The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-18
congressional.

WASHINGTON, March 17-House.-A
Jencks, the chairman Of the Retrenchmen
Committee, denounced Van Wyck's re
cent whiskey fraud report as the unau
thorized work of an individual member o
the committee, made without the consent
knowledge, or approval, Of the other mem
bers.
The Secretary of the Treasury was
asked how frauds are prevented and de.
tected in printing bonds.
Mr.. Wilson desired to make personal
explanation regarding clandestine
amendment to the judiciary bill. Mr..
Wood, Of New York, objected, unless the
Democrats were allowed to reply.
The bill removing political disabilities
was resumed. : 1t was amended, on Mr..
Bingham's motion, 80 as to relieve from
disabilities imposed by both the Constitu-
ton and the laws. An amendment insert
ing John A. Gilmer's name in the list was
withdrawn. Other names offered to be
added to the original list were rejected.
Mr.. Miller said General Longstreet's
name should be omitted.
Mr.. Bingham ooh, MOI"
A dozen suggestions were offered. Mr..
Bingham begged them not to load the bill.
He said W. W. Holden would De next
Governor of North Carolina, and could not
act unless the bill be passed.
Mr.. Logan questioned Governor Orr's
(of South Carolina) evidences of loyalty.
Mr.. Bingham said Orr had made an en-
couraging speech to the South Carolina
Convention.
Mr.. Logan wanted to know more about
Orr's Philadelphia speech.
Mr.. Bingham declined going into par
ticulars, but thought that man who had
influence enough to beat Wade Hampton
ought to be encouraged to use that inllu-
ence in favor Of the reconstruction laws.
Mr.. Schenck proposed months post
ponement, in order to obtain the facts.
Mr.. Boutwell, favored taking tho respon-
sibility now. A
Mr.. Logan wanted to sec fruits brought
forth meet for repentance.
Mr.. Farnsworth repeated what Sickles
had said of orr, adding that Orr's course
at Philadelphia was no worse than Ray
monds (of New York; and Raymond was
afterwards admitted to Radical caucuses.
Mr.. Logan denounced Governor Brown,
of Georgia, as mere politician.
Mr.. Kelly said Brown had worked zeal
ously, and ought to be forgiven.
Mr.. Mullins wanted to know how long
Adam had to lie out before God gave him
chance, by the birth Of Saviour, to re-
pent. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Farnsworth intimated that some
plan must be devised to relieve white
men, otherwise there would be two parties
in the South, based on color, when the
black mans party would 60 to the dust.
The bill was recommitted to the COM
mittee.
The Freedmen's Bureau continuation
bill was again postponed.
Alabama's admission was resumed. Mr..
Stevens said After full examination
of the returns, am not satisfied to force
vote on this bill and admit the State
against our own law, while there is ma
iority of twenty-odd thousand against it.
1t would not be doing such justice in
legislation as would be expected by the
people. That being the case, move that
the bill be recommitted." The motion
was carried.
The protest by the South Carolina Con-
stitutional Convention against the repeal
Of the tariff on rice was presented.
Adjourned.
Senate.-Numerous petitions and memo
rails were presented.
Mr.. Edmunds characterized Van Wyck's
whiskey report as unauthorized.
A bill changing the time for holding the
District and Circuit Courts of Tennessee
was passed.
The tax bill was resumed. An amend
ment was adopted which leaves the tax on
wholesale dealers at one-ffth of one per
cent. on amounts over $4,000. Other
amendments were proposed.
Adjourned.