The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, July ~.

r.frisr WAslilNCToN july ~.
Both Houses have made good progress
to-day b. the coimitkiation of the public
buslness. though the aniount done has not
been large, owing chiefly TO the fact that
there has not been much important public
business presenting. There have been n
great many private bills called up but
most of them have been chokcd off, because
of suspicious that they wereoi . dopbtul
character. The state of the public business
tonight X as follows: f~ H@si
The Army Bill Is still in Committee OF
Conference.
Tho Tariff Bill was reported from the
Conference COMMITTEES, the SENATE rdceding
from los amendment striking out the thr-
teenth section. aud the House agreeing TO
the amendment stlking ont the ninth sec-
ton. The House refused to agree to the
reports aud ordered another Committee OF
| Conference.
The Deficiency Bill win be finished In The
Senate Tonight. The Civil Appropriation
Bill came from the Senate this afternoon,
aud was referred to the Committee on APP
lpropriations. On motion of Mr.. Wilson. OF
Iowa, the House Bounty Bill was at the
same time referred 70 that Committee, with
instructions 20 report it Ms an amendment
| The lobby In favor Of this project, which Il
| by no means above suspicion, are pcrtina-
cious In their efforts to secure the passage
of this scheme. They will sink an appro-
priatiOn bill by Its weight rather than have
Il fail. The Committee viii rep rt to-mor-
row morning, and there VIII probably be "A
lively contest ON IL. A similar movement
IN the Senate failed, Of vote of II TO ~
The above Is all the Imperative business
before the two Houses.
Tie awards for the capture of the assas-
sination cOnspirators We're settled in the
House to-day in n very Just manner.
The report of the Committee on Claims,
made by Mr.. Hotchkiss, was tomahawked
by the Hon. Columbus Delano. Chairman
Of that Committee. who dissented from Il
and offered a substitute for the bill. which
was adopted, giving TO Colonel Congcr, the
brains and The vigor of the capturing
party, $1,000; to Colonel Baker $3.50, the
same amount awarded to him by the War
Departments Commission; TO Lieutenant
Dougherty $1,000. instead Of $4,000, and to
the priVatcs 81, 600 each, instead OF $1,000
Other changes were made, which will he
shown by the bill reported elsewhere
The substitute of Mr. Delano was adopted
by "a large majority. The Senate's action
| Is yet necessary.
| The Fenians received another aud EN-
phatic Endorsement to-day on the vote by
which the Neutrality Bill was passed
(which was unanimous. .a
| There was no positive opposition to the
bill, but the majority of the Committee on
Foreign Relations thought the present
time inopportune 10 make such serious
changes In the law. But friendship for the
Fenians, and autipathy to Great Britain
passed the bill through, after an hour or
two of speeches from Mcssrs. Banks, Ray
mond, Conklingand Patterson.
10 fill up the vacancies in the army, made
by reason OF the promotion Of General
Grant, the President sent to the Senate to-
day the nomination of Major General VIM
I. sherman as Lieutenant General, Briga-
dier General Winfield s. Hancock to bc
Major General, aud Lieutenant Colonel Ed
ward Q. G, Ord TO be Brigadier General.
Admiral ID. ID. Porter was nominated as
| lNicc-admiral to fill the vacancy occasioned
| by the promotion of Admiral Earragut.
The Senate confirmed the nominations
promptly without the usual reference 10 the
committee.
II appears from the statements Of Sena-
tors that General Bassett Langdon's noni-
nation as Assessor was rejected because OF
his supposed support of the Democrat,
party, and beenuse he voted for Mcclellan
| Tor President.
This Is the sole cause of his rejection
Upon explanation that General Langdon is
not Democrat ot the simun-purc Copper
head persuasion, the Senators who opposed
him now express "A willingness to confirm
the nomination. II Is understood that the
President viii again send the naneof Gen
eral l.angdon 10 the Senate, probably to-
morrow.
Much to the agreeable disappointment OF
the Radicals, the President has approved
the bill TO regulate the manner of olecGing
United States senators. veto of this bill
was confidently predicted by the Radical
fraternity. .-.
General Dix declines the mission TO the
Hague. The President it is understood,
will make another appointment for that
mission Tomorrow