Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-13
LATEST I'ELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROcEEDrNGs.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, March IU.-Mr. GrlmeS
offered a resolution that the present
duty on foreign merchandise imported
into the United States, having been predi-
Gated upon the internal tax on do
mestic manufactures, the Finance Com
mittee are instructed to inquire into the
expediency Of removing them.
MIR. Edmunds objecting, the resolution
went over.
@Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on
Finance, reported the house bill for the
relief of certain exporters of distilled
spirits, with an amendment. After debate
the bill went over.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle called up the House
bill granting pensions to certain soldiers
and sailors of the war of 1912. The ques-
ton was on the amendment by the Com
mittee on Pensions, striking out The words
who are in circumstances which render
them dependent on others for support. The
bill went over.
A large number of private pension bills
were taken up and passed.
At quarter to four the Senate went into
Executive session, and soon after adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
committee Of conference was ordered
on the joint resolutions for the payment
into the treasury of certain moneys now in
the hands Of the United States Treasurer.
The Senate joint resolution, authorizing
the erection of stone house at Fortress
Monroe, and the bill for the settlement of
certain accounts Of army paymasters were
passed.
The Speaker presented a communication
frop, he (N1-ar,n. r. w.
hitting a resolution of the West Virginia
Legislature declaring the President guilty
of willful and fragrant violation of law
in the attempted removal of Secretary
Stanton, and authorizing the Governor to
tender to Congress the assistance of West
Virginia in sustaining the authority and
enforcing the laws of the United States.
The report of the Committee on Re-
trenchment on the question of the fictitious
destruction of eighteen million bonds in
the Treasury came up. A long debate fol-
lowed, mainly efecting the character of
Mr.. Clarke, Superintendent of the Print
ing Bureau, and the method of printing
United States bonds and notes
Mr.. Logan took prominent part and
strongly denounced Mr.. Clarke, saying his
character was SO damnable that its descrip-
ton could not be read in public on account
Of its immortality. The bill went over.
The Speaker present message from the
President informing the House that an act
to amend the supplementary reconstruc-
ton bill had been presented to him on the
18th of February, and not having been re-
turned by him to the House it had become
law.
The Speaker announced the following
committees:
On conference on the pension appropria-
ton bill, Messrs. Butler, Kelsey and
Nicholson.
On bill conveying into the Treasury the
proceeds of Rebel captured property, Messrs.
Washburne, of Wisconsin, Schofeld and
Barnes.
The bill to continue the Freedmen's
Bureau came, aud after various propositions
in reference TO the course of business, the
bill went over until next Tuesday.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported
back the Senate amendments to the consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill. All
the amendments were concurred in except
that making the salary Of the Consul at
Guaymas one thousand dollars year and
that reducing the appropriation for con-
tingent expenses of the mission abroad
from fifty thousand dollars to twenty
thousand dollars.
A committee of conference was APP
pointed.
Mr.. Julian's resolution of December 10Th
further states that agricultural public
lands ought to be prohibited, and all pro-
posed grants of public lands for railroads
or other special objects should be carefully
scrutinized ndrigidiy subordinated to para
mount purposes for securing landless, etc.
Adopted.
The Senate bill to amend the Judiciary
act of 1889 was amended by an additional
section, repeating a portion of the act of
1867, and authorizes appeals from the Cir
cnit Court to the Supreme Court of the
United States. Passed.