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

nit,es on the Dstrict Of Csunbis, 90
pored bill to repeal an act to rsuoosds
the county Of Alexandria to Virginia.
Ths object Of the bill 10 to make Alex an I:
dfia part Of the D:strics
The bill 10 aid tho coa.tructiun Of tsI.
sgrsph lines and to secure 10 the govern.
'nsn, the uss Of the same fo- postal, mil
itary and other purposes. was callsa I'D
and some discussion ensued. M. Brown
in the course Of some remarks. allud,nv
to tho recent report Of the Postmaster
Gsns'sl on the subject Of tslegraphing,
ss'd ,hs' he had shown himself utterly
incompetent for the pe.i,ion hs hold, {;
that his report was mad. up in great par,
OF the communications oi parties interest
cd IN the great monopoly that now con.
trolls the telegraph system Of tbi. Country.
He tths Postmaster GsneraD had reflect
ed moro discredit upon himself in this
connection ihan perhaps had ira inspired
with regard to aay other officer OF the
government.
Mr. Sherman regretted that Mr. Brown
should havs made such n personal attack
on Mr. Drnnison, whom he (Shermsu)
knew to have the public iu,erss, Al heart.
HOUSE The bill for ,h. prevention
Of smuggling was passed.
Mr.. Murrill. of Vermont. from The Com
mittse on Wavs and Means, reported the
Senate amendments to :hs tax bill Tho
Hou'e concurred in nearly all Of them.
but disagreed to the ono taIng cotton
two instead Of fee cents a pound. This,
with Other amendments, will 10 adjusted
by Committee Of Contsrencs.
WAsaINoToN. June 2s.
The Senate postponed regular order
which VA. the district suffr.g- hill. and
WAS engaged in confederation of Ni.gara
Ship Canal bill. No conclusion reached
The House WAS engaged on the Tariff
Lill Very h,,le progre,. WAS made.
Some time ago, the House passed a
resolution calling on the President to fur.
nish any information in Iii. possession,
showing whs'her any ufticers Of the Gov
srrment. bavs united 10 Genrg,s and 9th
sr Southern States, sud have conferred
u" Confederate. living or dead All the
Heads "f the Department have sen, in
separate replies. which ~rs iuclo.sd with
the Prs.idsuts Message. Each Of them
saying in effect. thu, they have no infor
NATION or knowledge Of such conduct.
WAsHINoroS. July Q.
In Congrsss the Conference Cn.n,n,,tes
Of both Houses agreed on the Psns OF
position bill, only substituting currencr
for coin. and the bill goes TO the Prssid.nt.
The 6ou.s passed = resolution reouss,
ing the President TO inform the House
whether the personal right Of ci,i.sns Of
the U"i'sd States are a, present sufficient
Iy protected in the Southern S,aies, and
"hs.hs, any further Legislation i. nsees.
ssry to clo'hs hin with suffici On, authori
~ to protect all the Iowa; CIT 1ens Of the
States recently in rebellion In the enjoy
msnt Of the constitutional rights.
The Conference Committee have ar
ranged the differences between the two
Houses on the Fresdmen's Bureau bill.
The bill goes to the President for sppro,
val or ''j'e,i''.
WAsHiSoroN. July 3.
The Senate during the week has ..
jsc ed an unusual nu,absr Of the Pre-i
dents nominations. nost Of whom were
soldiers with brigh, record.
Peter I. Fry WAS nomina'ed for Pos,
Master At ST. Louis he ~ss rejected ior
the second time.
Senator Lane did not die immsdia'sIy:
. Lssvrn~orsh dispatch saws he vas alive
A. the latest acrounis. hut wss uncoociou.
and without hope Of recovery.
The joint resolution suther;zinr ,hs
Er IS 900. Of law library, ha.
passed the Senate.
Congress b" adjourned over until
Thursday.