Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-05
OVERLAND DISPATCHES

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and vacated the Chair.
Secretary Forney assumed the duties
of presiding officer.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony, Mr.. Wade
was elected President pro tenn.
The Secretary was instructed to IN
form the President and House of-Mr
Wade's election. ,Is N
The Senate then went into Executive
session. 49,
Al 1850 the doors were opened and
the Thirty-Ninth Congress declared ad-
journed sine die.
Fortieth Congress.
The Senate. was called to order at IL:
25. After prayer, the business in order
was the qualification of new Senators.
They were worn in in the following or
der; Senators Cameron, Corbett. Conk-
ling, Harlan, Davis, Drake, Howe, Nor
ton, Morrell, Nye, Patterson, holley,,
Sherman and Trumbull. The Clerk
called Thomas Swami but no others;
The Senators whose credentials had
been presented and who had been sworn
in drew for the long and short terms.
A Committee was appointed to wait
upon the President and inform him that
the Senate was ready for business.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-ln the House
the report of the committee on the al
legged frauds in the New York Custom
House expose much %censursble con-
duct on the part of the President. Col
lector Smythe appears to have been es-
tablished in what was called a general
order Of business, which Mr.. Smythe sold
out, and that Peter A. Van Berger, Geo.
F. Thompson, Senators Doolittle and
Patterson, and Mrs. Perry, had an in
ierest in the business. Mr.. Smythe in
formed Mr.. Humphrey that he had OBJ
tanned $40, 900 per annum for this bus
mess from Messrs. Miller and Conger.
On Humphreys remonstrance against
being trifed with in this manner, Mr..
Smythe coolly offered a gratuity Of So
600 out Of this. II was shown that S40,-
600 out of this was divided as follows:
Geo. F. Thompson, late of the Daily
| N,ps, 5000; Senators Doolittle and
Patterson, $4,000 each; Mr.. Embree,
| Deputy Collector S., 900; Mr.. Humphrey,
and by him at once rejected, $4,000; po-
~litical fund, $40, 900; Mrs. Perry, known
as the washington woman" $4,000;
Van Berger, $4,000. This makes up
| the $40, 900, so as to correspond, tech
| nically, with Mr.. Smythe's reiterated as
sertion that he was not to have q dollar
| of it. This showing, however, left him
| sole almoner of the $4,000 political
fund.
4! majority Of the Impeachment Com.
mittee reported that they had examined
a large number of witnesses and collect
ed a large number of documents but
had been unable to conclude their Ia
bors; they say, however, that the
charges have not been negatived to such
an extent as to admit of discussion
| they also state that sufficient testimony
has been taken to justify and demand
further prosecution Of the investigation.
A minority of the committee reported
that there was not q particle of evidence
to sustain the charges.
The Judiciary Committee in their in
vestigation of the discovery and arrest
of Surratt found, or report, that no ef-
fort was made by detectives to trace the
movements of Surratt, Notwithstanding
the ample opportunity offered that the
Executive did not notify our Minister at
Rome that Surratt was going there when
Government had every reason to believe
such was his intention that the reward
for his arrest was revoked on November
cath, 1865; that from August 9Th to
October 10th, 1866, no steps were taken
to arrest Surratt, then proven to be in
the military service Of the Pope.
WASHINGTON, March 4-Evening.-
The House met at 0 A. N. Several pri-
vate bills were passed. .-fr.t ....r
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, q committee
was appointed to wait on the President
and inform him that the Thirty-ninth
Congress was ready to adjourn.
The hour of noon arrived, and the
Speaker, rising, delivered his valedic-
tory and declared the House adjourned
sine die. r..
The Clerk of the Thirty-ninth Con-
gress called the roll.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, moved that the
House proceed to the election Of a
Speaker. i
Mr.. Brooks arose, denounced the or
ganizatiou Of the House in the absence
Of seventeen States as revolutionary,
and presented q written protest OF the
minority against it.
Schuyler Colfsx was elected and sworn
in by Mr.. Dawes.
The oath was then administered to
members.
Mr.. Mcpherson was elected Clerk, and
the House adjourned at 2 o'clock.
Washington Matters.
WASHINGTON, March3.-The billgrant-
ing lands to aid the construction Of a
railroad from Stockton to Copperopolis,
California, was passed by both branches
Of Congress to-day.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The President
has approved the Bankrupt bill; also the
bill to make valid proclamations Of the
President, thus e~Iempting military OIL
GERS and soldiers from the operations Of
the Court. All important appropriation
bills and all other bills presented to the
President, including the Wool Tariff bill,
have been approved and signed by him;
also, the Tax bill. h.s- u.r-- surI.
The Mexican Legation has official in
formation of the capture of Guanajuato
by the Liberals, together with 1900
prisoners, TOO muskets, % cannon, am
| munition and war material, The battle
lasted six hours.
All important appropriation bills have
been passed, and all business on the
tables of the Speaker and the President
of the Senate transacted. i'gi .''"
The President and Cabinet have been
at the Capitol this morning attending to
public business. .,., I'D
PASSAGE of tho Reconstruction Bill Over
the Presidents Voto-Other Important
Bill Passed or Approved.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The veto OF
the Reconstruction bill was considered
in the Senate tonight from toll
o'clock, when a vote WAS taken, which
- No A. Mad H. EnofaF d.