The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15
EDITION
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,



that p, NJ the Senate take recess until 7SO un-
less otherwise ordered.
Mr. sumner (MAss.) hoped not. - D.. .,o ,bfs
Mr.. Trumbull Ull.) said IL was necessary 20 90 tnh
In order 70 pass the Supplementary RecOnsTuct'on
Mr.. Corness CCalJ hoped the motion would prevail.
There was an evident disposition on the part OF some
Senators to discuss this BIZ with view Of pSonSb
20 the wishes Of majority of the senate SpH ssjps S1
an adjournment OF Congress as soon as IL couid 90
Mr. Drake tMo) would be glad to have Mr, oonness
specify the Senator TO whom he referred as desiring
MIR Conness said It his honorable friend from Mis-
souri, was TO use homey expression carrying m snR m
the Senate as made TO him, he would ma ~ "a NeIy
to Mr. Drake as senator did yesterday, that he was
not in his mind and he had right to make such
reference without being called to account
Mr.. Drake replied that no doubt Mr. Conness had
sRat yesterday in the discussion on this bill &c mt
Drakelwas the only Senator who attempted 70 amend
ton, that the remarks of Mr.. oonness could haye
gard to this that he had disposition to post
pons action one moment longer than was necessary
Judgment was best for the interests Of the country
He wished to say further, with regard TO the duTa
on OF this session. that those gentlemen VINO in the
Thirty ninth Congress passed an act TeanrmlnS m ms
very first to endeavor to cut It short ne Ola not
the public interests TO every extent they require
tent % get away from here until every point with
Mr.. CONFESS was not aware that there had bees
anything said by old new Senators, except by hIs
doubtless responsible for what did during the iats
S pa in Is prOce9ns hp he no rom Mis-
souri would have abundant time, without extending
bear upon the affairs ofthe nation; ,o0d - and tho
The motion of Mr.. Grimes was agreed TO- anu Ine
Senate at T. NJ, unless otherwise ordered, adJourna
ton reported yesterday by Mr. Fessenden. to amend
of the joint ruesf by prohibiting the sale or in
PRODUCTION OF malt or rprituous liquors into the Capt.
to puaingsi Aa0Pte1 aSPi from, tho Comnittee
on Commerce bill to amend the nlntn seoto9 ~ o, an
act Further to Protect the Lives OF PerSons IN @
PEELED 70 carry friction matches IN an IRON sac 1
| be acted on in the House 1t was condensed ana
| Mr.. Anthony Or, ~ from the Committee on Print,
| ing, reported a resolution 70 print hYe tho9sana
Ing the chief Clerk OF the Senate to compile the Con.
sutution, Manual and Rules Of the Senate ana thSS nat
five hundred coptes be printed FOR the use OF Jho
Mr. Morton lfndJ presented the resOutiods Of the
Indiana Legislature in favor Of the eq1sllzation OF
bqIntes ReterTS6 "a tne o TTy m & b n gant the
| American Atlantic Telegraph Company of New York,
a submarine telegraph on the Atlantic coast Of the
United states, ana esanIsh teiegraP9Mc nc % t
Bermudas and Azores islands:
Some objection being offered to the immediate pas
sage of tho above, 1t was, on motion OF Mr. Ramsey.
Nj Henderson {Me5 asked that the COMMITTEES to
investigate the conduct Of the Printing Bureau OF the
Of yesterday consist 9fhye instead Of three members
committee. In this connection he would add word
to the public impression the subject of the
ah G ase ss % a saa
deal in this way. This was erroneous.
He was authorized say that in no case had dupli
been discovered that the same number had been, BY
mistake, put upon two bonds In all the of pre-
sumed duplication, nothing had been discovered bu
erroneous stamping: The amoudt of the bonds thu
Pending the consideration of, Mr.. Henderson,
motion, the morning hour expired.
House of Representatives.
| Mr.. Banks (MassO from the COmmttee IN RuIes
reported resolutions AS follows:-
edition of Barclays Digest together with the Co1sti
9ob aHd Re d MSnT@ and to per
To print the usual number OF copies (550l of each
%dopted aIi has been approved by the President
Directing that messages from the Senate or the Pre-
reported forthwith from the Clerks desk.
which it was matter Oh compiaint that members now
are generally in Ignorance of such messages the
amending the Is4th rule which refers to admissions
members of Congress who are not interested in any
themselves, may also be admitted within the Hail.
After explanation and brief discussion the resou-
Mr., Blaine, (Me.), from the Committee re-
Of approprations and ali other nIcatons from
the Executive Departments intended for the conside-
isssed to he speaker and be sUbmitted to the House
mmeaisIey Tor reference and that In all cases where
the maximum to be expended shall be stated.
Mr Blaine also reported back adversely the propo-
sltlon OF MIR. Lawrence OF OHIO TO amend the rules
by making 1.-THE duty of each committee to report To
the House lie early practicable. every bill and Joint
resolution referred TO it, with the recommendation
the committee thereon Laid on the table.
| Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, on leave, intro
duced the joint resolution relating to claims against
the Government Referred TO Commit tee on Foreign
Affairs.
Mr.. Hulburd (N.Y) offered a resolution requesting
the Speaker 10 appoint Committee Public Expen-
dituTes, and that such committee take into considera-
ton the report Of the committee of the House on
the subject ofthe New York Custom House, and re-
port what action, II any, is advisable in the premises
In explaining his object ne referred the nVestlga
tlon made by the committee into the affairs of the
New York Custom House, and TO the card issued by
Collector Smythe, charging the committee with q
spteful animus because of his inability to make all
the appointments that the committee had asked for.
This was a grave charge, but there was not shadow
OF foundation for it, The committee had asked
| an appointment from Mr. Smythe which he had not
| appointments which they never received.
Referring also 10 the denials OF Senators Doottle
and Patterson, that they had received one copper
| from Mr.. Smythe he said that the Committee had
never made any such chrage.
The Committee had simply reported the fact that Mr..
Smythe testified that he had intended 10 nav certain
TO those Senators and they had not denied that
there was arrangement of the kind, He dismissed
that part OF the subject with the remark that on the
he had been approached with the offer of testimony
| which would bring that matter yet closer home.
| Referring TO the charge made by Mr.. Smythe, that
part OF his testimony had been suppressed and all OF
| IT,. distorted, denied that there any truth
IN it, and asserted that Mr.. Smythe had been Pited
| 10 come before the Committee
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