Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
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10 the sou'h. Referred 70 oommit,ee on the
Also, from the Secretary of War, a COPY of
Lieut. Gen. Sh@rmsn's order for Inc protection
Of travellers over the plains. Referred to Com
| mittee on MilIia-y Affair.". - -
| Aisc, communication from he Comm ssion er
OF PuGlic BUIldlpesrB Il fr-sch. Esq. call
ing auentipn TO the necessity OF tn- imln sdiate
| oTcanza'i"n of the joint committee pro vided
! par. &c, at the Executive Mansion.
! Mr. TrumbuH presented the petition of 10y al
ci'szens OF Arkansas, xtn she erection OF I'd at
! tate lnie aTeIriiory, with Gen. Howard as
| Mr.. TrnmbulI was proceeding to say that
congress bad already acted on this subject.
Mr. Summer interrupted him 10 suggest that
! he did not understand that Congress had &C ted.
| but ma, ms most important subject was now
| The memorial was then laid on the table =
/ Mr.. 1rpTnhuil paesfnteda memorial OF the
! so-caiied Legislature or Arkans as. ask ia an
/ appropriatioH for The repair OF the lie wees on
me MI sssippi river. Referees 10 CemDit-
Mr.. Anthony, from the Com rnittee on Print
ing, rerort the JOINT resolution 10 print 1900
eNtfa copies OF the Internal Revenue laws
with index and marginal ret erencps, under the
superyISIon OF the Commissioner or Internal
Revenu@; " hich was passed ,-.
MI, Patterson IN II introduc ed a bill ar-
tboiztpe The Corporation of Washington TO
roniraeta loan and Issue stock 20 ne amount
OF SJOG.un. for the building OF a market hou 80;
WHICH WAS referred 10 the C(mmItfPp the
District OF Columbia. ...y .
Mr.. Ramsey introduced a bill authorizing
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Company of
New York. TO make soundipgs on the Atlantic
| communication with Europe, by way OF the
BERMUDA and Azores; which was refer red to
| the Commute on Post Offices.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill granting one
million acres OF the public lands TO the pubic
schools OF .he District Of Columbia whtch
was referred TO the Committee on the Public
Lands.
Mr.. Williams introduced q Joint resolution
| extending the provisions OF the Bankrupt act
| 10 the several territories; which was referred
| 10 the Committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced q bill to amend and
simplify the acts reiati' z TO the Metropolitan
Police of the District of Columbia. Referred
to Committee on District of Columbia
| Mr.. morrill, introduced joint re sol ution an
propriatiDg Sl5Gt0 Tor the rehef OF destitute
| colored people in the District of Columbia
| which was passed.
HoUsE-Mr. Dawes Mass. }. from Commit
tee on Elecuons, submitted a report 10 the
| contes ted election case of Columbus DeIano
VS.. George w. Morgan, representative from
the 18Th district of Ohio, accompanied by a
resolution extending the time for taking ties H.
mony seventy five days. Agreed to.
| Mr.. Dawes, from the same committee, SUBJ
| m itted resolution in the contested election
| case OF Stewart We Phelps. in the I'd district of
Maryland. extending the time for taking tes-
umCny sixty days. Agreed to. .
Mr.. Wood IN. y. asked but failed to obtain
leave TO introduce resolution expressing
| sympathy with the people OF Ireland in their
Struggle for liberty, ana declaring that il the
| governments OF Europe are allowed to est.b-
lish monarehicai governments in Americ :,
then the nited States should foster repu oil -
can institutions in Europe. .. ,'-t
| The regular order of business having been
demanded, the question was taken upon the
motion of Mr.. Price Qowa), to suspend the
rules 10 enable him 10 offer Joint resoIn ton
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury 20
use any amount of money in the treas ury in
excess OF S10,O00Vce for the redemption of
compound interest notes falling due. The
motion to suspend the rule was not agreed to
On motion of Mr. Banks, (Mass-) the Senate
joint resolution ameDdaioiy Of the Joint reso-
luton to provide for the partcip patton OF me
people of the United States IN the Paris Expo
siion, was taken from the Speakers table and
passed. -.a..... q .....B
THE bill is the same as was passed on the
last day OF the Thirty ninth ngress, but was
net presented TO the President for his signature
ID tune. 1t approprIates $4,000. and requires
the commissioners to the Exposition to serve
without compensation.
The Senate JOINT resolution extending the
time for the completion of the i'm provemen OF
The Fox and Wisconsin rivers was considered
and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Clarke, fKansas.) a resoiu.
ton was adopted directing the Postmaster OF
the House to deliver 10 each member and dele
gate an amount OF stationary equal to the
amount delivered at short session Of Con-
gress.
Mr. Butler Mass introduced a preamble
Congress OF the Con fedeTate States had or.
dered the sequestraton and confiscation of all
debts due by debtors in the Southern States to
their creditors in the Northern States. and in
pursuance Of such sequestration there had
been paid into the Citizens Bank of New Or
leans, prior to May list 1-62. over half a MIL
lion OF dollars. the proceeds of debts withheld
from Northern creditors. OF which amount
the sum Of s219,O00 81 suit remained in such
bank to the credit OF the Confederate re.
ceiyer at the time of the occupation of
New Orleans by the United States forces
which amount was seized by the then
Commander OF the Department OF the alf,
for the benefit OF NOrthera creditors, whose
debts had thus been con iseated. and said sum
was deposited with the Secretary of the Treas
ury Of the L nited States, to be. by him, he Id
in trust fer the benefit of su ch Northern cred
itors; and, whereas, owing TO a doubt Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury to hls legal au-
thorIty to distribute the said amount of
&2is'taoq to the creditors, the money has lam
undisturbed in the Treasury DePar tment since
J uly, 1862. TO the great Justice of the credit.
ors, who have made application for il: There
fore ... O.. .#..F. 80 oa- -.s .-
Resolved. That the Secretary off the Treasury
be authorized and directed to appoint a com.
mission, 10 consist of three persons, one OF
them shall be learned in the law. TO hear and
determ inc the various claims, and to distribute
such tund OF S2l9.OOO. 9i,'i amo nte not ex-
c.eaIng the amount OF claim of eich creditor,
when such money was confiscated. with lie :al
sented within three months aztec the appoint.
ment Of such commission shall not be al
lowed; and provided further, that the cost of
said commission shall be paid out OF such
fund .r o. ... ...... ... ........F#F
The resolutions were agreed to after an ex-
PLANTATION by Mr.. Butler that IL met the ap-
prevail of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Mr.. Robinson IN. W asked leave to in
troduce bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to sell all surplus gold in the Treas.
ury Department, and to authorize the receipt
OF legal tender notes at par for duties on im.
ports. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Wood IN. " called up his resolution
relative TO expression OF sympathy for Ireland.
and motion to suspend the rules was agreed
to by vote of 1903 yeas. to IL nays.
The resolution was then, on motion OF Mr..
Banks, Mass referred TO the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, when appointed. m.
Mi. Stevens PA introduced q resol ntion to
reappoint the Joint Committee Of Is on Re-
construction. ..f ...r
Mr.. Eldridge objected. .r-r
MIR. Stevens then moved to suspend the
rules and the yeas and nays having been
demanded. the rules were not suspe n ed-
yeas So nays SO; two thirds not having voted
in the affirmative. ...... .s- -.
JUST RIcsIvsD From THE
H..r HIW YORK AUCTIONS