New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-13
WASHINGTON.

T1oNAI cueRFECy LAw-CONsTlTUTIOEALlTY OF
TuE TEST oArH-NATIOEAL UNION LEAGUE
soU THRRN REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION.
. yHnsRAPH 70 rHE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON Wednesday, Dec 70 is66
In the Senate to-day there was little business
transacted. Mr. Trumbul offered q resolution in
curing Of the President if he had during the recess
fued vacancies which existed while the Senate was
last in session. and especially If he had not done so in
The case Of the Surveyor Of the Port Of Philadelphia
II so, whether such officers had been pad. At 1919
the District Suffrage bin came mp, and was debated
until O'Clock, when the Senate adjourned. The de-
bate was not as lively yesterday Most OF the ume
taken mp by Garret DAVIS, WHO, n a lew
remarks Of two hours length, sought 10 show
that a negro and white man were two
different and distinct persons. He quoted learned
authority on the shinbOneS skulls, ana ieet Whlch
nature had given the African. To hIish up the Gay
discussion SALISBURY repeated how well he loved the
cOlOred people, and hcw far his love for them trans
cended that Of the AbOlitiOnistS. Dixon offered an
amendment making ability to read and wnte ones
name qualification Tor the future, and promised 10
vote for the bill if this were adopted, which Is equiv
Aent to saving that he won't vote for IT, for il won't be
adopted. DoOlittle also said he might possibly vote
Tor qualified suffrage bill but would, under no CIR
eumstances, vote for universal negro suffrage.
There doubt of the passage OF the bill extend
ing universal suffrage the citizens of the District.
Mr.. Morrill,, Chairman of the Senate Committee on
the District Of Columbia, will next week bring up the
Consolidation bill for the District, taking away the
powers granted under the three charters to Washing
ton, Georgetown, and the county. y COMMISSION
will be app ined by the President, TO be confirmed
by the Senate, who will take charge of the District
The present Board Of Trustees of CoOred Schools Will
be abolished and but one school board and one house
be allowed for both races If any distinction be made
it will only be that there may be separate school
rooms for white and black. Almost the only subject
which the citizens will be called to vote will be on
taxes.
The House did absolutely nothing to-day in the
way of business. The whole morning hour was con-
sumed by Jack Rogers in a speech on Mr. Lawrences
bill to repeal the law of 1890, which provides that no
trial for treason shall take place three years after the
commission of the act and which is meant TO affect
the case of JEFF. Davis. To this leader of the De-
mOcracy. his side Of the House had assigned the duty
TO lead OFF this session by telling TO the country their
present position He spoke for whole hour, and
kept the Republican side in roars of laughter.
Mr.. Rogers defended jeff. Davis and President john
son. and to show his love for the ways of the latter
he used the words "despOtism," tyranny" I'M
lawful" unconstitutional" Illegal" "nigger low
ing as often as the President did the same words IN
his swinging around the circle speeches The fol-
lowing figure OF speech brought forth immense laugh
ter from both the floor and galleries. Pointing to
Kelley, Thayer and Wilson, and few other Radi-
calls, who had been annoying him with interruptions,
he said: Hereafter in eternity, we will ind that
God Almighty has written in golden letters, upon tho
front of the altar Of Christianity, the name OF Andrew
.tOhnSOn-the man VINO SJOOQ by DIS country III
her peril" Rogers defeated for reelection
at the last election, and when be said, 81 Will
stand by Andrew johnson as long as remain men,
Der OF this body" some member said that would not
be long After he had announced, TO quote bis
words, the position Of the Democratic side OF the
House TO be the position everybody knew IT to be,
she orator sat down, with the perspiraton rolling
down his face and amid loud cries Of Go on Give
us several hours more" The bill was TecOmnitted,
and in all probability will be brought before
the House again. The remainder of the session was
consumed in discussing Mr.. Willamss bill about APP
pOintments to office. So many amendments have
been offered accepted, and rejected that no one APP
peared 10 know what the bill IS IN lts present shapei
so it was ordered to be reprinted, together with all
the amendments. Tomorrow 1t VIII probably be
finally disposed Of.
The House Committee on Elections will have before
it tomorrow the only Of the session. 1t Thomas
agt Arnel the present member from one of the Ten
ncssee Districts. Arnell is a Radical and Thomas
johnson man. The latter claims the election OF Arne
illegal, because Of the unconsttuuOnahty OF the
present Registry law of Tennessee, which prevents
those who were Rebels from voting. The decision the
Committee will arrive at will be very important, for
the reason that il viii form precedent for several
similar which will come mp IN the next congress
The bill which passed the House some days ago,
providing for the appointment of pension agents. Is
now before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and is
being considered by said Committee. The ideas in
Yolved in the bill are very important, and, II con-
cured in BY the Senate Judiciary Committee, it
pretty clearly the intention of Congress to interfere
with the appointing power Of the President. This
bill provides that oil the pension agents appointed
since January 1866 shall expire IN 80 days after the
passage of the act and also that the President shall,
within - days from the passage OF the act, nominate
to the Senate persons for pension agents in place OF
those appointed since January, le66. The Senate
arrived at no conclusion, but will resume It's consider
alton az the next meeting.
The Committee on Appropriations IS nearly ready
10 report the Legislative Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill The amount involved IN this bill Is
nearly 500 900 600 The Committee thinks the esti-
mates are larger than they ought 10 be, and that the
utmost economy should DO observed IN Congress and
by the Departments, so that they shall each year be
reduced. The Committee intend to scrutinze all of
the estimates very closely, and make reductions
where il can be done with prOprety.
The friends Of tho Bankrupt bill intend 70 bring
that measure forward again at an early day, when
such amendments will be made TO It as will insure It's
passage by the Houses
The Committee on Banking aud Currency to-day
agreed upon various amendments TO the bill reported
last July, but not then acted upon, to amend the
National Currency laws Among other things they
provide that the affairs of every association shall be
managed b. not less than 1--WE directors, one OF them
the President. Every director during his entire
term Of Office must be citizen Of the United States,
and al least threeourths Of the directors must have
resided IN the State Territory District in which
the association is located one year. Each director
must 81 least 10 shares Of stock Another amend
ment proposes that the words Philadelphia and
Boston" shall DO stricken out from the present law 80
that New York NAV be the only place of redemption.
new section is added, namely;
No association shall allow any member to withdraw permit
be Withdrawn any portion Of lie capal end If loss b
tanned by such association equal to exceeding Its undivided
end shah ever be made by any association while shall con
nue banking operations amount greater than IT'S net
profits then On land and deducng theFeIom ITS losses ana
The Controller Of the Currency, with the apprOba