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In the House, on the 22l, the judiciary
Committce reported, Recommending, pissag:
of the Till declaring valid certain acts and
proclsmstions of the President from lSal to
1865. II shields officers from acts commit
Ted in the discharge OF their daty, and de-
clares that all officers shall be presumed to
have acted under orders. The bill was re-
committed to tho Committee, With the privil-
ege to report at any time.
The same Committee reported u bill de
clsriuy it the rule of all the United States
Courts tha. persons guilty of treason, Inur'
der, bribery and other felones, or had given
aid, comfcrt or counsel to the enemies Of the
Uuited States, or had engaged In the rebel
ion, shall not be allowed to practice In said
Courts.
Boutwell, spoke fs7oring, that If the five
Judzes OF tic Supreme Court did not hav,
slfficiont sci. respect to adopt rules 70 ex
clude rebels and traitors, it was time for Con
gr,ss to step in aud make relies for ten.
Re ,ular fielding and crery device If thr
minority was resort.d to unit! ti;c O'CLOCK
,rving OF voting.
The South Carolini murder committee, are
j i,Struc,ed to il.qu!re ABOUT whipping ci,x 'n>
of tie Caisci States in North Ca:cns, and
lac i,utainS to death Of ci;iz=ns in Sou,L
C,ro!ius when cou!iaei III ,il.
Hon. r. D. lIoibrook OF Idaho, and E1-
G;r. Cummings, OF Ilahe hal d person~'
r.:..on.r: II Hilsrd's on the ~ without
.rious re.uitS.
fha Mayor OF Georgetown, D. C., has is
sus;, callijn to al, qualified Voters, regardless
of color, to come forward aid register, other
wise they will not be allo%ea to Vote u. ihs
approaching election.
In the Senate, OH the 23d, long bill detin
;uc the homestead laws was referred to the
committee on public lands.
A bill was pasSel by the House at noon to
lsv prescribing rules for the qualification Of
lawyers practieine in the United States COURT
.,.s referred to the Judiciary Committee.
bill for the relief Of the heirs Of John Z.
Bou!i.uey. formerly me,ab.r of Congress.
from IouisanS w.s passed-it confirms the
t;;la to IS. 600 acres Of land in Louisiana TO The
b.;rs. The tariff bill was taken up. Long
speeches were made, the Senate acjoul ned.
Mr.. Boutwell's bill, making rule for Uni-
tedStates Supreme Court 10 exclude from prac
ii .e CoDfste e ates aid others passedby lO9to42
prominent Republican member Of TIE
House. ip u recent Letter to @ friend, touching
the iupeschmsnt business says. Ny owp
nn;p;on is and has been it WILL aplount IT,
nothing. Al! reports that the Judiciary Com
.u;ttec have taken evidence bearing hard OH
the President, ere false. Not single witness
has been examined, and the committee Is
proceeding very cautiously"
On the oath, in the House, s(lor Animpor,
,aut proceedings, the bill giving agricultural
college scrip to tennessee, was taken up
Amendments to extend the operations OF the
bill to al! Of the States provoked debate. May
nard disliked having Tennessee yoked to the
Rebel States. Stokes also spoke end was
taunted with his early secession letters. Stokes
said he had repented and entered the Fede-
r., army. Stokes said he vas ready to enter
the saddle and stay there three years longer
When Mr. Randall, CT Pennsylvania, said,
noh bosh," (Lsughter.) Tha bill was fur
ther discussed-Kelly, of Penn, Esiatain.
iny that Tenn. was the only Southern State
with republican government. South Caro-
..na. Texas, &C., he maintained we're not
S:ates.
Tn. debate progressed, and iEe amend
ment was agreed to, that 10 Confederate
should be professor.
The President was called an usurper.
Cooper, of Tennessee, was called TO order,
scr ex!i:ng Kelly, Of Pennsylyay:a, i liar, and
the bill passe!. The enabling act was taken
mp.
The Committee on Ways and Means were
instructed 70 inquire into the expedicncy Of
repeating the tax.
Stevens said he did not regret tao length
of tine spent in debate on tie enabling bill.
s,u. be found such diversity Of opinion on his
= L. - - ,ti rs rp-
construction, that if he be did not ch,rge
b s rind he Should receive the mind of n
House OF any question With regard to it, end
would tomorrow call It up and moysto lay
il on the table.
An official representation that ths civil
rights bill cannot be enfored in some parts o.
ArkaR,as for want of adequate force aud COM
petent Courts, General Grant has ordered ad-
ditisnal troops 70 General OFd, commanding
in Arkansas.
General Howard has issued the following
circular: Z" Hereafter, and until further orders.
no fees or charges will be e1scted by cAicers
os this Bureau. for services rendered in ma
king contracts ietween freedmen ana ti,er
employers either in examination. approving,
witnessing, or, registering contracts or other
wise" He requests Assistant Commissioner.
to instruct Their subordnstes 10 the above
effect. He recommends written contracts III
all cases, as vebal contracts occasion much
confusion The Bureau agents are urged te
do all in their power TO Secure contracts Tor
freedmen, and in rendering their serT!ces FOR
this object they should let it be understood
chat they will be rendered without charge to
pa-ties concerned.
In lie Senate, on the 25.h, Mr.. Wilson
presented the petition CT the Adjuten. Cen
eral of Arkansas to the effect that the Sia'e
furnished ten thousand Union soidsrs, and
asking that tho rscord Of ther services b.
printed. :, 4!
4 bill to requisite judicial proceedings ard
amend the act relative to the Habeas Corpus,
passed, and goes to the President. 1t pro-
Tidto machinery BY which certain cases may be
sransf rred fr, N State to Federal courts.
A bill to place the redemption OF lands for
{ei,ed for non. payment ol taxes in narepre
seuted States in the hands Of siRs!e COM
missioner was referred to the Committee on !
Finance, and provides ion appeal to the Sec |
retary Of the Treasury in certain cases.
In the House, bill appropria.ing $1,000
TO pay for house in Ansndale, Fairfax coun-
ty, Va, burned for military purposes, was
taken ND. 1t was argued tia. the bill would
establish precedent which would cost the
Government many millions. The bill passed;
ye.s 80, nays u.
In answer to QUESTION, Mr.. Stevens saii
he would dispose of bis enabling bill some
sssy tomorrow. House adjourned.
a poLsruAL MoyEMEsr.-A Washington