New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-19
XLrH CONGREsS-sEcoND SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsHINGTON, May Is, IS

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The CHAIR laid before the Senate a commu-
ncaon from the Secretary Of the Treasury transmitting
the report Of Benjamin Pierce, President Of the Coast
Survey containing details of it's operations and progress
during the year ending Nov l. 1867 On motion Of Mr.
ANTHONY Ren., r. ~, 1000 copies were ordered to be
muncaton from the Secretary OF War transmitting
communication from the General OF the Army, ineoSng
corrected Of the Constitution adopted by the Vlr
einia Constitutional Convention furnished by Gen. Seho
field. ..rr>, ,,,., .-....,., 49,. ...,,,ou ~, enc
poard ~ 3nderWrters Of Portland, Maine praying that
no steps be taken to lessen the efficiency Of the coast sur
Mr. CATTELL Rep, N. j. presented the petition Of
the Philadelphia Drug Exchange, asking modIhcahon
MI EDMTNDs Rep, VT rose to privileged ques
ton and asked indefinite leave OF absence Tor he Ben
illness. Leave was granted.
Mr. SUMNER e Mast presented tor e pe6 bSa6 81
ment OF school Commiss d ..,..., ,u, o., .,o
payment OF fees paid ON Cancelled homestead entries.
Mr, WILSON Rep., Massl reported joint resolution
States il NewYOrk to the Whitehall aud Plattsburgh
Railroad Company. Passed. -
PASSAGE OF TIE RECONSTRUCTION DEFICIENCY ACT.
Att O'Clock p. m, the CHAIR announced the special
order to be the act Imakng appropriations 20 supply de-
,os ot the Reconstruction laws in the Third Military
District for the fiscal year ending June go 1868 The Dill
was taken up and passed.
Mr. MORTON REP, Ind introduced resolution t re,
ouesng the Committee PostOices and Post Roads TO
onsieT aid report IT, in their Judgment II IS necessary
mat general bill be introduced authorizing bridges 10
snch manner as not materially to interfere with navga-
ton Tabled. Considerable discussion arose on bill IA
regard 10 the extension Of time Tor the completion OF ra
roads In Michigan and Wisconsin.
PROPOSAL FORA RECESS
Mr.. DRAKE Rcp., MOI moved 90 reconsider the vote
on the concurrent resolution Of the House for adjourn
ment to the 2h inst with yew he sad 10 ask its re-
Mr. TRUMBULL (Ill) suggested that Offering now
resolution would obyiate the necessity OF asking its
Mr.. SHERMAN CRep, Ohio remarked that single
objection would prevent the passage OF an original reso
On motion Of Ir. DRAKE, the House requested to
return the resolution.
Mr. HARLAN rep, Iowa. rose to personal explana-
ton At his instance the following paragraph from the
Washington correspondence OF The baltimore sun was
rev %hs The aud anxiety eIei Friday night nton The
70 oP .ss Ss" simpson e de d these words.
words Brother Wiley Ps TO be Christian: brother Wley ha.
PRAY With brother Wiley and is said that brother Harlan payed
vI cTTs' aid not usually notice anything that the
pe1snapers printed about himself, nor would he now II
he alone were concerned But wished to say now that
he had no correspondence with Bishop simpson since the
Impeachment Investigation began, either orally In
The CHAIR Announced the receipt from the House OF
aest Tor cerded copies Of the proceedings of the last
two sessions OF the Court Of IMPRISONMENT iiS1
Mr. TRUMBUId moved 10 take up the Din ioI the al
NJ PkrfERsoN Dem Tcnn) opposed, and urged tho
taking up of bin Tor the establishment OF National
Bureaa Of Insurance. A.. Il. o,,. ~,
Dir. DRAKE Rep,, MOI suggested that II %ouiu , De
little take up either tonight the resolution i0r
recess should be adopted. A., a.
Mr. DIXON Dcni- Conn } opposed taking up the Ar
kansas bill He thought If taken up next week. aer the
tnai is over IL would be passed nsi as soon. Inc ap
peaance OF an eudeavor To add two members 10 INC
Cont az Inpeachment would be avoided.
Mr.. CONNEsS REP, Cali favored taking up the ca. AT
kansas b and deprecated any introduction OF tne %
the impcachent proceedings. when IL was well known
that IL conld not possibly AFFECT the result
Mr.. DIXON-HOw - 10 impOsslblef
Mr. CONNEss referred the Senator TO the remarks or
the Senator from Iowa tHaranl ON the SUBJECT nade INC
other day
Mr.. FEssENDEN Ciel could see no reason for bringing
up again ina question OF whom the Senate was lar
behind the House is business and so late in the "a
lie udieuled tho notion that Senators could 90 no
business this week because OF the excitement IN their
minds. He thought that the same plea might be Iiadc
with equal prOpFiety next week and " they acted upon
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