New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-24
WASHINGTON
THE ADMISSION OF TENNESSEE,
The Eouse Concurs in the Eenate
Amendments.
The House Requests the President to DiScon-
tinue Fenian Prosecutions.
NO CHANCES FOR THE BANKRUPT BILL.
EVENING SESSIONS IN BOTH HOUSES.
Judge Stansbnry Confirmed At
tOrncy.General.
NO CHANCES FOR THE BANKRUPT BILL
EVENING SESSIONS IN BOTH HOUSES.
WASHINGTON. Monday Jug @. 1866.
MINERAL LANDS.

The House to-day worked in earnest Quite num-
Der bills disposed Of the most important Of which was
the bill authorizing the sale Of the mineral lands belonging to
tho United States Government The Bill secures 20 people
settling Government lands in Territories the right to hold
such lands and pay r them BY insialment As the law now
exists settlers after cutYang ard improving Government
lands in the far West in their right but are
liable be driven Off b. capitalists buying up all said lands
The debate the question long and undressing to out
slers occupying two hours time.
TESYESsEE.
During the latter part Of the session Mr. Bingham
called up The Tennessee joint resolution passed By The House
and amended by the Senate Mr Trimbe Of Kentucky maze
point OF order that that members Of Congress om Iennes
see were ready to be sworn The point Of order was not
sustained Mr. Bingham not wishing to waste time and f'A
ing that all that was necessary had been said the question:
demanded the previous question agreeing to tie Sena'ss
amendments.
Mr. Williams o. Pennsylvania tried to have the preamble to
the resolution amended buy failed The resolution was hnay
pased without calling yeas and nays The BIZ GOV goes to
the President for lis signature.
The prompude and unanimity Of the Union party Of Con
e on the admission Of into the Uuioa has taEen
the President and bis party completely by surprise AHere
great trouble at the White House. Meetings and cohsu'f
tons are being held daily have it from good authority ra
the President very much dissatisfied and doing al Ia us
power T. prove action OF Tennessee III
adopting Constitutional Amendment unlawful aud uneons
rtional Constant communication is kept up between tie
White House and Nashville, b. telegraph
THE ADJOURNMENT.
II is now settled that Congress will not adjourn
until Monday next and strenuous e1ersions wi" %
made 10 finish up business this week The House i 70 '
daily at II a. m and sit Until 30 and thea mee'Iis a. ''
sit until 10 60 while tie Senate VIII also have eYeAas '
sions Conklnes resolution only adjourn ui the h't
Tuesday 10 October NETS with opposition tAan was ca
pected in the Senate and Will PROBABLY be lost tA' eaus
no breakvster between the oehoders aad the President
until the fr,, Monday In December next There IS no"
hs,v ,uoru in tho House and s members are leaving
v urIss they leave there will DO no quorum ~
wednesday when business would have to suspend entirely
THE TARIFF.
The Little bill called the Tariff bill, bat really only
bill 10 regulate the collections Of the customs VIII b, caed
I'D AID pa ssed in the Senate tomorrow
INCREASE Op PAY.
There ia no probability OF the Senate accedng TO
any Of the requests various Departments here for an
increase Of pay for clerical forces
THE ARMY BILL.
The prospect for getting Army bill passed this
sess ion is very faint.
EVENING SESSION.
Just after the reading Of the journal, Mr. Delano
introduced resolution that after today the House meet At Il
a. NJ and take recess ?. meeting agaia at T. m
Cen scheDck spoke strongly against it, but Mr Deano re-
Piled In usual forcbe and Of course carried his
point by large majority.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The Bankrupt bill may be considered dead for the
present session Mr. Poland in attempting to call ~ said
he wished to have whether Senator'S were
or were not in OF the pending BILL but whether they
were in favor considering the subject OF Bankrupt BIZ oil
any kind during the present session. Mr. snerman
moved 70 lay Mr.. Polands motion on the tab'e'
and il was laid on the table by II Yeas to IA Nays MessFs
inst
Senators ont OF 4 voting Among the absenees number are
known TO be in favor OF the bill Had Mr. Poland waited Tor
fal Senate probability is that the result OF his motion
would have been different Several important am7"l'H's
were tackled TO Appropriation BILL generally known
as the Omnibus bill from its character as carya for ree
want and reyal,nt subjects Among others proposition
that loyal Shareholders whose slaves were enlisted 10 the
armies from tho Of Maryland Tennessee Mobile and
Kentucky shall be entitled TO compensation not to e1cee
for each estimated that will reqgiSe Of ,be pra
millions foot this bill 1t is to .HHel tate, amount. to
Communication Fund which "
8. 100000. ATTAIN
=, nen the Senate adjourned to-day a proposition
% appropriate yentlate tho Senate Chamber
under discussion.
NEUTRALITY LAWS.
Mr. Chandler introduced a resolution in the Senate
looking to the repeal Of the neutrality laws Mr. Cowan OBJ
jected.
Mr.. sTAysBgRRY's NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nominati'n oil
Henry stansberry DO Attorney General in pae oil speed
resigned and Thos Harand of NewYork BE Deputy Com
missioner Of nternel Revenue The Senate rejected several
nominations among them Thos. NJ Wells FOR Naval ohcer
for the district Of New Orleans
SECRETARY STAN'oN'
Wel.nformed persons consider that there Is no I'M
ao,o nrosncct of Secretary sap.on either resgnng or
hing ousted from the Cabinet II IS possible however the
philadelphia Convention may chang the programme
NoMIyArICSs..
Gen. Daniel +. Sickles, having formally deemed
the mission to the Hague the President today nominated Gen
John A. Dix for that position Tie VIII no uouo' % con-
Grmed The Senate to- reeted'he nominations OF Provi
onol Governors Kolden and Johnn VINO were nominated
o. ha rore,s Ministers Both having participated in tho
Rehnon Senators did not ueeh o proper peiso"s W 'oP
resent our country abroad
The nomination OF Gov Randen to b. Postmaster General
as not reached to-day but will be at the next Executive
Session when he will doubt be colirmed. During last
week he has had appointed over 500 pctnasters in various
es nearly all upon recommendaonsof members in whose
they wei made. There are sVerai hundred more
Who will he minated during the presen week. 1t is mat
q, record that Gov Randall has perstenty opposed the
nominations of oil postmasers throughout the South who
could not take the necessary test oath md has preferred to
"a, tho peop,e 20 without mail facilities hen they did not put
forward proper persons to fill Offices
NETWORK PoLITIO.
Tho commitment of Gen. Dix TO he Mission OF the
Uage ia understood in certain circles signify that Gen.
D.ni.l sickes will be offered the NavaDcei in New York.
DESPITE Gen Grants urgency in Col Hlers favor tits be-
vd that officer has chance but thathe contest es be-
tween G. en- sckles Gen. Henry f. Dave IT,. and Col VIM
II Ludlow of Long Island whose ns"e hpromnenfy urged
BY the Albany Regency. SO her. th CONTEST that the
are that no sppop-ent will be maze until the
It,,.r ., Conyrcss december which iSTl lsavs the
n,a.,a, paouty Cornell franhH. to d.ch. ge the Quite.
until that time.
THE FENIAyS.