Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC.

TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Housc res
olutions, offered Tuesday, calling
on the Secretary of War for names
of enrolled and drafted persons who
failed to report to proper authori-
ties, called up and passed.
Mr.. Briggs resolution, calling
upon the Postmaster General to
communicate to the House the names
of pOstmasters removed since ad-
iourDmcnt of last session Of Con-
gress, and the reason Of such re-
movals. Also, if salaries Of success
sors are increased over former sala-
ries. and the reason Of such increase.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Taylor, of kentucky, offered
a resolution to instruct the Com
missioner on Invalid Pensions to
INQUIRE into the expediency of re-
cognizing the Pension Bureau. A
greed to.
The Speaker announced Mr.. Will
liams' bill to regulate appointments
to office, which was made special
order of the day, now be taken up.
Mr.. Williams offered an amend
ment that the consideration of the
bill be postponed until Monday.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio, moved that
the bill of the joint committee on
retrenchment, Of the same subject,
be ordered printed, which was done.
Mr.. Pike, of Maine, referred a
resolution for the appointment of a
committee Of three, to investigate
the circumstances attending the
murder of three Union soldiers on
the 18th of October, 1865, in South
Carolina. Agreed to.
Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts, in
troduced bill fixing the election Of
Representatives to Congress, which
was read frat and second time,
and ordered to be printed. a.
Mr.. Thayer, of Pennsylvania, Of
fered resolution calling on the
President to inform the House
whether any portion Of the MeXi-
can territory had been occupied by
troops of the United States and by
what authority and for what pur-
pose. The resolution was laid over
under the rule. .r.. .s.,
Mr.. Hines introduced for refer
ence a bill to protect loyal persons
in the insurrcctionary States, also
bill granting pensions to soldiers Of
the war of 1872; IS per month for
life to those now surviving and who
have not borne arms against the
Government, nor given aid and
comfort to it's enemies. Referredto
Committee on Invalid Pensions.
I. Mr.. Elliott, of Massachusetts, Of
fered resolution to provide for the
appointment of q committee Of
three to proceed to New Orleans
and enquire into the late massacre
there. r.... .r
Mr.. Niblack, of Indiana, offered
an amendment that the committee
should then proceed to Indianapolis
and investigate the riot which oc-
Cured there on the occasion OF the
visit of the President. Elliott said
that was another matter and better
be separately investigated. Reso-
lution rs first offered was agreed to.
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, offered
resolution directing Committee on
Judiciary to inquire into the expe-
diency of passing law providing
more efiectual punishment Of brib.
cry at elections, which was agreed
to. 49,.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, offered a
resolution, on which he demanded
previous questions, calling upon the
Judiciary Committee to consider the
propriety of making it the duty of
the President TO proclaim martial
law in those districts of the lately
rebellious States, where murders and
other outrages have been commit
ted upon Union people, and the To-
cal authorities have failed or refus-
ed to arrest and punish the offen-
ders. Agreed to. n1
The bill to fix the time for the
meeting Of Congress was taken mp
and gave. rise 70 debate in which
Schenck, Stevens and Morrill,, OF
Vermont, Dow and Garfield took
part. after which it was laid over
tin after morning hour Monday.
The. House then adjourned to Mon
day. -4
The Elective franchise bill of the
District of Columbia will be taken
up Monday and an effort made to
pusb it to a vote. An amendment
was proposed coupling franchise
ment of negroes with distranchise-
ment ofthose whites who eomforted
rebellion. -o.-. 80
WAsHINGrox. Dec. THE scheme
for perpetual Congress meets with
opposition. Connecticut does not
elect until April, and, California
could not be here in time. Several
other States would be without rep
rescntatiOn until summer, The
Radicals are playing at cross Pur-
poses and their PerPlexity increases
every day. -
Gen Howard, Of the Bureau, has
issaed order cf eensure against
Iieut. Chas. Whittlesey, Bureau
funetionsfy in North Caroiina, for
malpractice s.Aaz...-.,o