New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-21
WASHINGTON.

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-Bus1NEss IN THE SUPREME CJURT-sURRATTs
INDICTMENT wEICHMANN P.EFcRB THE GRAND
JURY-AN RFPoRT TO REL S&sB sPAEGLRR AND
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PARIS EXPOSITION.
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WASHING foN, Thursday Dec. 20, 1906
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Wilson offered resolu-
ton directing the President to instruct the officers OF
tho Army and Navy and Of the Freedmen's Bureau to
prevent and prohibit corporal punishment in the
States lately in rebellion. 1t was predcated on IN
formation TO the effect that the freedmen were being
inhumsnly whipped by their late masters for trling
crimes and misdemeanors. This was referred TO the
Judiciary Committee. An old bill of last session to
grant pecuniary aid in the construction Of the South
West Branch Of the Pacific Railroad was introduced
and referred.
The rest of the day was spent in reading foolscap
speeches the Nebraska bill No vote was reached
They say that after the holidays there will be SO much
other business to transact that Nebraska will have no
chance.
The House opened to-day without quorum, and
after the adoption of the Judiciary Committee resO-
ution TO bring the Hon. Chas. Culver to the bar of
the House on the question of privilege relating to his
imprisonment O civil action III the pennsylvania
Courts was agreed that business should be done
House
and with few members in their seats, listened to
speeches the first one being in the shape OF prosy
series Of plattudes of ancient Kentucky Conservatism
from Elijah Hise, the new member from mat state
When ne finished there were but few spectators IN
the galleries, and fewer members on the h0Or Inc
House adjourned until the Sd OF January
Judge Kelley presented in the House to-day the
memorial of the Southern Loyalists adopted at re-
cent meeting in favor of the abolition OF the present
State Governments in the South IL was reierreu 10
the Committee on Reconstruction.
The memorial of l. 800 citizens of Germantown, Pa,
was presented in the House to-day IN favor OF the
abolition of the Internal Revenue tax ON manuiac-
lures. 1t was referred TO the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
The Vouse Committee on Elections to-day resumed
the consideration of the contested election case of
Thomas agt Anell, from Tennessee, ana alter near
ing the argument on each side decided tha lnasnuch
as no legal notice was served upon the defendant no
case was made for contest, and that unless Con-
gross grants the contestant time u make up new
case they recommend q di smissal IL is not al an
probable that any additional time Will be granted by
Congress, and that will end the matter
Senator Henderson to-day received dlspa'eh rom
Gov Fletcher of Missouri, stating that considerable
force of United States troops had recently been ordered
into that State without his recommendation or knOwI
edge and that be knew of no necessity Tor such order
Senator Henderson therefore reported resolution
calling upon the President TO INFORM 'nat oou{ WY
said troops we're ordered into that State. IL is alleged
that the order was made by Gen. Grant ana that Gen
Grant who is now absent in the west VIII give the
reasons for said movement Of troops INTO that STATE
II is intimated by persons who have Just arrived mere
that done for the purpose of preventing col
lisOn between the Federal and state authorities
The WAYS and Means Committee have appointed a
! sub Committee to examine into and report upon In
ernal Revenue matters during the recess OF Congress
The sub-C Committee will remain here and continue
their work, and they hope to be able to report new
bill by the time Congress TeaSsembles.
The Attorney Generals Office IS exceedingly busy
at present attempting TO fulfill the call of Congress
for full list Of each and every Southern pardon issued
by the Executive since the end Of the war, with the
grades they come under, and the names Of those
recommending the paTdOns. There are from l6,OOO
! 10 30 600 such pardOns and cases among them
/ are recommended by from 100 20 800 names.
| Two.thirds of the Members of Congress have gone
home for the holidays The party that intend
making the trip to New-Orleans leave for Richmond
via Orange and Alexandra Railroad tomorrow
morning al daybreak.
Speaker Colfax will commence his public receptions
| on the 10th of January, and continue them every
Thursday evening during the present session OF Con-
4 gress.
There il very current rumor here that the Amend
\ ment question has been arranged with the South
Carolina representatives and that they have pledged
its acceptance by the Legislature provided that no
further conditions eXacted, which, il is asserted
the leaders of the Republican party have agreed TO-
The rumOr ls most important one II correct, as the
admission of South Carolina TO Congress, without
4
ment, might induce all the other States TO go and
! do likewise.
Tie Postmaster-General has sent estimates 90 the
House for the service for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1865, the sum being seventeen aud half millions
They include for inland transportation So GOO 900; Tor
foreign mail transportation, $620OOO, and for ship,
steamboat and navy letters, So 900. The following
amounts Will be required from any money in the
/ Treasury not otherwise appropriated: for overland
mail TRANSFORMATION between AtchisOn and Folsom,
mail betWeeu New York
and California, 100000; for steamship service
between San Francisco, Japan and China for one
wear from July i, 1867. $jOOOO0; for steamship ser
vice between the United States aud Brazil Tor the
same period $4,000. Total, $1,5J0.000.
The Senate resolution calling upon the Secretary of
The Treasury for list Of the National Banks that had
failed to keep up their reserve OF lawful money was
aimed at those bank in New-York City which were
reported TO be deficient IN that respect under the sup
position that the Secretary was in possession OF OH
cial information on the subject. The letter OF the
Controller Of the Currency, which was sent 10 the
Senate in response to this resolution states simply
the facts in the case that he was not officially advised
Of the reported delinQuences, and only knew OF them
through the press The remedy for this suggested
and required by the resolution, but the omission 10
furnish the list Of banks that were deficient III their
eseve on the LIST OF October last nearly three months
ago. was based upon the fact that the resolution did
not contemplate going back three months or SIX
months, but was designed 10 call out information
upon topic prominently discussed in the newspapers
The New-YoIk bank tax cases were taken up in the
Supreme Court, to-day, for argument. Messrs Sill.
ran and Burrill opened for the plaintiffs in error aud
Mr. OGorman for the Commissioner Of Taxes. Mr..
O'COnor will follow the same side tomorrow.
These cases excite much interest, as well from the
principles involved as the reputation Of the counsel
engaged.
Two Baltimore LAWYERS are here trying TO obtain
rom Chief Justice Chase writ Of habeas corpus for
the purpose Of releasing Dr. Mud, SpsDgler aud the
other two assassination consplrators Low at the Dry
lortugas.
Lewis II. Wechman, who il win he remembered
,as ono ~ the nrircina vritnaseeg for the Govern