The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-07-26
FROM WASHINGTON.


land sufferers The House resolution to adjourn
fund the national debt was taken up, and an
amendment adopted prohibiting depositing money
in national banks where there was United States
depository. The bill was then passed. It pro-
vides for the payment Of $3.50, 100000 annually
on principal and interest of the Uaited States
debt. Another provision authorizes the excess OF
gold to be sold for United States notes in open
market, when the sum in the Treasury is above
S5OOO0,000. Mr.. Trumbull offered joint reso-
luton recognizing Tennessee as State, and as
such entitled to all guarantees and rights, which
was ordered to be printed.
In the House, Mr.. Stevens offered resolution,
the Senate concurring, that when Congress ad-
journs, it adjourns to meet on Saturday, December
l, unless sooner called together; which power, in
case of emergency, is hereby granted to the pre-
siding officers of both Houses. Some objections
being made TO considering the resolution now, Mr..
Stevens withdrew it but gave notice that he
should offer it tomorrow. Mr.. Bingham called up
the joint resolutions months ago reported from the
Reconstruction Committee, providing for the ad-
vens opposed it by motion to lay on the table,
which failed. Mr.. Bingham offered substitute, to
at once restore the State to its powers and rela-
tions to the General Government Pending the
subject, the House adjourned. This newborn
zeal was superinduced by the reception of o tele-
gram from Gov Brownlow that the House Of Rep
resenatves of Tennessee had ratified the constitu-
h, n of
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-The Senate concurred
in tho report of the Committee of Conference on
the diplomatic appropriation bill, by which the
mission TO Portugal is abolished-the minister,
Jas. E. Harvey having strongly endorsed the
proposition in o letter to Secretary Seward, which
found its way into the House. The amendment to
the tariff bill from the House waa reported, with
IN amendment suspending the collection of the di-
rect tax imposed by the Act of 1861, until Janua-
ry, 1868.
The House passed, by 125 against 12, the joint
resolution restoring Tennessee to her former
proper political relations to the Union and de-
caring her again entitled to be represented by
qualified, upon taking the oath of Office required
by the existing laws. The result was received
with applause on the floor and galleries The reso-
luton was sent to the Senate for concurrence. The
House then, by large majority, laid on the table
the bill heretofore reported from the Committee on
Reconstruction, specifying the terms on which
the Southern States may be re-admitted; also
tabled Stevens resoution-4S against 75-pro-
viding for recess for Congress till the first Sat-
urday in December, and giving the presiding Off
GERS of both houses authority to convene the men,
bers at any earlier period, should they think it
necessary.
The President to-day sent to the Senate for con-
frmation the name of Henry Stanberry, who had
been nominated for the position of Attorney-Gen-
cral of the United States. The President has
nominated Jos. S. Wilson for Commissioner of the
Land Office, in place of Judge Edmonds, who was
removed on account of extreme radcalism.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The Senate, to-day, pass
cd resolution extending, for FIVE years, to the
Alabama and Florida r. R., the time for the pay
ment of its duties on railroad iron and relaying
track. The House joint resolution for the admis-
sion of Tennessee was taken up, in the Senate and
claring that Tennessee was seeded from the Gov
ernment, in 1861, but now shows every disposition
to conform to the Constitution and the laws, and
has adopted resolution endorsing the slavery
amendment to the Constitution and, also, that pro.
posed by the present Congress. The preamble
also announces that legislative authority alone is
authorized to restore States under similar circum
ho
back to the House for its concurrence.
The House adopted concurrent resolution, by
five majority, providing that the officers of the two
Houses shall adjourn their respective Houses until
the I'd day of October; and if, on that day, there
was no quorum in either House, the presiding Off
GERS shall adjourn both Houses to the first Satur-
day in December. Rosseau made speech in vim
dication of his Gaming of Grinnell, concluding by
reading a copy of his resignation as a member OF
the House, to-day sent to the Governor of Ken
lucky The order of the House was then execu-
ted by Rcsseau being called before the bar, when
the Speaker reminded him that resolution had
been passed that he be publicly reprimanded.-
Nothing, he said, could add to the force of the
resolution, and he merely said that the gentleman
vas reprimanded accordingly.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The State Department
has been advised that the following Fenian pris-
oners have been released from Irish prisons, on
condition Of returning forthwith to the United
States Daniel u. Mykens, Col. Burke, Bernard
McDermot, Edward Morley and Kirwan.
The House will probably adopt, tomorrow, the
Senate's preamble and resolution admitting Ten
nessee in place of its own.
Advices received here BY the Mexican legation
report that the Austrian column was defeated by
the Juarists, at Loyals Apeo, losing large num-
Der of killed, wounded and prisoners. The I'm