New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-24
RECESS OF CONGRESS-.
III. stevens 0ffeEed the folIowing resolution :

ResoEUed, the Senate eoncaay5aq, That when
Congress adjaurns will adjourn 10 meet again on
Saturday, the LIST day Of December, except sooner
summoned blythe presiding officers of both houses,
which power in case Of necessity is hereby grant
ed to them.
AR. Finck raised the question Of order, that the
resolution was not priYilegedHuestion
The Speaker expressed the opinion, although he
SAID il was new question, that if the two houses
took arecesss they could authorize their presiding
officers to call them together at some day during
thu recess This resolution contemplated an in
definite recess. Il Congress adjourned sine die,
no power but the President could convene them in
advance Of the regular session.
Mr.. Stevens moved to postpone the resolution
until Tomorrow for the purpose of giving gentle
men time to consider the question.
Mr. Harding (Ky.) inquired whether the resolu-
ton came IN as matter of consent.
The speaker replied in the negative, adding that
he had decided the resolution In order, as privi
eyed question, as it related to Adjournment He
added On the other point if the two Houses took a
Recess from Thursday until Monday, they could be
supposed to authorize their presiding officers to
call them together on Saturday, if the exigenoy
rendered 1t necessary.
Mr., Finck objected that this resolution conferred
additional powers
The speaker admitted that it did confer add.
tjonal powers, but he did not think that changed
the resolution from being privileged question.
All questions IN respect to adjournment whether
for one day o. three days. or sine dis or to take
recess, and everything connected with them were
privileged questions, and had been always enter.
tanned by the speaker when there was no other
business before the House.
Mr.. Tfimble suggested, sareasticaly that it
would be we'll 70 provide in the resolution that if
the president of the Senate and the speaker Of the
House disagreed as to whether thev sbould recnn
vene Congress, there should be some umpire ia
decide between them.
The speaker remarked that by the terms of the
resolution the recess could not be terminated and
Congress again convened, unless the presiding of.
1fpArg of hOfh h0Itgea nurepd tn il
MI Finck moved to lay the resolution on the
table,
Mr. Stevens withdrew the resolution, saving he
would offer 1t again tomorrow.
The speaker, few minutes afterward, stated
70 the House that the resolution offered by Mr. Ste
vens comforting power on the presiding officers OF
the Two houses to call Congress together, he had
not seen known anything Of until il was read at
the clerks desk; that he was still of the same
opinion which he had expressed as to its being a
privileged question, as it related to adjournment
While lts adoption would depend on the House :
but that the subject being so delicate as confer.
ring additional powers which might prove to be of
great consequence, he would if the subject should
be presented tomorrow, submit the question to
the House, as the rules authorized him to do and
let the House itself decide on the Question al nriv
lege also, He presumed that would satisfy all
gentlemen better than il he were himself ia make
ruling on the subject
AAr, Stevens remarked that that would be per.
fectly satisfactory.
THE GONkLING-FRY CHARGES.
Mr; shellabarger called mp, as question of
privilege the report of the select committee on
the charges made by Hon Roscoe Gonkinp In his
place, against Provost Marshal General Fry and
his bureau. The report, testimony and argument
cover three hundred and forty pages Of printed
Mr.. shelabarger said that the report was unani-
nous.
The report Of the committee not only exonerafes
Nh Oonltling nom the charges made by Fry, but
eulOnfypa hil clearwater he irifs
II is very severe on Fry.
Resolutions in accordance with the report were
submitted and adopted--s6 yeas to mays.
CONSULAR APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr., spalding, from the committee on the consu,
Tag ana diplomatic appropriation bill made areport
which was agreed to.
We House reeeded FROM its disagreement to the
appointment Of q second assistant secretary Of
stste whose salary Is fixed at $500.
i A US, senate agrees to the House amendment
gsi Hsg we ONCE q minister resident to Portu
snail be Ipaid to the present minister resident On
account OF further services
ADMISSION Of TENNESSEE.
Mr. Bingham called up tie melton ~ rernnsj5.s7I
tne soIe py which the Joint resolution concerning
W 80 g i, tennessee was, On the 18th of March,
reiefred TO the committee on reconstruction
NoFE.-Ihs action was taken on account of
,,atelilgence having reached the House that the
legislature Of Tennessee had ratified the constitu
I ps. amendment, i being the purpose Of Mr..
Bingham to second the Joint resolution ~ provid.
ing for the immediate Representation of Tennessee
in Congressl
consider on the table
ril Mr. lynch moved to adjourn. Lost-5s to 60.
~ VOC was then taken on the motion to table
-ls Holon TO reconsider, aud lost-3I to 81
ar. Stevens moved to adioQrn
mr. johnson lnsinnated that the dispatcb ahnnt
-S'iHsssps Was not genuine 1t was not in Brown