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FORTIETH CONGRESS. This Afternoon's Proceedings. WEDNESDAY. February 26 Yake presented memorial from citizens of Utah asking the ation of the Territory of Wyoming, and to annex Utah and Idaho thereto. Referred to Committe on Ter ritories Mr. Patterson. of New Hampshire. presented thememorial tour thousand citizens of Louis. iana setting forth their hardships and asking relief. Referred to Judiciary Come Mr. Moigan, from the Committee on Finance reported the House joint the Comptroller of the Currency to revoke the appointment of a for the First Bank of New York, and to al. low said bank to sume the banking busiuess which was passed Mr Stewart, from the Committe on the Jn diciary, reported the House bill for surrer der persons charged with certain crimes with amendments: which was adopted prohibits any person convicted of robbery son, murder. and torgery in a foreign country from entering the United States, and authorized the President surrender to foreign Govern ments any such criminals. Mr. Morton asked if the bill did not provide that no man after serving out his should be allowed to enter our territory: and if was opposed to it, Mr. Pomeroy said many men had been erue ly punished in the despotic countries of Europe whom world was unworthy of and this prohibition from receiving refuge on our shores was not in accordance with the spirit of our institutions Mr. Sherman moved to restrict the provisions of the bill to those had escaped before serv ing out their sentence. Mr Trumbull said this bill had passed the House in consequence of a from the Department State, which had in. formation that noted criminal was on his way to the United States from country with which we had treaty Mr Trumbull then asked for the reading of a letter from Secretary Seward urging the pas. sage of fabill of this nature Mr. Grimes adverted to an instance where a friend of his, on returning from Europe, had met British officer bringing to this country lot of convicts who were released on condition of coming here. M Davis said for many years it had been the practice of the European Gov particularly of the smaller German Govern ments.to make general jail delive on the sole condition of the convicts soming to the `nited States Mr. Hendricks said the bill had been hastily considered and he moved its committal. in order that it might be more cau. tiously worded. Mr Sumner this was not a new subject Sometwo years ago resolution. reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, protest against the sending of criminals here by foreign Governments. was passed: but it the abuse still it was well to take some further action After discussion the bill was recomm itted to the Committee on the Judiciary Mr Howard. from the special seven. appointed take into of House announcing the ment of Andrew Johnson. President of the United States, reported the following: W hereas the House of 25th day of the present month, by of member Messrs and Bingha the bar of the Senate, impeached Andrew Johnson President of the United States. of high crime and in office. and informed the Senate that the House of will in due time, exhibit partien articles of im peachment against him, and make good the same, likewise demanded that the Senate take o) the appearance of the said An drew solved. That the Senate will proper or. der thereon of which due notice will be given to the House of Also, reported the following That the Secretary of the Senate be dire notify the House of of the passage this resolution The resolution and order were adopted with. out debate HOUSE OF The House sumed as business the tion of Senate amendments to the House bil in relation a land grant to the Opelor railroad. The amendments were agreed to On motion of Mr Shanks. Ind. the Secre tary of the Interior directed to inform the House in relation to certain treaties with Choc taw and Chickasaw Indians Mr. Van Horn offered a resolution calling upon the Secretary of War for informs tion in relation to the survey of the Niagara canal. ship Adopted. Mr. Julian (Ind.) offered a resolution direct so ing the Committee on Public Lands to amend the homestead law as to exempt dis charged soldiers from payment of usual fees. Adopted. On motion of Mr Van W yck. (N Y the Postmaster General was directed to inform the House why the railroad etween Washing and New York charges more for mails, freight, &c., than any other road. Mr Van Horn (N. offered a resolution to authorize the Secretary of War to place at the disposal of the Lincoln Monument Association incorporated by act of Congress. such damaged and captured cannon as the Secretary may choose to give On motion of Mr Beatty, (O the Secretary of War was directed to pay to the widow of Hon C.S. Hamilton the balance of money due her deceased husband as a member of Congr the On motion of Mr. Washburne, III. House resolved itself into Commi of the Whole on the appropriation bills, Mr Scofield the (Pa.) in chair. The bill making partial appropriations for spenses of the Indian tribes was taken up The appropriates $184,900 for purchase of blankets, for presents to Indian tribes. and $15,000 for portation of same. Mr Chanler (N made in oppo sition to the general purposes of the bill. said was proposed to transit this from the burean of civil officer to a composed in part of military men. and be objected to that course. as he thought the mat ter had better be left with the of Indian Affairs Mr. Burleigh Dakota) addressed the com mitter bill the upon On motion Mr Butler. (Mass ) the com mittee rose and reported progress to the House At 1:10 p. m., Mr Forney. Secretary of the Senate, appeared at the bar of the House and formally notified the House of the action of the Senate upon the subject of The message from the Senate was read at the Clerk's desk and ordered to be spread upon the Joman of the House On motion of Mr Paine Wis.). the Honse proceeded to the consideration of the Speaker's table, and took up the Senate amendments to the amendatory truction bill,which recently passed the House, Mr Paine moved a currence in the Sen. ate's amendments which provide that a ma jority of the votes actually cast shall be sufficient to ratify a Constitution presented by a Convention Upon the question of cor currence. the yeas and nays were demanded. and the amendments were concurred in yeas 96, nays 32 The Speaker laid before the House estimony taken in the New Mexico contested election case, Referred to Committee on Elections On motion of Mr. Butler. Mass. the House again resol ved itself into Committee of the Whole and resumed the consideration of the Indian Appropriation bill Mr. Clarke (Kansas) offered an amendment providing that awards shot Id be made for just claims for damages sustained by Indian dep. redations and that the amount arded should be taken from the appropriation made for the special tribe that had committed the depreda tion. The amendment was, on motion of Mr But. ler, rejected being dependent legislation AFFAIRA IN LOUDON COUNTY VA The Leesburg correspondent of the Alexandria Gezette say's -