The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-22
DOIRGS IN CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
senate.

resolution was passed donating the building
material at Camp Chase to the State of Illinois,
! for an asylum for disabled soldiers. The Pacific
Railroad Committee were discharged from the
consideration of q number OF bills granting aid
to railroads. A Joint resolution was offered to
authorize a trial of The comparative resistance
Of iron-clad ships and stone Notifications to the
fire of heavy artillery. The Judiciary Com
mittee reported the bill to restore the possession
of lands confiscated by the Rebel authorities as
belonging to loyal citizens, to their legitimate
owners. A bill was reported, authorizing the
Lighthouse Board TO make certain changes in
the locations of lights to be established on the
Southern coast OF the United States. A bill to
confirm the sales of lands in South Carolina by
the Tax Commissioners was introduced. The
bill authorizing mail service between San
Francisco and the Sandwich Islands was re-
ported. The bill authorizing the returning of
taxes erroneously paid by national banks was
passed. The credentials or Mr.. Trumbull,
Senator from Illinois for six years from March
4, were presented. The Indian Bureau bill was
taken up but during its consideration the
Senate went into executive session, after which
a recess was taken.
EVENING SESSION.
The consideration of the bill transferring the
Indian Bureau to the War Department was re-
sumed, but, without concluding the subject, the
Senate adjourned
House of Representatives.
1t was ordered that, for the remainder of the
session, the sttings of the House should COM
mence at IL o'clock. The bill for the erection
OF q submerged tubular Orl0ge across the MIS-
sissippi river at st. Louis was passed. A bill
was reported providing ways and means for the
redemption of $l40, 1000 900 compound-interest
notes falling. due within the present year. 1t
allows the banks and parties holding them to
deposit them with the Treasury as a special
loan, at three and sixty-hve hundredths per cent.
interest Mr.. Stevens offered an amendment
which was adopted under the previous ques-
tion to authorize the issue of $780, 900, 600 of
legal.tender notes, without interest, for the
payment of the compound-interest notes and
accrued interest. The second section repeals
the law authorizing the retirement of $4,000, 600
of legal-tender notes per month. On the
passage of the bill as amended the yeas were
Is, nays a. thus defeating the bill. recon
sideration was then ordered, and the second
section was then struck out, after which the
bill was passed-yeas, 95; nays, So.
EVENING SESSION.
resolution was adopted instructing the
Secretary of War TO make q report IN reference
to seized property taken in Louisiana, and the
disposition Of the same. The Secretary of the
Interior was directed to order a survey for
proper place at which to locate bridge across
the Potomac river within the District of Co
lumbia Resolutions of the Kansas Legisla
ture were presented, urging the admission o
! Colorado as a State, Notwithstanding the Presi
dents objections. A resolution was Offered
directing the Secretary Of the Navy to order al
examination into the facts attending the locs
ton of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, with
view to removing the same; but the resolution
was laid over until Tuesday. Leave was aske
10 offer resolution instTucting the Ways an
Means Committee to report bill authorizln
fhe issue of five hundred million dollars c
iegal-tender notes, for the redemption of tn
Seven-thirty notes as they become due. or
lection was, however, made. The Tax bill wa
i then. taken up and discussed in Committee
the Whole.