The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-30
Proceedings of Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 21st.-SENATE.-The
Senate in Difference to the physical INABILITY
of Mr. Fessenden to enter upon the discus
sion of the Reconstruction bill, as per agree
men, postponed its consideration till Wednes-
day next.
The consideration of the Colorado bill and
Veto was also postponed
The remainder of the session was devoted
principally to business relating to the District
of Columbia.
HoUsE.-The House to-day considered the
preamble and resolution of Mr.. McClurg, Of
Missouri, declaring the continued contumacy
in the seeding States renders it necessary to
exercise Congressional legislation, in order
to give the loyal citizens of those States pro-
lection in their natural and personal rights,
enumerated the Constitution; and in addi-
ton thereto makes it necessary to keep on
foot large standing army to maintain the
authority of Government: and whereas the
country is already overburdened by a war
debt, incurred to defend the nationality
against an infamous rebellion, and as it is
neither just nor polite to infict this vast adj
ditional expense on the peaceful industry of
the nation, therefore
Resoloed, That it be referred to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction to inquire into the
expediency of levying contributions on the
~seceding States to defray the extraordinary
expenses that would otherwise be imposed
on the General Government; and that said
committee be instructed to report by bill or
otherwise.
The House adopted the aboveby IS against
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list. That it is the sense of this House that
all inst and righteous governments are in
tended, not to confer rights and privileges
upon the subjects thereof, but to secure to
each and every individual the full free and
untrameled exercise and enjoyment of all
those rights which God has bestowed upon
him.
End. That the safety. happiness and pros
adequate penalties be annexed to the viola
ton of law, and that those penalties be in
flicted upon transgressors. not for the pur-
pose of retaliation or revenge but to insure
| suberdination and obedience
3rd. That we will stand by and sustain the
President in executing the laws of the United
| States upon sufficient number of leading
rebels in each of the States lately in insur-
rection against the National Government to
vindicate the majesty of the law-to sustain
the confidence of loyal people and warn the
refractory, for all time to come.
The tax billwas also discussed.
! Washington Items.
About fifty clerks were discharged yes
terday from the Treasury Department
grounds, incompetency and neglect of duty
Their places will be supplied by disabled
soldiers from the large list of applicants al
ready on file in the Department. This should
not, however, be considered as an encourage
ment for additional applications. for position
inasmuch as there are already several hun
dred petitions on file which will have prece
dence should other vacancies be made.
Northern capital is pouring into Eas
Tennessee, and especially at Knoxville ant
Chattanooga New houses and factories ar
springing up and farms are being purchased
by farmers and army officers Several exten
sive steam saw mills, iron foundries and
large cloth mandatory are projected a
Chattanooga.
The Tennessee Senate has rejected tn
resolutions favoring the formation of Eas
Tennessee into separate State.
The st. Louis Democrat of the 10th ha
advices as to the progress of the heavy flee
of boats now on their way to the head wa
tiers of the Missouri. Betweenthe Sd of las
month and the 9Th iEst., inclusive, twenty
4 eight steamers passed Sioux City. Their
were several still this side of that point a
at the latter date No season heretofor
has a record anything like the present fo
such extensive boating operations toward th
sources of that turbulent river