New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-22
WASHINGTON.
MEETING OF CONGRESS.

OF THE TENNESSEE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ADJOURNED TO MONDAY-THE BILLS INIhO-
DUCED-DETECTvE BAKER BEFORE THE ~
DICIARY COMNuTTEE-INTERNAL REVENUE
TROUBLES.
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WAsHINGToN Thursday Nov H. 1901
The Senate met at noon, with an uhusuanS luIl
attendance of members and a large crowd III the
galleries. Mr.. Wade was present, Notwithstanding
his recent mishap. which many feared would render
the selection of new presiding officer necessary
The marks of his injuries visible on his head
IN couple of ugly wounds, and he complained of
aching bones and sore shoulders but was still able
10 move around among the members rs lively as any
of his colleagues Gov. Morton was in his seat,
though scarcely able TO appear He had recently
gone through severe bilious attack and his journey
here had almost Frustrated him. The absentees
Bayard of Delaware, Buckalew of Pennsylvania.
Ferry of Connecticut. Guthrie of Kentucky, Hender-
son of Missouri, Hendricks of Indiana, Howe of
Wisconsin, Salisbury of Delaware. and Sprague of
Rhode Island. Mr.. Sumner presented the petition Of
$50 colored men, who aege that they have been
discharged from employment in the District
for voting the Republican ticket and ask relief
in Government work. The subject was referred TO
the District Committee. Mr. Sumner then intro
duced BILL a copy of the pOcketed by the Presi
dent last Winter, to amend the City Charters of
Washington and Georgetown by allowing cOOred
men to hold Office in those cities GaIrct Davis OBJ
jectcd and it went over. VI. Edmunds introduced
Joint resolution declaring the faith of the Govern
ment pledged to the redemption of the national debt
in coin. He said he wished it to he upon the table
for the present hut should call it hp early day.
and hoped it would pass the Senate with entire
unauimity. The session lasted but half hour, and
the adjournment was until Monday.
In the House. as the hour touched noon. the floor
HI 1,f,v hoo
All sorts of people were crowding all sorts of people
The galleries were crowded to excess the ladies being
arrayed in the deep gorgeOusness of the Fall tints
green and purple, and Bismarck brown, The Di-
plomatic gallery had fair representation. The APP
pearance of Mr. Stevens excited great interest The
old man. sallow and haggard, slowly moved down
the aisle amid the hum of sympathetic voices The
venerable commoner is said TO be in better health
than at any time during the Summer Gen. Butler
was the center of eager company of Western
members while Mr. Washbume. the Father of the
House but as fresh, and young, aud bright as
though he were younger son, was
Enthusiastically welcomed from his foreign
Trip. Banks, Bingham. Garfield, Allison,
Shellabarger. Kelley, Schenck and Wilson, were all
warmly greeted. and objects Of great attention
from the galleries On the Democratic side Mr.. Nor
Iisey was an object of great interest well Judge
Woodward and Mr. Brooks, bursting with a speech.
The prayer over, Judge Woodward and Gen. Cary
were sworn in, after whichl the Tennessee members
were called up TO be sworn in. Mr.. Eldridge OBJ
ected. when Mr. Brooks took the floor and began an
assault upon the loyalty of the individual members
Of the delegation ISenator Patterson, the Presidents
previous son-inlaw, busy in the vicinity of the
Speaker, apparently engineering the assault which
is understood to have been done in accordance with
the wish of Mr. johnson. The debate on the Ten
nessee matter took a wide range, and consumed most
of the session. The whole Tennessee delegation,
with the exception OF Butler, finally sworn III.
Mr. Dawes got rather the better of Mr. Brooks,
and compelled him to vote No on his own resolu
ton. The discussion of the Tennessee matter was
very tresOme and drove many of the spectators from
the galleries. Mr. Kelsey got in his bills In relation
10 Impeachment which were printed III yesterdays !
TRIBUNE. They will come up for action on Monday
Mr. Robinson of Brooklyn got in a resolution to call
Minister Adams 10 account for not protecting Amer
lean Fenians in England. 1t sent to the Foreign
Committee At about o'clock the House adjourned.
Speaker Colfax VIII not announce the Committees
before Monday, and perhaps not till the beginning of
the December session. On Monday, impeachment |
Will be brought up the first thing.
The bill introduced by Mr. Ingersoll of Illinois to-
day and referred TO the Committee OF Ways and !
Means, proposes to repeal the existing law which
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury 10 retire
from circulation United States notes to an amount
not exceeding $OCOOO0 per MONTH and also prohibits
any further retiring or reduction Of the currency by
the Secretary of the Treasury
Efforts are again being made to press the passage
Of some bill for the alleged purpose of equalizing
soldiers bounties and it is not unlikely that such
measure WILL for the third time pass the House, but
there is no probability Of its becoming law.
The House Committee on Frauds in the Pay De
partment will hold a session tomorrow, notwith-
standing the absence of Mr.. Scoteld, who goes home
account of sickness in his family. y large num-
Der Of witnesses have been subpenaed and the Com
mittee will remain in session several days.
The judiciary Committee held another session to-
day. for the purpose Of examining Lafayette u ba-
ker, the Government detective" IN the course OF
the croSs-examnatiOn he was asked if he had any
corrections TO make i'll his testimony relative to the
Booth diary, to which he replied No." that II IS
now in precisely the condition as when ne gave
II to the late Secretary of War.
Representative Blaine of Maine to-day renewed his
resolution of inquiry in regard to the repeal of the
cotton tax and the House at adopted the reso-
luton 1t will be remembered that at the last ses-
Eon Mr. Blame procured a vote in Committee of the
Whole repeating the tax but the House afterward
rejected his amendment to the pending bill, and re-
tanned the tax IL generally believed that the tax
Will now be repealed.
There is large party here using every effort to
brng about the removal of Collector Smythe OF the
Eighth New-YOrk Internal Revenue District. No
charges have been preferred against him to the In
lernal Revenue Commissioner. 1t is understood that
The President does not interfere in the matter but
Ieayest the question of his removal continuance in
Office entirely in the hands of the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Commissioner big ring COM
posed principally Of the men who procured the APP
of rall