Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-13

CoNGRESS.-In the Senate, yesterday bill
was reported from the Committee on Military
Affairs in relation to the payment OF bountleS
to colored soldiers, sailors and marines and
their heirs A bill was introduced in addition
to the several acts for establishing the perma-
nent seat of the Government of The United
States, and to resume the legislative powers
delegated the cities of Washington and George
town and the Levy Court Of the District OF
Columbia. 1t was referred to the Committee
on the District of Columbia. a resolution was
introduced expressive of the sympathy OF the
people of the United States with the people of
ireland in their struggle against the British
Government. 1t was laid over. Mr.. Morton,
of Indiana, made speech expressing his con-
currence in the opinions of Mr.. Sumner az ex-
pressed in his resolutions offered on Monday in
regard to the necessity Of educating the freed
men The House bill supplementary to the
ment Of the insurrectionary States was read
twice and then referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
In the House, bill was introduced by Mr..
Stevens making appropriation Of such funds as
may be necessary for the purpose Of carrying
into full effect the act for the more efficient
government OF the Southern States. The joint
resolution appropriatng fifteen thousand dol
lars for the relief Of freedmen and destitute
colored people in the District of Columbia was
passed. A bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary OF War to furnish one suit OF clothes
yearly to all manned soldiers Of the United
States in Soldiers Homes. The Senate joint
resolution extending the thanks OF Congress to
Mr.. Peabody, and the Senate bill for the rel!et
of destitute persons in the Southern States,
were referred to the Committed Of tie Whole.
GENERAL ASsEMBLY.--In the Senate, on
Monday, a resolution was adopted for serding
committee to Washington, to confer with the
Government relative to the Military Recon
struction bili-ayes l2-noes 8.
Mr.. MERCER moved that Senate bill No. !,
to authorize the transfer of the State : interest
in the Alexandria, Loudoun and hampshire
Railroad to said company, on certain condi-
offered substitute therefor; which,, On motion
of Mr.. Boiling, was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Boiling, from the COMMITTEE, on Finance,
reported that they had had under consideration
the Senate bill, authorizing certain citizens
OF Fairfax county, to be credited on their taxes
Tor 1867, by the amounts OF taxes enormously
paid by them in the years 1861, 1852, 1869
and 1864" and that it appearing to the COIL
mittee that suit is depending against the
Sheriff of Fairfax, involving the question OF
his liability for the taxes for the years referred
to, it is therefore incxpcaient to consider the
subject matter of said bill, until said suit is
determined.
In the House of Delegates, no business of
Importance was transacted. The vote on the
mileage bill was not reconsidered and the legal
right to the constructive mileage lor the extra
session is claimed The oyster tax bill WAS
ordered to cngrossmant.
Mr. Bolts is not satisfied with The Sherman
Shclubarscr bill, which he prone'unccs worse
than all abortion, because it gives no registra
ton of voters, does not provide waiting by bal
lot, and does not impose the Congressional test
oath on voters-in other words, docs not conf
pletelv disfranchise ''rebels." The Wilson bill