The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.


CHICAGO, March lO.-The Senate spent
the concluding portion of the session yester-
day in considering the Diplomatic Appropri-
alton bill. An amendment striking out the
provision for consul at Ecuador was agreed
to, and also an amendment striking out an
appropriation of SO 900 for the expenses of
intercourse with the Barbary States. The
Senate adjourned without final action on the
bill.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-Trumbull pre-
scented a memorial from the Executive Com
mittee Of the Colonization Society, stating
khat 5000 persons, mostly from North Caro-
lima, desire to emigrate to Liberia and asking
FOR an appropriation of 500, 900 annually for
the establishment of line of steamers.
Howard, from select committee, reported
a resolution relative TO the admission of spec
,ators to the galleries during the impeach-
fnent trial, the number of tickets to be issued
DO be fixed a. 900. Adopted.
Summer said business of great Importance
10 the public interest demanded an exclusive
session, which was agreed to.
After the Executive session the Diplomatic
appropriation bill passed. The mission to
Portugal was allowed to remain in the bill
and also an appropriation was inserted pro-
viding for consuls at Osaca and Yeddo with
. salary of So, 900 to each. The missions to
Bolivia and Ecuador were allowed to remain.
HOUSE.
In the House, Logan alluded to fact that |
created considerable stir. He said that re- |
Printing Bureau, Clark. had obtained the |
certificate of three other officials Of the Treas
bury to the destruction in their presence of
Cancelled bonds to the amount of SIS, $4,000,
|while in fact no such bonds were destroyed,
|and what were supposed to be such bonds
were nothing more than blank paper. This
|he had been told by Clark himself. He had
not believed the statement, and had gone TO
bee General Spinner, the Treasurer. Gen.
Spinner told him that it was all wrong; that
there ought to be some explanation of it. He
General SPINNER did not know how it was,
but supposed it must have been done salts
kActorily. He said if he had known the fact
at the time he would not have allowed it to
be done.
Price said this was an alarming declaration,
and he wished to have some more particulars.
He wished the gentleman from Illinois to
state whether the certificates showed the
numbers and dates and the denominations Of
the bonds represented as destroyed.
Logan replied that the certificates in Ques-
ZION showed precisely the same character of
facts and figures as all other similar certif-
Gates in the Treasury.
Raum inquired what became OF the bonds.
Logan said he did not know and did not
pretend to be able to explain it. He also {
! Ia l.. IL t. ~ Al |
ce,s had been appointed in the State of Geor-
gia in connection with the Internal Revenue,
and we're drawing pay, and from whose OFF, J
cial oaths the material part had been scratch
ed out with pen.
Price subsequently, (referring again to the 4
statement relating to the fictitious destruc-
ion Of the bonds in the Treasury Depart
nent) said that in common with other men,
,ers Of the House he had been very much a
'tartled BY the declaration, and would move
or 4 committee of investigation of the matter A
II such fraudulent certificates
ould be obtained for eighteen millions, they A
ould be obtained for eighteen hundred mill
ions. The statement would be carried be- r
ore sunset all over the country, from the
atlantic to the Pacific, and all around the
lobe. startling bopdholders and injuring the F
A bill has passed locating An assay Office A
Stevens, from the Reconstruction Commit A
20, reported q bill for the admission Of Ala
anna, which was made the special order for n
)-mOrfOw.
Clark, from the Committee on Roads and
annals, reported a substitute for the bill to N
the building of military postroad
ON Washington to New York, limiting the "A
re to three cents per mile and requiring the
trough trip to be made in seven hours. "
Payne, from the Committee on the Freed
len's Bureau, reported bill to provide for A,
le sale Of certain land lots on the sea islands
South Carolina. !"
Eliot, from the same committee, reported
substitute for the bill to continue the Freed
ems Bureau one gear from the 10th Of July
.xt. IN
The morning hour having expired, the bill
mt over. Ju
SeAspek, from the Committee On Ways and
cans, reported back bill exempting manu- Dc
esusess iron TAXATION, except gas, esbasee.