The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-03-27

Washington News.
wAsHlSGroN, March 10.

washington NEWS.
wAsHiSGroS, March 10.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Both houses of Congress were occupi-
ed principally to-day with ordinary
routine business. The bill to exempt
certain manufactures from internal
taxation was taken up in the Senate
again this afternoon, and at this writing
II still under discussion. The impcach-
ment agitation has driven all idea of
legislation out of the heads of Radical
members, and their main object now
seems to be to kill time until the trial
commences. When ii is undertaken,
all legislative business will be suspen-
ded in both houses. Leading Radicals
here think the impeachment conspira-
cy will be consummated by the remov-
al of the President about the first week
in May next. In this calculation they
fix the commencement of the trial on
the Both inst.
FREEDMEN's BUREAU BILL PASSED.
The House this afternoon, by vote
Of 96 TO 81, passed the bill to continue
the Freedmen's Bureau in operation
for one year, from and after the lst Of
July next. Only one or two Radical
members voted against the bill, but II
large number Of them lodged the ques
tion by declining TO vote at all. The
Bureau has grown to be n permanent
institution in the country now, and
will never be removed until the Jacobin
party cease to control both houses of
Congress.
TIE WHITE HOUSE.
The President to-day was again en-
gagged in consultation with his coun sci,
Messrs. Stanbery, Black, Curtis and
Evorts Senators Buckalew and Doo-
little had brief interview with him
this morning.
wAsurSGroS, March 20.
A NEW BOUNTY BILL.
An evening paper states that "the
House Military Committee to-day de-
cided to report n bounty bill embodying
the points contained in what is known
as Schenck's bill, excepting that it pro.
vides that these bounties shall be paid
in government land scrip. Each sol
dier and sailor is allowed bounty ut the
rate of eight and one-third dollars per
| month for the time in actual service,
after deducting State and national
bounty already paid. 1t is not known
| to the Committee how many millions
of acres of land ii will require to pay
these bounties, no estimate having
been as yet prepared, but in view OF
the very large sum of money it would
draw from the Treasury, and the
amount it would increase the public
| debt, the committee came to the con
| clusion that these bountieS should bC
1 paid in land. The bill will be reported
] to the House to be printed and recon-
mitted to the committee and ii is the
| intention of General Garfield, Chair
man, to call it up at an early day.
THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT.
| The House judiciary Committee have
| under consideration bill declaring
| that the proposed fourteenth amend
ment has been ratified by three-fourth'
ofthe sO-called loyal States, and is there
fore part of the Constitution of th'
| United States.
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL HANCOCK.
| Major-General Hancock arrived Il
Washington this afternoon from tn
South, accompanied by Colonel Mitchell
of his staff. He has rooms at the Me
tropolitan Hotel. During this evening
many of mis- friends called to see him.
WAsHISoroH, March -.
PREDICTION VERIFIED.
In the course of the debate in tn
| VII tllt lOtil Vi lou
regard to the report of the conterenc
committee on the disagreeing votes G
the two houses on the amendment (
the "tenure-of-office" bill, Mr.. Heh
bricks, of Indiana, in referring to tn
provision relating to cabinet Officers
said: "a mean person getting into tn
cabinet would sag if the President de
sired him to leave, Congress has said
may stay, and therefore L will stay,
the very person who ought to be turne
out 10 tne very person who viii stay IN
A gentleman, Of course, would nOi
bur man who would have purpose, L
accomplish, independent of the good q
the country, would stay. He is the vrr.
lperson that would. Mr.. William
| Radical, j asked Mr.. Hendricks if tn
Senate would not consent to the remC
val of such man? Mr. II. replied tina
THAT would depend on circumstances. |
was a question of doubt, and he wa
debate Mr.. Hendricks said, decen
| he was turned out! but a dirty fellow
who had no respect for himself or tn
high Office, would hold on under thi
BILL" Congressional Globe, Secon
Session, Thirty-ninth Congress, Part
PIP. l5l5-l5l6.
A SHAMELESS CONFESSION.
Your readers will observe, in the re
. port of the House proceedings of yestel
day, that Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, in repl
to question by Judge Woodward, {
Pennsylvania, stated that his (WilsOn''
intention in offering the amendment
certain bill, which passed the Hou>
on the 10Th inst, was to take away til
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in tn
MAardle case, and that he should !
glad if the bill became law, before
decision was made in that case
and thereby sweep it from I'll
docket. 1t is to be hoped, howeve
, that in this Mr.. Wilson and his cocoon
spirators will be defeated, by the al
nouncement of the decision of the Coul
in the case referred to, ere the bill
question becomes law.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
Within the past three days coside
able number Of troops have arrived
| this city,by order of Grant and StantO
one hundred men arrived for Il
Twelfth United States infantry, al
fifty more are expected. There was q
so an arrival of one hundred men b
longing to the Twenty-ninth iniantr
| The object of this increase m the mil
tary force of this Department is n
exactly apparent to those not in Il
{ confidence Of the Radical Clique thi
= rules the War Office and the Headqua
ters of the Army. The matter ought
+ be inquired into at least.
r. GENERAL HANCOCK.
% This distinguished officer visited II
White Houseyesterday, and spent tin
J. in consultation with the President Su
G sequently he called at the lIeadquarte
Of the Army, but did not visit the w
Department. His presence here is st
the principal topic of conversation
T, political circles, and the "loyaP ia
t obns wonder whether he would da
+. to obey the orders of the President,
/. they were not sent through Grant,
10 directed by the "loyal" Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 2'
u SCENE IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
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