New-York tribune., 1867-03-12
WASHINGTON.

THE RICHMOND BANKS-THE FOREIGN CLAIM Oh
MILITARY SERVICE FROM AMERICAN CITIZENS
" TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. Monday, March H. 1861
In the Senate to-day, after two hours discussion
by vote of SO to 10, Mr.. Summers resolutions de
tlarng certain further guarantees necessary 10 com
pete the work of Reconstruction, were lald on the
table. One of the propositions was that every
freedman should have piece of land, ana thls
seemed to be construed in the debate TO mean that
ihe COnfiscaOn act must be rigidy enforced, as IL
VAS difficult to see how else the donation could be
made. No other business of importance was done
A long Executive session was held. Senator COwah
nominatiOn was reported on by the Committee on
Foreign Relations and action on it was postponed
until tomorrow. There will be a sharp tlght over
bis confirmation, and from present appearances, he
will certainly be rejected. The nomination of Mr..
fnckerman as Minister to Greece laid on the
liable II appears that there is no appropriation for
this mission which will account for the action of the
Senate The nomination of Peter j. Sullivan as
Minister to BogOta also laid on the table one
appearing to know anything about him. Henry s..
Bahdfords nomination as Minister TO Brussels was
aid over -e;-t4--
The only matter of importance that occurred in
She House to-day was bill from the Judiciary Com
Rlittee supplementary TO the Reconstruction bill
passed during the the latter part of the last Con-
1lain bill couple of hOuTs were spent in debating
the bill. This debating old and stale matters is
chronic with number of members, and cure seems
Impossible. Butler tried to have the bill recon-
mitted, but failed and Bingham attempted TO
amend, but was more successful than was Gen.
Butler The bill was finally passed 10y vote OF liz
Yeas TO % NAYS the Radicals, Conservatives, and
Wm. L. Stewart johnson N. w voting for the bill
f5efOre the bill allowed to be passed, the Demo-
Tats and c. PIP heads went through several dilatory
.. ions, at tine suggestion Of Fernando Wood, who
ssems TO dispute with James Brooks the honor OF
DC ing the successor of Jack Rogers leader of the
De mocraey. Moorhead introduced the Tariff bill of
the last Congress and had IL referred to the Ways
ard Means Committee, so as TO give ample time to
nave the bill considered. Schenek got mp his Bounty
bill of last Congress to-day and tried TO rush 1t
through but failed the morning hour expiring be-
'fore final vote reached. The fight over this
bill is sectional the Western States favoring it twhe
thr Eastern and Middle States oppose it. The bill
t2rOvdes for paying certain sums for bountles,
deslucting all State and local bounties from
the amount appropriated The Western States
oever gave any State local bOunties, while the
Eastern and Middle States did. SO the bin, as
Schenek wants to pass it, wOuld ignore the Eastern
aud Middle States soldiers, and benefit only the
Western soldiers. If the bill should happen to get
tt ugh the House it will surely be killed in the SEN
Rte. new Ship Canal bill was introduced similar
TO one introduced into the Senate few days ago, and
seize committee on the subectwas appointed con-
sistlDx of Van HOm IN. Y.D Cook Stevens, Wash
burn Mass, and MuDgen Dem.. Ohio) The
bPeakfr appointed several more committees the only
tmPorant one being the Committee on Foreign AT
ialIs. Banks remains Chairman, Orth of Indiana
takes iSaymOnds place second on the Committee,
Cnsofn is third, with Washbnrne of Wisconsin, Nc
'arthy IN. W Blair (Aiich.l, Myers tPa.l, Robinson
Dem. ". VI, and Morgan tDem, OhiOl as the rest
81 the Committee. Banks, Orth, and Cullom are the
only old members of the Committee
The Republican Senators held caucus to-day for
the purpose Of fixing upon time for an adjourn
ment. IT agreed 10 postpone the matter for the
PRESENT 1t is the desire Of the members, before
taking any definite steps toward adjournment, 10 pass
Senator Wilson's supplementary bill to the Williams
Sherman Military Reconstruction bill, passed by the
last Congress. similar bill passed the House to-
day. and win come up in the Senate tomorrow. This
bill wiz be passed and sent TO the President for his
Eignatures lie WILL in all probability, veto IT. lie
Uay keep il 10 days and let il become law without
his sanction. However, Congress will have 10 remain
m session until the bill is made law beyond doubt
Fbese am number of appointments to office to be
acted on yet, and Senators are anxious TO
fn sh them. A majority of the members OF the
HUusss favor an immediate adjournment, because as
aar as they remain in session certain members are
sonti nually bringing mp for action important meas
which il is desired shall not be acted on until all
the reI Rainder Of the States in the Union are repre-
sented Already about ten committees have been
RppoiI tied, notwithstanding the pretended agree
uents- that the appointment Of committees would
not be ,made until all the States represented.
Those wtaO wish most for the appointment Of these
committees the various committee clerks. These
individuals get salary unless the committees
made anel they have formed themselves into "a lobby
TO induce members to introduce into the House
matters of business of importance, and ask that
they be referred to the appropriate Committees.
Then it Is Considered absolutely necessary that the
Committees should be appointed Immediately, and, in
the Speaker can be made to think so he appoints
the Committees and Mr.. Clerks salary Immediately
begins On last Friday the question of expressing
sympathy with the Fenians was thought of suffi-
rient Importance for a Committee, and to-day the
Committee was announced. Now that the supple
mentary Reconstruction bill is passed the House will
adjourn oysr from day to day until the President We
toes the bill and then they will pass it over the veto
nnd adjOurh.
1t is UNDERSTOOD that Gen. Halpine will be srgn-
moned befsre the Judiciary Committee to testiy as
40 his recent conversations with President Johnson
in which the President is made to favor Reputation.
The President to-day sent the name OF Dr. Heniy
Barnard 4 Hartford, Conn. as Commissioned Edu-
cation aIer the recent law OF Congress establishing
BureauOf that sort in this district.
The nahe of John I. HOgue to-day sent to the
Senate by the President for confirmation Assessor
of the Sc enth tColumbusJ District of Ohio. Mrs.
Sandersop. widow of Col Sanderson, was to-day con-
firmed as POstmastress of Springfield, Ohio
The $4,000 in gold belonging to the Richmond
banks, which was captured with Taff Davies Marty