Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-30
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. CtOS9hg
Proceedings. Congress on Saturday last, at
4 30 P NJ, adjourned until the first Monday
of December next. The bill, which passed
both houses to admit the territory Of Nebraska
into the Union, was not signed, and Is there
fore lost. No attempt was made to pass the
Colorado bill over the veto of the President
All the appropriation bills were passed, but
there was q severe struggle over the miscella-
neous appropriation bill, and it was saved by
only two majority There was strong oppo-
sition in the House to the increase of the sale.
ries Of the members with mileage at 20 cents
Der mile, but the measure was finally pushed
| through, together with general Increase OF
the salaries Of the officers OF the House. The
salaries of the members Of the Senate and
House are increased to 1000 year, and that
Of the Speaker to $4,000. The bill Tor the
equalization Of bounties was passed asa rider
| to the miscellaneous appropriation bll 1t VIII
require an appropriation OF about 5'Oooo0o.
The new army bill was passed; 1t provides
| for fifty -four new companies TO- be attached 70
twenty-seven existing battallons, and eight
new regiments; four to be of colOred troops
The Joint resolution was passed to exempt
the officers and soldiers Of the army from the
| payment Of the special five per cent. income
tax as was also the bill distributing the awards
| for the capture of the assassins OF the late
President. The award for the capture Of jeff
crson Davis was stricken out. Mr.. BoutWeps
| resolutions relative to Jefferson Davlss COM
! pliciy in Mr. Lincolns assassination were
adopted Mr. Rogers made minority report
on the subject Senator Patterson, OF Tennes-
see, was, by vote of q to II, admitted to his
seat
Among the bills which were lost was the one
| to create national bureau Of insurance, and
the one to refund $500 to each person who was
! drafted twice within one year and paid commu-
! tution money, or who, not being liable to mill
tary duty, furnished substitutes. The bill IN
relation to the tariff on wool, which passed the
House, was laid on the table in the Senate.
| The bill for the construction of anar-llne from
| Washington to New York, which passed the
| House, was not reached by the Senate, and
therefore goes over to the next session..
OF the fate of the House bill to modified the
| neutrality laws the report Of the Senate pro-
ceedings is silent, and the probability is it was
| lost.
A large number OF nominations made by the
| President were confirmed and many others re-
| ected. Resolutions complimentary to the pre-
siding officers of each house were adopted
| They made appropriate responses, and then
! formally announced the close OF the first Sos
! sion Of the goth Congress.
"OuTRAGEs IN VIRGINIA Under this
head, the Washington Chronicle gives the tol-
lowing as a case reported to the Freedmen s
| Bureau:
minor Mencfee, was murdered July /, at
m. ID IL I,,
f, Eastman, by whom he had been employed
Eastman drove Minors family from the plan
tation, IS he did not desire to retain any per-
son except Minor in his employ. Minor there
| upon left bis service. Eastman had an inter
view with an officer of the Freedmen's Bureau
relative to the matter, and was informed that
| as no contract had been made Minor could not
be obliged to return, but might be induced to
return, by an offer Of higher pay. Eastman
| met his former employee few days after, and
endeayored to induce him to leave his family
and return to the plantalon but Minor refused.
Some harsh words ensued, and Eastman finally
drew revolver and shot Minor twice, killing
him almost instantly. He was tried before the
county court Of Rappahannock county and ac
Quilted.
The Warrcnton Index gives the case, os
follows:
"a gentleman who attended Rappahannock
Court and heard the case Of the Commonwealth
vs. w. T. Eastman for the killing of Minor
Mcncfee, which was tried at the last July term,
assures us that the defence proved that
Minor Menefee was the aggressor, that he
struck Eastman several heavy blows with a
bludgeop and forced him back to fence when
Easlham finding his life imperiled, fred upon
his assalant with fatal effect The Court
unanimousIy acquitted the prisoner and couldnot
have done otherwise, if the deceased had been
one of the first men in the land
In reply TO telegraphic dispatch to the
President from Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, announce
ing the laying Of the Atlantic Gable, the Presi-
dent wrote:
II heartily congratulate you, and hope that
your enterprise may prove as successful as your
efforts have been persevering. May the cable
under the sea tend to promote harmony between
the Republic of the West and the Governments
Of the Eastern Hemisphere. "
1t is reported that General Fullerton has
been recalled from New Orleans to become
private secretary Of the President.
GOLD
New York, July 30.-Gold, l47.
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