Smyrna times., 1866-12-05
Congress-.

S.atnoo llhlrty-mnth Congress of the United
"'TTcS frt Degah It's second session on Monday
= Ane senate met at noon, a Quorum ~ H,or,
G Ders being present. Messrs. Edmunds Toi"nI J.1
Nattell' togg and Frelinghuysen, annesrod 0i' ana
were sworn H. The credentials of Nessrs Rnr' S'u
@ nett ana robertson, Senators elect from To-
we're presented and tabled Mr.. Sumner mov'
.u 70 take up the bill regulating the franrb;vo
was io To-. Distllct @ OF Columbia, but the motion
NJ - "nu On question Of order raised bv
tinJ milSoh' oIS II was decided that no bill of the
tbn Cociu come up until after the sixth dav of
Ene session Mr.. Chandler introdncnJ . I'd! Vi
luton calling on the President for informat ,;oo
NJ NJ regard to the withdrawal of the Frencb tro,,
WucAico, Wc which being objected to, went over
- -. Lane oIered resolution looking to tho
IIc1tloh I,c - OIL superintendent of Public pript;m,
ofr ~ CongreSS1 which was tabled Mr. SbermaSS
0'oieu ,,.' Oil to prevent the illegal anno;nt-
men, ent OF officers Of the United States anJ NJ
" illiallS bill Ito regulate the tenure of snnL
oLnGGrS' These bills provide that no salary
snIl 9e paid to officers rejected by the Senate |
anJ anJ q afterwards appointed by the President:
Inu !hat oihcerS appointed with the consent oil
enc SENATE shall hold their offices until success.
Sols are similarly appointed, unless otherwise
proYlued by law ordered to lie on the table
nc T3tll after the appointment of COMMITTEES aDio
4 4 lie Message of the President and Renort of
the Secretary of Treasury were then raco;roJ
ana read, after which the Senate adionrnoJ
until Tuesday. '0 @uJourhed
The House met at noon, and 146 r,o,,L.
1 to roll-call, Messrs Arnold, CamnbaI1
and Hawkins from Tennessee. and TR RDeL !
and Ward from Kentucky -IaHo, wnso {
sworn H.. MIR; Eliot, of Massachusetts oS we're s
snt save 70 IN introduce bill depriving the Pres-
nbels wh;ebP G Power @ 70 extend amnesty to ex- p
1aSsed, under suspension of the r,,lo ~" was 6
.ote OF III yeas to 20 nays. A mot;o, ?o, oy I
,efare Gnnnrg the Secretary of State to aS si
he discovaTu % InG correspondence relating ~ e.
veil i,y introJuSyoJ u Jphn H. Surratt Mr. B9ut' - n,
OO, 900 in cold b t ~ tulreSc;tlng the sale of So
very Wea sola nod Dy the Treasury Department
e finds JJs1H, "a, ana regulating the deposit of nub
I,IG h;I ana referred Mr. Schenck introdre read
ress on % ,Sa 'ne meetings of the Fortietb Con- e.
annoru me 4th OF March, the first Mondsv u Gu
fovem Iar thereafter, and the second Monday n nj
as maJe preceding the end of its term fbs y to
II Steuonsn sne special order for the IItb inst ca
als from n introduced bill regulating reno. p sr
ridav naut otnce, winch was made the order for 90
rovid;n@ . g. Mr' Ancona offered resolution
nntonss io[ tne adjustment of income tax ex-
ri KaIIo,," "nIcn was referred On motion of
Tho mey, ray, a resolution was adopted looking ---
acturo aepcaI OF the five per cent. tax on man.
naI;ne :, Mr. Schenck introduced a bill to
= Kaae cKaa tne oounties, which was referred. Mr..
~ Noe &c onered a resolution requesting informa.
,;ch " the President in regard to Mexico.
- n.on was iaid over. The President s MessaUe will
% ''V'e'Veo ana read and the House adjourned ing