New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-18
Congregational.

WASHINGTON, April l2.--Senate-The Senate
concurred in the House amendment to tie bill ia
Reimburse MISSOURI for war expenses. @-
| The bill to provide that soldiers Individual
memorials shall be carried through the mails at the
rate of printed matter was passed. AT@'H -as +5T
A bill to authorize the secretary of the treasury
TO refund duties collected on produce being
shipped from one port of the United States to
another via Canada, before the expir alton Of the
reciprocity treaty, passed. 1a. - '5F
Mr.. Stewart, OF Nevada, presented joint resolu-
ton, proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, prohibiting distinctions on
account of color and the payment of the rebel
debt, and providing that when any of the eleven
seeded States shall comply with these conditions,
it shallbe admittedto representation general
amnesty shall exist in regard to all persons in such
States who, in any way, were connected with the
armed opposition to the goyernme Referred to
committee of fifteen. - i$7fF 7Ef 5F
The remainder of the session to-day, was
devoted to eulogies on the late Senator Foote.
Messrs. Pollard of Vermont, johnson of MARYLAND
Fessenden of Maine, Brown of Missouri Po1nery
of Kansas, Cragen of Pennsylvania, Edmunds Of
Vermont, and McDougal of California, made
appropriate euogistic remarks. IN ~ y
l. The Senate then, out of respect to the memory
OF the deceased, adjourned. I" " F."
,-t HOUSE.
Mr.. Washburr of Indiana offered resolution,
which was ado, d, calling on the paymaster gen
eral to furnish the House with the names of pay
masters in the army against whom stoppages are
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth, the vote adopting
it was reeonsidered -- IS
Alter considerable debate on the resolution and
bearing on the bill pending in the House for the
relief OF paymasters, the resolution was referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs. -
MIR. scheck said he noticed that the term expe-
dited was in the rules, and wished to know in
what sense it was employed.
Mr.. Stevens suggested that it might mean the
expedition of members with liquor in them
[Laughter.l ---.E ~. ~
Mr.. Chandler suggested that it should not be
made to apply to all public buildings for spirit.
aous liquors We're much used in Smithsonian lnsti-
tute for the preservation of animals and Birds and
II was known as s8ecific for the bite of the Con
perhead, which seemed to have SO much terror for
some persons. Laughter. --a-. ASA,
Charges had been made against members not
only from lntemperance in the use of liquors, but
OF intemperanee from lust, and he thought the
principle Of the resolution should be carried out
so as to have physicians inquiry as to the habits
of members in public buildings. He thought it
unfair to use public prejudice against liquor for
the purpose OF keeping down general excitement
Mr. Thayer remarked that he had read the de-
bate which took place in the Senate yesterday,
and was led to believe from some of the senti- |
ments expressed, that the passage of resolution
might be necessary to preserve the decorum, dig |
nifty and self.possession of a body SO venerable
that he had only waited for an example; that one |
member of thai Distinguished body has concluded
q long ovation in defense of drunkenness with the
sentiment, :" / believe in women, whisky, wine
and war; Iaughtert5 igA ~ " Esr IT
He did not think that either of these articles
should be thrown unnec sssarly in the way of
aopeu Inc concurrent resoi,2tlo would pass. A
further discession was made, and the amendment
was agreed TO. and the concurrent resolution as
amended was adopted. Ii