Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL,

SENATE Yesterday afternoon .-...
The bill for the admission of Nebraska vas
postponed and the CUnfiscation bill taken nm
Mf. salisbury moved an amendment pro-
Vldng for the repeal of the entire act, a section
oI whieh u was proposed 10 be repealed, and
callt Inc yeas and nays. t.-.a-- .-.
Mr. Johnson, who was entitled TO the foer
yfeided IL 10 the Senator from New Sersey, Mr.
lfTeliDghuysen.
regard TO The death Of the late Senator Wright
He submitted resolutions in the CUSTOMARY
form, expressing the regrets of the Senate
and providing that the usual badge OF mourn
ing should be worn, and that a copy of the
deceased q = '.. ".. -
MIR. Cstteli, Mr.. johnson and Mr. Davis fol-
lowed. bearing testimony TO the high qualities
OF the deceased. ~ I77T0
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
and the Senate then adjourned.
; HoUsR.-The following is the bill introduc ced
Yesterday afternoon by Mr.. Williams, of pa,
% regulate the selection of iurfes for the
several courts of the District OF Columbia
Referred:
A BILL to regulate the selection of juries
OF the several courts OF the District OF Co.
Section provides that the grand and petit
luries 10. serve in the criminal, circuit, or dis
trict courts IN the District of Columbia shall
be selected and designated in such mannef and
at such times as the Judges of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia. or OF a ma
jority of them may determine Proirded That
the persons SO designated shall be citizens of
the United States, resident within said District.
and shall be returned as said judges may direct
upon Writs OF renire fdcias, and when, by reason
OF challenge or other cause, there shall not be
sufheient grand or petit jury. the Marshal or
his deputy shall by order of the court yyhpre
in such detection shall happen, return jnrymen
dctdhbus ctrcuMstdntibus sufficient 70 supply
such detection; but in case the Marshal or his
deputy are interested in the eyenf of said
cause or not Indifferent. the Nrsrs Aforesaid
/ may be returned BY such disinterested person
is the court shall appoint, TO whom the court
shall first administer an oath or affrmation
that he will truly and impartially make such
returns.
Mr.. Stevens, (Pa..) from the Committee ON
Appropriations, reported a bill making appro.
priations for the payment OF invalid and other
pensions tor the year ending July 30, 1865 The
bill was made the special order for the 4th of
January next. q n 2 q q a
Also, reported q bill making appropriations
for the consular and diplomatic expenses of
the Government for the year ending June aJ.
1865, and for other purposes; which was also
made special order for the Attn of January
next. .......- ..,--.-.,. - :,
The appropriations are in almost every in.
stance precisely the same as those made for
this purpose for the present fiscal year. -.
Mr.. Ashley (Ohio) offered the following:
ReSOlred, That select committee, to consist
OF seven members Of this House. be appointed
by the speaker, whose duty IL shall be to in
quire whether any acts have been done by any
officer OF the Governmeut Of the United States
which. in contemplation OF the Constitution, z
are high crimes and misdemeanors; and whether
said acts were designed or caiculafed TO over.
throw and subyert or corrupt the Government
OF the United States, or any department there.
of and that said committee have power 10 send
for persons and papers, and to administer the
customary oath TO witnesses; and that they
have leave 10 report at any time. .... :.
Mr. Bingham (Ohiol Suggested that il was
customary IN cases of this kind 70 name the
officer alluded to- and to mention some act or
acts justifying the action taken. We did not
desire to notify the world that we were hold.
ing grand inquest on all the civil officers of
the day. y
Mr. Randall (Pa.) objected TO the resol utfon:
but, on motion, the rules were suspended and
the resolution was passed. - 5s'R qvsf -
Mr.. Rogers IN. ~ presented the credentials
of a member Of Congress elect from Georgia
which were referred to the Committee on Re-
Mr.. Mckee (Ky.) introduced a bill to protect
loyal persons an States lately in rebellion, in
cludmg Maryland, Kentucky, and Missour
a|It was formerly said ssthere was skeIe.
ton in every house"-now, their name is LIE.
gion in every clothes closet aeNsz sG .
eTIn the "Niddie Ages" children who had
passed their teens were thrashed without COM
Function. --eufsf-sse,.
~There is an epidemic among the southern
Indiana turkeys. IL will be raging here in
about a week. .u,tsasr ..v-oer
VAccording to an epidemic among the
here IN about weak saTEh
~Aoeoriing TO astronomical reckoning,
winter begins on the 2ist Of December. Tue
weather has stole, march on the date this
year. s F#t tAtA I'M
s1-Ristori Is adverti.e .ed IN the Richmond pa-
pers 70 appear there December ~ and IS, tick
etc ST. q ss@J $50 Tsffss 5ra fsiaT