The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON, December 10,
Senate.


Mr.. Harris IN. Y y from the judiciary Committee,
reported the House bill providing Tor additional
session Of the Fortieth and succeeding Congresses
on the 4th OF March, with an amendment striking
out the second section, and inserting, that per-
son who was member OF the previous Congress
shall receive any compensation as mileage for going
to returning from the additional session provided
for IN the bill.'
A resolution was adop ed instructing the Score.
tary othe Interior to place to the credit of Charles
Clark, United States Marshal for the District OF
Name, $301S lost during the Portland FIRE.
resolution was adopted ca ling con the Secre-
tary of the Interior for information to the sup
plies purchased tor Indians during the past year,
and whether they were purchased In open market,
Mr.. Sumner (Mass) offered a resolution, which
was adopted, calling upon the Secretary OF State
Tor information to what steps had been taken for
collecting products, weights. CON- etc., for the Paris
Exhibition.
At O'Clock the bill to admit Nebraska was
taken up.
Mr.. Wade yesterday stated his intention to press
tn is bill to a vote o.day.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Upson (Mich), on leave, introduced bill sup
Elementary to the act of April 1884, to increase the
pensions OF revolutionary pensioners. Referred TO
the COMMITTEE on Revolutionary Pensions rhe bill
soldiers of the Revolution, at 300 per annum.
MIR. aynard Tenn corrected a statement made
made by the Governor of North Carolina on the
Governor OF Tennessee ior the person of Captain
Nelson, indicted in the former State for murder,
arising out OF the performance of military duties
under General Stoneman. The present acting Gov
ern0r OF North Carolina had since assured him that
be had made no such demand the Governor of
Tennessee. 1t was probable that he (Mr. MayRard)
might have been mistaken but he had certainly uR.
deIstood the iacs to be he ORIGINALLY stated them
MIR Hubbard wv Va.) introduced a joint resolu-
ton authorizing medals to be distributed to honor.
ably discharged soldiers from the State OF West
Virginia through the mails, free of postage Read
three times and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard Conn y the Committee
on Commerce was instructed to inquire into the
pedency Of establishing lght-boat of Black Rock
haIbor, on the coast OF Connecticut.
On motion OF Mr. Phelps MO. }, the Committee of
Ways and Means was instructed to inquire into the
so as to dispense with the tax gross receipts.
Mr. IDgersoll I'll. asked leave to oher preamble
and resolutions recing that contracts are reported
to have been recently given to the Commissioner of
Indian fairs for Indian goods to persons not the
lowest bidders and whose samples were inferior,
cal ing the Secretary OF the Interior for informa
ton on the subject, and directing the Comm ttee
Indian Affairs to inquire into 1t.
Mr. LIE Blond (Ohio) objected, aad the resolution
was not received
On motion of Mr.. wentworth (Ill.h the President
was requested TO furnish copies OF all papers in his
po session. touching the case of Colonel George St.
Leger Gre niels convicted by military commission
as one OF the leaders IN the conspiracy to release
Rebel prisoners at Camp Doug as, Chicago, aud
burn the city, and sentenced 10 death therefor,
which sentence was commuted to imprisonment for
life. and whose pardon in full was now recommended
! by the Illinois Legislature
| The resolution to print the Report of tue COmmis-
sioner OF Public Lands in foreign languages for dis.
| triburion at the Paris Exhibition was adopted