The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-16
THIRD EDITION
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.


WAsHINeToN July ISEThs prooesd,in,gs Of ths
that body adjourned after session OF about an hour.
House of Representatives.
Mr. Selye offered q resolution declaring that. in the
9ppGn % of Congress further Issue OF the bonds OF
no. already provided for except on the distinct CON
county, and municipal expenses in the same manner
mSv 70 s same extent as other property s now or
tee on Ways and Means.
On motion OF Mr.. Stevens PAL two bills pre-
and to enable the Inhabitants of the southern
territories TO form State Governments, were
oTaereo 10 9e printed and referred TO the Com
ON like motion, bill to establish system
OF Common Schools in the District OF Columbia
was referred to select committee of Ave.
MI MT Eldridge SWs1 made point Of order in refer
the close OF the last session the House resolved thai
motions 70 suspend the rules might made any day
tended to apply to this session.
gested that the House could rescnd the resolution Il
Il thought proper but until resclnded he was bound
Mr.. schenck (ohio) moved to suspend the rules In
soon epeS by sI caSS s an h
Secretary Of the Treasury for information concerning
York.
The rules were suspended aud the resolution was
M Mr. Robinson inS a. X moved to SUSPEND the S rules
yesterday for the appointment Of select committee
to examine into the working of the detective system
the desire that he should not be appointed ohsirma an
OF the Committee, according to parliamentary Gus
tom, declaring that he only actuated by desire
to prevent frauds in the Revenue Department
The House refused to suspend the rules. Ayes 25,
and noes not counted and so the resolution not
Mr.. Washburn (wisconsin) asked leave to intro
duce Joint resolution declaring Rock Island Bridge
explanation of his object lie said It was only
planatory of the law and for the purpose of remov
ing all ambiguity about 1t. The railroad company
had no objection to It, and 1t was necessary that the
work might go on,
Mr.. stevens (Pa) thought that al this Rock Island
bridge matter was dltcult and delicate question,
until the House could hear from the secretary of
War about It,
Mr.. Allison objected to the introduction of the
jOint resolution.
Mr.. Washburn (Ws.l moved to suspend the rules
The House refused TO suspend the rules-yeas so;
nays, A two-thirds not voting in the affirmative.
MI. Benton introduced bill to remove the term of
the Circuit Court from Exeter to Concord, N IL.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Van Wyck, for the first time this adjourned
session, was In his seat in the House,
Mr.. Eldridge (Wis) moved that when the House
The Speaker informed the House. In connection
with the motion, that 1t Is understood the President
House the subject of the Reconstruction act until
Thursday. The motion to adjourn over until Thurs
day was lost-48 yeas, GO nays L. -,, -
citing that the Washington Monument Association
has been in existence twenty years without having
accomplished anything beyond the partial erection o
a square column on the public grounds; that large
sums of money have been collected, and that the col
lections are still continued in the Patent Office and
Interior TO inform the House what became of thC
money collected for that purpose In the Patent Office
as TO the present condition of the Assocls.ion DC
Mr.. Holman (Ind) asked leave to offer resolution
and limit the Jurisdiction of the Court Of Claims.
Mr.. Woodbridge tVt) objected. m
The House then, at O'CLOCK adjourned TIL TO