, 1869-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL,
W&eutEf,rnx Jop =

"AsHIkHT0H, jan. I,
SENATE.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate com.
munlcatltn from tho y. creta,y Of tlls Interior.
md letter from the Commiss:nucs Of indian
hfL'fs IN regard to thc late lndlnn osttfc.
kEMoHIAIB.
Nr. WILLIAMS rr' scntcd n mcu1orlnl from The
Legislative Assembly Of Idaho 1ur the establish.
1nt L. OF an array nflcc there. NrfrtrCl
M lEstENDEN presented q n,crnoria, of
lat4 LuintHr RI Kptreopal c!crgynco fn. the
tnnctnrhi off law hid lug. unltr hravy pcn.
a'c-. It en'ryit Of petroleum in public pasacn.
Etr tnn~t .ArrEt.
III COinErr presented petition for tho ox-
tele,nt Of thu FaciHc 1sn!lreah 10 Puget suun1.
lstterTet.
Mr.. tO:shilSi prrrrn,rn rro'"et Of Tho cit.
lhr duly on COPPER aid tfurn.t Ing Fubst1tntc
Miuhd tp tue co1n'at't's on Finance.
1kfEInhrH hill
Mf. hSE introduced n hI1 ia facilitate tctc.
rrul.h communication between .lIr Enltntn knh
"crIt ri toh!t1cn1. ltc'ct1cd 10 it.e CoMmltter
on lufIHrfcr
niit.4 j. nErfs,rk.r rn.rroxxp
Nt. TEtjMHUI.1. IRON thu . Ontulttce an tho
.Iu"trta.y, rIursc., sui recommended the ,n,,rn.
mu l".'pot rnrnt II! the following hills N part
tin; rIl ~ fn iIIc the '!rrisiun Vi thu que.1Iun
I'll 'rLrirt hrinc. thr United H'Atl4 mil 31atcn
BY 'tr snrsrtn" Cnnr' OF t''e t'n',ra ataIes; a
lo1ht 1ctnalnn fur tr payment nj claims uf lo3nl
r.tix, tr 0i ttr ttstcl btnt,s: thr unu-c bi,i l.,
ext Id Tie jnrsdIttinn u tEuhnt" HstiCcs Of tho
Peace III lu1tu aLd M.rn&na; which wcrc .cotu.
!ngIy TIFF tectInitelS posi-, cd.
nlLl III rnEsrnr THE n0inlKa ny CIVIL OFFICES
Hr MILITANT 0FrIcEhn.
On molten Of Mr. uHD% lhc t8enafc took
up 1h, l,'1i tn Prevent thu huhIng ot civil oMces
hy mi'itlry uftierts, ard to p,cycn tho hodnv o[
motu thnn oiu ufltn q. The rnuc time. Altss dis.
nic r,tusnrd sc,.:dc1a'on of H. "lii ior t6u r..
| lirf III sue Nifty. which wns nlso debated
iihMn, .tti's' mhf'! y ~. 'shcn oa II o'ion Of Me
.....' r.nr...'' aao III s'c" noHeate AFTERWARDS nd'
' 1ii,tfsr nj. 1,Et,nrlrS7.. r,rvI
| hEnicAL DEPARTMENT Or 1uE HAyr,
| The l!oMru tonk MP thu h''t rrr 'rtrt yesterday
trt III Tho tOtnEl!ttru on NAVAL hn.fs to tucycaa9
thu efficiency IT ttn MeiIicx Department u{ kne
| Navy. Alter brief diacu1Alon uF Tho bill, 0!l
motion u Mt. srALDlSu II Mas laid Tn .nu ID.
roxAunitA7lor raoa 7ne INTERIOR pspAnr.
| AEsT.
| ihc siE akER Presented communicate III from
rrat II r. p!Y 10 rcsp1n.iuu OF th ,,,lne rtnfiuv
| tha, NJ oiu,nulint cap he made III thu fures,
e,np!n, -, - '"~
| rn1yar. nu1a.
Mr BANKS, from the Gumu,tt,se IN Forclru
| htln,5r, rcpo.tcc bIll 10 nav ina wia"x n
| Jamts y il.un ia+r Niat.f,.r ~ Trnn
zucla, ont quarter ef bet Qr rpa1Iuss 81 ary. Air,
v1naua.iof, tts hill ra.rcd.
AfAirs, reported a bill for the removal oI The r.
u,ant of Mr. Ccegeshal! late MlaiSter Of ii,
United ntAtcA u; Esuatur, to ,hc United Stsiss
and 0! hie daughter and appso rrtntlny 81 NH "a,
the purpose.
Nj buELLABAR 3ER morad an nad1tfnr.
annrcpr1atton OF 100 for The rrffef of fhr v1t
| oi MI CorecrbsI. The amendment " ~ n.rrcG
| to--yea., Il; 1ase, 6g-and the hill. 81 umcndcd
| was pa>tcd,
| TUE hkseLrr1oH or SYMPATHY WITH the cRxrASs
| Thr SPEAKER rc.cntcd message nom IN,
rrci.r1nt. win F.nort fron the 5rcratarY q
S,at. IN uriy to ti,c House rrs 31ufion IT Jni,
st.h, lss7 drciar:cE rympathy ' 7y1ta TIC su6arin;
| reoile nf Irttc. ReItHco to I he ComtultIte oi
| FcTc!. L Affairs.
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In. .,,. n:Atnn.an =. " ~ -, !lau tac Gommlt
tct ~ HI'totliAuuhs' ,icpolttu Tue ni1taFj
Aeaseh5 Wui3taueu oit. "nteu was of1cret
t9aLt-n hhd Fostponeo uulu 1o-Motf3~
a. ma-t,1,i:WSE - II, t t - SaGa. aaASi.
AZ. "Asnbt ~ =. ot ~. askca Lease to ole
apte*mbls hnd rcso!u;!oa IN reference to "e!l4
Fargo / Co. Alluded TO 3e:tc'dsy dc state
tha. the Ctmmittse on Ap2toPtiAt'ons had q
: tcten tnG rrse "nson 10 g u1aNn anu outEed 10
| Hn9Ft'"a ~ tIc 1Nu.t, atiH atlai 1:dutt1G c 1p