The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-07-11
CONGKESS SIONAL.
WASHINGTON, June "a.

mit,es on the District Of Gpuubis, -
pored bill to repeal an act to rswoosds
the county Of AIsxandris to Virginia.
The objsc. Of the bill is to make Alsxsn:
d,ia part Of the District.
The bill to aid the coa.,ructipn Of ,sl.
sgraph lines and to secure . the govern .
'nsnt the use Of tho same fo- postal, mil
itary and other purposes. was cslled up
and soms discussion ensued. NJ. Brown
in the course Of some remarks, allud,nv
to tho recent report Of the Pos,mss,er
Gen''al on the snhjsc, Of telegraphing,
sSid ihs' he had shown himself utterly
incompetent for the pe.i,ion hs holds /;
that his report was mad. up in gr.., par,
of the communications oi parties interest
cd 10 the great monopoly that now con.
tro's the telegraph systern Of tbi. Country.
He i'hs Postmaster Gsner@D had red.c,
ed moro discr-dit upon him.alf in this
connection than perhaps had ira inspired
with regard to any other officer OF the
government.
Mr.. Sherman regretted that Mr. Brown
should asvs made such n personsl attack
on Mr. Drnnison, whom he (Sherm.r)
knew to have the public iu,eres, At heart.
HOUSE -Th. till for ,h. prevention
Of smuggling VA. passed.
Mr.. Murriil. of Vermont. from The Com
mittse on Wavs and Means, reported the
Ssuats amendments to :hs tax bill Tho
liou.s concurred in nearly all Of them,
bu, disagreed to the one taxing cotton
two instead Of fve cen" a pound. This.
With Other amendments, will 10 adjusted
by Committee Of Confsrencs.
WAsBINoroN. June 2s.
The Senate postponed regular order
which WAS the district sulr.gr till, and
WAS engaged in consideration Of Nispara
Ship Canal biiI. No conclusion reached
The House WAS engaged on the Tariff
Till. Very little progress was made.
Some time ago, the House passed a
resolution calling on the President to fur
nish any Information in III. POSSESSION,
showing whether ANY ofic-rs Of the Gov
srcment. have united 10 Genrg,s xod 9th
H Southern States, and have conferred
u" Confederate. living or dead All the
Heads "f the Department have sen, in
sspara,e replies. which srs inclossd with
the Prs.idsnts Message. Each Of them
saying in effect. thu, they have no infor
NATION or knowledge Of such conduct.
WAsHIHorox. July Q.
In Congress the Conference Conrn,,tes
Of both Houses agreed on th. PARIS OF
position bill, ONLY substituting currency
for coin, and the bill g,ss 10 the Prssid.n,.
The House passed = resolution request
ing the President TO inform the House
whether the personal right Of ci'izsns Of
tho Uni'sd States are At present sufficient
iy protected in the Southern States, and
~hs,he, any further Legislation is nsee..
ssry to clo'hs hin with sufficisn, suthori
~ to protect all the loya; CIT zsns Of the
States recently in rebellion 20 the enjoy
ment Of the constitutional rights.
The Conference Committee have ar
ranged the differences between the two
H"usss on the Frssdmen's Bureau bill.
The bill goes to the President for sppro,
val or ''j-e,io..
WASHINGTON. July 3.
The Senate during the week has q.
jsc ed an unusual nu.absr Of the Pre.i
dents nominations. nos, Of whom we're
so'diers with brigh, record.
Peter l. Fry was nomina'ed for Posi-
Master at St. Louis he ~ss rrj-ct.d ior
the second time.
Senator Lane did not die imms,ija,sIy:
. Lsav-nworth dispatch saws he vas alive
~ the latest accounis, hut -ss unconcious
and without hope Of recovery.
The joint resolution suthor;zinr the
purchase f"r IS 900. Of = law library, hs.
passed the S-nsis.
Co"Rrss. has adjourned over until
Thursday.