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Show CONGRESSIONAL. "Washington, 16. Sherman. from committee com-mittee on finance, reported with amendments amend-ments the House Bill authorizing tho exchange of registered bondsfor coupon bonds. As amended, tho Bill authorizes author-izes the Secretary of tho Treasury to issue coupon bonds in exchange for registered bonds in other respects of the same class and description, provided tho cxpenjes of issue be paid by tho owner thereof, under such regulations as the Secretary of tho Treasury shall pre-cribe. pre-cribe. On motion of Sherman, the Senate rcceedod its amendment to the internal Revenue Bill providing for the appointment of twenty-five additional revenue agents. Senate went into executive ex-ecutive session and soon adjourned. norsE. Hale, of Maine, offered the following preamble and concurrent resolution: Wheroaa, the national unity cannot tail to be Etrengthonrd by the remembrance of the services cf those who fought in the battles of the Union in the late w at of the rebellion, therefore it is resolved as the exposition of the sentiments ul congress that no measures b-j taken toward to-ward removing from the army the register reg-ister or regimental colors ol the U nued States the names of the battles of there- brlliom - Adopted; yeas llo; nays llity-threo. llity-threo. No Hcpublican voted against the resolution, and only four Democrats flVorgan, of Ohio, moved to suspend the rules to pass the bill, proposing to amend the constitution so as to make naturalized citizens eligible foi Presidency Presi-dency and vice-Presidency of the U nited ni-ted States; rejected by 84 to 71, less than a two thirds affirmative. Cox of New York, moved to suspend the rules and adopt ft resolution reel ing that the State government of Louisiana ib now adininisterud by a legislative body supported by fedoral bayonets; such condition of things being subversive subvers-ive of civil government, and dangerous to liberty, and requesting tho 1 resident to inform the house why the executive of the United States interfered in thea -fairs of that State, and also to give all Information on that subject relative Ui the conduet of E. U. Durrell, U. S. there, so that tho house may determine what steps, n any, ought to bo taken in consequent of such interference inter-ference into the political atlairs of Louisina. Stevenson asked Cox to omit the preamble. Cox consented to the insertion of the words, if not incompatible incom-patible with public interests. Lldndge ankod Cox not to insert moee wo.ue. There, could be no such thing as incompatibility with tho pubic interests. In a matter of that kind congress was eptitled to know by what right and authority the President interfered with the civil government of the State. Cox said he had inserted these wrds so as to have the resolution adopted without any partisan or acrimonious acrimo-nious discussion. Heonly wanted the facta to come out and all the basis for tne President's action in that most important im-portant matter. Sypher denied that tne President had interfered in any way in tho matter excopt to ordor the execution of th m.-uio-n wl ln? I u s wiiii. iiingham sugge.-ted that I Cox strike out tho allusion to judge Durrell as the information wbicb tne President would publish wouia neces- i sarily cover that point. Cox did not intend to amend the resolution lurther. Scofield, of Pennsylvania, 6k-d Cox to admit the closing words of the resolution, reso-lution, "so that tho house may judge etc " which ho thought impliod thnt the house would do something perhaps offensive. Cox declined tlio suggestion. Many Republican members, "ijeL s vote it down." KcsoluUon rejected: re-jected: Tb 79, nRJ"ft ',; Voto. Siovenson then otlora a resolution which was dPd without division, requesting A j -dent to communicate 'nmion nr tive to the condition of affairs in Lo1'15: iana, and wnai k.m, ji taken in regard thereto Bills to enforce the stipulat tl"' convention with Vendue! of the 26th of Auril 16 and to amend the law ol the l'?th of August, bis .rogulat.rg consular and dn-lomatic service, report ed from committee on foreign atlairs, ordered printed, and re-committed. A resolution instructing the judiciary committee to enquire what l''1"'" was neceary to guard aKainst the din-Kers din-Kers threatening the libertie. of the people of Louisiana, Alabama ar.d Arkansas, Ar-kansas, and to guarantee a. "bl.can form of government to avoid li e dangers dan-gers of a civil war in the several stales of the Union, adopted. The houe want into a committed- ol the whole on the deficiency bnl. i ti bill appropriate $1,6',, Si .Garfield explained the various lU-ms in detail, eivinir a full explanation of the item for improvement of government property in the district of Columbia, wtii n amount to $1.24I,X1. After a long discusion on the latter iubjecVthe committee com-mittee rooe without action, and tne house adjourned. |