The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY, MARCH 18th, 1867.

The Senate yesterday reConsidered its
action Of the previous day in adopting a
resolution for adjournment to Dece nber,
and ordered its Secretary to request a re-
turn of the resolution from the House.
Some time was devvtedt to discussion upon
a bill to allow the sale of war.vessels by
our ship.buildas to friendly belligerents,
which was opposed by several Senators as
unreasonable in view of our Alabama
claims against England. The usual Elk.
ecutive session closed a rather dull days
proceedings.
An unusual number of bills and resolu-
tions were introduced in the House, main
ly of a local character. Among them,
however, was a concurrent resolution, of
fered by Mr.. Schenck, and which was
adopted, providing for on adjournment Of
Congress on the 2Sth inst, to assemble
again on the first Wednesday Of May,
June, September or November, unless by
joint proclamation from the presiding Of
dcers of the two Houses, made ten days
before each of those dates successfully, it
should be declared that such assemblage
was not required by the public interest.
A resolution was adopted expressing the
sense Of the House upon the importance
Of securing, in the proposed new consti.
tutions for the Southern States, suitable
provisions for Popular Education.
TUESDAY. .
The Senate passed the joint resolution
precluding the late. rebel States from the
receipt of any Agricultural script until re.
stored to- Congressional representation
No other important business was transac.
ed except to pass the House resolution
for adjournment, amended by striking oul
all the dates specified for re assemblage,
which RENTS the question to the law
heretofore prevailing, i. Q. to the frs,
Monday in December.
The House passed q joint resolution
looking to the securing Of greater promp'
titude in the payment of soldiers boun'
ties. The greater part Of tie session was
cngrossed by a renewal of the personal
controversy between Messrs. Bingham
and Butler, which terminated in the pro.
posed offer of a resolution by q Democrat
that certain declarations relative to the
execution of Mrs. SUrratt made the sub,
ject proper for renewed investigation by
the Judiciary Committee. The House re,
fused to entertain this resolution, and soon
after adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.
The Senate instructed its Judiciary
Committee to enquire into the allegation
that Thomas, the Senator from Maryland
had, as Buchanan's Secretary Of the Treas.
.ury in December, 1860 remove all the
public funds from New York, leaving the
payment on the public debt unprovided
for-the implied charge being that thii
was done for the purpose of discreditiEg
the Government securities. A report
from the Judiciary Committee completely
exonerated Senators Doolittle and Patter
son from all guilty completely in the al
legged corrupt practices in connection with
the New York Custom House. The
Aouse passed passed the bill to incorpor.
ate the Lincoln Monu nent Association
The Senate resolution for an adjournment
was then taken up and amended so as to
provide for meeting in juno and Septem.
Der, unless such meeting were dispensed
with by the joint action Of the two pre-,
siding officers. A joint resolution wat
adopted expressing the disapproval, by
the American people, Of the proposed
Canadian Confederation ; also another
unanimously extending to the people Of
ireland and Gambia, the sympathies o.
the House in their struggles for indie
pendence and liberty.