The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-29
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.--March Is.

SENATE.--March Is.
In the Senate on Friday, the usual
batch of negro rights petitions were
presented by Sumner and Mr.. Wade
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back, with amend
ments, the bill for the reorganization of
the judiciary of the United States. Mr..
Stewart introduced q series of cOmDro-
mise resolutions declaring in favor of
universal suffrage in return for univer-
sal amnesty. Mr.. Wilson introduced a
joint resolution appropriatingffty thous-
and dollars for the publication of the
medical and surgical history of the war.
The deficiency bill, previously under
consideration, was taken up at one
O'Clock. An amendment was offered APP
propriating one hundred and seventy
eight thousand dollars to supply the de-
ficiency for the support Of the Naval
Academy, which was agreed to, and the
bill passed. With amendment, it goes
back to the House for concurrence. The
Naval Appropriation bill was then
taken up and a variety Of amendments
proposed and acted on; after which the
bill was re- three timesand its further
consideration postponed for the present.
The bill providing for the annual in
spection Of Indian affairs was then taken
up and read; but pending its considera-
ton the Senate went into Executive
session and soon after adjourned till
Monday.
HOUSED REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House, Mr.. Price, of Iowa. ask
eel leave to introduce a resolution pro-
viding for Committee of three to in
vestigate the cause of difficulty between
the Secretary Of the Treasury and the
Controller of the Currency, and report
to the House. The resolution was read
twice, but at that stage was objected to,
and went over. A bill was introduced
and referred to the Committee on Post
Office, to authorize the establishment
OF ocean mail steamship service between
the ports Of Charleston, South Carolina,
and Liverpool. The Speaker proceeded
to call committees forreports ola private
character. Several reports were made,
but at the expiration of the morning
hour the business Of the private calender
was exhausted, and the House resumed
the consideration Of the Loan bill. The
discussion that followed was quite a re-
lief to the ordinary negro debates of that
body, as evincing disposition to spend
at least one day in two weeks in the
consideration of matters appertaining to
white men. The debate was quite in
teresting. and was devoted to the SUBJ
ject of an early resumption Of specie pay
ments. The bill found warm advocates
in Mr.. Pike, of Maine, and Mr.. Went
worth, of Illinois, and a bitter opponent
in Mr.. Stevens Of Pennsylvania. Pend
ing it's consideration the House took a
recess until half-past seven O'Clock in the
evening. During the evening session
the consideration of the Loan bill was
resumed, when Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio,
took the floor and spoke at length in adj
vocacy of the measure. He was follow
ed by Messrs. Darling, Lynch. Baker,
Laurence and others; when finally q
vote was taken on Mr.. Stevens substi-
tute for the bill, which was rejected by
vote OF seventy-thre:s to sixty. The
question then required on the passage of
the bill which was rejected by a vote of
siXty-eight to siXty-six, when pending
a motion to reconsider, the House all
journed.
HoUsEoF REPRESENTATIVE s, March II.
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