Adjourning Congress To Philadelphia
iugton correspondent of the Neir York Tribune : Owing to the unprecedentod and extortionate demanda of hotel-keepers and house ovvners here, . quite a nnmber of Couerüssmen have engaged npartinents fot the next sossion in Baltiiuore, where the priue of living aud roo.n rent are ono-eigbth part of Washington rents. A party of members novv bere and unable to get quarters for anything likt) thoir CoDgressiona! pay, have determined to test by resolulion the quostioti of adjourning the coming session to Philadelphia immediately alter its orgiuiization, and the project has the promised support of overy uiernber wlio has been eonsultod. J2g" The National Republican says that a bilí vvhich it publishes has been drafted and prcsented to several Senators and Representativos, nnd will pi'obably bu offerad immediately alter ihe organiziition oí the House, it' it is not previously introduced i) the State. It provides for the orgauiza!i;;n of governments for the títates heretoforo in rebellion by the appointment of Governors, with powor to oall eouventions, on approval of whioh by Congress the recoustruoted States are to be admittod by a speoiiil aot.
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