The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-15


ipes of yesterday, continued from our Fourth
Edition - ..-...
Senate.
Mr. Sprague, OF Rhode Island, called up the join
resolution concerning the survey of the Isthmus of
Danen which passed.
Mr.. Hendricks of Indiana, took the floor in oppo-
slon 10 the bill and pending amendment, taking
the ground that the majority in favor OF the State
Government at the election in Nebraska was very
Mr Grimes moved to suspend further considera-
ton Of the pending bill to take up the resolution for
the holiday recess.
MIR. Fessenden opposed it. saying that if gentle.
men lattered themselves that there was nothing to
do all he had to say to call their attention 10
the debate of an hours length to day on the mere
motion to take up bill. The Bankruptcy bill, the
amnesty power, and a great many others we're to be
c nsidered Ii was SAID by some gentlemen that the
Fortleth Congress would assemble the 4th day of
March. Probably it would, but only to organize
Mr.. Sherman said his experience was that it was
imLoss le to get quorum during the holidays.
After urther discussion the yeas and nays were
demanded on the resolution TO adjourn from De-
Mr.. johnson, of Mary land, called for the reading
of the resolution, and 1t was discovered that by an
omission 1t provided only for an adjournment OF the
On motion of Mr.. Conness, of California, the
words "Senate and" were inserted before the word
As thus amended the resolution was adopted
Messrs. hand er, Dixon, Fessenden Fogg, Eos.
ter Howard johnson, Kirkwood, Lane, PATTERSON,
Sau sbury Sumner, TruUbull Wade, Williams, and
Wilson, voted in the negative. - .
The resolution now goes to the House for concur.
renee in verbal amendments.
Mr.. Hendricks resumed the foor on the Nebraska
bill but yielded to Mr.. Brown, and on whose motion
it was ordered that when the senate adjourn
10 day, il be TO meet on Monday next.
On motion OF Mr.. Wi son the Senate went into
executive session, and soon after adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The House went into Committee of the Whole on
the State of the Union Mr.. Washburne In the
chair, on the Presldents Annual Message
Mr. Wentworth, of Illinois, addressed the Com
mittee, much of his speech being occupied with
an amusing review Of the acts and policy of the
President, and the relation of illustrative fables and
OF the President of a College, who undertook to
read to his pupils the whole of the Bible, but whose
book. were constantly moved backwards, so
that he made no progress, but continued reading
the same chapters daY after day. Some one had
evidently been playing the same prank with Presi-
dent johnson, SO that they were getting the same
message all the time (LauP hter) He wished, for
the sake of variety, that some one would put for
BE thought the fable of the wolf and the lamb was
analogous TO the position OF the President and Con-
gress. MIR. Johnson had mudded the political
waters and accused the lamb, Congress, of having
done so. daughter Congress has been doing all
il could to get the Southern States into the Union
and the President has been doing ali he could to
keep them out He Mr.. Wentworth) was willing
whenever they adopted the Constitutional amend.
ment, to agree to universal amnesty for universal
suffrage, but not q moment before.
MIR. Hise, OF Kentucky, obtained the floor and on
his motion the Committee rose.
Mr.. Taylor, of Tennessee, was at his request, ex
cused from further service the select committee
on the New Orleans riots, and Mr, Mccullough, Of
Maryland, was appointed in his stead. h'
Mr.. Stevens, OF Pennsylvania, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the legislative,
tive and judicial appropriation bill Read twice
and made the special order tor Tuesday next.
Mr.. Bidwel introduced bill TO provide for the
adjustment of accounts of postmasters, under the
net ol july n, 1854 Referred to the Post Office
COMMITTEES.
Mr., Paine OF Ohio, introduced a bill to place al
otcers of the army on the same footing thereon a.
to allowance for extra rations for volunteer service
Referred 10 the Committee on Military Affairs
On otiOn OF Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, the Committee
on Pensions was instructed 10 inquire into the expe
diency of amending the pension laws so as TO pro
vide that in all where 1t is proved to the salts
faction of the Commissioner Of Pensions that any
soldier of the army OF the United States during tht
Rebellion died in any Rebel prison, it shall for al
purposes of pensions in such cases be deemed primo
Iace evidence that such soldier died OF disease con
tracted in the service of the United States in thu
Inc OF his duty.
mittee of last seslon, on the case of Dorranc,
Atwater was continued for the present session.
Mr. Maynard Tenn, asked leave to introduce
resolution 10 except Tennessee from the application