The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-30
CON GRESS,
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS

sENATE.-Mr. Howard presented and asked for
the reference to the Committee on the judiciary
YORK to the effect that in December. 1850. Mr.
Thomas, Senator elect from Maryland, mad, as
Seer etary Of the Treasury, withdrew The funds
On Ged % ahe ol o Of
dishonorng the national credit. joint resolution
was passed transferring fifty thousand dollars
Commissioners Of Agriculture to purchase seeds
TOR distribution il the Southern States. bill was
passed providing for the removal and relocation
:. A Bill was passed authorizing the settlement Of
the accounts Of line ofhcels who were unable to
make their regular monthly reports on account Of
ing deficiencies in the appropriation for the CON
hngent expenses OF the Senate for the current is-
cal year, as amended by the House. was taken up
and number OF amendments were adopted.
Ameng them was one appropriating ffty-on thou
ing e. SWa@shington: \ @g The bin was then passed
in relation to the testimony in relation to alleged
frauds in the New York Custom House, trans
mltted by the House, as duplicating Senator'S Doc
little and Patterson. The report Of the Commit
tee fully exonerates those Senators. minority
report was submitted, which also exonerates the
prove Intentional fraud on tie Dart Of Coecsop o
snythe. The report OF the Committee was adopt
ed. motion was then made to print the testi.
Pending it's consideration the Senate went into
executive session, and at it's close adjourned.
Houss OF REP1EsEssrA11vEs.-The Senate bill to
City Of Washington was taken from the Speaker,s
table and passed. The Speaker was authorized to
reappoint the select committee on Southern rail-
roads, with power to sit during the recess. The
Committee on the Judiciary reported back the
House bill relative to the claims Of certain North
ern creditors Of Southern banks and firms, and
recommended concurrence in the Senate amend
mente: After considerable discussion the bill and
amendments were laid on the table. y att.3! .5 3$
The resolution Of the Senate in relation to ad-
101rnrnnnf %oEa pv,rN A,ofo
was offered by Mr.. schenck, Of Ohio; providing for
an adjournment to-day until the first Wednesday
in in june, AID the first Wednesday in september Of
the present year, unless the President OF the
Senate and the Speaker Of the House shall, by
fcint PROCLAMATION, declare that there is no occa-
sSn fo6 thg meeting Of Congress st the times
mpeaehing the President and il relation to affairs
IN Maryland: He said that Congress should rot
Maryland. Hnot, he believed the scenes Of blood
shed in New Orleans would be repeated before The
next meeting Of Congress-. ;5 5.1 l T@
a letter from Judge Bond to Col Forney, setting
forth the difficulties surrounding Union mon in
grcss, was read. After some additional discussion
House passed joint resolution declaring the pro
posed cons olidation OF the British North American
provinces to be contrary to the declared principles
| ing the syMpathies Of this Government with the
people Of Ireland and Gambia in ali the Just efforts
they are making to secure the Independence OF
!. a resolution was adopted declaring it to be the
be removed hom the office Of Collecto-. ee the
Port Of New York, and that 8 copy Of this resolu-
tion and Of the Testimony in the case should be
sent to the President. a joint resolution was
passed ordering that the words 'snniEixed with
silk" be rcken out the paragraph Of the Internal
Revenue Law in relation to threadinga, The Presi-
dent was requested to furnish to the House lst
Of all officers and mon dismissed from the United
States army for deserson. and Of all who were sul,
sequently reinstated. The Bill providing for the
. committee Of conference. Tae House soon after
adjourned Il, E. e @ \. ,gy Il. 4 l07S