The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-02-15

HoUsE.-A bill was passed appropri-
ating seventy-four thousand five hun
dred dollars to supply deficiencies in
the appropriation for the contingent
expenses of the House. The Select Com
mlttee on Retrenchment reported that
after full investigation they find no
foundation whatever for the charge of
q fraudulent sale of gold having been
made at the United States Sub-Treasu-
ry in New York, and asked to be dis
charged from the further consideration
of the matter. Mr. Stevens bill for the
establishment of Military Governments
in the southern States was then taken
up. After long discussion it was "a
greed that debate upon the bill should
commence at once and that an evening
session should also be held to be devo-
ted to the discussion of this measure.
Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, rose and made
statement In relation to the reported
conversation between Mr.. Bingham
and hin1selfWhich was published in the
Cincinnati CODlDleTcidI. He said that
"after drawing up the resolutions he
had submitted them to Mr.. WaShburne
of illinois, Mr.. Stevens and others, but
he denied ever having had such Il con-
versation as that reported by the cor
respondent, and he never contemplated
the impeachment of General Grant for
the reason that Congress could not try
any officer of the army on articles Of
mpeachment. The language alleged
to have been made by Mr.. Bingham
that he Ashley was fool for giving
in these resolutions, had never been
uttered in his hearing. He denied the
whole conversation reported. Mr.. Ste
vens, at subsequent stage, denied so
much OF the conversation as was attrib
uted to him, and then proceeded to de-
liver a speech in favor of the pending
bill. Mr.. Brandagee, of Connecticut,
also spoke in favor ofthe bill. MesSrs.
lie Blond and Finck, of Ohio, then spoke
against the bill, and Mr.. Pike, of Maine,
argued in its favor. He was in turu
followed by Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, in
opposition to the bill.
SENATE.-A number of resolutions
were introduced and temporarily dis
posed Of. Next Monday evening was
set apart for the consideration of the
joint resolution increasing the pay Of
certain Government temployeesa Wash
ingtOn. The House bill increasing the
pay Ofthe quartermasters sergeant of the
and passed. A joint resolution was
offered 10 transfer the contract for the
publication of the official debates of
Congress from the Globe to the D0ily
Chronicle (FOrney's paper. 1t was OBJ
tive, Executive and Judicial Appr0pri-
alton bill was then taken up. An "a
mendment was introduced striking out
fA hn l1iT h2
for printing the proceedings of the first
session Of the FOrtieth Congress, but
was disagreed to after long discussion.
The vote by which it was rejected was,
however, afterwards recOnsidered and
the amendment was adopted. Thebill
was then passed. The bill for the ad-
mission Of Nebraska was taken up and
passed over the Presidents veto by a
vote of yeas 81, nays 8. The Senate
soon after went into executive session,
and at its close adjourned.
HOUsE.-The Secretary Of the Treas
ury was directed to communicated the
House the amount and date of bonds
issued by the Central Pacific and Union
Pacific Railroad Companies. The Sec
retary of War was instructed to inform
the House what railroad companies in
the Southern States had purchased roh-
ing stock of the United States Govern
ment, the amount of stock purchased,
and the amount of money paid, &C.,
&C., The consideration of Mr. Stevens
bill, providing for military govern
ments in the Southern States, was re-
Sumed. MeSSrs. Thayer of PennSylVa-
MIA, Shellabarger and Garfield of Ohio,
and HotchkisS and GrisWold of New
York, delivered speeches in favor of
the bill, and Messrs. Shanklin Of Ken
lucky and Raymond of New York, op-
posed it. Mr.. Stevens then rose to call
the previous question on the bill. Messrs
Eldridge and Banks appealed to Mr..
Stevens not to press a Voteat this time,
and Mr.. Banks stated that he thought
by a few days deliberation a measure
could be brought forward in which the
President the peopleand Congress could
unite. He opposed Mr.. Stevens bill
in it's present form. Mr.. Stevens then
demanded the previous question on the
bill, but the House, by vote of yeas
81, nays 50, refused to second the mo-
tion Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, offered
substitute, and Mr.. Ashley of Ohio an
amendment to the original bill, which
were ordered to be printed. Several
Executive communication were receiv-
ed and were ordered to be printed.