The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-17
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON. December 16.-Senatc.-
Mr.. Thurman introduced q resolution re-
questing the Acknowledgement to inform
the Senate Immediately if any arrangement
to which he, ON the part Of the United
States, is a party exists whereby Yeroer,
now under arrest and held by the military
authorities Of the United States, will be
discharged or turned over to the civil at-
thorities Of Mississippi, or otherwise dis
posed of. in case Congress, by legislation.
should take away or restrict the jurisdic-
ton Of the Supreme Court to hear and de-
termine proceedings before the said court
for the discharge of Yerger on habeas cor
pus and also if any arrangements exist
whereby the hearing of said proceedings or
Of any application for issue of a writ of hd-
beds corpus therein has been delayed or Is
now delayed and that he furnish the Sem
ate with copies of all arrangements entered
into between him, rs Acknowledgement. and
the counse Of Serger in relation TO said
case under the release.
Objection being made, the resolution was
laid over.
A sharp contest occurred over Senator
Morton's amendment to the bill reconstruct
ing Georgia, that Georgia's readmission be
preceded by her adoption Of the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments.
Mr.. Carpenter and Mr.. Thurman opposed
it, the latter making n strong impression Oil
the Senate.
Mr.. Bayard Also strongly opposed it.
Mr.. Trumbulrs Judiciary bill was post
poned by a vote Of 81 to 90 in favor OF the
Georgia bill, which will be taken up again
Adjourned.
House.-A bill was introduced to repeal
the ten per cent. tax on the circulation Of
the State banks.
The census bill was passed.
Mr.. DoX, new member from Alabama,
was added to the Election Committee.
\ message was received from the Presi-
dent saying he deemed the information cali
ed for regarding Spain as unadvisable to be
furnished.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Presidents message, and Mr..
Mungen Democrat), of Ohio, read all ar
gument for the reputation of the national
debt.
At its conclusion Messrs. Brooks Demo
craft, of New York Kerr (Dcmocrat), OF
Indiana: Cox (Democrat). of New York !;
Randall and Woodward Democrats, Of
PENNSYLVANIA and Slocum, %repudiated Mr..
Munyon's views, and the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
"Resolrsd, That any proposition, direct
| or indirect, to repudiate the national debt
is unworthy the honor and good name of
the nation, and this House, without dis
~tinction OF party, sets the seal of its con-
demnation on all such propositions
The resolution was adopted by 4 vote of
ayes, 1928; noes, 81.
Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, December 16.-The revc-
nue. receipts to-day Were S250,000.
-Four officers of the Coast Survey accom-
pany the surveying expedition to the 18th
must of Darien.
Commander Morris is ordered to the
Pensacola hayward.
Impcacher Ashley has been removed
from the ~Governorship of Montana terri
tory. General Potts, of Ohio, succeeds
him.
Acknowledgement Hoar will not resign
the attorneyship until he is confirmed by
the Senate rs associate justice.
William Jennings is nominated for as
SCISSOR OF the fourth district of Georgia.
The customs for the week ending the nth
instant were -, 1876, 900.