The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-02
Telegraph MISCELLANY.

WAsHNoToN March 1.-The Judiciary
Committee will probably report on the
question of impeachment tomorrow or
Monday.
The House tonight struck out from the
Army Bill, the appropriation of a quarter
of million of dollars to build bridge for
military purposes on the lower end of
Rock Island.
The Colorado question was effectually
settled by the refusal of the Senate, without
debate, to pass the admission bill over the
veto. The vote stood: Yeas, 30; nays, 10
the Affirmative being three less than two
thirds.
The Senate in executive session this
afternoon, confirmed about seventy-five
Lieutenants in the regular army and about
twenty-five pOstmasters, internal revenue
officers, etc. 1t rejected about seventy civil
nominations, mostly postmasters and as
SCISSORS.
At the night session of the Senate, joint
resolution was passed. the effect of which
will be to allow persons holding receipts
for property furnished TO the troops under
Lew. Wallace during the Morgan raid in
Ohio and Indiana, to have their claims adj
justed in the Court of Claims.
The entire day session of the House was
consumed in the Deficiency Appropriation
Bill. The debate being principally contin-
ed to the appropriation of $4,000 to fur
nish the Executive Mansion. twas finally
agreed to.
| The Illinois delegation generally, and
Mr.. Cullum particularly, are presenting
General c. e. Lippincott, of that State, for
| Doorkeeper of the House in the next Con-
gress.
The Star, this evening, says that il learns
| from Richmond that the recentsecre meet
ings of the Virginia Senate yesterday cul-
minated in the determination of an over
Pl.alVt Of J., 81 sI
Legislature, now assembled at Richmond.
to accept the situation, fully, frankly, and
with alacrity.
The city is overfowing with people to
witness the opening of the Fortieth Con-
gress. A special train arrived from Har-
risburg, bringing a goodly number of mem
bers of the Legislature of Pennsylvania
The hotels here are unable to accommodate
the rush.
The President issued proclamation, yes
terday, declaring and prOclaiming the fact
that the fundamental conditions imposed
by Congress on the State of Nebraska, tC
entitle that State to admission into the
Union, have been ratified and accepted
and that the admission of said States int
the Union is now complete.
The Conference Committee on the Bank
rupt Bill reported in the House, tonight
in favor of the passage of the bill. 1t wa:
finally passed by yeas, 73; nays Il. The
result was received with great applause on
the floor of the House. The bill viii
probably pass the Senate.
The Impeachment Committee meet to-
morrow morning to consider the question
of making a report on the matter entrusted
to them by the House. Two of the mem
bers have drawn up an instrument in th
form of report, which will be laid befor
the other members for their acceptance, re
: lection, or modification. The report
whether this or another draft be adopted
will be brief and of preliminary charac
ter, and will probably indicate in somewha
general terms the nature of the evidence
! already taken.
Mr.. LeBlond submitted resolution re-
citing the recent vote in the Ohio Legisla
ture refusing to strike out of the State Con
= stitution the word white" thereby repudi
: ating the action of the Republican MAORI
ty in Congress, aud instructing the Com
mittee on Reconstruction to report bill
establishing a Military Government owe
the people of the so-called State of Ohio
until such time as the people thereof shall
adopt republican form of government.
Mr.. Stevens thought he could have almos
agreed to the resolution, but he was no
quite sure that Ohio should be guaranteed
a republican form of government, and alsC
Pennsylvania.