The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-26
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washIngton Matters.

,4rln 4I WASHINGTON. July ~.
Both Ilonscs have now positively agreed
upon Saturday.at twelve o'clock, Ms the
day for adjournment. When the amended
resolution came back from the Senate, MIR.
DclanO called up from the Speakers Ia
bic, and pressed II through under the pre-
yicus question by vote OF sixty-eight 10
ffty-hve. On the call of the yeas and nays,
the extreme Radicals strove to defeat IL.
and cast rather heavier vote than usual,
being reinforced by n number0f those who
sought to have the resolution amended by
agreeing upon Monday instead of Satur-
day. An important business will be con-
cludcd by tomorrow night and lt Is hardly
probable that quorum viii be left in the
House nllcr that time.
The state OF the important business in the
two Houses IL now about as follows;
The Bankrupt Bill was this afternoon
postponed In the House, ON motion of Mr..
| Delano, until next December, by vote Of
| fifty-fou TO forty-sevcn.
The Funding Bill, which is on the Speak
er's table, having been favorably reported
from the Ways and Means Committee, is
not likely TO pass the House. Mr.. Garfield
made n strong fightto get IL up this after
noon.
| The House spent over an hour on motions
to lay bills aside, and just rs the bill was
about to be reached IL struck snag In the
shape OF one of Thad. Stevens old enabling
acts, which he has distributed through the
calendar, and every where else in the rou-
| tine of business, which walked up that
worthy. and he expressed his intention 60
have vote on It, pending which the House
took Il recess.
| IL will come up again tomorrow, If the
special orders do not interfere.
The Tariff Bill and the Army Bill are IN
Committee Of Conference, aud will be set
tied Tomorrow.
The Senate will finish the Civil Appro-
priation Btll tonight, and It will get into
Conference Committee tomorrow night.
The Senate have loaded some heavy things
on It to-night-$l 100000 for the levee of
| the Mississippi, &c. MIR. Wilson sought TO
attach another bounty bill 10 IL this after
noon, but did not succeed.
The Deficiency Bill Is in the Senate and
It will be considered tomorrow.
| The report on the assassination awards
and tile report from the Committee on For
eigu Relations are the special order Tor to-
morrow. This is about all the necessary or
important Legislation now before either
! House
| Mcssrs. Edmund Cooper and John w.
/ Leflwich of the Tennessee delegation in
the House, and j. w. Fowler, of the Sena-
torial delegation from the same State,
were scVerilly sworn In to-day, and took
| their seats.
Senator Patterson has not yet appeared.
There Is some prospect that objections will
be- raised to him on the ground of alleged
connection with the Confederate civil SER
vice, and that,an investigation may be or
dered.
The House to-day ordered that the Ten
ncsscc members be paid from the COM
mencement Of the present session. The back
pay mileage amount TO about four thou
sand and four hundred dollars TO each
lmember.
The President To-day approved the Ma
tional Telegraph Bill, and the same is now
q law.
The President to-day sent TO the Senate
the nomination of General u. ;. Grant to
be General Of the Army Of the United
States. and David G. Farragut 10 be Ad-
miral in the Navy, dnder the act of Con-
gress. They were approved by the Senate
this evening, in executive session, and
promptly confirmed.
The President Is now engaged In making
the nominations for the numerous promo
tions which follow, as consequence, the
nominations of Grant and Farragut each
to higher grade. These nominations will
most likely be sent to the Senate to-mor-
row.
Governor Randall was confirmed by the
Senate to-day as Postmaster General, by
an almost unanimous vote.
IL is understood that Gen. Durbin Ward
Will be the nominee for Congress of the
conservative Republicans and Democrats
In the Third District OF Ohio. He will
prove n formidable opponent of General
Schenck General Ward is n lawyer of fine
legal attainments, and has given practical
proof of his patriotism and devotion to the
country, by an honorable service In the late
war. lie was badly wounded, and lost the
uSp of one of his arms