Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-16

CONGRESS --Iu the Senate, yesterday, the
resolution reported on Thursday from the
Committee on Public Buildings to prohibit the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the Capitol
building Was passed. The Seuitn resumed the
consideration OF the substitute for the House
| bill supplementary to the Military ReconStruc-
ton act the question being Oh Mr. Drake s
amendment offered on Thursday. The amend
ment was rejected The 7th section was SO
amended as to provide for the admission of
Representatives, from any Stat" rs soon as
Congress shall have approved the Constitution
adopted by said State. Mr.. FeS,cndcn offered
amendments to the lst and I'd sectiors provd-
ing that before Z convention shall be called IN
in any State the commanding General Of the
district shall make out lists of registered voters
which snail be submitted to the provisional
government of said State, which shall then de-
| ternine whether convention shall be held or
| not A vote WAS taken Oh one OF those amend
ments and it was rejected. The Others were
| then withdrawn. a resolution was introduced
| to release Gov. Patton, of Alabama, and ex-
| Gov. Brown, Of Georgia, from the disability to
| hold Office 1t was referred to the Committee
| on the judiciary. The Senate then went into
executive session, and at its close adjourned.
| In the House II resolution was introduced by
| Mr. Hulburd of New York, authorizing the
| Speaker to appoint the Committee on Public
| Expenditures, and that said committee be
charged to take toto consideration the report
made at last session relative to abuses at the
New York Custom House, and to report he
resuls of that investigation Mr.. Il. then made
| long speech sustaining the report of the for
| mer copmittee and denounciDg Collector
Smy,he The President was requested 10 in
form the House what amount of money had
| L. : /. -, rl,o cSo
| April 18th, 1861, and whether any members OF
| the House are or have been interested in con-
tracts for furnishing the same. A resolution
reported from the Joint Committee on Re
trenchment was passed 1t authorizes the
| Secretary Of the Treasury to sell the coin aud
bullion now in the Treasury which is claimed
by the Richmond banks, and TO retain In the
Treasury the proca eds of the sale. Mr.. HUI
| burd S resolution providing for committee of
investigation on the abuses in the New York
! Custom House was then taken up and passed,
as was also resolution offered By Mr. Schenck
| directing the Committee OF Public Expendi-
lures to inquire into the conduct of h. A.
Smythe, Collector CT the port Of New \ ork,
and if they shall find him guilty OF the charges
Of bribery and corruption to report articles of
Impeachment. The House then adjourned
until Monday.
Mr. DRAKE OF MISSOURI The y ashing.
ton correspondent Of the Baltimore Gazette
| says that in the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Drake
said he felt himself personally reflected upon
by ar aiIusion Of the California Senator to those
| gentlemen who desired to protract the session.
Mr.. Conness assured the gentlemen las he was
assured yesterday by another Senator, in a
like way, that he was not within the compass
of his thoughts; but that if upon entering the
Senate chamber the gentleman had pat chip
upon his head and daily thus dared Senators
to knock it off; or, if he was very desirous Of
somebody treading on his tail, he would before
long find his position in that body an exceed
ipgly uncomfortable one. MIR. Drake subsidized,