The national Republican., 1867-03-04

mltteo Ofdefod and 1cW h0uT8 IatoF MT DO BTOnd
reported that the committee was still unable TO
agree and the House thon receded from It's demand,
and the bill passed.
At 4 O'Clock, a. m, Mr. Price, Of Iowa, moved
that the House adjourn until O'Clock, p. m.
Tho Speaker mado q statement as to the condi.
| tion Of the business. There was an important mp.
preparation bill yet to bo acted upon, the naval,
and most Of the other appropriation bills were In
| committee Of conference, and IL the House now
adjourned these bills would probably not be acted
on or u passed, the President would be compelled
| to sign them without reading
Mr. Prico withdrew his notion and the House
then resolved itself into Committee Of tho Whole
on the Senate amendments to the naval appropria.
tion bill
The amendment in relation to a wharf at Charles
town, Mass, was agreed TO- and after othor amend.
monts had been passed upon, q committee Of con.
ference was ordered on the disagreeing votes
Mr.. Maynard, Of Tenn, from the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, reported n joint resolu.
tion providing that no money should bo paid out
for tho construction Of tho new jail until all the
plans had been examined and passed upon by three
| engineers, Of whom Major General Meigs and Mr..
Mulet architect Of the Treasury Extension, should
constitute two II also directs tho Secretary Of the
Interior to select new site for the jail. Passed
Mr.. KoontE, Of Pa, from tho same committee,
reported bill to incorporate tho joint stock
| pany Of tho Young Mons Christian Association Of
Washington. Passed
Mr.. Schonck, Of Ohio moved that whom the
house u DO until o CLOCK tnls evening.
Mr. Shellabarger, Of Ohio, said he would again
desire the Speaker to state the condition Of the
business, Ho did not wish tho country to witness
this spectacle Of lcgislating tho Sabbath unless
there was absolute necessity for II.
Tho Speaker again stated the condition Of the
| business, and said II tho House adjourned now Il
would adjourn sine die, as this Congress would ex.
piro at IL o'clock on the Sd Of March, by con.
gressional limitation; but by fiction, IL the SOS.
sion was kept up, the journal would indicate that
III l.I L.
March. recess could bo taken, however, to any
| given time.
Tho amendments Of tho Senate to tho bill 10 In.
corporate the National Capitol Insurance Company
Of the District Of Columbia were concurred in.
The Senate bill for the relief Of the heirs of John
E. Douligny, deceased, was taken up and passed.
The Senate bill to protect the rights Of married
women In tho District Of Columbia was also passed
Tho Senate joint resolution appropriating $50 900
for tho relief Of destitute colored people in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, was next taken up. Tho bill
directs the money to bo expended under tho direc.
tion Of tho Freedmen's Bureau.
| Mr.. Julian, Of Ind, moved to add the names Of
sayles ]. Bowen and DR.. Z. II. Grny as commits.
sioners to distribute the funds
Mr.. Eldridge, OF Wis, opposed the bill as being
class legislation. He wanted blacks and whites all
treated alike and the poor whites were as deserving
as tho poor blacks.
Mr. Baldwin, Mr.. Bingham, and Mr.. Hart op.
posed the bill as unnecessary. 1t was the opinion
| Ol Nuo OulCoIb VI Nue DuTcAu tnnt tue
appropriation was not needed, and 1t would only
tend to create il.feeling among the blacks.
The bill was laid on the table
At 7 a. IN. Mr. Sco1cld, of Pa, moved to take
recess until s p. IN.
The Speaker suggested that the conference com.
mttec on the naval appropriation bill would report
shortly, and the motion was Withdrawn.
number Of bills wero taken from the Speakers
table and passed.
Under a suspension Of tho rules Mr.. Alley intro.
l 1NAal aIF.tta III. .I.Nl a.
from import duty, and 1t was passed. as was also
tho resolution introduced yesterday by Mr.. Hotch.
kiss to exempt from duty all machinery used In the
manufacture Of beet sugar
Mr.. Lc Blond, Of Ohio, on leave, made state
mont to which he particularly asked the attention
Of the reporter for tho New York Associated Press
lie had boon in the House several years, and had
noticed that the Associated Press gave very nearly
In full what was said the other side Of the House,
but tho Democratic side generally had to bc con-
tont with Eve six lines. He understood that the
Associated Press was sustained by newspapers Of
all PARTIES and II was therefore unfair to give the
prominence to any one side. He had no personal
interest in the matter for his timo in the House
had expired, but ho wanted the Democratic men,
bers to know what they would have to expect In
tho matter referred to.
| At s O'Clock n. m, Mr.. Kasson, from the COM
mitoe Of conference the disagreeing votes Of tho
two Houses, made report which, after some dis
cussion, was agreed TO; and tho House then at
|
O'Clock, p. In.
EVENING SESSION.
| SENATE.
| The Senate reassemblod at 1880 p. IN.
Mr. Morgan presented the credentials Of Hon. Ros.
coo Conkling, elected as successor to Hon. Ira
Harris, Of New York, for six years from the 4th Of
March, 1867 which were placed on file.
Mr. Creswell called up the House bill in relation
to the revenue cutter service
The Committee on Commerce reported subSti
tuto for tho bill, which was discussed at length.
1t appropriates 500, 900 for tho expenses of the
service from December, 1866, to June, 1868, for
each half year. appropratcs S2l 900 for the build
ing Of eight schoonors for the service, and orders
tho sale Of tho same number Of revenue cutters so
that the number in the service shall not exceod 10
number now in use
Mr.. Lane presented the credentials of the Hon
Garret Davis, of Ky, reelected by the Legisla.
ture Of Kentucky for the term Of six years, com.
mencing March 4, 1857
| Mr. Sherman offered resolution, that the act
raising the duty on imported ware shall not tako
effect until ten days after the passage Of said act.
Mr.. Edmunds objecting to its present considera.
ton, II went over
Mr.. Doolitte, from tho committee Of conference
on the Indian appropriation bill, reported that the
committee were unable to agree, and asked to be
discharged from the further consideration Of tho
bill; which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, the vote passing
the deficiency appropriation bill was roconsidered
anu tue DILL theh hmenued by providing that the
$50 900 appropriation for temporary clerks in the
Treasury Department, shall be for tho fiscal year
ending june 30, 1868, and also that tho increase of
the salaries of the United States district judges
shall take effect at the commencement of the next
fiscal year.
Tho bill was then passed.
Mr., Morgan, from the committee of conference
on the fertilization appropriation bill, mado report
| which was concurred in.
At S:45 tho Senate went into executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pa, asked md obtained leave to
make personal explanation. lie said ho did not
often ask to mako explanation Of charges that were
preferred against him, and had made II tho rule of
his life never to take notice Of any Hsporsions upon
his character but he had received a great many
letters inquirng Of him to the truth of certain
statements published in the Cincinnati Commercial
relative to an alleged conversation upon tho subject
| OF the impeachment Of the President
He had not time to answer all the letters, and
would therefore mako the denial here, and say that
so far he was alluded to- tho part Of tho
satiOn attributed to him was wholly false. There
was not vestige out Of which to fabricate tho lie
When he had called upon tho author of tho letter
for his informant, ho refused to give it, alleging
that ho would implicate member of Congress but
ho Mr.. Stevensl did not believe word of that
| statement, He did not know q member of Con.