Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-07-13
CONGRESS.


adopted calling upon the President for
information as to the number of Ameri-
can vessels destroyed by pirates off the
China coast, and whether further legisla-
ton IS necessary to prevent such depre-
datiOus. House joint resolution declar-
ing the detail Of a soldier or sailor as
clerk or for post duty of any kind shall
not interfere with his right to bounty,
was passed The report OF the conference
committee on the army appropriation
bill was agreed to. The bill reported by
Mr.. w ade to re-annex the county Of Al
exandria, Va, to the District of Golum-
bia. was called Up. and Mr. Wade ad-
dressed the Senate at length IN favor of
the measure, after which It's further con-
sideration was postponed till the 9Th.
HOUsE--1r- SpaIding gave notice that
he should call up the report Of the select
committee on the Roseau- -Grinnell case
as soon as the Tariff bill is disposed Of
A report from the committee of confer
ence On the army appropriation bill was
agreed to. The consideration of the
Tariff bill was resumed in committee Of
the whole, and continued till 4:30 p. m,
when the house took a recess till $50 and
the same subject was considered tall 9-3U,
when the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, July 6.-Mr Edwards, from
the committee on Commerce. reported the
House resolution for a joint committee
on retrenchment. Mr Wilson, from the
Military committee, reported a bill for the
equalization of bounties. Mr. Fessen-
den, from the committee of conference on
the tax bill. made report, which, after
-prOtracted discussion was agreed to and
the bill sent to the House. An evening
session was held which was devoted ex-
H., 10
bills reported by the committee on Pen
sions.
HoUsE.-Mr. Stevens made a personal
explanation In regard to his views of the
status of the rebel States during the pro-
gress Of the rebellion, in which he denied
that during the four years of the war the
TebelliOus States we're in any sense in the
Union The bill to grant pensions to the
officers and soldiers Of the war of 1872
came up in order. AfterWard the bill
was modified so as to include sailors
The bill was then recOmmitted to the
Committee on Invalid Pensions, together
with all amendments and substitutes, so
as to have complete bill reported Mr.
Hooper presented the report of the con
ference committee on the tax bill, which
was discussed and adopted, yeas Il, nays
81 The House renewed the cOnsidera-
ton Of the Tariff BILL which continued
all afternoon and was resumed in an eve
ming session. which lasted till 10 O'clock
SENATE, July Mr. Trumbull, from
the Judiciary committee, reported with
amendments the bill In relation to ap-
pointments to and removals from Office
Mr.. Sumner introduced petition, which
was referred to the Finance committee,
for the passage of an act prohibiting the
importation of India fire-crackers and
&c
their dangerous character. Mr.. Wade
introduced joint resolution, which was
referred to the committee on Foreign
Relations, guaranteeing loans to the MeXi-
can Republic to the amount of 50,000-
600. Mr.. Wiley introduced a bill for the
sale of the Government property at Har-
per's Ferry, West Virginia. The Senate
adjourned at 1:50 p. m, on motion Of Mr.
Grimes, who said that tho heat had al
ready prostrated several Senators, and
threatened others,
HOUsE.-After the transaction of some
unimpOrtant business, the House in COM
mittee of the whole resumed the consid-
GRAFTON of the Tariff bill which was con
tinued up to the hour of adjournment
The thermometer In the hall of the
House during the day ranged at from
eighty eight to ninety degrees.
SENATE, July 9-1Ir Clark, from the
Judiciary committee, reported a bill regu-
lating the time and manner. Of holding
elections for Senators IN. Congress. Mr.
Edmunds offered a resolution, which was
adopted, calling upon the Secretary of
War for copy Of the report Of the Sur
geon General on the medical and surgical
statistics of the war. A joint resolution
from the House was passed, providing
that officers who, owing to circumstances
l. z al k,.1.t n
into the service for 30 days, or less, after
their actual entrance on duty, shall be
entitled to pay for the term for which
they served without being mustered
The army bill was taken UP and discussed
at great length, and passed, after which
the Senate adjourned
HOUsE.-Mr Hubbard, of Conn. in
trOdueed resolution, which was adopted,
directing the Committee on Public Lands
to inquire into the expediency of making
donation of lands for the endowment Of
female colleges in the several States. A
large number of resolutions of inquiry
and instruction were introduced and va
rIOusly disposed Of Mr. Schenck, from
the Military committee, reported the Sen
ate army bill with an amendment pro
posing the House bill as a substitute
the amendment was agreed to and the
House bill adopted by vote of SO to 30.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole on the Tariff bill, the con
slderation of which was continued till
adjournment
SENATE, July 1O-Mr. Stewart intro
duced a resolution asking the President
to endeavor to procure the release of the
Fenlan prisoners now held by the Cana
dian authorities. The bill to fix the
number of Judges of the Supreme Court
!
tain Judicial Circuits, was passed A
bill providing for enlarging the grounds
around the Capitol was passed The bill
to re-anneX the county of Alexandria, /
Va, to the District of Columbia, was
taken up and discussed, and further post /
poned. After short executive session /
the Senate adjourned.
HOUsE-The Tariff bill was taken M. /
After a protracted discussion a motion I
was made to re-cOmmit the bill to the 1
committee of Ways and Means, with in !
structions to report at the next session, /
with such notifications and changes as +
the committee may see ft to make
which motion was negatived, yeas 81,
nays 81. The vote was then taken on the
passage of the bill, and resulted yeas 81,
nays 50.
ThewilI of the late Gen. Cass was filed
1t the Probate Office in Detroit on Sat
Irday. It contained no charitable be-
quests, and only leaves special Iegaeies,
amounting in the aggregate, to $15, 900, to
-he fOlIOWIngp persons VIM. Eoxen, Geo.
5. Frost, John z. Hunt, James G. Fitz-
patrick, and Marcella Bligh Therest of
he estate IS divided equally between his
our children, Lewis Cass, Jr., who is ap-
pointed sole executor Mrs. Garfield, I.
Mrs Ledyard, and baroness Won Linn
1T1rp sava fbot Mrs No1G aII ,.rlr;--o-, a n 4