Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-03-06
Congressional Summary and
washington News.

washington views.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-The Senate
yesterday elected ]. D. Defrees Super
intendent of Public Printing. The
Army Appropriation bill and the bill to
give an increase of compensation to
the civil employees of the Government
at Washington, were passed. Other
bills, including Mr.. Sherman's bill for
funding the compound interest notes,
were considered but without final action
thereon. The House discharged Mr..
Wentworth's committee from any
further Investigation of the alleged
negotiations between members and the
Executive. The resolution providing
for the removal of the Naval Academy
from Annapolis was rejected. The For
tification bill was amended and sent
back to the Senate. The remainder of
the day was given to the Tariff bill,
on which such Indifferent progress was
made, as to make certain the loss of
the bill at this Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-The Senate
yesterday passed the bill TO fund the
compound-interest notes, having
amended the bill, as it came from the
House, by substituting that for their
own measure, adopted some weeks
since. A committee of conference
must now dispose of the matter. The
Omnibus Appropriation bill elected an
extended discussion relative to the CON
troll of the public buildings, which re-
suited in amending the action of the
House by placing them under the
charge of a competent engineer, to be
designated by the President. A joint
resolution passed the House providing
for the erection of an equestrian statue
to be cast in bronze from cannon cap
tured in the Mexican war, to the memo
ry of Gen. Scott, was passed. Resuming
discussion on the Omnibus bill, Mr..
Sherman defended the Secretary of the
Treasury from criticisms by Mr.. Sum-
ner, using some very decided language
towards the Senator from Massachu-
sets. At a late hour, the Senate
adjourned without disposing of the bill
The House passed the Naval Appropri-
alton bill which expends $l62, 299, 800,
and then took up the Tariff bill and
consumed the entire day in its consid-
Grafton; before the adjournment, Mr..
Raymond offered a very bellicose reso-
luton relative to the establishment of
a Kingdom in Canada, which was not
acted on but will come up as the first
thing in order to-day.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate
vest erday passed General Gsrheld's bill to
establish q Department Of Education, as it
came from the House. A motion was
however entered for its reconsideration to-
day. After disposing of q variety Of mat
tiers of no general importance, the Omni-
bus Appropriation bill was taken up, and,
in discussing the proposed amendments,
Mr.. Chandler renewed his criticism upon
the course Of Secretary McCulloch in his
alleged appointment Of incompetent and
dishonest men to Federal Offices in Michi-
gan. The bill was subsequently, laid aside
without final action, and the Tax bill was
considered but this also failed to reach q
decisive vote. The Colorado bill WAS sub
sequently set for q final vote on its repas-
sage over the veto, at l o'clock to-day
Matters of disagreement with the House
were referred to several Conferences Com
mittees. The House sent Raimond's reso-
luton relative TO the Canadian Kingdom
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
The Senate bill providing for the sllot-
ment of the Supreme Judges among the
circuits was passed with an amendment.
Disagreements with the Senate on various
bills resulting in the appointment of Con-
Committees, occupied considera-
BILE time. Several efforts to bring the
Tariff bill within the reach of q majority
of the House were made without success,
and there is no longer any possibility of
its passage by the present Congress. A
bill was passed excluding from the bene-
fits of the Homestead Law all uncon-
rebels. The River and Harbor
bill passed, the House concurring in all
the Senate amendments with q single Z
of the item of Sandusky. The
House insisted on its legal-tender amend
ment to the Compound Interest Funding
bill, and it was also sent TO q committee
Of conference with the Senate. Indeed,
as usual in the closing hours of a session,
time was mainly occupied in both
in efforts to reconcile conflicting
upon details of appropriations and
other important bills.
WASHINGTON, March, 4.
A mas of business was closed up in
both Houses of Congress st the session
beginning on Saturday morning
was with the intermission of a few
Dours of the Sabbath daylight, %contin-
losly protracted to q late hour last
A. N. of Monday. The greater part of
he business dispatched has been the
of conference between the two
Houses, IN their disagreeing votes. and,
Ipon reports which were acceptable to
ZACH branch, many bills were finally
The most important of these
we're the Bankrupt bill, Tax bill, the
indian, Legislative, Deficiency. Army
md Fertilization Appropriation bills,
md bill to issue fifty millions in loan
for taking up the mstu-
ing compound interest notes. A con-
erence on the bill to transfer the In J
Ian Bureau to the War Department
lad an unsuccessful result and the bill
vas lost. Among the other important =,
ills passed, were the Post Route Bill,
he bill fixing a tariff rsteupon foreign
Vool and wooiens,-the figures for the !
ormer being 10 and II cents, as in the !
House bill of last year,-the bill to in :
and protect all officers of :he !
government against any penalties or :
for acts done in pursuance of the
Executive proclamations, for the sup
of the rebellion, and joint res j
to pay to manned soldiers the !
price for artificial limbs. We
oes of the Military Reconstruction and
ficial Tenure bills were also received '
rom the Executive, and the bills were !
assed by the requisite majorities in i
ach House, the vote on the Military S
i'll being 38 to 10 in the Senate, and z
TO AZ in the House, and the official
enure bill having IS to ii in the Sem n
10 and 131 to 81 in the House. An t
fort to defeat the Reconstruction bill Il
y using up the remaining hours of the
'ssion In dilatory. flibustering mo- c
ons, was made by the Democrats, but ,
as defeated by the ~promptitude of =
r. Blain and the irmness and parlis- :
knowledge of Speaker Colfax. =
-ost of the latter hours of the Senate =
ere spent in Executive sessions, its q
oors beieng closed at one time from !
P. NJ. to $50 A. NJ, while engaged Q
disposing of nominations to Office. D
any bills and resolutions of minor p
.portance were disposed of in both 6
and the House at an early &
our this morning, took q recess to 9 4
N, leaving the Senate still in an K