Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-11

ana cOuSpIratOfS to murder President
Lincoln. A letter was presented from
Mr. Bancroft transmitting she eorrespon-
L dence between Earl Russell, @. Z. Ad-
ans, ans and Mr- Bancroft, on the subject of
/ the latter gentleman.s structures on the
English government, in his euIogy on
RresIden6 Lincoln, delivered before Cen
| gTess. Dlr. Morrill, from the Wavs and
Means COMMITTEE, presented the revenue
/ bill with amendments. The bill reduces
taxation SO, ,O00, 600 for the coming year
4 and makes some radical changes In the
| Internal Revenue law.
SENATE, May 8--Ihe House Joint res
/ olutlon relative to the attempted assassi-
/ nation OF the Emperor Of Russia was re-
lported and passed A House Joint reso-
] luton was reported to prevent the intro
] ductlon Of Cholera into the ports of the
/ United States, but no action was taken
/ on 1t. The joint resolution exempting
/ crude petroleum from internal revenue
tax was passed Most of the day was ta-
/ ken up on the discussion of Mr. Trum-
bulls amendment to the postal bill, but
no action was had On it.
HOUsE-Mr. Washburne. of III. off
cred a resolution, which was adopted, di-
rsctIng the Committee on Banking to ex-
anime into all the facts and oircumstan-
/ ces connected with the recent National
Bank failures, and to report to the House
the amount Of Government money de-
posted In the such banks, and what fur
ther Legislation IS necessary in relation
to the National Banks, to protect the
people and the Government. The House
then proceeded to the consideration of the
sepeial order being the joint resolution
reported by the reconstruction Commit
tee, preparing an amendment TO the Con-
stitution, which was discussed at length.
but without action. At o'clock o. m
the House went into Committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Dawes of Mass. in the
chair, on the Tax bill.
SENATE, May 9-Mr. Chandler intro
dueed bill. which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce, regulating the
transportation of nitro -glYcerene. Mr..
Henderson introduced a bill to regulate
appointmentments to, and removals from
Office, which was ordered to be printed.
1t provides that no person appointed to
civil Office by the President, and con
frmed By the Senate, with the exception
of Cabinet officers, shall be removable bv |
the President unless the same is consent !
ed to by the Senate. A bill to incorpo- /
rate the National Theological Institute |
of the District of Columbia, was passed. /
Mr.. Grimes introduced a resolution /
the Finance Committee to re-
port upon the eXpediency of providing bv 4
law that no public officers shall deposit I
funds except in u. s. Sub I
Treasures, where such exist, and on the |
U. s. Treasury at Washington, which was
adopted. A bill was reported repeating
the city Charters of Washington and
Georgetown, and providing for their Gov
sTnment by Commissioners
HOUsE.-Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, from
J judiciary Committee, reported a bill to
repeal the 23d section Of the act of the
9th Congress, relating to passports, which
'epealed the then existing law in refer
.nee to persons liable to Military duty.
The House then proceeded to consider
he special order, being the Constitution
j Amendment reported by the Recon
truction Committee Speeches were
made on the subject by Messrs. Broom
IL, Shanklin Mckee, Eldridge, Wilson.
Raymond, Boutwell,. Spalding, Miller. ]
elliott and Shellabarger Mr.. Stevens
ave notice that at 3 O'Clock tomorrow.
Le would move the previous question, and J
SIX vote on the joint resolution. Bills
7ere introduced and appropriately refer {
ed in relation to the Round Valley and /
ther Indian reservations in the State of
to establish post roads in that
tate, concerning the elective franchise in
he Territories and the admission of New :
tates into the Union. to regulate pro
eeding before Justices of the Peace, Pc
tions were presented askingan increased
uty on imported glass ware and for pas z
lge of a law regulating inter State in !
Ireance.