Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-17
xXXIITH COHGREss-FIRsr SESSION

SENATF--Ths Char appointed Messrs Will
son, Sherman, ana ,iuIhrIe a Committee of
Conference on the subject Of the resolution pro-
hlbltng The sale of liquors In the Capitol build
InEs. the Senate having refused to agree 10 a
House amendment Of that resolution.
Mr.. Wiley presented The petition of German
l4utherans. OF Ma, tInsburg, West IrginIa, for
compensation for ChurCh destroyed BY fire
while occupied by United State troops. Re
ferred TO the Committee on Claims.
MI CONFESS rose 20 a personal explanation.
He observed by the newspaper that after he
left the Senate Chamber yesterday his col
league Mr.. NcDougall made a lengthy speach
In which he stated some grievances that he
protested To have against HIM (ConneSs 1t
brought TO his mind the fact which he desired
10 put on record, and for that purpose he rose
In the California Stale Convention of lS52 II
was more than probable he would have sup
ported Mr.. McDougall for Congress, but his
chief advocate and supporter was the notO-
rlORS Governor Smith. OF Virginia. then I'M
California for the express purpose OF giving
that State to the South rs an outlet for its flu
ture Confederaey. The man who WIS put in
nomination by smith could not receive his
Comes support under any conSid Grafton
MIR. McDougall was then nominated, and after
wards liz the House OF Representatives. voted
fo- he celebrated Kansas Nebraska act which
was part of the beginning of the end y hIch We
have lately seen.
Mr.. Anthony offered a resolution to print
1900 copies of the report of the Commissioner
OF Patents for l-ij.
Mr.. Anthony, pending the consideration of
bored under mISapprehension as to the cost
OF public printing ordered for the use OF Con-
gress. He had seen il stated in n widely circa-
lated news paper that public documents alone
cost TIVE millions wear. This was mistake
The entire cost OF public printing for the past
year was 1,1JU.OO: of this Si~i.nUO Were Tor
the War Department., S26J,u0O Tor the Treasury
Department. SlGu,UUO for the Post Office be-
partment, Sij.utU for the Department OF
Agriculture, So, 900 for the JUDICIARY. So 1000
for the Interior Department. THIS reduces
the cost OF Congressional printing TO
S6N.gn. including paper and binding In the
3}d, 34th, Both Congress the cost was S}74 .UiU
per year. 1t must be remembered that al that
time more printing could be done for S}i1, 500
than could now be done for S6g,l,tB0. MIR. An
thOny. in conclusion, said the Public Printing
Office was under the superintendent of a gem
tlemaE John ID. Defrees, Esq., who was as
faithful and economical an officer as was IN tie
employ of the Government.
The resolution reported by Mr.. Anthony was
adopted.
Mr.. Sprague introduced resolution direct
ing the Secretary OF War 10 change the names
Of forts called after prominent rebels. Re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Military Affairs
MIR. Wilson called up the motion 10 recon-
slider the vote on the admission OF Colorado
Messrs. johnson and Grimes called for the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Sumner hoped the vote would no, he re-
considered. The question bad been fully dis
cussed when IL was last under discussion II
had been shown that the Territory of Colorado
had not population enough for a State, and
that the constitution OF Colorado contained the
word white. The great question now before
the country was in striking the word whit.
out of the constitutions of the late rebel States
With what consistency could the Senate admit
Colorado with that distinction while il insist
ed or the removal OF such distinctions in the
rebel States.
The morning hour expired az this point. and
the Senate took up the House bill In relation to
habeas corpus.
Mr.. Nye moved to postpone the above
named bill, for the purpose OF taking up the
bill for the relief of certain naval contractors
which was pending yesterday. Yeas, L.
So the bill for the relief of naval contractors
was taken up.
The pending question was upon Mr. Grimes
amendment. TO allow the parties recommended
by the naval board appointed under resoIution
OF March last twelve per cent. on their original
contract price.
Mr.. Nye addressed the Senate in fay-r of
the bill reported by the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
HOrsE.-Mr. Eliot, OF Massachusetts, from
the Committee on Commerce, reported back a
bill making appropriations for the improve
ment OF certain harbors: which was ordered 10
be printed and referred 10 the Committee of the
Whole.
Mr. ShankIin. of Kentucky, asked to be ex
cuSed from further service as Il member OF the
Committee on the District of Columbia He said
that he could no longer serve on that Commit
tee with profit 10 the country OF satisfaction TO
himself. He was accordingly excused.
The remainder of the morning hour was con-
Sumed In the consideration OF private bills re-
ported from the Committee on Invalid Pen
siOns.
The morning hour having expired, the
House resumed the consideration OF the Army
BILL the pending question being on the fourth
section, providing for the retention of the Vet
eran Reserve Corps in the service.
Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio, proceeded 10 address
The House IN support OF the retention OF tn.
Corps, and had not concluded has remarks
when our report closed