Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL.


calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury
for detailed statement in relation to the Isl
sue of $50. 0O0, 900 under the act authorizing.
an increase Of National bank notes The de-.
bate upon the Legislative Appropriation bill
was resumed in Committee OF the Whole
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Nesmith
to strike out the appropriation of twothousand
dollars for horses and carriages for the Office
of the Attorney General. Mr.. Nesmith CONS
mented severelyupon the expenditures of the
Department of Justice. aud after some dis
cussion his arnendments were adopted
In the Senate, on the 9th. Mr.. Boutwell,
submitted resolutions that the day be specially
devoted to tributes to the memory of Charles
Sumner. The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, aud culogies we're. delivered by
Messrs. Boutwell,, Thurman, Spencer. Morrill,,
Pratt, Sherman, Wadleigh, and Anthony
In the House tho usual number of Mondays
bills were introduced and referred. Among
them were various new measures relating to
the currency question. The Senate resolu-
tions relating to the death of Hon. Charles
Sumner were reported, and eulogies were de-
livered by Messrs. E. R. Hoar, Lamar, Orth,
Raiuey, Dawes, Potter, Kelley, Nesmith, G..
F. Hoar, Conger, and Phillips.
In the Senate, on the, 18th, the judiciary
Committee reported unfavorabIy on various
bills for the relief of political disabilities, in
Guiding the name of Ra phael Scmmes, of Ala
bama, and favorably on@the bills for the relief
of Fitzhugh Lee and Dabney II. Nfaufy, of
Virginia. In referring to the case of Admiral
Semmes, Mr.. Edmunds volunteered the state
ment that the committee did not cnre to con-
slider it any way. The bill authorizing the re-
movaI of the Citizens National Bank of
Hegerstown to Washington city, was passed,
Notwithstanding the adverse report uf the
Finance Committee. A sharp discussion took
place between Messrs. Thurman and Edmuuds
on motion TO take M the Currency bill and
pass it over the veto Of the President, in
which the latter assorted that great latitude
was allowed members of the Republican party
within its limits, and that it was entirely free
from Executive interference, but Mr.. Thur
man met the statement by pointed and cuts
ting reference to the disgrace Inflicted upon
Mr.. Sumner for refusing to be bound by strict
party rules or to submit to Executive dicta>
ton. Mr.. Cameron took the opportunity of
stating that he had never sought to usurp Mr..
Summers place on the Foreign Affairs Cons
mittee but had succeeded to it in regular order
when Mr.. Sumner was displaced. A vote
Al Al I
sulted-yeas 81, nays 80. The bill not hav-
ing obtained the requisite majority, failed to
passed over the veto. In the House bill
was passed appropriating 100000 for the re-
lief of sufferers By the Mississippi overflow.
The Judiciary Committee was directed to in
quire whether Judge William Story, of Ar
kansas, shall be impeached. The considers
ton of the Legislative Appropriation bill was
resumed, and Mr. Garfield closed the debate
in a speech in which he claimed that reduc-
tions amounting to over four millions of doll
lars had been made. After voting on various
amendments the bill was passed. The Com
mittee on the Judiciary submitted an adverse
report on the memorial of the taxpayers of
South Carolina, which was ordered to be
printed, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 29th, the Civil
Rights bill was taken up, and Mr.. Freling-
huysen addressed the Senate in favor of it
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out the second
section of the bill, and pending discussion
the Senate went into Executive session ard at
its close adjourned Tn the House Mr.. Hale
made speech in opposition to tho bill to carry
into effect the provisions of the Fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution.
In the Senate, on the S0th, the Civil Rights
bill was taken up, and Mr.. Norwood delivered
an address il opposition to it. In the House
the bill to carry into effect the provisions of
the Fourteenth Amendment was discussed
until the expiration of the morning hour.
In the Senate, on the 1st, Hon. Wm B.
Weshburn, of Massachusetts, was admitted to
a seat for :the uuexpired term of the late
Charles. Sumner. Several District bills were
disposed of temporarily, aud the House bill
appropriating 500, 900 in aid of sufferers by
the Mississippi overflow, was passed. A bill
to remove the political disabilities of Gen.
Henry Heath. of Virginia. was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. In the House the
discussion of the Indian Appropriation bill
was commenced in the Committee of the
Whole.
COUNTY ITEMs.-From the Shephcrdstown
Register of Saturday, We clip the following
iIomc.