Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL.


SEsATK-Yes erday afternoon
The mction OF Mr.. fessenoen 70 amend ne
first section of the supplemental recoas,Tu =
ton ball 20 make 10 read 2s foiiows-
"Ihai before 4 convention shall De- hSi I
for The purpose of framing Sale co.'s ;ltutlyi "a
under and oy virtue OF the act 10 provide i1-
the more efficient government OF the r@D' =
- ates, approved March ,, lc6S, the com a-
ing e. neral In each district deflned IN sal5 --
shall cause a reg gIsIratiCn, &c.'-
was T,ircted-yeas, ~, nays, b.
Mr.. sherman interrupted the discussion 81
the bill 70 offer Joint resolu 10 remove b
disability TO hold OH ce from Robert VI. Patton
OF Alabama. and Joseph r. Brown. of Geo-c =
Referred 10 the judiciary Committee.
The motion 10 90 INTO exec eut,ve session pre-
vailed at4.i5. and AZ O'Clock the doors were
rFOI ensd, the motIon for a recess was resciEa-
ed, and The Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Yesierday afternoon
MIR Mallory, member from Oregon, p7es-Et-
ed himself and having bad the oath admins
tered 10 hIn by the Speaker. took his seat
Mr.. Eldridge. on leave. introduced a bill TO-
the creation of National Bureau of lnsnr-
anoe Referred 10 the Committee on the Judi
Mr.. Logan offered a resolution for the irnm p
tary Affairs
After some discussion, Mr.. Logan moved
The previous question; but the House refused
TO second li-yeas .. nays 81
Mr. blalne then moved 10 postpone the res-
oiutlon ill tue fret Monday In December neNt;
question.
The previous question was seeonded-yeas
o., naysiS
Mr.. Blame then sought 10 modify his motion
by substituting for the first Monday IN De-
cember next the first day OF the next session
but the rules prevented his doing So
MT Banks called for the yeas and nays on
tne motion, and Mr.. Butler added-.Yes. let
US nave the yeas and nays and so as TO settle
this question Of adjournment"
Inc vote was taken by yeas and nays and
enN
So the resolution was POSTPONED tin the frs;
Monday in December next
The question was taken on Mr. Hulburd- ;
resolution reyiying the Committee on PGhltc
Expenditures on the New York custom .house
mvesugation; and IL was adopted.
MI. Hulburd suggested that he did not wlsn
10 Do member OF the committee. having had
surfeit Of such scayenger work; but the Hou 80
refused TO excuse him.
MIR ScAenck offered a resolution instruetipr
The Committee on Public Expenditures 20 in
cure INTO the conduct Of Henry A. Smythe
collector Of the port OF New Nork. IN conuec-
ton with the administration OF his Office aud
lh connection with his testimony ana pro ceed-
lngs as a witness before the Committee r1
Pubic Expenditures Ia exam me INTO the ma
ters relating 10 the New NsTk custom -honse
In the course o. The discussion. M Wulbu-t
stated that gentleman told ham YESTERDAYS
mat Smy the had stated 20 hlm The day be .Ora
that he had received a letter from the PresI-
dents private secretary. assuring him rhRt he
was All nEhi-the expression being thar ne W.
"hnnkfy- ooTey." Laughter
MT w ooo asked Mr.. Hulburd whether ns
believed that Mr.. Smythe had said so
Mr Hulburd thought Il very likely
Mr. Wood further asked him whether he
believed that Mr.. Smythe,in saying So told he
truth.
An! said Mr. Hulburd, in reply. tha. rs qui;e
another thing. sir.
But said Mr.. Wood, that is the main thing
After some discussion, Mr.. Schenck's reso-
luton, as modified. was adopted. and The
House. thereupon, al ten minutes past fur
O'Clock, adjourned tall Monday