Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATH-Yesterdayw when our report closed,
the bill to repeal the cotton tax was under con-
sbderation-
The question being on the motion to postooue
10 February next, which was discussed by
Meesrs. Sherman, Conness, Corbett, Morrill,,
Giimes, Sprague, Drake, Thayer, and Nye,
Mr.. Conklipg said the House had adjourned,
and consequently 1t was useless 70 pass the
The bill was therefore laid over.
The House bill making appropriations to
snpply deficiencies In the appropriation for
the execution OF the reconstruction laws and
for the service OF the Quartarmaster's Depart
ment came over from Ibe Hous ?, and was re-
ferred TO the Committee on APPROXIMATIONS
Mr. Buckalew called up his resolution call
ing upon the Secretary OF State for Information
IN regard 10 the amounts OF money paid ne VS.
papers for advertising laws Of the United
States since March 4.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Chandler. from the Committee on Com
meTcs, reported joint resolution asking the
Secretary OF the Treasury 10 adjourn the sale
Of stock held by the United States IN the Dis
NAL Swamp Canal until February 5, 1865, az
II O'Clock.
The motion 10 60 into executive session was
put and carried, and after short sess ion the
Senate adjourned.
on Thursday on the stationery question did
not refer to the Legislature OF Nebraska as er-
roneously stated. What he said was: He un-
derstood that be was, during the fall canvass,
charged in the state of Nebraska with having
received, perhaps from ten 10 q dozen pairs OF
gloves, and that he was not able to swer or
make any reply from the consciousness of the
tact that he had never heard of the existence
OF the question of gloves before.l
HoUss.-Yesterday the House. iu Commit.
tee OF the Whole on the stale Of the Uni 20
considered the Senate amendment ts to the de
fcieney bill for Congressional expenses.
Inc nrst amendment was that striking out
the proviso W hich limits the allowances n "a cb
mem ber Tor stationery and newspapers to SIPS,
and substitutes for i' provision that no m EN- =
Der OF either house of Congress shall be al.
mutation therefor
The anne ndment was concurred in-4s ayes,
- noes The chairman voted aye; making a
The other Senate amendments were not con.
cnrreo in.
= The committee then arose and reported the
bill to the House.
Mr.. Randall called for The yeas and nays on
concuTriDg In the Senate amendment prohib-
lung allowance to members for newspapers
and stationery.
nays, al. The Speaker voted aye, making q
quorum.
So the amendment was concurred in.
The other Senate amendments (approprating
some Sl2,OOo for clerks OF ittees, pages,
ana additional messengers were Don con
cnrred in-yeas, IS; nays, 60.
The bill goes back 10 the Senate for its ac-
noh on the amendments in which the House
non- -concurred.
Mr.. Robinson presented the petition O,
Colonel Nagle, an American citizen held In
custody in British prison, remarking that he
bad been trying TO get the attention OF the
country and Of the Admins tration TO the facts
and asked leave TO offer, in connection with
the subject, resolution requesting the Presi-
dent Of the United States to take immediate
action on the cases of W. ]. Nagle ana John
warren, now In British prisons-one held
without trial since June 1, 1867, and the other
convicted by jury TO which the challenge
allowed BY English law TO the subjects or
citizens OF other countries was refused-ip
order that new trial be granted TO the one,
and speedy Trial to the other, or that both be
liberated.
MIR. BENJAMIN objected, and the resolution
was not received.
Mr.. Randall offered q resolution that The res
ointion adopted by the House, 25th OF Novem-
Der, which declares ii unnecessary to proceed
Inrfnsr with the building or equippinG Of ships
OF war; shall not be construed as an expires.
sion Of the opinion OF the House in favor O.
discharsing mechanics and laboring men from
the navy-yards during the coming winter
months. Referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
The House, at 3 As, adjourned to MONDAY,
9th OF January next.