The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-12-26
WASHINGTON.
Facts and RulllOrs.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
In the Senate on Friday of last week tho death
of Thad. Stevens was announced, and in the
The House then adjourned over to Monday
The Senate had brief session on Saturday, and
also adjourned to Monday. But on Monday
There was quorum in either house, 90 that
there really is very little congressional business
to notice since Our last.
The negro Menard, claiming seat from Lou.
isiana, has been disposed of, and is indignant
He was elected to fill vacancy, which expires
on the 4th of March. The House pretending
that his claim went further, referred his case to
tho committee on elections, where it is intended
to lot it sleep.
Georgia is to be reconstructed. The bill OF Ssna-
tor Edmund, to remand thelstate back TO terri
toral condition until it is willing to let negroes
hold sfce, is to be reported favorably upon BY the
reconstruction committee. Senator Hill, II
gone hsms.
The Post Office committee in the Senate on
Saturday reported bill to abolish the frank. n
privilege, with Recommendation that it pass
The Senats Oh Saturday passed . resolution Of
sympathy with tho people of Spain, hoping they
would not allow the present opportunity t. psss
without abolishing slavery in the Spanish csls-
MES.
The retrsnehnent committee and . report t.
the House on Friday, mainly devoted TO abuse
Of the President, bat justifyias the reduction Of
the whisky TAI, saying that more revenue il BE-
ing derived at so cents per gallon than when the
tax WA at e.
| GEN. GRANT.
After spending day at the war Office on hia
return frsn Chicago. Gen. Grant and atan, and
Secretary Scofsld and staff On Monday evening
loft for Cincinnati. The N. Y. Espes ssy.
Gen. Grant will sffsr the sesrstaryship Of Va,
| to Gen. Mcclellan.
| ALAsKA STEAL
The Investigation int the alleged payment Of
largo sums - secure the passage Of tie Alask,
appropriation, has resulted in proving nothi,s
except that fro. $50 600 to zoo, OOO:vsrs paid u
Robert J. Walker - lobby fees and 1s,0O0 "a
Forney's paper.
| NEW EXECUTIVE MANsIeN.
The bill introduced in the senate By II. Xss.
ton, provides for the purchase Of about % ssrss
Of land ON Meridian Hill, near Wellington, u
. site for the executive mansion, aad an sppro.
pristisn Of t125, 600 for such purpose.
| PROBABLE VETO. or
It is said that tho President will veto the
southern states militia bill, on the ground that
congress has no power to regulate the militia
force il the several states Of the union. !.
| GENRBAL AMNKsTRY.
| The President has decided IN . few days to
promulgats proclamation Of general amnesty
for oil political offences, embracing such officers
Of the coafedracy Is were excepted in the prso.
| lamstioA Of last July. },Bt8Tlt /
NEW CONGRESS ON 4TH MARCH.
It's new believed, on account Of the snsrnous
| accumulation of business before congress that
the Law providing for an extra session Of the
new congress ON the fourth Of march, will net b
repealed.
LYNCHING THE RENO BROTHRRs.
Secretary Seward denies that any pledge was
given by our government to the suthsritiss Of
Canada that the Renos should b projected
from the violence Of the citizens Of Iadiaaa.