The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-24
LATEST NEWS.
Proceedings OF Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 21st.-SENATE.-The
Senate in Difference to the physical inhability
| of Mr.. Fessenden to enter upon the discus
sion of the Reconstruction bill, as per agree
men, postponed its consideration till Wednes-
day next.
The consideration of the Colorado bill and
| Veto was also postponed. .s.-.
The remainder of the session was devoted
principally to business relating to the District
of Columbia.
HoysE.-The House to-day considered the
preamble and resolution of Mr. McClurg, of
Missouri, declaring the continued contumacy
in the seeding States renders it necessary to
exercise Congressional legislation, i'll order
to give the loyal citizens of those States pro-
lection in their natural and personal rights,
enumerated in the Constitution and in addi-
ton thereto makes it necessary to keep on
foot large standing army to maintain the
authority of Government: and whereas the
country is. already overburolened by war
debt, incurred to defend the nationality
against an infamous rebellion, and as it is
neither just nor polite to inflict this vast adj
ditional expense on the peaceful industry OF
the nation, therefore
ReSoZred That it he referred to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction to inquire into the
expediencv of levying contributions on the
seeding States to defray the extraordinary
expenses that would otherwise be imposed
on the General Government; and that said
committee be instructed to report by bill or
otherwise.
The House adopted the abovcby 73 against
| So.
1st That it is the sense Of this House that
all inst and righteous governments are in
tended, not to confer rights and privileges
upon the subjects thereof, but to secure to
each and every individual the full free and
untramelled exercise and enjoyment of all
| oh GD1 hos
him.
2nd. That the safety. happiness and pros
perity of the people require that just and
adequate penalties be annexed to the viola
ton of law, and that those penalties be in
f1icted upon transgressors. not for the pur-
pose of retaliation or revenge, hut to insure
subordination and obedience.
3rd. That we will stand by-and sustain the
President in executing the laws of the United
States upon a sufficient number of leading
rebels in each of the States lately in insur-
rection against the National Government to
vindicate the majesty of the law--to sustain
the confidence of loyal people-and warn the
refractory, for all time to come.
The tax bill was also discussed.
Washington Items.
About fifty clerks were discharged yes
tertlay from the Treasury Department
grounds, incompetency and neglect of duty.
| Inelr places Will ne supplied by dlSaDleO
soldiers from the large list of applicants al
ready on file in the Department. This should
not, however. be considered as an encourage
ment for additional applications for position.
inasmuch there already several hun
dred petitions on file which will have prece-
dence should other vacancies be made
Northern capital is pouring into East
Tennessee, and especially at Knoxville and
Chattanooga. New houses and factories are
springing up and farms are being purchased
Ivy farmers and army officers. Several extern
sive steam saw mills, iron foundries and a
large cloth mandatory are projected at
Chattanooga.
The Tennessee Senate has rejected the
resolutions favoring the formation of East
Tennessee into a separate State.
The st. Louis Democrat of the 18th has
adviccs to the progress of the heavy fleet
of boats now on their way to the head wa
tiers of the Missouri. Between the Sd of last
month and the 9th list, inclusive, twenty
eight steamers passed Sioux City. There
were several still this side of that point at
at the latter date. No season heretofore,
has record anything like the present for
such extensive boating operations toward the
sources of that turbulent river