New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-04
WASHINGTON.

soxrryuous SESSIONS IN BOTH UOUSEs-THE RECON
srRuc-TIOy AND TENURE OF OFFICE BILLS PASSED OVhk
TnE PRESIDENTS yETO-PASsAGB or THE OLD HOUSE I sh
TARIFP BILL IN THE sENATR-THB BANKRUPT TAX Coh
PouNplNTERIsT MOTH, INDIAN APPROPRIATION, pnnn
ctEEcy AND FORTIFlCATlON BILLS THRoU"h poil
uorsRs- REPORTS or TUE IMPEACHMENT SVldtAIi1 n.'D
NRwyoRK CusT6MHOUSE COMMTTEEs-DM COFI'PrnD
MIE,sTER no FRANCE-COLFAX TO BB RBbLbOIhp
STEAMER
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WASHINGTON. March 3, 1861
m, H.. ,isrooo5 NJ an immense amount of business
vc,e,Iov Ubeipe the last working Gay OF the present
,esion hills resolutions acts, etc, were put uno's
with rush Az is always the way, large amount -
I,suess had accumulated during the session. "u' :"
order 90 dispose OF i,go time was wa@ed. ~
Iropriation bills were reported back rom 'no '"'V
nne,,lperts and committees Of conference OF inc se
,,crc had The Indian Appropriation hi' as reioI'eu
tor, the conference committee, was passed Inc con
frepee committee ON the Legislative, Jdcla' "n" 4e'
,,ye AnmOpratiOn bill were unable 10 "eIee' """ '
ho,,,s debate was had the bl when announcer ooiei
once committee was ordered. The fight was over an
,o,o IN the Hill allowing the officials of the House OF
x,or,s.,tat,yes 25 per cent extra compensation The
aenate would not agree TO this and hence the quarrel
similar item tackled on 10 INC applo-
uriafon bin Of last year and the year before
Tho senate then fought the matter, but was oblsed
IN WELD 10 be House lose the bills This session. IL
seems they were determined 10 hin the obnoxious item
orku the whole bill; so the second Conference Commit
Tee failed 20 agree and a third ordered which also
disagreed and fourth was had before the matter was
settled The House yielded at the last moment Inc
item mentioned stricken out, and The bill passed
The hin further provides that two years notice SHAH be
given the propreOrs of The Daily Globe before their
agreement 10 print Congressional proceedings ceases Al
"A O'Clock The ongexpected veto of the President on the
Reconstruction bin presented TO the House MI
NcPlorscn the Clerk, commenced reading it at l4o he
finished az 1885, and an hour afterwaTd the bnl was
passed over the veto by vote of 1856 TO 4S-the
largest vote given this session There were Only
eight alsentces -Four members elected Ffpub-
Icans voted 20 sustain the yetO-Messrs. Hale
IN y. Hawkins TENN, StilveD Qnd) aud
Kuykoudall dll The abscntees were hesSIs culver
tRcp. Pa Latham Rep W. Va, whose vote was aiicr-
ward recorded IN tire affirmative NcRuer Rep, Cal.),
Randall Rep, KY, Van Horn Hep., Mo-, Washbnme
tRcp. I'D, Randall Dem, Pa, and Wright Dem " j.
When fhe result was announced there Load applause
on he floor aud in the galleries. During the reading oi
the message the best Of order maintained, and the
members an seemed to listen atentvcly unlike the re-
ocpton of veto messages heretofore. There was some
caucuSue among Tie Democrats, and they seemed 20 be
divided a. 10 tho proprety Of filbusering and killing
the bill. They evidently would have fillbustcred, and
were prevented only by practice Of the House
that on Mondays, after the morning hour, and the
last ten days Of session. by the rules OF the
House twothrls vote can suspend oil the rules Of the
House thus suspendng every rule That stands in the
way OF immediate action the measure This cut
off all flibiscrine motion was made 10 suspend the
rules Edridce from the Democratic side immediately
afterward hnade a motion TO lay the bill on the table
This and another motion for recess were declared ont OF
order the motion suspend the rules having priority
10 them From this decision, Le Blond appealed, and on
this the yeas ard nays taken and resulted in the
Chair being sustained by vote Of 10 yeas and nays
Tbose voting against the decision Of the Chair Gloss
brenner shanklin Harding Ky), and Tumble, all Demo
Gratis. This a very fortunate thing for the BILL The
.frdl limit he
adjournment had 1t been Otherwise. The Loan Certificate
Bill making the amount ssOOOoOO0 at three cent inter
EFT passed. the vote being tie and the Speaker decid
nRby his vote haul at the business on the Speakers
table was had during which the time for recess al
rived.
As the hours Of the XXXIXh Congress lessen the int
rest dongs increases for the galleries were full at
the reasbng Of the House last night and there IS no
apparent dminuon although the discussions are prosy
and unuterestng The miscellaneous appropriation bill
~ resumed and the little and big appropriations are dis
peDsed with aaclity. A lighthouse here jail there,
and a navyy0rd clsewherethese proposed opposed,
and disposed. Some pass without question; Others are
bopeossly delayed or ANONYMOUSLY killed. Others are
amended The passage Of bill over veto is Of 10 mo-
ment now, and the Civil Tenure Of office Bill becomes
law ere the galleries aware Of what has happened
Connecticut Member rises, and urges an appopr
nnOn Of $4,000 for cleaning out the Thames River
He earnest and faithful, and the House. without III
suiine how far the money will 20 toward accomplishing
The end gives the amount he asks. lie sits down delight
edy, and his JOY Is perfect that the members about
him give him their congratulations and the pages in the
vicinity follow suit Here is item OF $4,000 for the
contingent fund Of the State Department and is suggest
ed that part Of this amount has been already expended
10 foreign kilograms &C. Mr. seOfield opposes the al
iowance, and inquired if IL was absolutely sure
that the McCracken letter did not come
by telegraph but the amount was granted
Mr. Ross with wretched attempt at wit while the mat
ftolo,
under discussion, offered motion, merging the Republic
of Liberia into military division, and assigning Brig
0dieTGeneral to command II. AT II o'clock Mr. Dawes
takes the chair, and Mr. lie Blond, for the first time
speaking TO the point offered aiesOluti0D warmly thank
ing the Speaker for the manner in which he had filled his
duties In the XXXIXth Congress Mr. Winfield responded
handsomely for 10 minutes, the Hoese maintaining pro-
found silence Every nses in support Of the resolu-
ton and IL passes unanimously Alley tenacious about
mObair cloth for shoe-ining, and HOclkiss is
enthusiastic and waggsh IN support Of beet sugar ma.
chimes or sugar beet machines, it is forgotten which.
Each exces meTrlment, one ridiculous the other droll
Time begins TO hang heavily over the galleries, and they
are being sfted Of their occupants Some Intellectual
diminishing to adjourn fails Of its purpose. Members
pagcs and reporters begin 10 cape. Some nod and some
beads fall ON the desks, heavy with sleepiness
Marquette, the member from Nebraska, sworn
IN yesterday, only awakened by aBotice Of The
sderaton Of the resolution giving him pay from the
JRenoment OF the present session Tie 5000 nkled in
bis ears why should it not, for two days service D.
ard his feet were lowered and his head Tastd
little more mOnOtonOus discussion and reading and
dividing Daylight begins 10 break, and the galleries. IN
the lighting darkness, look IKE mammoth mud-pudde,
Spanked with blackbm1fes. resolution was passed
that when the House take recess IL resolve 10 meet at
socoek this sundayl evening The closing hours Of this
Congress are more orderly aud dignhed and paria-
mentayl than any your correspondent Las seem and yet
business is rapidly disposed or There is no drunkenness