The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL RRoCEEDENes
q. WAsHIIN.aroN. Feb 27.


SEN ATE. IT Chandler, from the
Oommittee on Commerce, presented a
report favorable to the joint resolu-
ton relative to the survey of the
Northern and Northwestern Iakes.
Passed. u nog H. 4 far
Thayer introduced a. bill to dissolve
the Indian Peace Commission. Re.
ferred. raafl dsr 7g ar.7
Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported an amended Dill
for funding che National debt
HOUSE-Boutwell, from the Com
mittee to report Articles OF Impeaeh-
ment against President JohasOn, Of
ferred a resOlutiOm permitting the
Committee to report IN print.
Adopted.
Morehead, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported back
Spaulding's bill declaring the meaning
of the internal revenue tax on rail-
road chairs and spikes to be a spe-
cifc tax Of 50 per, ton. which passed.
The Speaker presented several
Communications, including a resolu-
ton from the South Carolina Conven-
ton asking for an appropriation Of
$l000OO0 for the purchase Of land
for freedmen, &e.s aud Of the Ma
tional Commercial Convention, re-
Gently held at Boston, on finance,
taxation &c, which were referred
The House went into the Commit
tee Of the Whole, Sehoheld in the
Chair, aud resumed the consideration
Of sundry civil expenses and apprO-
priation bills. While the bills were
under consideration. the Speaker took
the chair aud stated that he had just
received, from a Sergeant of the Me
tropdlitan Police, a, letter sent hin
from "a Sergeant of the New York
Police, making 50 grave charge that
he did NOT feel justified m, Wlth6
holding it from the immediate kn0wl-
edge Of the House. The letter read
as ioiioWs:u a1i9b fat ,3aa.s
OFFICE FiTHE SUPERINTEyDENT } q.
OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE,
New York, Feba26, 1868. s..
10 MAJOR A. c. Richards, Superiin-
tendent of the Metropolitan Police If
Wassih0t0n, d. q. ii Ia-
aSTR--I have just been called on by
Col. Tai. II. ShaffneF, President Of
the United States Blasting Oil Com
pany,, with q reQuestit0 look up five
cans of nitro glycefine which ives deI
eiivered on an. IoFder from regular
customer, which order il now pro-
nounced to be forgery. The guam
! tity of oil in the cans was about I63
p0unds, aquantity sufficient to blOWup
the st. Nicholas Hotel IN New
York. He fears il may have been
obtained for some foul purpose,
as be latteriy has had several appliea
tons by unknown persons for the
nurchase Ofdthe article, to whom he
has, refused 30 sell, fowing 60 1heir be-
ing strangers,nand would nos explain
satisfactorily the purpose for which
they wanted t. fhle informs ME, that
although tits given out that thestoue
Walia lOf I lerkebwello Prison were
blown down with gubpower. the ma -
terial used was glycerine. Now, sir,
this 165 pounds has disappeared from
New York, and If intended for mis-
chief, it is more likely for use in
Washington than elsewhere. / give
you this information to put you on
guard. ta iTss gi Hal5d tuehJtH Ih2.
4 Very respectfully .Vad 1o ,amu
.ar.aIfs.l + JOHN A. KKEEBDYs# 'h
.-rirgo8 Suplt Metr0politau' Police.
When the paper was read. Inger-
soil said, " het us abolish the Metro
politan Policey and see whether we
viii not soon be blown upP : Laugh
for A dias1rna1l liE1 m0Tl l.H