The Morning herald., 1876-12-22
The Servian Ministry
BRENT, THE FORGER.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
WARRINGTON.
Xiv Congress-NecOndS Session.
WASH IN (aTON.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. N.-The Chair laid
before the Senate a communication from
the Secretary of the Treasury enclosing the
annual report of Captain Carlisle P. Patter
son, Superintendent of the United States
Coast Survey. Ordered to be printed and
lie on the table.
Mr.. Booth (Cal.), by request, introduced
bill to provide for the, appointment OF an
official short hand reporter for tie United
States Courts for the District of California.
Referred. .
Mr.. johnson (Va.), at his own request,
was excused from further service on the
Committee on Patents, and the Chair was
authorized to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen (N. J.) presented the
petition OF large number of soldiers OF the
late war asking the passage of the House
bill for the equalization of bounties. Refer
red to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The House.
MR.. HEWITT,s CHARGE.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2l.-A resolution has
been offered in the House by Mr.. Platt, N.
Y, for the appointment of a aelect commit
tee to investigate the charge made yester-
day by Mr.. Hewitt that his letters had
been tampered with in the New York Post
Office. In connection with it he sent to the
Clerks desk and had read telegram fro
Postmaster James, pronouncing the accusa-
tion utterly and absolutely false.
THE IRISH PEOPLE.
The House Committee, on Foreign AZ
fairs held meeting to-day, at which D..
OConnor Power, NJ. P, was present, and
read to the committee the address Of the
Irish nation on the centenary of American
independence. The committee, after hear
ing the address, appointed sub commite
TO report to the full committee as to the
proper manner of receiving and acknowl-
edging the address.
The disposition of the committee is that
the address should be respectfully received
and suitably acknowledged. This is the
same address which the President de-
ciued to receive, unless it should come
through 9he hands of the British Minister al
Washing' on.
TIE HOLIDAY RECESS.
In the Senate, q resolution was offered by
Mr.. Anthony providing that when the Senate
adjourns on Friday, the 22l inst, it be 10
meet on Tuesday, the 26 h inst., and
unless otherwise then ordered, when il
sdjourns on the 26 h inst, it be to meet on
the 29ah inst, and that, unless otherwise
then ordered, when it adjourns on the 29th
inst, it be to meet on Tuesday, January 2,
1877, which led to lengthy discussion.
The resolution was finally amended so as
to read "that when the Senate adjourn on
Friday, the 22l inst, II be to meet on Tues
day, the 26 h inst ," and as amended was
agreed to, with the general unders anding
among Senators that the Senate would
a diourn on Tuesday until Friday, and from
Friday until Tuesday, January 2, 1877,
without transac'ing any business.
AMONG THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The various Standing Committees are not
disposed TO do any business, unless such as
may be pressed upon tn, ir attention, until
after the holidays.
The Committee of Ways and Means,
some days ago, agreed to meet only once
instead of twice q week as heretofore,
having but little before them.
The Committee on Appropriations was
for short time In session to-day, but did
nothing Of interest.
! The political question interieres With
n ~ ANafIa s e. \ ~ N