The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-07-05
Congressional.

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WASHINGTON, ] une 27.-Mr. Wade, from
the Committee on the District of Colum-
bia, reported bin to repeal an Act to re-
trocede the County of Alexandria to the
State of Virginia. The object of the bill
is to make Alexandria part of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The bill to aid the construction of tele-
graph lines, and to secure to the Govern
ment the use of the same for postal, mill
tary and other purposes, was called up,
and some discussion ensued 49,
Mr. Brown, in the course of some re-
marks alluding to the-recent report OF the
Postmaster General on the subject of tel
egraphing, said that, in the. report, the
Postmaster-Ge General had shown himself
utterly incompetent for the position, and
that his report was made up in the great
part of communications from persons who
were interested in the great monopoly
which now controls the telegraph of the
country. Tho Postmaster-General had
reflected more dscredit on himselfin this
communication than, perhaps, had hereto
fore occurred with any other officer in the
Government occupying similar position.
That he had not strvcn to advance the
public interests, but had stood in the way
of needed reform.
Mr. Sherman regretted that Mr.. Brown
should have made such q personal attack
upon Mr.. Dennison, whom he (Shermun)
knew to have the public interests at heart,
and to be as desirous as anybody OF ad-
vancing them.
The bill for giving the suffrage to. the
negroes in the District of Columbia was
passed
The House passed q bill for the proven
tion of smuggling.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, from the Com
mittce of Ways and Means, reported the
Senate's amendment to the tax bill. The
House concurred in nearly all of them,
but disagreed TO the Scnate's amendment
of q tax of two instead of five cents o
pound on cotttn. This, with other amend
mcnts, was adjusted by committee OF
WASHINGTON, juno 2s.-The Senate
postponed the regular order, which was
the District suffrage bill, and engaged in
the consideration Of the Niagara slip ca
nal bill No conclusion reached.
The House was engaged on the tariff
bill but very little progress was made
Sometime ago, the House passed reso-
luton calling on the President to furnish
any information in his possession showing
whether officers of the Government have
united in any of the Southern States IN
comforting honors on Confederates, living
or dead. All the heads Of departments
have sent in separate reports, which are
enclosed with the Presidents message;
each of them saying, in effect, they have
no information or knowledge OF such con-
duct.
The President has authorized the par
don of A. T. Bledsoe, who, in the early
part of the war, occupied the position OF
Secretary of War Of the late Confederate
States.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-1n the Senate,
the petition of the citizens OF Whining
ton, N. c., for lighthouse, was present
ed and received. Debate occurred on the
telesraphic and postal bill and the Mag
ara Ship canal bill, but no definite action
was taken. Mr.. Stevens, from the Com
mittee ON Appropriations, repor; ed bill
making appropriations for the sundry
civil expenses of the Government, for tie
year ending June 80, 1867, which Was
made the special order for Tuesday next.
Among the appropriations is one OF soo,,
600, to purchase cemeteries Tor deceased
soldiers. The consideration OF the tariff
bill was resumed, and the various sections
adopted as reported, excepting pig iron,
on which the duty was to be $40.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-An address to
the people of the United States has been
agreed on by the Democratic and conser-
vative members of the Senate and House
of Representatives, and it is now being
signed, and will be made public in few
DAYS. 1t is said to endorse the proposed
National Convention at Philadelphia, and
urges all the States to participate IN It's
proceedings. 1t is headed with the names
Of James Guthrie, of Kentucky, and w.
E. Niblaclz, of Indiana.
Dispatches announcing the arrival Of
the monitor Miantonomah, with the YES
sells accompanying her, at Queenstown,
Treland have been received at the Navy
Department The passage was made in
ten davs and eigbteen hours-tho aver
a@e m run per day being about 16S miles.
ri The heavy yeather did not appear to af
fcct The. .Honitor, either in speed or in
cansnsT her to roll; while other vessels
VOC lurching about and their progress
.t6ecked by heavy seas, she went along
comparatively undisturbed.