Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-04-03
Congressional summary and
WashingtOn News.
WAsH1NaroN. March 3

Congregational Summary and
WashingtOn News.
WARRINGTON, March %.
The Butler-Binghsm fight was re-
newed in the House to day.
The Senate Committee on foreign
Relations, have reported against the
confirmation Of Gen. Frank Blair as
Minister to Austria.
The adjournment question was dis
cussed for about two hours in the Sem
ate this afternoon. The propositions
were slow and similar, and the voting
showed that ;eYery Senator stands now
just where he did then. Consequently
the resolution to adjourn from Thurs
day noon to next December was sus-
tanned by coed majority, as before
The House will endeaVor to get a COM
mittee OF Conference on the subject to-
morrow.
A number of gentlemen residing, or
temporarily stopping here, have organ
lied an association called the ''Amer-
icsn Board of immigration. They
propose issuing circulars and pamphlets
in several European languages, giving
such information as may be valuable
to immigrants. The organization is
national in its character, and has sew.
eral committees. John F. Cox. Kan
sas. is President.
The Senate Judiciary COMMITTEES had
up the case of Doolittle and Patterson,
at the meeting this morning, but came
to no conclusion. Collector Smythe
was called and examined for nearly an
hour. 1t is believed that the commit
tee will exculpate the Senators form
the charge or insinustion of having
received money, and that they make a
report before adjournment.
The bill prohibiting the issue of Ag-
rIcultural College Scrip to the States
lately in rebellion, except Tennessee,
has passed both houses of Congress,
and goes to the President tomorrow.
The President sent to the Senate
this afternoon about Gfty nominations
of Postmasters and IS many more of
minor officers in the army, with half a
dozen Internal Revenue officers.
The effort to postpone the time when
the Bankrupt law should 90 into effect,
till next January, or next July at least,
has failed, a bill to that end having
been sent to the Committee in the Sem
ate this morning.
The colored people of this city and
Georgetown are making arrangements
to celebrate the 10th Of next month,
which is the anniversary of Emancips-
ton in the District of Columbia.
The President is understood to have
prepared 8 proclamation conYening the
Senate in Executive session, which will
be issued Thursday morning.
If the House agrees upon an adjourn
ment tomorrow. the called session will
probably last about week.
The Democratic evening organ init
mates, on the basis of the number al
ready registered, that about 10000 ne
gro votes will be found in this city
which, it says, will be enough to con,
troll the election.
The adjournment question made one
more stage of progress in the House
this afternoon, when the Senate reso-
lution for the re-sssembhng next De-
eember was rejected. The debate COW
cred one hour. Mr.. Schenck's propo-
sition for meeting on the first Wednes-
day in June and September, unless
Senator Wade and Speaker Colfsx
shall declare by joint proclamation, ten
days before the dates specified, that
session is not necessary, was carried
Yeas "a, nays 81. The negative vote
was made up of q Democrats and "a
The action of the House this after
aoon relative to Collector Smy the was
i a.
able, recommit, postpone and adjourn
we're all prom pity voted down, and
Mr.. Hurlbud's resolution from the in
Yestigzting COMMITTEES. declaring it as
i sense of honor thst ne ought to be re-
moved, was then carried by yeas 6S,
lays 3S.
Several Republicans who voted in
he negative said they thought he !
hould be turned out, but did not be- 1
ieve the House was called on to act at !
II in regard to the matter. There is {
10 present probability that the Presi- 3
Ient will act in accordance with the {
of the House, and Mr.. I
mythe declares he will not resign.
The report of the Judiciary Commit !
ee, exonerating Doolittle and Pstter-
on from all blame in connection with /
he New York Custom House, was ac-
epted by the Senate without division
r objection.
The Senate bill allowing the expen6-
ure of $500 from the funds of the =
.gricultural Bureau for furnishing :,
esds the South will probably be agreed :
} by the House.
The Comptroller o. the Currency T.
ives notice the circulating notes of the ~
ennessee National Bank of Memphis ~
ill be paid in lawful money upon pre- ~
'ntation at the Treasury Department. i
The President has not signed the -
II suspending payment for slaves n, ~
rated or enlisted into the army du- =
ng the war, and the impression gains IN
'ound that il will not become q law -
Congress is almost sure to adjourn =
fore the constitutional limit Of ten =
!ys expires. a,
The President sent to the Senate =, =
is afternoon, q large number Of In -
rnal Revenue nominations q few -
,stmasters and minor army officers, -
ID that of General Slocum as Naval :.
fcer at New York. -