Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-07-20
CONVERSATIONAL summAltY

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
MONDAY, July 49,
In the United States Senate, on Monday,
the joint resolution directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to prepare, in a certified
form, and send to the next Congress, all the
laws regulating the collection OF customs,
rates of duties, &c, was passed The Select
Committee on Coinage reported fayorably
the bills to establish new system of weights
and measures, &c The vetoed Freedmen's s
Bureau bill was received from the House A
motion TO postpone was disagreed to-yeas
10, nays 80. The bill was then passed
yeas S3, nays 12. Adjourned
In the House of Representatives resolu.
ton, introduced April cd, for the appoint
ment of commission TO consider and report
upon the necessity Of some more speedy,
cheap and reliable means of transportation
between the Western States and the Atlantic
Seaboard, was adopted. A resolution d..
recting the. Secretary of State TO comhuni
cate any information he has received from
the United States Commissioner General to
the Paris Exposition in reference to inter
national movements for the reformsof coin
age, weights and measures was adopted A
Dill exempling pensions from the internal
revenue tax was passed, Also, a resolution
directing the Secretary of War to furnish
copies of opinions given by members of the
so-called Confederate Suites to jefferson
Davis, at or about the time of the negota.
tions preceding the surrender of Johnston 10
General Sherman, concerning the effect OF
such surrender on the political rights of the
people then in rebellion against the United
States. The consideration OF the Rousseau
Grinnell report was then resumed, and the
debate' was continued by Messrs. Hale and
Wilson. The amendment Of Mr.. Hale, de-
claring it inexpedent to take further action
in the case, was disagreed TO. The subject
then went over for day. A message was
received from the President vetoing the
Freedmen's Bureau bill. A resolution to
lay the message on the table was negatived.
The bill'was then passed-yeas 104, nays 80.
The announcement was greeted with ap.
plause in the galleries. A committee of con.
ference was appointed on the Indian Appro.
priation bill, Adjourned.
TUESDAY, JULY II.
In the United States Senate, on Tuesday,
the House bill to revive the grade of general
in the army was passed, with amendments.
A report OF the committee of conference on
the Legislative Appropriation bill was agreed
to. The bill to insure the speedy com.
pletion of the Northern Pacific Railroad was
recommitted to the Pacific Railroad Com.
mittee. Adjourned
An evening session of the Senate was held,
and several claim bills were passed,
The House of Representatives passed a
resolution directing the Secretary OF War Ia
institute proceedings against those who had
been engaged in making an improper use oi
the public funds in the case of the Merchants
National Bank of Washington. A resolution
providing that ali Union soldiers who were
held as prisoners of war in the rebel States,
and who have notreceived any Communication,
shall have commutation of rations at cos,
price during the period of their imprison
ment, was adopted The amendment of Mr.
Stevens, that Mr.. Rousseau be reprimandee
by the Speaker, was rejected-yeas 35 nay.
"a, The resolution of Mr.. Raymond, Il
reprimand Mr.. Rousseau, was also negatived
The resolution to expel Mr.. Rousseau failed
TO get the requisite two-third vote Mr.. Bank
moved TO reconsider The resolution o
censure on Mr. Grinnell waslaid on the table
The resolution ordering certain parties to Tie
bar of the House, to answer for their con
tempt of its privileges in assisting Mr.. Rous
seau, was passed. The motion to reconsider
the vote on the final question was agreed to
and then Mr.. Banks offered a substitute
providing that Mr.. Rousseau be reprimandet
by the Speaker, which was adopted. Ad
journed.
"WEDNESDAY, JULY 49,
In the United States Senate, on Wednep
day, the bill to reduce the rate of interest o,
the public debt, and provide for funding til
same was taken up. Mr.. Sherman ofFere
several amend ments, which were agreed tc
and then the bill was postponed for a day
Mr.. Pomeroy announced the death of Senate
Lane, and offered the customary resolution
of respect. After addresses by Messrs. Her
bricks and Doolittle, the resolutions wer
adopted. Adjourned.
The House of Representatives took up til
Koontz- -Coffroth contested election case {
Pennsylvania. The resolution declarin
that Mr., cofEroth was not entitled to Ii
scat, and that Mr.. Koontz is entitled 10 i
was agreed to. Mr.. Koontz was then swor
in. A resolution fixing the 25th for the az
journment of the present session was adop
ed, after considerable skirmishing. I'll
Clerk announced that he had presented I
the Secretary of State a copy of the Free,
mems Bureau bill, as passed over the vet,
The action of the Senate on tile death