Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-28

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establishing mail communication with tho
Hawaiian Islands was reported. The Joint
resolution authorizlng the refunding OF ex-
ccssive tax paid by National banks was re.
ported and passed. The credentials of
LYMAN Trumbull, Senator elect from Illinois,
were presented and ordered to be MED. Inc
bill transferring the Indian Bureau 10 the
War Department was considered.
In the House, the Senate bill authorizing
the construction OF submerged tubular
bridge nt st. Louis was passed. The I'LL
providing for the interest hearing cer'ifica'es
to National banks, in exchange Tor 'helr
compound interest notes held as reserve, was
reported. After much discussion and voting
| on amendments, etc, the bill was fecommit-
ted and passed finally, amended so as to at-
thorize the issue of legal tender notes, with
| out interest, to redeem the compound in
terest notes. the amount not to exceed 800, :
0OO,O 600. A Joint resolution to idemnify
| loyal Choctaws and Chickasaws was intro
dnced by Mr.. Clarke, of Kansas, and refer
red A Joint resolution for committee to
report upon the expediency of removing the
the Naval School from Annapolis was re-
ported. The Tax hill was considered in
Committee.
| Fridtty, February 22.ln the Senate,
certificates of the ratification OF the Consti-
tutonal amendment by Rhode Island and
| Wisconsin were presented. The House bill
making appropriations for public works was
reported. The credentials OF Cornelius Cole,
Senator elect from California, were present
ed, and ordered to be filed. The joint resolu-
ton extending the provisions OF the Agii-
cultural College act to Tennessee was passed,
with the House amendment, prohibiting OK
rebels from holding professorships in the
College. A committee of conference with
| he House on the disagreeing amendments
TO the Civil, Military Academy and Diplo
matte Appropriation bills was agreed to.
The Indian bill was considered, and the
House amendment transferring the Indian
Bureau 10 the War Department was rejected,
and the hill given to committee OF confer
ence. Mr.. Sumner called up the supple
mentary joint resolution regulating the re-
presentation Of the United States at the
Paris Exposition, and il was passed by a
vote of 90 yeas to 10 nays. The Senate then
adjourned
In the House, the Civil Military Academy
and Diplomatic Appropriation bills were re-
ported, with the Senate amendments. The
Senate amendments striking from the Civil
bill the appropriation for the Congressional
Globe were reected also the amendment
to the Diplomatic bill making an appropria-
ton for the Portuguese Mission. Several
amendments to the Military Academy bill
were also non concurred in. On motion OF
Mr.. Chandler, of Mich. the Ways and Means
Committee were directed to consider the ex-
pediency of establishing National School
of Science. The Tax bill was considered in
Commit ee of Whole. The Select Commit
tee on the murder Of Union soldiers in South
Carolina, made report through Mr.. Pike, OF
| Me-, which was ordered to be printed. The
bill legalizing all Presidential pacclamatons
| of military nature issued between 1861 and
1865, and all courts martial, arrests, &C., I'M
der Executive authority during the same
period, was considered in evening session,
and the Tax bill was resumed and considered
until adjournment.
SATURDAY., February 23.-In the Senate.
II was ordered that Tuesday evening he sci
apart for the consideration OF private pen
sion bills. The bill authorizing the transfer
of the iron-clad Onondaga to her builder
on payment of the am ,unt already advanced
to him by the Navy Department, and thu
bill prohibiting the payment OF any clam
maturing prior to April ID, 1861, in favor o
any person who in any way promoted TN
rebellion. were passed. The light house bill
was reported. The army appropriation bill
was reported with an amendment. A reso
luton was passed insiructing the Secretar,
of State to adopt such measures as he ma,
deem necessary to obtain authority from TN
government of Columbia to make a snrve,
for an interoceanic canal across the lsthmu
of Daren. An executive session was held
after which recess was taken. AT TIN
evening session the report of the conference
committee on the bill granting relief to Ger
tain drafted men was agreed to. The bill
) for the appointment of land surveyors in til
Territories was passed. The Indian appro
pration bill was again taken up and passed
In the House nearly the whole mornin
session was occupied in the discussion of til
) civil appropriation bill. Among the item
a is one setting apart one hundred thOusan
dollars for the purchase of the Peter Fore
/, library, and another appropriating fifty thou
sand dollars for the construction of apprais
n ers' stores AT Philadelphia. The Secretar
8 of State reported that the bill regulating til
, duties of the Clerk Of the House of Repre-
;, sentatives in preparing the organization q
u the Fortieth Congress, and the act declarin
IS the sense Of the act restricting the jurisdiC
c ton of the Court of Claims, had becom
a laws without the Presidents approval. TIL
Senate bill providing for temporary in
:, crease of the pay OF the army was referre
II to the Military Committee. A recess wa
C then taken. AT the evening session tn
# civil appropriation bill was again discussed
y after which the bill to validate certain pro
) CARNATIONS and Olders of the President wa
n passed
k Monday, February 25.In the Senate
o the credentials of Senators Nye and Morril
N were presented and ordered to be filed.
y. bill regulating the government of Montan
! Territory was passed and goes TO the House
e The House bill fixing the compensation q
,e officers of the revenue cutter service wa
passed and goes to the President. MI
Sherman, of Ohio, introduced a bill to fun
g the public debt, which he desired might Ii
ID on the table till next session. The bill re
d gulating the disposition of customs penalties
n was passed and goes to the House. MI
Grimes, of Iowa, introduced a bill to Great
II Naval Board of Survey, which he desire
d might lie over until next session. A confer
IN ence committee on the bill for relief Of iron
:. clad contractors was ordered. The Rive
, and Harbor Appropriation bill was consider
o ed in evening session. Inc conference r. T!
1t port on the Diplomatic Appropriation hi
:, was agreed to. AS amended, the bill provide
:, :. that no moeny be paid the present Minister
IL Portugal. The River and Harbor bill wa
n then passed as was also the Lighthouse bill
,a In the House, Resolutions of the Main
u Legislature, relating to the ship-building ii
. terests, were presented; also, Wisconsin ra
20 ificalion of the Constitutional amendment
Mr.. Cromwell, of ILL.,, offered resolutio
II directing the Ways and Means Committee /
m inquire into the expediency of an issue {
:" 5000, 900, 900 five per cent. bonds, payable |
exchange for U. S. six per cents. held i
IN Europe. On motion of Mr.. Hill, of Indians
" the Wentworth committee to inquire into a
a alleged bargaining between the Presd,n al
III certain members Of Congress, were directe
3, toreport to-day, and Mr.. Wentworth was r,
ID quesled to present the newspaper paragrs p
r. on which the resolution of inquiry was baset
p, MIR. Morrill, moved a suspension of the rulei
" in order that the House might submit th
ps Tariff bill to conference committee. Ill