Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-03-20
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, March llth, 1867.
THE MILITARY BILL AMENDED.

The House Judiciary Committee this
morning reported bill to amend the mill
tary government act so as to enlarge the
powers OF the commanders Of military dis.
tricts thereby created, and guard more EFF.
tcctually against representation from the
Southern States until after the next Presi.
dental election. The measure was framed
in response to the resolution introduced BY
Mr.. Kelley, Of Philadelphia, some days ago.
1t gives the commanders Of military districts
Of the South absolute ro,cer in the work of
reorganization pointed out by the fifth sec.
ton OF act above mentioned.
THE BOUNTY BILL.
Mr.. Schcnk this morning revived the SOL
diers' bounty bill, which was lost ut the last
session, owing to the failure Of the Senate
to act upon It. The House will repass it,
probably, but it will not be adopted by the
Senate. That body is opposed TO increasing
the bounties already granted, or to giving
additional bounty in any shape, and, there.
fore, the bill may be considered practically
lost.
TIE TARIFF.
The House tariff bill was introduced to.
day by Mr.. Moorhead, and ordered TO be re.
ferred to the Ways and Means Committee,
when appointed. The indications are that,
unless the session continues month or two
longer, nothing will be done on the subject
until next winter.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Radical members Of the Senate held
caucus this morning, at which it was
agreed not to fix time for the adjournment
or recess Of the present session until Con-
gress shall have passed the proposed bill
supplementary to the reconstruction act, an
until time is given for the President to act
upon such measure. As the Constitution
allows ten days for tie Executive consiiera-
ton, end as the bill is not Jet passed, it
would seem that Congress will not take the
contemplated recess for at least two weeks.
INDICTMENT OF A. II. LEE.
On Saturday, A. II. Lee, the Clerk of
the Treasury Department, who was arrested
in st. Louis on the charge Of absconding
from the Department with from $4,000 to
$40O, 900 worth Of bonds, was turned over
to Mayor Richards, Superintendent Of Pc.
lice, and by him committed to jail.
Washington, 4uarch 12.
OFFICE-sEEKERs.
There was an unusually large crowd of
Office seekers around the Senate to-day while
that body was in Executive session. 1t
seems to be understood through the country,
that an administration man stands no chance
Of being confirmed if nominated for office,
and accordingly leading Radical politicians
come on, await the rejection of nominees,
and forthwith repair to the White House
and present the applications of their own
partisans for vacant positions In many in.
stances such men have been nominated by
the President and confirmed by the Senate,
as matter Of course.
THE FENIANs.
The Fenians held large and enthusiastic
meeting in Washington last evening, and
| understand preparations are being made
to get up another this week. Large sub.
scriptions of money to the Cause have been
made within the past few days, and our Irish
citizens are thoroughly aroused in support
Of their suffering countrymen.
REFLECTIONS.
The Senate to-day rejected the nomination
Of ex-senator Edgar Cowan, of Pennsyva-
mia, as Minister to Austria. According to
the conversation of Republican Senator's
thy do no consider that his political views
are such as should belong to representative
abroad, in view of the rebellion through
which the country has just passed. The Pres
ident's nomination of Mr.. Cowan was stated
to be in place Of Mr.. Motley, resigned.
IRELAND.
Mr. Nye introduced preamble and reso.
luton declaring the sympathy of the United
States with the Irish people, in their strug-
gle against British oppression, and asked
immediate consideration, but Mr.. Sumner
objecting, it went over.
Washington, March l3.
RELIEF OF DESTITUTE IN TIE SOUTH.
The joint resolution from the Senate an
propriating one million dollars for the relief
of the destitute in the Southern States,
came up in the House this afternoon, and
gave rise to an animated debate, which is
still going on at this writing. Butler and
Logan availed themselves OF the opportunity
to ventilate their radicalism by abusing the
Southern people The speech of the latter
was if anything more ridiculous than that of
the former, and, coming as it did from an
original secessionist, it sounded strangely in
the ears of men who had heard him, in the
same place, in the winter of 1861, declare
in favor Of slavery and against coercion, even
threatening to resist the latter with the aid
OF the valiant men of Egypt, as his old dis.
trict in Illinois is familiarly called. Times
have changed, however. and the Abolition.