The Montana post., 1868-12-18
DenunciaIIon OF the President
Message.

Washington, Dec. gth.-House.-Wa ash
bume made a statement on behalf of the
committee on appropriations He said
nothing would be gained by the House re-
naming in session as In case of recess the ma
Jorty of the members of the committee
would remain in Washington TO attend to the
business of making up the various appropria-
tion bills. lie would therefore move that on
Thursday next the House adjourn to January
5th.
Bingham, from Committee on Reconstruc-
tion. reported a bill providing for an election
In Virginia for or against the adoption of the
constitution adopted by the convention which
met in Richmond, Dec. 81. of last year. lie
explained the bill and said il was the same
adopted last July, except as TO the time of
holding the election. After some discussion
the bill passed, having been amended by fixing
the time of election for the fourth Thursday
of May next. The time for the meeting of
the Legislature has been fixed for the first
Thursday of December.
The Presidents message was received and
read.
Washburne denounced the accommodation IN
elative to the payment of the public debt,
AS plain and undisguised reputation and en-
tered his protest against it.
Schenck denounced the message as the most
gross, shamele and infamous proposition to
repudiate the debt of the country ever put
forward from any quarter. He said portion
Congress in terms similar TO those used by the
Oregon Legislature, which the House had re-
turned to its authors. lie trusted the House
would not print the message but lay nc on the
table as not ft TO be referred TO the Commit
tee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
Several other members denounced the message
In q similar strain, but finally the House or
dered the message printed by l2S TO 3S. Ad-
journed-
Washington, Dec. 10. SENATE. = The
standing committees for the session were an
nouDced. No important changes IN the
chairmansbips were made. An effort was
made to displace Henderson from the chair
manship of the Indian Committee but be was
retained.
The bills and resolutions on the Speaker
table were taken up and referred.
Mr.. GUNNER explained the purpose of the
bill introduced by him to carry out the re-
construction acts In Georgia, VIE; 70 resume
to a certain extent the power of Congress
over Georgia, in consequence of the legisla-
ture having been illegally constituted
Mr.. Drake explained the purpose of his
resolution in relation TO the grades OF Gen-
eral and. Lieutenant General in the army, and
Admiral and Vice Admiral in the navy, to be
to keep those grades In reserve as rewards for
extraordinary public services, not leaving
them open TO be reached by regular promo
tion or for accommodation Referred.
An animated debate arose upon the refer
ence Of the House bill TO transfer the Indian
Affairs TO the control of the War Depart
ment-
Mr., Thayer moved to refer 1t 20 the Com
mittee on Indian AHAirs. -... .. 80
Mr. Wilson moved to refer 1t to the Mill
tary COMMITTEES. .... r
Mr Terry said sending it 20 the Committee
on Indian Affairs would be fatal 10 the bill.
FINELY she ball was referred to the Com
mittee ON Iudian Affairs -.l1
Mr.. Edmunds called for the unfinished bu-
zines of yesterday. lie said he wanted the
Presidents message rezd that the country
might know the kind OF man who occupies
the Presidential chair. The reading of the
message was then completed.
After references OF the. Indian Bureau bill,
Mr.. Wilson introduced joint resolution sub