The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-28
CONGRESS-.
MONDAYS PRooEE1sINas.

sEsArE.-A motion was adopted requesting the
House to return the concurrent resolution passed
by the Senate, providing for IN: adjournment unit
December next. The object Of this action vas te
assembling Of Congress. The bill to increase the
force in the Patent Office was taken up, amended
and passed Tie resolution authorizing tho sale
of American vessels to friendly .beligerents wae
taken up, discussed, and laid Aside. The resolu-
ton Of tho House in relation to adjournment was
read and referred to the Committee on the Judicia-
ry A resolution from the s'qrand Union League
Of MARYLAND /" asking that thu provisions o. the
Military Reconstruction Bill 30 made to apply 70
that State was also read and referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. A motion. was made to
take up the Senate resolution relative to adjourn
judiciary Committee on tho House resolution be-
fore taking any additional action on the subject.
The Senate then went into executive se ,sion, and
atits close adjourned.
HOUSE OF REpREsENrATIVEs:1Under the call OF
States for bills and joint resolutions number OF
each were introduced and referred to appropriate
committees. The Committee ION Claims was in
structed to inquire into the legality Of commits
sion now in session in the War Department, which
is reported to have awarded damages on claims OF
citizens in Southern States. 4 bill was passed to
provido.a temporary government for the territory
Of Montana and to change tho location Of tho capi-
tai Of the same. A joint resolution was passed
providing that each House Of Congress give con-
sent to t16 other 10 6QlusFQ IQQf6QHy, Llo loGQ
instant, until the first Wednesday respectively in
May June, September, October and November,
unless the President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House shall, by joint proclamation, Issued
ten days before the time above named, declare that
there is no occasion for tho meeting of Congress
on the days designated. A resolution was passed
granting to Il. A. Smythe, Collector of the port OF
New York, the privilege Of appearing before the
committee, pending the investigation in his case,
either in person or.by counsel. s5,..l
A bill was passed providing for dredge boats to
be stationed at the mouths of the Mississippi
River to keep open the channels: concurrent
resolution was passed directing that ali unexpend-
ed moneys in the Navy Department be covered by
warrant in the Treasury Department. Amemorial
from the Maryland Legislature, and also series
OF resolutions adopted by tte 'sUnion League" OF
the Stare. were presented and ordered to be print
ed. The Senate bill making appropriation to- sup.
ply deficiencies in the contingent expenses Of that
BODY was taken up, amended and passed reso.
luton was passed requesting the people Of the
Southern States to insert in the nes constitutions
when adopted, provision providing 1or schools
open to all persons. The Senate joint resolution
providing that no person the diplomatic service
of the United States shall wsar at any foreign court
auy uniform other than that prescribed by Con-
gress. A number of facetous amendments were
offered by various" members and rejected by the
House. The resolution -waa finally passed without
amendment. The House soon after adjourned.