Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-20

was after discussion, laid over. The Committee
on Military Affairs reported ta7oraby on the
House bill for the payment of awards for the
capture of Mr.. Davis. A motion was offered
by Mr.. CONFESS providing tor the appointment
of u committee Of three Senators to inquire into
the publication in newspapers OF the proceed
ings If The Senate in executive session A
committee of conference was appointed sn the
supplementary Military bill. a bill was passed
authorizing the Secretary OF War to issue one
suit Of clothing for each invalid soldier IN any
REGULAR Soldiers Home in the United States.
Mr.. johnson, Of Maryland, stated that his
colleague. Mr.. P. F. Thomas, Senator elect
from that State, had requested him to ask that
his credentials should be referred TO tue judi
cary Committee, as he courted the fullest IN
yestigation into all his public acts: The refer
ence was accordingly made. A bill was intro
duced declaring that no person shall be ellgl'
Bile TO either House of Congress who has ever
borne arms against the United States or aided
in any manner any hostile Government. ltWas
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. -
The committee of conference on the Supple
mentary Military bill made 4 report, which was
concurred in by the Senate. An executive
session was held, after which the Senate adj
journed.
In the House, joint resolution was passed
prohibiting the further issue OF Agricultural
College scrip TO any Southern State, except the
State of Tennessee, until such States are fully
restored to all their constitutional rights as
States in the Union. by Congress. The Sup
Elementary Military Reconstruction oil, as
amended by the Senate, was taken up and the
House refused to recede from It's amendments
thereto and ordered committee OF conference
on the disagreeing votes. 4 JOINT resolution
was passed extending the provisions of the bill
in relation to the publication Of the laws to the
States not mentioned in said bill, and to the
Territories, and providing for the publication
in three papers in Louisiana Mr. Stevens
then called up his bill for the cOnscatl0n Of
property in the Southern States. The bill
conGscates all the public lands belonging to the
ten seeding States, and all the lands and other
property forfeited under act OF Congress Of
July II, 1862 all Of which is to be seized con
denned and sold. Out OF the proceeds each
adult male freed slave is to receive 10 acres,
and each one who is head OF family 40 more.
Ont Of the remainder sum Of fifty dollars Tor
each household is to be appropriated to the
erection OF buildings for the use Of tie late
slaves $500, 900, 900 is to be Invested IN United
States six per cent bonds and the interest
added to Tie pension Of Union soldiers, and
$500, 0O0 900 Is 10 be appropriated to pay
damages done to loyal citizens by the civil or
military government Of the Conlederacy. The
remaining sections OF the bill prescribe the me-
tbods and machinery By which it il to be car
ried into effect. Mr.. Stevens proceeded TO
make speech upon the SUBJECT, but had ut
tered only a few sentences when his strength
failed, and he was compelled to ak Mr. Nc.
Pherson, the Clerk TO continue the Ecaaing Of
Ia pbolc c11hi CT Il
until December next The House then went
into Committee Of the Whole and took up the
bill appropriating one million Of dollars to the
relief Of the South. After long discussion
the committee rose without taking any action
on the bill. The conference committee on the
Supplementary Military Reconstruction bill
made report, which was concurred in alter Il
short discussion. The House recedes from its
disagreement to the Senate amendment but
inserts on additional amendment providing that
Congress shall be satisfied that there was no
interference with voters at the election, and
that the constitution adopted meets the appro
val of the majority Of the people in the several
States. The House then adjourned.
The STATE DERT.-The subject Of the State
debt was resumed in the House Of Delegates
yesterday, and there we're indications of grow
ing interest in the subject among The members
There is much diversity Of opinion among
members on the subject There are some who
favor the do-nothng and pay-nothing policy,
and will endeGvor to defeat every plan for the
payment Of interest There are not a few who
advocate The suspension Of e-third-We est
Virginia porton--while the majority, it is
thought, are in favor Of assuming the whole
debt, AZ to the manner Of paying The interest
there seems to be The same diversity Of 0pin
ion. Some are i'll favor Ct paying si1 per cent.
on the whole debt; some Of averaging the in
terest at six per cent. through period OF thlr-
ty years. commencing with three per cent. 90
Some who advocate the suspension Of one
third of the debt. are unwilling to pay more
than four per CT on the remainder, while
others advocate the payment Of the nllinterast
Of six per ct. from the start.
II is impossible, at present, to conjecture
which plan will be adopted. Ri;chmoad Wig
The Virgin ia State Debt
RICHMOND, March l9.--The House passed
to its engrossment the bill to pay four per cent
interest on the State debt The bill will Ger
tainIy pass the Senate in that form.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. In the Senate, Oh
Monday, copies of Orders Nos. !. and ., issued
by General Schofield, were laid before She Sen,
ate by the Chair ind 1900 copies ordered 10
be printed for he information Of ;he magis
trates and citizens Of Virginia.
The House bill laying tax On oysters was
defeated, but the vote reconsidered, and the
bill laid on the table.
In the House Of Delegates, Mr. Kelley III
troduced the following resolution, which was
referred:
Resolved, That the Committee on ReSolu-
tons inquire into the expediency Of preparing
an address to the people Of Virginia with re.
apcct 20 their present political situation, and
the duties demanded thereby"
The House reconsidared the vote rejecting
the bill to encourage immigration. and, on mo-
ton of Mr., Townes, the bill was passed by.
The Usury bill, after debate, was postponed
until after the recess.
The bill providing for the consolidation Of