Smyrna times., 1866-02-14
Proceedings of Congress

The proceedings of Congress last week may
be briefly stated. -ss,
kbill hasbeenrepOrted in the. Senate 10 aui
thorjze the appointmenf Of Diplomatic repre-
sentative TO thesRepablic ofi Dopilliea. The
coInmitteeon the judiciary were Instructed to
inquire into the lexpedHsncy of reporting bill
fof the paymentof lOyal citizens of theslsse res
be5ious States for qudrtermaster's stores taken
from them for the use Of the United States
armies.
The bill giving the assent of Congress to the
transfer Of the counties of Berkeley and Jeffer-
son to West Virginia was passed. The COM
mittee on naval affairs were instructed to in
qulre into the expedency of admitting into the
Naval Academy cadetsup to the age OF twenty
one years.
The Senate has passed the House bill to pre-
vent American vessels which had changed their
registers from renewing the same. A bill was
reported from the Judiciary committee declar-
ing that no further legislation was necessary to
exempt Northern creditors from the operation
OF Southern statutes Of limitation, as the sub
ject was covered by the act of June, lS64.-
The Joint resolution proposing to fix a new ba-
SIS of representation has been discussed this
week at considerable length.
The House passed bill requiring internal
revenue taxes to be paid on the basis of legal
tenders instead of on gold returns, and to
require foreign and nonresident holders Of
railroad bonds to pay taxes on divldends.-
The annual consular and diplomatic bill was
reported.
In the House large number of bills were
introduced and referred among them one for
special census of the inhabitants of the United
States. The Senate bill apprOpriating nine
teen millions OF dollars for invalid pensions was
passed. a resolution was offered proposing to
instruct the committee on reconstruction TO in
qnirc into the expediency Of removing the capi-
tai OF the United States to the West.
In the Senate the credentials of John Poole
Senator elect from North Carolina, were pre-
scnted and laid on the table. The Colorado
Senators were admitted 10 the privileges of the
floor of the Senate. The Judiciary committee
reported back, with amendments, the bill to
enlarge the powers of the frcedmen's j bureau,
as passed by the House. The committee pro
posed an amendment to extend the operations
.. the frc"'.men bureau over al the States,
inNtc;'d "t iinting it ;ot t. States where the
VITO ,'.,h"> ',,rt"I~ Wa suspended as adopt- I
by IN lh's an -mimcut, after con
>Ii' lle debate. 'l;t, ..,",.gd -yca %, i,ays7.
=" o'tlrr Ire atncnimcIt, ,sc"a c,uru-ycd /,
J.. ''u!hg the discussion on til, bill Senator
5oAh,''I r''ad letter from two member %! the
Iarrla'ri >.u"t,.--Nr. Nr\ia-tcr of Wnlces-
'.r. "li II Wat' ~ oj :. ris..>,t -lrpclling
u" =! ".at'"tl> lac'l IL. j" j., Senator Cr.,wcll
=! chli'.|t .TliS ~ .lr >'u!'!. III ry,i,lt!c~ TO
beat an0 mur,icr toia.,ri ~n.d..r-.
Ihr House passed IL. i'll 10 give l., actual
aattIcr>. wlthnIt regard T.. r:r. or color a home
; Stead Of eighty ;rrc, oi any Of the public lands
]" AidDanla, Louisiana. Mississippi, .irAalle;.s
- Florida. The naval appropriation wa, ia
Ken up. amt -" po!o,cd appropriation for
the l'"' ~ar"i1 navy yart stricken ont After
adopting several tcri- n the bill it was laid .
, >'dc. and the bankrupt bill considered at some
myth.
The toIlowin. vivid picture Of southern life
aS It lS to-day. i from The con>cry atiye journal
Ihc '"c"n1tt trlDn} ..5"i who writes from
Jackson Ni>,
Dress . rtizen clothes lCOnfcderacv gray
; best and = cry pol ular. and visit the ho
"i>, >t1nd o." street c"lu'r~. travel on steam
)oatS and ~ raI-rars. -ouIrr>p with mcu of
nigh ami 10" ""p.tc. ten 70 the bitterd,nun-
IatIon ot n" ''ovcrn,ncnt and Northern men.
see tue obligations q; al. oath. of amnesty and
!lleglancc ignored, hear men with the PrcSi
lent rardon IN their pockets declare that the
me WI yet come when right shall triumph
Iver might, and the South again and success
nlly ryaSScr, htr indcnaudence, and th. loath.
ID Stars and Stripes he forever trailed in the
lust then see MI jor General in uniofrm an.
o,roach, and the fury OF the tiger and vcuoin of
he serpent are suddenly transformed into the '
,cntIeneSS OF the lamb and harmle>,ne,s of the
love. Tie Is greeted with smile, ana blandi,b !
nent>, &c, &c.
As the Maior-General' has 50 good an in I
Iuence' he lcarlr oueh, to remain where his \
re>encc works such miracles.
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