Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-04-07
Washington News.

Hamlin proposed to amend by sub
shutting Saturday, the 10th inst,
and pending discussion upon it the
morning hour expired. The Commit
tee of Conference on the bill to repeal
the Tenure of Office act made report
which was accepted by a vote of 4 to
s, Nj. Sprague and seven democrats
comprising the nays. The report is a
further modification of the Senate
amendments The Senate in execu-
tive session discussed General Long
streets nomination and Mr.. Brownlow
made q speech strongly opposing his
confirmation.
In the House, the bill authorizing
the payment of the interest on the
public debt was reported back from
the Committee on Ways and Means.
The bill for the provisional govern
ment for Mississippi was then taken
up, but wa interrupted by the report
of the conference committee on the
Tenure of Office bill, which, after a
lively discussion, in which the demo-
Gratis formally withdrew from Mr..
Buffers leadership, il vas agreed to
by a vote of los to 81. Abill for the
removal OF disabilities by the United
States Courts was reported from the
Reconstruction Committee and order
ed 10 be printed. The House then
adjourned.
Mr.. Halsey, who reluctantly ac-
cepted the Registership of the Treas
ury, has been ruled out by an opinion
Of Attorney General HOar, on the
ground that he is manufacturer, and
Ineligible under the old law of l7S9,
which debarred Mr.. Stewart.
In the Senate April LIST the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations reported a
bill TO facilitate the establishment of
the telegraph cables between this
country and Europe. 1t provides
that the United States is TO have
certain privileges guaranteed by each
company before permission will be
granted to lay a cable. Mr.. FentOn
introduced q bill for the encourage
ment of catching and Improvements
in naval architecture, which, with
several other bills of minor impOr-
lance, was referred. A joint resolu-
ton p~ostponing the election in Texas
was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. The Indian Appropria-
ton bill was discussed and the Senate
went into executive session, when
the nomination of Longstreet was
again considered. Senator Cameron
made a strong speech denouncing
Longstreet, and several others made
able arguments in his favor. NofiDal
action was taken, and the Senate
soon after adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Davis, of New
York, introduced bills to define
vacancies in Office and to encourage
the detection of frauds on the govern
ment. The bill to organize a provis-
onal government in Mississippi was
taken up. The question was on Mr..
Farnsworth's motion to postpone the
bill indefinitely and it was stoutly
opposed by Messrs. Butler, Ward,
Maynard and others, while Schenck
and Dawes favored il. Another scene
ensued, with Nj. Butler as the lead
ing character, denouncing the course
of Mr.. Dawes and refusing TO allow
that gentleman to interrupt him. At
the conclusion, however, the bill was
postponed by a vote of 103 to 81. most
of the democrats voting with the
majority. The House soon after
adjourned.
The statement of the public debt
lust published shows the total amount,
less cash in the Treasury, to be 81
525, 196, 42l. The debt during the
month of March was reduced about
s., 592, O39.
The Speaker and Vice President
have severally signed the amended
tenure-of-Office act, and il will be
presented to the President to-day.
The House Foreign Relation Com
mittee agreed this morning to report
the following resolution in relation
to the recognition OF Cuba:
The people of the United States
hereby declare their sympathy with
the people of the Island of Cuba in
their patriotic efforts tn secure their
independence and to establish q
republican form of government guar
anteeing the personal liberty and the
equal political rights Of all people, 1
and Congress will give its constitu-
tional support to the President of the
United States whenever he may deem
pendence and sovereignty of such
republican government.
ia believed to-day that the resO-
buttons will go through the House by
a large majority.
April I'm the Senate, an amend
ment providing for the organization
Of a board of ten Commissioners, 10
be selected for their intelligence and
philanthropy, TO supervise and con-
troll disbursements of appropriation
for Indian purposes, was modified on
motion of Mr.. Fessenden, of Maihe
(R.), so as 10 give the commissioners
not absolute control, but only joint
control with the Interior Department,
under direction of the President, and
then agreed to. The bill was
then passed.
The Banking Committee to-day
considered the Senate bill for
the redistribution of the Currency.
Comptroller Hurlburt was before
them with some figures to show how
the bill work. He stated that the
National Banks which had a
circulation of over one million each,
viz: Five in New York, two in Bos-
ton and one in Baltimore, will loose
in the aggregate three and a half mil
lions.
Secretary Boutwell, has given off,
cial notice that interest coupons, pay
able on the first of May next, will
now be paid on presentation at the
proper offices upon a rebate Of interest
at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.
April 3.-The Senate this afternoon
confirmed General Longstreet as Sur
at the port of New Orleans by
twenty-seyen 70 ten.
Both branches of Congress have
agreed to adjourn next week Saturday
at noon, but the Senate will undoubt-
edly have to wait a while longer for
executive business.
April SIN both Houses little was
done of any importance excepting
the confirmation of one hundred and
nominations sent to the Senate,
among them Wilder as postmaster at
South Carolina. He was
Once a slave, and one of the Senators
who to-day voted for him went some
years ago to buy him. He is very
and intelligent man, and
his Office is worth three thousand
dollars. Jaubert, colOred ssesso for
New Orleans, was also confirmed.
The President to-day signed the
modified tenure of Office bill as passed
oy Congress.
From Pennington.
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