The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-25
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WASHINGTON News and GossIp.


ing, In debate, an alteration Of words oc-
CURED between Kelly, ,ofPennsylvania and
Cooper. Of Tennessee. Mr.. Kelly, of Penn
syly snia, while denouncing the President
us an usurper, was Interrupted by MIR.
Cooper of Tennessee, who charged him
with falsehood
Mr.. Kelly retorted by saying that the
g entleman from Tennessee. having acted
Els Secretary of the President while the
usurpation was being cOnoocted, and that
he received pay therefor whereupon Mr..
| Cooper gave him the point blank lie. Mr..
Kelly asserted that II the money did not
come from the President II was paid by
the Government.
Mr.. G. again attempted to speak but was
ruled out of order, but It Will come up
again.
MIR. Stevens North Carolina Enabling
Act coming up, that gentleman gave way
to Mr.. Raymond, of New York. who adj
dressed the House az some length, opposing
the bill. He opposed the Presidents re-
construction policy and advocated an
enlargement Of the Constitutional Amend
ment so as TO provide for greater central
ization of power In the Government. so as
to make Congress exert its power for the
more perfect protection of the rights of
citizens.
He announced his opinion to be that the
reconstruction question Is a matter outside
of the Constitution, and that IL can not be
settled now under any constitutional regu-
ations, because that instrument was not
formed to meet such emergencies.
Shellabarger. of Ohio followed. at length,
with a rehearsal Of the crimes of the re-
bellion In which the Southern States are
implicated, and opposed the passage Of the
bill because It's provisions are not broad
enough to secure Its object.
As 1t became evident that the bill. IL
It passed at all, would not receive a two
thirds vote, and would be taken by the
vote which II would assuredly receive
Mr.. Stevens announced his intention to
move to lay it on the table tomorrow.
The report of the Commissioner OF Inva-
lid Pensions, made to the House to-day
states the whole number Of officers, soldiers
and sailors of the war of 1912 entitled TO
pensions, under bill presented, at 10000;
annual expenditure, Sl4,400000, at an aver
age of Sl2; total, $l72,S00000; or, with ex-
pense of agents and Pension Bureau added,
$l75.J00,000. The pensions are given un-
der the bill, irrespective of term of SER
vice.
II appears that the whole number of en-
listed men In the war of 1912 was 527,054,
of whom 296,9l6 served sixty days or more.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company,
Eastern Division, received yesterday S400,-
600 In United States six per cent. bonds,
having thirty years to run, the same hav-
ing been received in the acceptance by the
Government of six sections of that road,
twenty-five miles west OF Fort Riley,
Kansas,
Leonard Hycks, late President of the ex-
ploded Merchants National Bank has been
committed TO jail In default of bail in the
sum of 100000, to answer TO the indlct-
ment.
The transfer of the Indian Bureau 10 the
| War Department has been fully determined
on by the Military Committees of both
Houses, and will be urged tor early adop-
tion by Congress. II is intended by this
move to place the bureau entirely under
military control.
The Judiciary Committee to-day In the
House had up an investigation relative 10
selling colored persons in Maryland into
slavery for crime, and were Informed that
the Maryland Legislature had repealed the
law providing for such sale, on yesterday.
A new draft on the Treasury has bean
organized In ascheme TO construct rail-
road through Texas and Mexico to the
Pacific, with enormous grants of land and
issue of Government bonds.
| The Republicans aud cOlored voters OF
this city and Georgetown have formed a
coalition to carry the coming municipal
elections in the spring BY this means the
Radicals will carry every ward
| A oolored man has been nominated for
council in Georgetown.
The Presidents veto message of the Colo
RADIO aud Nebraska bills Is completed, and
Mill probably go in tomorrow. The oh
ljections urged against the Colorado bill
were In the main the same as urged In the
vote of the same bill ut the last session.
Thus far, memorials signed by five hun
dred persons, asking for the impeachment
Of the President, have been presented In
| lafI haf Vs,ll Ill
one citizens of Pennsylvania. was pre-
sented, asking for his Immediate impeach-
| ment,