, 1866-12-21
Congressional.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-ln the Senate to-day
joint resolution to allow steamboats, to carry
frleten matches without storing 10 FIRE proc
safes was passed. Howe of Riseon SIM offered
a resolution instructing the Committee on Pub
Tic Lands to report on the expediency of print
ing the report Of the Commissioners of the
Lana Omce for the year ending June, 1866, in
diHerent foreign languages for distribution al
the Paris exhibition.
The district suffrage bill was taken up, the
question being on Dixou's amendment, TO at.
tach the qualifications of reading and writing.
MI; Cowau, Of Pennsylvania opposed the
| of it. , =. ~.
Mr.. Sumner, of MassachuSetts, said he "should
vote against Dlxon's amendment The exam.
pie made by Congress now was to be followed
oy the people of the disorganized States. AS
Congress votes so will they vote hereafter II
an educational standard is set up it will be fol-
lowed throughout the South The votes OF
black loyalists are needed now in the District
OF Columbia. Congress is beginning the great
work OF reconstruction" The previous ques-
ton was then taken on Oixon's amendment, and
the vote resulted, ayes, IL, nays, "a. Absent, 7.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts,, offered an
amendment in two sections First Furnishing
those who offered any bribe at elections, and
Second, Furnishing those who pocketed it. The
amendments were then offered and adopted,
after which the bill passed. Ayes, 80 nays,l3.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, of Maine, the
deficiency bill passed by the House was taken
up and ordered printed and referred to finance
committee. Adjourned.
In the Senate bill was introduced for the
relief of W. l.. Adams, Collector of Astoria.
Oregon, on account of funds stolen in San Fran.
cisco, last February. Also a bill providing o that
nF hn Sect fsl.-
amendment be sent to the President of the SEN
ate and Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives instead of the Secretary of State
wade, OF Ohio, gave notice that he would call
up the Nebraska bill tomorrow
ln the Honse. Bidwell, Of California; offered
resolution instructing the Postofice Commit,
tee to inquire into the expedieney of ie.estab>
fishing the Southern Overland Mail route from
San Francisco, via Los Angeles to Memphis,
Tenn. Adopted
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, introduced bill to
re-establish civil government in North Carroll,
ma, to enable it to resume its former relations as
one OF the Constitutions States of the Ameri,
can Union. He stated that he did so at the re-
quest of several gentlemen from North Carolina.
Referred to Committee on Territories.
The House passed the concurrent resolution
to take recess from the Goth of December to
the Sd of January.
ANSoO'UtlOuS were passed GAZING on the Pres .
dent for all documents, &c., in relation to the
New Orleans riots, and the reprieve of Crawford
Keys and others, convicted of the murder of
three U. s. soldiers in South Carolina
The House then went into Committee of the
whole on the Deficiency Bill. Stevens will re.
new his proposition for an increase of currency
at an early day
The deficiency bill being under consideration
IN the House, Mr.. Washburn of Illinois, moved
TO strike out paragraph appropriating Sl7, $50
Tor deficiency for work done or beng done by
corr orhtsOns of Washington CITY in front of
and across Government property He said he
was not disposed to vote money TO this CITY.
The paragraph was struck out by u vote of 56
10 Al.
Mr.. Scofeld of Pennsylvania, moved to strike
out II paragraph apprOpriatinR S25, 900 for the
State department aud requested information
about it, lie had heard it said it was to induce
Surratt to come to this country d nd receive his
pardon, as there was no pardoning agency es.
tahliShed in Europe. Laughter.l
Mr.. Stevens of PennsylTania, said that he had
himself been disposed to recommend that item
to the appropriate complit-et. Ne had before
requested Seward wh0fs a young man TEaugb
ter, TO call upon bfm and giye-him the desired
instruction, and Seward had done so. He would
say to the gentleman that they had not talked
about anything except bu .iuess and Seward had
nPCeSSl-
ry and proper II comprised various matters
The Government had large suits pending in
Europe, principally in England and France to
recover properly which b I'd belonged to the
Confederate Government and these suits were
very expensive. The aggregate amount irrvolv.
ed was over $40, ,0O0, ,000. and a very large pros
portion of that would De recOvered. The ex
penses OF tracing Surratt all oG.r Europe were
large, and the State Department would bSEe to
nd oT lbo "a
was conveying Surratt to this country. Then
the State Department had to- boar the ex1ess&
of the reception of Queen Rhfhl in eshis .eoan-
try and of her return yto'IHnoulu. 1t also had
T. pay the expenses of the recer-expe lion -
Ne xco. 80.
Sehofeld, of Pennsylvania expressed himself
satisfied with the expanatio2Sir'He did not
know but that some part of NE appropriation
might have been intended to pay the Expenses
of the Presidents partI;whie swinging round
the circle. .. 81.
Stevens, of Pennsylvania assured him that
no part of the appropriation would be applied
for that purpose although he understood there
were some unpaid bills in connection with that
trip.
Schofeld, of Pennsylvania, then withdrew
his motion and the committee rose.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The House passed the
Deficiency bill. One of its items is $40 900 for
ioSil'No1luS eCAVSi"puiS DSbhNeu
the Atlantic and Pacific.
Stevens bill to establish civil government
in North CarOina-after long preambe-pro-
vides for holding a convention of two hundred
delegates at Raleigh, on the goth of May, 1867,
to frame a constitution to be submitted to Com
gress for approval or rejection, and that all cit
izens who can read or write, or own 5000 worth
of property, may vote for delegation the Uni
ted States Marshal 20 appoint judges of the
election and the delegates to take an oath that
since the 4th Of March, 1866, they wonld will
ingly have complied with the requirements of
the Presidents proclamation of the 9Th of Des
cember, 1868, had safe opportunity been of.
fered -OregOnidn.