, 1869-01-12
WASHINGTON.
Proceedings in oohfgress Yes
terday.}
Bill Passed in the House
Amending the Tenure
of~0fice Act.
Unsuccessful Attempt to 1nves'
tieate the Wells, Fargo d
Co. Mail Contracts.
Bill introduced to Amend the
act Establishing tbs Judi
ciary Of the United
States.

States.
.Smyth.'s Chances for the
Russian Miasios.
Special Dcrpstch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
WArnI. aTt,N. Jar. II.
RATIONAL natcKiAT Gn.' Us,o..
The 2rl ua! meeting If tho National Hrlek'
layers tn'on eemmrt ech liz SCR irn. II r'"rn'
ing ii 10 o'clock At the DAD Fe,lo's' Hall. Th"
attendance Of de'cHatcr ~se qut:r 1srtr' 'hrrn
rci1 1rprt &c u:atiecr prcsenl from IN thr as-'''
Giatiors embraced witbit the }uri'd'c'on oi 'hc
un!on. The .nrrt:nR wae cn''td to order eY tho
lrtsidrnt. Mr.. John i. fsost. Mf. Edward Kirby
nttipg tn Secretary.
IN TnE rxxATK TrsrT mar.
The Fcna:r did rn.l!nr nt ennsruurnrr In tho |
3noruInc hour tu dsy. II i thcu tuoA np lho Ste
8.usphY case. on which nrsrly tht~r tns'rc hour"
were eoIsuucd without rraehin, n s,"s,r!oh. II |
hat heretofore btta As'nu,od In drhatu That lhn
lady in question was good |
tnion son,Ar, hut to-day very |
fer,oua attack wnt made m her tnyaIsy. 8cv. |
eral tslters ~ere frad. sen,c "E "htcs rannrrly |
raid thc WIS rebel. And u:h.ra ta!hed 1t hnr as
only t'u1sj ur tonist. Nj tamLes btoasht in Il |
1e,cr charging THAI tnc d!d not o9n The properly
IL With l!Ir damage Has donr, HIT that II be.
largcd IL Der uLelc. he deb3te throughout Vas
lively Ard rather assA0yizE 10 1T ps.'.p, CTS.
snT1At's cuAAckh ron THz Rrs~lAh HIEtIoK.
The secret seesion ar hour 1nn, devhfed to
The c.ecursion Of Collector sm} tAc't nomination
to the huksl.n Mission. No vote was rea-hed.
His !rtnds thlnk Lir csarces nte improving, and
bclievc be- Will gel 1ht place.
IN 1NE HuErE.
The House ~as IN had huuar to-day, bpt ret
t1arsgt to do good deal of uustnees Tho first
thing Of importance that eamr NJ, was the bill of
Colonll WashhrIr. OF Indiana 10 repeal the
Tcaurr-atDf1ee acr. The Juct.i4sy t'ou2ttct
Ead cocrtdt red General BatieE'a bill Tor The
Eane purpose. introduced curing the dr.' week
Ct The eessoc, aEo lad agreed to rep r! it faTor.
zbl{. 1t Hsa fessed. bowrse.. thri the would
INT be called til nesf the end NJ F1hruary. NJ
Therefore another bill Vas iuttodurri, ~hich th:
cCEGnIttcc endorted. lrEaA III: through With
1ct Echate uIder the upeystion .: The pIevinus
Question by I'D tu 4'-sas shoie 10 tae ugh
t17e beiis 2 Rfp1t lscaps. and TIC affirmative vote
including 33 Dem ccrats.
rnAEurLtST NAIL coSTRAc1s.
propast:ion theI n4auc appoint
fpec,al commit: Of nsc ~ itv a.tgafe she nvcr.
aa=d mn! contracts II ~elt. Fss.o i To- and
E1tren1 ra5m-lt the,e~f for t@i:!y DIR. 47.
NashbEruc and OTHERS we're vrrg anxious 10 base
this passsd. and there VIII noisy .imc for few
I1!nutcs- drzen tucushrss On tue noor,
and Eli trying 10 spesk Al Farnsworsh.
Pcucsoy atd oihcr= objected that tne tuuse had
IopoKcr TO dtrtct the huspeLtlon uf contsscss.
This YES coItrnrc:ted by mary. 1he n,oTer w.s
2skud to divide h's resolution 70 a.
To elully provide for tts.s1ies'ton. hut
Tie majority wat decidedly tpposed This,
And the question Ct IT'S pasGs-c rns TO vote.
The Response WISE yeas 81; pAy., 51-n7t two-
thltdE-1ud Tie te.o:u:lcn thesrlure wss has,
The negative vote was made III o: t7ensT eight
Republicans ard tVrnty Fix Hcm rfatt, aud El1
Democrats vnt+d in the ac1rm.,ise.
eo*.71.CTo>AL An SDrEN..
Governor NnutEt11 report fr IN The Judi
t.arT COMMITTEE. = Ctw cuu-stn.lonal amend.
snent, thst the right OF aas csfizra to vo:c
Fhali Eot hc detfct or abridged any w.Y e1.
Fept 1aE eE'nr: ana, airo n.tl giving al cit1.
Erns. without regard 10 etie1. The rl.ht to yuss
On s'} national rlcc'an-. a1,inr Er would no,
call tbem up tor d1kcuE-!an MI ,h. middle Z,
nt1t week.
TUE NAVAL APPROPRIATION HltI-
which rtveH twn millions of doll4rt 1e=. iLan va
Etvtn tast year. wa then ncIcf aud p11
through tic CosEitlee Of ,h. wh 1le. 1: canno
lie nu1.hed tli nc1t week.
HrfLEH's FINANCIAL arrrcH.
Some r!trt was made to re into 'tc committed
for ctnc,n1 debate. Hal fhs prof"ct r-rt,cd
General Butler would have real III. nuauc,a
SPEECH.
Inr1krAFA.
The report m nT&lrl IT. Lnn1s sna, seat to Goa
Ereb ooat ~ LUZ ortltlsfJ III II toFtsS ru'
1epoEp 'tem etea1 hnmnef u ohifcsa IN I'M
rtatc moae ons'nR tns h't leu or ."e!st
~'tA 1"t '"i:Fr VII" ln'ff tsateu hI'
.'o' y. 'ae -Hn 9sp'tI'''f' III opo'"ora4' II
w. hA' vi a''t"' r" 'tA'' hea'is VIZ hhH"ts'
nsaarc1pt page e' cs'arh7d rh' S'tc mt u"
"H,'r@ we're s'i'cn hno l'nf ""nh leo. ana t"cn
t5'ase heSt"re kl"fh "un 'Hr @Huthsd. ata Iii
a"HflsFn or ht.e"n hcxt""s "h" IN" nee
n'Hsleo sno pat IN 3an WIRE ahS Ut ~" satr'
N',u 4s.en o"' Ftsr''J m" m"F"'r'' a"h''
"''3 o." e's"'u:' -. 'f''ie WI" 'n'""t
rafru the f'ul III 'he paf,'h o. ~ Htrna'd' Il
Ihc Edn ebn 2h'H III be1thrf- hI'6 -HhnR A lhfE
nmouht "f evidence. 4hd +h"" 1has t"" White
were A'''ra etd one ""nhdtd' mud nlnr nett"'
k'!e" AAo s'1tefp "o"nF"a' 'rs'fal A"'ea r
pos'e !ae ss'"e '"s wv m"a'A o MOVEMENT
FIX WHITES "'1ed arm f"nf "ounnrd Ard pca'el
A"u n1ne'ecu negroes Killed. anh aH'-shfs
"ouAnru ot " nc t"s* I'll Tue neetaea""'
N''eu ~ "h'rf' HUI 'aat h'ft VI sfr "utsac'
.,' t,' t1n ".,'.o 'n l@l''le "n''r "hfs"" "ts :"
.."' Ia 'ur' a'''ao' 1"pu"hee. pill a. ni"'unc
W. ou'es1s W" ih'rr'sa'eu th' f'otf o. It
tempe! aad orto"es' sepurs thk' ustg n'Gfo
WIFE aoftS"hsrrea or ~"af'srh ny .n""''