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Congressional News and Washington
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WASHINGTON, February

Congressional News and Washington
Items.
WASHINGTON, February 2S.
During debate which occurred in the Sen
ate last night, Mr.. Sumner accused Secretary
Mccullough Of talsehood and failure to secure
Revenue officers in the South who could take
the test oath.
Mr.. Sherman passionatety retorted that Mr..
Summers language was unparliamentary, un'
gcnt'emanly and false.
These sentiments were echoed by Mr..
Chandler, and Mr.. Sumner was characterized
as foul-mou,hed by Mr.. Fessenden.
The abuse grew out of the discussion of an
amendment which proposed to strike out the
pay of Southern officers.
In the Senate, the Bill authorizing the con-
struction of a bridge across the Missouri
River 10 Fort Leavenworth was referred to
the Military Committee.
The Educational Department Bill was
passed. and goes to the President.
The Bill allowing the officers of the iron
clad Ninatomah to receive presents from the
Emperor Of Russia was passed.
The Postmaste7-G General was ordered to re.
port whether Contractor A. G. Carter, Of
Stanton, Va, could take the test oath.
Tie Bill temporarily increasing the COM
pensation Of army officers was passed.
The consideration of the Civil Appropria
tion Bill YVES resumed. a discussion agar
took place on he question Of paying unquali
fed agents in tie South. Mr. Chandler as.
Serted that Daniel Voorhees, was McCulloch':
Secretary ani agent.
Mr.. Hendricks interrupted Chandler by as
Sertlng that the statement was untrue.
An amendment was adopted providing fo
the payment of officers Of the Treasury W
TO August. 1866.
The Bill was passed, after which the Senate
took rec ss.
In the House, Mr.. Raymond's Anti Canads
Confederation Resolution was referred to tn,
Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was referred
to the Committee of Conference.
The Committee on Foreign Relations vii
not report on Mexican Affairs
At haf-past two to-day, Mr. Morrill, said b,
would make last effort for the Tariff Bill
He moved suspension Of the rules so as t
enable him to bring the matter before th
House. Some half dozen efforts were made
but failing in every case to obtain the required
two thirds vote, the House took recess
WASHINGTON, March l.
The Senate considered the Presidents mes
sage vetoing the Bill for the admission of Col
orado as State, and. upon the question bein,
put" Shall the Bill pass, the Presidents oh
iections to the contrary notwithstanding
was passed by vote Of % yeas 10 l9 nays
The latter are Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan
Davis, Dixon, Doo!iltle, Ejmunds, Fessendeu
Foster, Grimes, Harris, Hendricks johnson
McDougal, Morgan, z,es!nitb. Norton, Pat
terson and Salisbury.
The consideration Of ;he Tax Bill was re
ramed. and an amendment proposing to re
move the tax now laid upon cotton was lost b
i tic vote.
An amendment was then adopted reduciu
the tax to two cents per pound. The Senate
amendments 10 the Bill were generally unim
portant.
a recess was then taken.
The House sat in Committee OF the Who'll
on the Deficiency Bill, which involves the ar
preparation Of eleven millions of dollars. Ii
details elected q heated debate. A provision
excluding all claims from those who particpa
ted in tie rebellion was adopted.
An appropriation for the White House va
rejected.
An amendment was offered to appropr.,
fifty thousand dollars for Liberia. 4 PROPOSE
ton was made to withhold that sum unit
white fnen were allowed to vote in Liberia. /
created great mirth The whole matter wa
then indefinitely postponed.
The proceedings are of very dialor,
character.
All appropriations contemplating the i'm
provements of streets in Washington CT
have been lost.
The President has issued Proclamation
declaring Nebraska to be State in the Union
The Senate confirmed John B. Waltham a
Postmaster at Lynchburg, Virginia. Their
were about sixty reflections.