Year: 1869

tOn interests OF the country. Also TO report what
measures are necessary to increase our ocean ton
mage, revive navigation interests and regain for
our country the relative position which 1t once held
were snd the resolution wss ered
and adopted.


LIMITING PUBLIC ExpENDIroREs.


Mr.. LAWRENCE introduced bill to limit public ex-
penditufes.


PAYMENT OF TREASURY EMPLOYEES


Mr.. DAWES (rep.) OF Mass. from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the Treasury TO communicate mforma-
ton as to extra payment OF employees in that depart


Also a ike resolution as to the Navy Department.
Adopted.


Mr.. LAWRENCE offered resolution instructing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire whether any leglsla
ton is necessary to secure government employees
law, and an administration Of the same according 70
its true intent.


HOSPITALS AND CONDEMNED SUPPLIES IN THE DIS


TRICT OF COLUMBIA.


Mr.. LAWRENCE also introduced resolution calling
on the Secretaries OF War and the Navy to report
padnss barracks and arees and the
present and contemplated use OF the same also
amount Of condemned or unused ordinance, food
and clothing. medical supplies and lumber IN the
possession OF the Surgeon General, the Commssary
and Quartermaster General, the Freedmen's Bureau
The f Of IN s
adjoining counties Of Maryland and Virginia, which
was adopted.


ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.


Mr.. LAWRENCE offered q resolution providing that
the concurrent resolution by which the final adjourn
ment Of CONGRESS was. 1xed FOR Friday next and
for further consideration, and that q message
be sent to the Senate requesting the return
bills now before the Reconstruction Committee are
bills that ought to be acted on at the present
sion. The reconstruction OF Mississippi, Texas and
Virginia and some legislation for Georgia were un-
doubtedy necessary and 1t would be impossible 70
perfect that legislation II Congress to adjourn
next Friday. There were other matters OF import
bafOrp E0DQrpEa which Oulht attended n
within that time.


Mr. BUTLER, gepl Of Mass, desired , to give an
He said the Senate had adjourned to-day without
taking any vote on the question OF the Tenure of
Se unnn n n s resaon gnt a. M any at
and then this Congress would adjourn without any
bail main prize or without any body to hinder It
tion to suspend the Tenure OF once act and then
adjourn on Friday, before the House could consider
It. the ,s Whole question would fa to the ground be
that the House should have control Of the matter
in its own hands,


this and Friday next there were four business days.
and that during the last three or four days OF the last
session there was much more business transacted
than there was now pending before the two houses
and likely to be discussed before adjournment. The
Senate could act upon the Indian Appropriation bill


nee b either by passing bill to repeal it or to sus-
pend n, between thle and Friday next. So far as
other general gene nst legislation was concerned there
he thought - would be far better for
the country that Congress should adjourn and not
concurrent resolution for adjournment after passing
the Indian appropriation bill and the Tenure or once
act he was In favor Of adjourning. and he thought
the country would be very glad OF it.


Mr.. DAWES chairman OF the Committee on Appro-
priations aid:l hope this resolution will not pre-
vail. IL seems TO me we are making arrangements
In this way for long session which Will into
the hot months OF the summer. do not suppose the
Senate will agree to the resolutions without an
amendment DOsfUONUQ the 0aV for final
J0urnment Tor Few days; but If we
recall the concurrent resolution and enter
upon general legislation we will not only have to
sit here for months, but IN my opinion, we Will
commence a career OF legislation which Will be
better for US that we had not met at ali on the in
OF March. l think II were better for that we had
adjourned at the end OF the first week OF this session
rather than adjourn next Friday. But / think 1t
worse than all II we put on the day OF final adjourn
ment. There Is nothing in the way OF our adjourn
ment next Friday we viii adress ourselves to
and finish it on before next Friday. For my
part. Mr.. Speaker prefer that the concurrent reso
tuition for adjournment shall remain with the Senate
rather than that we should recall It, and IN that way
invite ourselves TO general legislation at this time


naa IN Ha M were G y ts
1t was that we should do very little more than or
ganize this Congress at this time. 1t was certainly
not intended that we should enter into such general
legislation as should conne US here beyond the last
Friday OF the month OF March, and should regret
exceedingly II the House should recall that resolu-
ton and put no limit on this session. do entreat
the House not to indicate disposition OF that kind
at tins time. No more unfortunate thing, In my
opinion, could occur TO this administration at the
beginning OF IL than TO have this Congress here
legislating at the outstart.


Mr.. BROOKS tdem.l ol y. ", agreed with the
seemed 70 him that II would be wise for the House TO
leave the concurrent resolution with the Senate,
and n that body fixed another day for adjournment
TO acquesce In the action and fet the country &C.
commodate its business thereto.


Mr.. BUTLER replied to the objections against re-
tslor,n fbQ aAt ftiuy
that II were better had Congress not met at all
rather than adjourn without legislating for the
restoration OF peace and order IN the unrecon-
structed states.


Mr.. DAWES inquired whether the ofices in the un-
reconstructed States were not to be filled by the
commanding generals, and whether Il was not lust
as well TO hold those States under military rule
bring them into representation in the manner and
under the unfortunate circumstances that Georgia
had brought In. Had not his colleague learned
that the mistake then was In making too much haste
and had his colleague felt that the country could
not exist unless Congress continued In perpetual
session.


Mr.. BUTLER agreed with his colleague that In the
matter Of Georgia Congress should have made haste
slowly; but the dlricuify was that Georgia was now
In and was no longer under military rule, except
measureably. 1t was not the question OF once. "
was question of life and death TO the republicans,
TO the Union man In the South. VINO would not say
that the adjournment OF Congress now would De =
Ua ne ADJOURN
now the Senate would remain In session as u dd
last spring. and the efect then was that no sooner



thrust upon the country. He thouglt. therefore,
that under ali the circumstances, IL was the duty OF
the House TO remain In session.


Mr. DIwys-And take care OF the Senate.


Mr. BuTrER-Take care OF everybody that the
peoples interest requires TO he taken care OF. No
man frighfens me by saying Take care Of the
Senatc.u | desire TO keep within parliamentary
language, and therefore say we should take care
of everybody that wants taking care Of Q.augnter.k
The power Is put in our hands; all the representa-
fyes OF the people entrusted with II: we are paid
for doing it, and false TO our duty II we go
away from here day In advance OF the time we
should leave.


Mr.. LAwREscE-The objection made by the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts, (fr. Dawes Is that, II
this resolution be adopted, we will embark In gene
raj schemes OF legislation. undertake to say that
Il does not by anv means follow that II the concur
rcnt resolution for adjournment be reconsidered we
will necessarily embark In general schemes OF legis.
ation. 10 win ne competent for the two houses to
how soon they Will adjourn, and they viii
be as competent TO determine II ne IT week or the
week after as they were competent TO determine II
last week. MIR. Lawrence went on TO say there was
I'm Indian treaty before the senate which would take
put OF the Treasury fifteen millions In one single
rear as he learned from the NEW YORK HERALD OF
The 22d or February last. They were indebted to
hat paper and to others for giving to the country
In reference these treaties which