was safely out ot
nH rcach-minus only the whip and her inter,
company The lady had left her mutf ON
scr. seat, which Mr.. Kelley picked up. aud out
d in 4 large dirk knife and one of Colt RcvoN
king Putting the boots, knife and revolver togct
apter it is very evident MIR. Kelley had walked
I ono, the wrong passenger. The lady was no do
a qcDthn,an and but for the lucky discover
COM the boots, he doubtless would have been re-
'sings cd-pcrhapS murdered. This event occur
some eight or ten miles east of West Chcs
mon -RccorI
r the mn
ounc- MILITARY POWER AIDING TIE CIVIL
hurch | nltcd States tax collectors III Mississippi i
resscs ing complained that there are no United ST
most marShals or courts to enforce the laws by c
with process against delinquent taxpayers, the II
'rk'- tary authorities in that State have been oru
. pro pro- cd to furnish, when requested, the nrcr~>
a, a,r ~, assistance for the enforcement of the law
.Lsnn Tins instruction seems quite proper, aS II &
brings the military power to the aid of the {
officers, in cases where the latter are unabl,
TIL, collect the taxes
ed in =, II,
ladrl- c,nN"N!A''tN IN 'EnR'IN. ne. "I'>..'
SIMS OF fGcorEia has passed law ordcrln? that II
,JL. ragcs between colorri people Shall be s"ril
now lzcd the same way as MARRIAGES between win
lb;I, The act also provides heavy penalty aEa
J NOR the marriage of white person and one ol
int riran descent
''c "I Go to All,n's if YOU want Saddles bno
IcctS. Trunks, or Horse Blankets, rs h" intends
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