The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-28
,TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
CONGREGATIONAL.


WASHINGTON, January 27.-HouSe.-
Under the call of States the following
among other bills, were introduced: TX
tax national bonds; removing instructions
from He'll Gate, in the harbor of New
York forbidding assessors or collectors
from being interested, directly or indi.
rectly, in the forfeitures under revenue
laws; one, by Stevens, on the question Of
suffrage on national questions to regu-
late the appointment of Government
agents; providing temporary govern
ment for Wyoming Territory; to
provide uniform currency and
liquidate the national debt; amend.
ing the national currency act; supplying
documents to agricultural colleges; re-
lieving McLane College, Tennessee for
the removal of obstructions from the Upper
Missouri river; declaring compromises for
violation of the revenue to be felonies
for the better organization of the United
States district courts of Louisiana; for
establishing branch mint for Santa Fe.
A resolution was passed repeating the
act creating Montana territory, on &C.
count Of the exclusion of certain classes
from suffrage.
Several communications from the Execu-
tive were presented, and also the resolu-
tons of the Georgia Convention urging
the Reorganization of the State govern
ment and the removal of certain disabili-
ties and the modification of the test oath.
Also, petition from the members of the
Louisiana Convention praying the removal
of General Hancock and the State and
county officers. Also, petition of the
Mississippi Convention relative to the
Freedmen's Bureau.
A bill prohibiting the payment of GER
tain claims arising from the rebellion was
resumed and passed-ayes, So; noes, 63.
The Secretary of State was asked the
expense of arresting and trying Surratt.
A resolution was adopted, after conside-
rable fillibustering, under suspension OF
the rules, instructing the Reconstruction
Committee to inquire whether combina-
tions have been made, or attempted to be
made, to obstruct the due execution Of the
laws, with power to send for persons and
papers. --.-...-...- ..,.-...-
Senate,-Mr. Wilson introduced bill
removing disabilities from certain citizens
of Virginia. ..-..-.
The Secretary of the Treasury was called
on for an elaborate report regarding cap,
tured and abandoned property.
The bill relieving Governor Patton, o.
Alabama, from political disabilities was
resumed. Messrs. Howard (Republican)
of Michigan, and Drake (Republican), o
Missouri, wanted further proofs of Pat
toms sincerity. Messrs. Buckalew Demo
craft, of Pennsylvania, and johnson de
mocrat), of Maryland, opposed special le'
gislation on the subject. The bill was
passed-ayes, &c; nays, Is.
The reconstruction bill was resumed
Mr.. Wilson (Republican), of Massachu.
sets, favored the bill. In opening his re.
marks he said that in the thirteen years be
had been in the Senate he had listened tc
great many speeches. He had heard
the domineering Davis, the threatening
Toombs, the plausible Mason, and the
willy Slidell, but he had never listened tt
more wicked speech than that delivered
by the Senator from Wisconsin Mr.. Doc
little) on Thursday last.
Mr.. Johnson (Democrat), of Maryland
followed with powerful constitutions
argument against the bill.
Adjourned. -..-...s.