The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-06-24
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From Washington.

Lhe construction of railroads, centering in
The bill removing the disabilities of certain
citizens in North and South Carolina, Alabama
and Georgia, and a few from other States, passed
the Senate by vote of IS toe. sH
The bill covers about twelve hundred, includ-
ing Governors Brown and Holden, Gen. Long
street and Geo. W. Jones, of Tennessee,
last the only known Dcmocrit in the lot.
The Finance bill was resumed.
Adjourned.
HOUsE.-The Senate amendment, relieving
R0derlck R. Butler, member elect from Tennes
see, from disabilities, and seating him without
the iron-cad oath, passed-99 to 81.
After local, business, the River and Harbor bill
was taken up. a4l 3 ttI. % r.
1t appropriates about seven millions. The
South Eastis only benefited by thirty thousand,
for examination and survey of the Atlantic
coast, and tributaries of the Mississippi; and a
part of one hundred and eighty-five thousand,
for Improvement of the Mississippi. Missouri
and Arkansas Rivers, will be spent South. =;
No action was taken.
A motion to reconsider the twenty per cent
additional to the Department employees prevail
cd, ard the bill was recalled from the Senate.
Adjourned.
1t is rumored that General Martin Mcmahon,
of New-York, will be appointed Mexican Min
lister. fsuaG T,ga,
United States Indian Agent Leavenworth, in
his report, narrates numerous outrages on the
part of the Comanches and Kiowas. They seem
to have special prediction for raids into
Texas.
Leavenworth recommends that they be pun
ished promptly and severely. f"ta'.
WASHINGTON, June II, P. M.-SENATE.-The
Texas Convention resolution, that Congressional
reconstruction would fail under General Bucl-
anan's appointments was referred to the Judicial
ny Committee
memorial of VIM. E. Chipley, of Kentucky,
that his son, residing at Columbus, Georgia, had
been arrested by the military authorities, in VIC
lation of the Constitution, and was carried two
hundred miles from his home to Atlanta, where
he is now confined and deprived of communica-
ton with his friends, that he is falsely charged
with being concerned in the murder of George
w. ASuUuTuc, WHO W as " uOueC VI
ill famc-was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
motion to indefinitely postpone the Senate
and House amendments to the Bankrupt law,
passed.
Burlingame and his Chinese visited the Senate
to-day.
The Chair laid before the Senate tclegraphic
,kol,t- 4, n ~
Texas, dated Austin, june 10th, containing reso-
buttons passed at that date, asking permission OF
Congress Tor the Convention to organize mil.
itary force, in conjunction with the military Com.
mander to subdue crime and lawlessness, which
they allege are now so frequent in that Ststc
and, further, setting forth that if Congress does
not grant this power, the loyal people of Texas
will be compelled to take the law in their owl
hands, in seli-deferce,-was referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Finance was resumed. The section forbid
ding Banks to pay interest on deposits in othe
Banks was erased The provision withdrawing
twenty millions from the Districts, which hav'
surplus. and awarding it to the Districts, com
parativey deficient in National Banking capital
was adopted.
The additional capital goes to the Districts
which have now less than five dollars per inhab
liant.
The bill passed, Is to IA.
A Committee of Conference was appointed OF
the bill, removing political disabilities.
The Senate went into Executive Session ant
adjourned.
Horcr Tho Elanfiop GOm init fee apnrfad
favor of seating Mr. Mckee, from the nintl
Kentucky District. Ordered to be printed.
The bill promoting American commerce wa
taken up.
An amendment allowing five foreign bottoms
owned exclusively by citizens, to be used in con
veying Western produce from New-Orleans Il
New-Y ork, was rejected when the whole mat
ter was tabled by almost solid Western vote.
The Senate amendments to the bill removing
disabilities were non-concurred in. Conference
demanded. .-...
Adjourned. ....
A dispatch from Tallahassee states that A. s
Welch was elected United States Senator for tn
term ending March 4th 1862 On the last ballo
for the term ending 1873, 7. W. Osborne, Radi
cal, from New York, had 81, and o. B. Hurt,
native, known as Southern loyalist, 81. Gov
Marvin, democrat, is. A third Senator, for tn
term commencing March 4th, 1869, will be cleo
ted.
Florida delegation is here, relieved of tn
apprehensions, entertained last night, of a color
ed man coming to the Senate from Florida. The,
seem happy. ...
Bowen was confirmed as Mayor by the Circui
Court.
WASHINGTON, June 10, M.-Minister Romer
here consider the accounts of Ministerial trouble
In Mexico exaggerated. He is very hopeful
The army consists of %, 900 men, and the Gov
eminent is paying expenses. The demonstra
tions of the re-actionary Chiefs have been feebl
and are becoming daily more so. An earl
| pacfication and consolidation of the entire Re
| public he regards certain.
Washington, June IS, P. M.-sENATE:-Th
Post Office Committee reported favorably on tn
bill establishing continuous railroad hence t.
Mobile. ta.".a
The bill allowing the United States to appea
| suits from District Courts, without giving secu
| rity, passed "5f
A bill providing that the Senior Associat
should act as Chief Justice, when the Chief Jus
tice was disqualified, passed.
A bill allowing the sale of armed vessels t.
belligerents for commercial purposes, passed.
| A bill relieving exporters of rum and spirit
| was killed. f.'.- @
The Conference Committee on the bill reliey
ing disabilities reported, recommending tina
Geo. W. Jones, of Tennessee, and Geo. Houston
of Alabama be erased, and it was adopted.
Messrs. Ross and Van Wrinkle voted nay.
| adjourned.