Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-07-30

Ad5eurnment OF Congress - Unfi nished
Businsss- Funding BiIl-The Latest
Caapet-Baggers--B B. r. Butler Agein-
/ ProbaIbilities OF = Session in September
[Ffom Correspondence of the Baltimore Sum-
WASHINGTON, July p.
Congress recessed" at noon to-day un.
til September 21st. The adjournnen'
leaves the bill to reduce the army (~ish
| ihrcasuss. for distriboting arms to tloysa-
lists" in the South) and the new recon
struction bill for Texas, Virginia and
Mississippi, and the bill to protect natur.
allied citizens abroad, Enacted upon.
The carpet-bag delegations from all the
Southern States were greatly chagrined at
the failure of the arms bill, and Mr. De-
weese, Of North Carolina, and Mr.. Ham
iltou, Of Florida, were plain and bold in
their denunciations of the Republicans for
adjourniag before these bills were enacted.
The carpet-baggers realize that without
the influence Of the military power their
tenure of Office will soon be at an end.
The attendance in the House was slim
at the rather early hour of nine o'clock,
when the session was opened to-day. Mr..
Schenck tried to get bis bill through for
tariff on copper, which led to
.6libustering. and that to its defeat. The
roll call on it was in progress at the mo-
ment Of adjournment, and it will, there
fore, come up as unfinished business the
FIRST thing in September. i,
During the strife over this bill num-
Der Of privileged reports were entertained,
among them that of Mr.. Schenck from the
Conference Committee on the Funding
Bill. When this bill has been up in the
House heretofore, it found opponents a.
mong members Of both political parties,
but to-day the fight seemed to have be-
come partisan, for while the Republicans
favored the conference report, the Demo
Gratis opposed it. The, latter tried the eff
feet Of filibustering, but were not strong
enough to carry that very far. The con-
ference report was finally agreed to by an
almost strictly partisan vote. The bill
was sent to the President, who was in the
Capitol, but not in time to obtain his ap-
proyal before the adjournment. It is,
therefore, so much waste paper. 8
Messrs. P. NJ B. Young and Nelson
Tiff, Of Georgia. and Simeon Corley, Of
South Caroline, claiming to be, Represen
tatives, we're admitted to seats in the
House to-day. These gentlemen all came
in under the act removing political disa-
biities. all having participated in the re-
bellion. Mr.. Young was elected DEM
ocrat; was . Brigadier General in the
Confederate service. Messrs. Tiff and
Corley are Republicans.
Mr.. Benjamin r Butler. burning un-
der the castigation given him in the Senate
chamber last night. BY Mr. Henderson,
and the exposure Of the infamy Of his re-
port. has written a reply to that gentle-
mans speech. Time not admitting Of his
delivering his speech. in the House, he
to-day asked and obtained leave to print
his answer. 49, 'si'is
It is probable that Congress will not
reassemble on the 21st Of September, I'M
less the President meanwhile does some
act or takes some step upon which the
Radicals may hope to base an impeach-
ment. n rrss
After the adjournment to-day Mr.. Col.
fax, in conversation, stated that no session
would be held for mere legislative bust
ness; and it is understood that Republi-
can members have entered into an under
standing that their presence in September
will not be required unless they are mott.
fed to attend by Gen: Sehenck and Sena-
tor Morton. Of the Republican Executive
Committee. - p 80 -.