Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-13
TELEGRAP HIC.
CONGRESSIONAL REPORT.
xxxvIII Congress - First Session

! WARRINGTON, May 5.
SENATE. - Bishop Cakes, Of Rhods Island
made the opening prayer.
Mr.. Collamcr reported from the Committee
of Post Office ard Post Roads, the lIous.
bill to establish Ocean steamship service be
tween Brazil and the United States, with ar
amendment.
Mr.. Wilkinson desired further to amend
| the bill, and not having his amendment pre-
pared, asked that the subject be laid over
Agreed to. ...--..,.,. ,--..-...
The National Currency bill came up in or
der and the Senate proceeded to act on the
amendments heretofore adopted in committee
vHoUsE.-The House went into Committee
of the Whole on the special order, viz: The
bill to reimburse Pennsylvania for expenses
incurred in calling out troops to repel inva
sion. .-
Mr.. Cox offered an additional section, .ap
propriating Sl5,O0O,00O to defray the ex
penses Of calling out volunteers, militia ant
minute men in Pennsylvania. Maryland and
other loyal States to repel rebel raids. ID
MIR. Garfield said this subject was before
the Committee on Military Affairs, who had
requested the War Department to give al. the
facts.
Mr.. Smith, of Kentucky, asked why the
money should not be appropriated. Now
there was not in the War Department, OF
anywhere in Washington, any evidence oil
the number of days for which the various
CLASSES of men had been called out. These
facts were to be determined as the cases
arise. rIt
MIR. Garfield replied that the Secretary Of
War says there is large mass Of papers
from all these States, which he is now collect
ing, embracing all parties. ~
1t is the intention Of the Military Commit.
tee to introduce a bill providing for a com.
missioner to sit during the recess, to whom
the papers will be ref rred, and q report
made at the next session of Congress. Their
Congress will know the sums due and appro
pirate the money accordingly.
MIR. Odell, in response TO Mr.. Smith, said
commissioner was appointed as to the claim.
of Kentucky, ard when the report was mad,
the claims were properly a1dlted.
Mr.. King, of Missouri, made few remarks
to show that the gentleman was mistaken.
NJ. Odell referred to facts to show thai
100000, the result Of the commission, will
be paid the Missouri home guard.
MIR. Blaine, Of Maine, said there was nc
difference between Pennsylvania and Ms.
souri,. and that the claims of the Pennsylva
mia MALTA were as just as those of the Mis-
souri, home. guar 8. .. III. IL. lr-.I
Mr.. Hall. Of Missouri, explained the reason
why commission was appointed concerning
the home guards Of that State. They had
been mustered into neither the service ol
Missouri, or of the United States, but went
into the service in defiance of the law, under
q pressing emergency.
Mr.. Randall advocated the bill, and paid a
high compliment to the militia Of Pennsylva
MIA.
Mr.. Stevens made few remarks to show
that the claims of Pennsylvania had been
adjusted.
Mr.. Schenck, opposing the bill, said it
would be better to appoint a commission to
ascertain the amount of the claims of all the
States, instead Of taking them up singly,
and in future make An appropriation for their
payment.
Mr.. Whaling pressed the claims Of West
ern Virginia.
Mr.. O'Neil, of New York. offered an
amendment, which was rejected, proposing
to refer all claims of the loyal States to three
commissioners to examine and ascertain all
amounts due, with view to future Eadjust.
ment.
Mr.. Cox's amendment was rejected SO to
81.
The Committee, when the question was
stated on the passage of the bill, which ap-
propriated $7,000,0O to reimburse individu-
als and institutions, who had advanced mon.
ey to pay the Pennsylvania soldiers, called
out by the President and Governor of Penn
sylvania, to repel INVASION in the summer OF
1868, and who were in actual service Of the
United S ates, providing no part of the mon
ey be paid to any militia Of any State, who
refused to be mustered into the service OF
the Urited States.
Mr.. Spauding moved to lay it oa the table.
Carried Sc to GO.
The House then, by two majority, refused
to lay on the table motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was defeated.
Mr. Robinson moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was laid on the table.
Mr.. Spaulding moved to lay Mr.. Robin
sons motion on the table, which WAS lost ty
three majority.
The House then re-considered the vote by
which the bill was laid on the table-yeas,
81; nays. 81.
Mr.. Schenck moved to refer the bill to the
Committee on Military Affairs. Disagreed to
yeas, 81 nays, 80. ,e" sac
The question now came up on the passage
of the bill as given sab,ve, sppropr'ating
$7,O0O,000 for the Pennsylvania militia,
which was amended by appropriating $l5,-
900 900 TO defray the expenses of other loyal
States in repeIling raids.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to lay the bill on the
table. Lost-yeas, SO nays, 70.
The bill then passed by vote of II against
SO.
Mr.. Morril moved that the evening sessions
be dispensed with until further orders.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the evenings be
devoted to business. This was disagreed to
and Mr.. Morril's motion was adopted.
Mr.. Gooch, from the Committee on the
Conduct of the War, made report on the
Fort Pillow massacre, ard moved that 1000
copies be printed.
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Mayo.
HoUsg-Mr, Dawes, of Massachusetts,,
from the Committee On Elections, reported
two resolutions which lie oyer for the pres
ent. One declaring that F. P. Blair is not,
and the other, that Mr.. Knox, the contestant,
is entitled to seat in the House, as the
Representative of the First Congressional
District of Missouri " -+
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth, it was re-
solved that when the House adjourn to day,
it be until Monday.
Mr.. Garrison, of New York, called up the
resolutions of the Committee on Elections,
declaring that neither Mr.. Blair, the sitting
member, or Mr.. Bruce, the contestant, is
entitled to seat as the Representative of the
seventh Congressional District Of Missouri.
Mr.. Garrison in supporting the resolution,
said that the majority Of the Committee had,
after q review of all the testimony, come to
the conclusion that there was interference in
the election, by portion Of the armed
militia of Missouri, and to such an extent
directed against the contestant. 81
Mr. TInSOo 0f Michipan a memher of the