Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-02-14
FoH11ErH co0aREss.


In the Senate, a resolution Was IN
trodueed by Mr.. Howard, Of Michigan,
Republican. authorizing the Secretary
of War to employ counsel to defend
Generals Meade and Ruger, in any suits
brought against them by Gov. jenkins,
of Georgia, the Attorney General hav
ing declined to defend cases under the
Reconstruction law, on the ground that
be has given an opinion that the law is
unconstitutional After some debate
on the prOpriety Of the Attorney Gen
erals action, the bill passed.....In the
House on the 9th inst, Mr.. Beatty, the
new member from the Eighth Ohio Dis
trict, appeared and took the OATH.
The Senate resolution authorizing the
Secretary of War to employ counsel to
defend Gems. Meade and Ruger, was
carried by a vote Of lis 90 3I...... The
Senate passed the House resolution
with regard to land grants 10 Michigan
and Wisconsin railroads. The bill
granting aid to the Central Pacific Rail-
road was taken up, and Me-. Sherman,
OF Ohio, opposed it,. The ARMY Ap-
preparation bill, amounting to S33, 600, =
coo, was reported by Mr.. Blaine. 1t
contains a provision for the reduction
25 regiments of Infantry, Z regiments
cavalry and regiments of artillery
1t was referred 10 Committee of the
WhOle.-.-.sIn the Senate Mr.. Sherman
of Ohio, introduced a bill TO allow per-
sons now occupying land on the islands
in the Great Miami river, pre-emption
ofthe same on taking the proper steps
and paying two dollars and hftV Genus
an acre...... The supplementary Tenure
of Office bill was taken up, debated, and
after some amendments, passed by a
vote of32 to 9. 1t pats an end to the
Unrestricted employment Of special
agents by the President and heaets Of
Departments, which has become a great
abuse the House, the Speaker ap-
pointed Mr.. Beatty, Of Ohio, mem
Der of the Com mittee on Invalid Pen
sions, in place. of Mr.. Hamilton --,.-. A
to soldiers widows and orphans pas
Mr.. Stevens asked leave TO in
troduce a resolution directing the Ju-
dicary Committee TO transfer to the
Reconstruction Commlttee the eYlaence
taken on impeachment. Ar. Eldr1dge
CT Wisconsin, said there would be no
objection, if $4,000 copies of that evil
len5e might be printed for general cir
euIation. Mr.. Stevens said he did not
object to that, and a resolution to that
effect was referred o-the Committee on
Printing. Mr.. Brooks, OF. N X, sa1d
he won Id Withdraw any objections he
had if q resolution would be admitted
and adopted directing the General of
the Army to send copy OF bha EreSl-
dents last letter to him as Secretary
OF w aIH W bliE AA0l1Nr AA-Ae h1tA
vens said he agreed to that. There be-
ing no objection, that resolution was
adopted, and then all objections having
been Withdrawn, Mr.. Stevens resOlu-
tiOn was adopted. .-.--.. In the Senate Mr.
Wiley, of West Virginia, reports from
the Committee on Patents Dill re-
quiring persons applying for patents to
give public notice Of the same.-... A nlong
the Presidential nominations rejected
by the Senate, is that of Leslie Coombs
as United States Marshal for Kentucky
..... The principal feature OF the House
proceedings Tuesday was the reading of
the additional Johnson-Grant cores
pondence, which consisted of letter
from the President accusing Grant Of
INSTRUMENTATION in not Obeying him,
his military superior, and letters from
five members of the Cabinet, giving
their views as to the nature of the re-
cent, conversation between. the Presi-
dent and the General. Another letter
from Gen. Grant, in which he dIsavows
any disrespect to the orders of the Exec
utfve, and briefly vindicates his course,
closes the series.