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

CONGRESS-.

SENATE May 3-A bill was passed nav
ing John Errieson S13, $50 for services in
planning the War Steamer Princeton.
The bill to regulate commercial and nos
. tai communication between the States
was taken up and discussed at length
but no final action was taken on it. The
consideration of the Post Office bill was
fixed for Monday next at one o'clock.
/ HOUsE.-Mr. Wright of n j.. with
drew the motion made by him yesturday
to lay on the table the motion to recon
slider the vote rejecting the army bill, in
! order to move Its recOmmIttaI to the com.
mittee on Military affairs. The bill was
/ then recOmmitted and ordered to be
! printed. A resolution was offered and
| adopted. requesting the President to COM
municate any information he has con
cerninIg Determinations made by the So
/ called MaXImllIan Government against
| American Commerce, or Commerce from
any particular American port. Mr.. Ash
ley, from Committee on Territories, re-
ported back the Senate bill passed
March 18th, enlarging the State of Neva-
da by including part of Utah and Ari- |
zonia, which was passed. A Senate bill |
authorizing the construction of certain |
bridges, and establishing them as post |
roads, was taken from the table and |
passed after considerable debate A Sen
ate resolution was passed extending the
time of the construction of the Northern
Pacific Railroad two years.
SENATE May 4-Petitions were intro
duced and properly referred, from the
working men of California, asking the
enactment of the eight hour system for
the government Of men in the employ of {
the United States and from the State of
Massachusetts, asking. Reimbursement for I
war expenses. On motion, it was re-
solved that Senate adjourn until Monday !
next. f
HoUsE.-Mr. Stevens, of Pa, intro t
dueed the following joint resolution, /
which was passed unanimously: s
ResoIUed, By the Senate and House of
RepresentGtiUes, IN Congress Assembled, b
That the Congress of the. United States t
# America has learned with deep regret Il
f the attempt made upon the life of the Ii
Emperor of Russia by an enemy of eman- a
Ipatlon. The Congress sends their Al
reeting to his Imperial Majesty, and to "
he Russian nation, and congratulates the h.
genty millions of serfs upon their prov te
ientlal escape from danger of the SOW Ii
rlgn to whose head and heart they owe tH
le blessings of their freedom Va
The bill renewing the grade of Gener m
In the United States Army was taken ar
p, and after some discussion was passed pc
2 a vote of 116 to II. A resolution was sa
iOpted lnstrueting the Committee on po
lYalId Pensions to inquire into the pro- tn
Iety of providing a law for County or re-
her local registration of Soldiers dis pa
arges so as to guard against the loss Of va
e originals. me
HOUSE May 5.-The day was taken up ou
speech making, the House having met Wo
r general debate on th e Presidents for
nual Message, as if in Committee of be
g whole
SENATE, May THE Senate spent the
tire day on the motion to reconsider -
, vote by which Mr.. Trumbull's amend nj, nj
mt in regard to the power of the Pres n, a
mt in removals and appointments was ~ 2o
sed. The motion to reconsider it was tLa 's
ally carried by a vote Of q to Is. PS, Dc
1OUsE.-A resolution was adopted in DS -
lcting the Judiciary Committee to in hILL %nL
re into the propriety of reporting a rLS nF =
providing that hereafter the elective Iii
lchise shall not be denied or abridged oL oo.i
ny of the Territories on account of ne. h%ot
: or color, and henceforth any State I5L. lleL
the people of any Territory may or nIa5
ize, shall not be admitted into the SSdooa
on, whose Constitution shall sanction 80 80
! denial or abTidgment. A bill repu- ~. moI i 4
lg the time and fixing the place for I u u
llH 90 IN tba Disfriat IF SoIr n S5 nlIea conf,
rted aud passed. A resolution was
,ted instructing the Committee on Ne
ms to inquire into the fairness and raise
riety of the distribution of the re- dent
Is offered for the arrest OF JEFF Davis amoU