The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-03-03
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made on the application for increased
salaries by persons in the Quartermas.
tiers Department. A bill was reported
to amend the act for the construction
of a Pacific Railway and Telegraph
The bill changes the value of shares
from $1,000 to 800 each, and author.
ICES the issue of one million of them.
of which, Director must own fifty.
The Company is authorized to appro-
pirate any public lands on the route
containing coal or iron, and may obtain
title to them at the same rate as for ag-
ricultural lands; and also TO locate be-
yond the limit of FIVE miles and not ex-
ceeding twenty miles on each side of
the road, in case any continuous tract
of the lands hitherto denoted shall be
found unfit for agricultural use. Tie
time for the completion Of the first 90
miles of the road is extended one year,
and the annual construction required
of the Central Pacific Company of Cal.
ifornia, is reduced from SO to 25 miles
only; halt of the compensation for
services to the Government shall be ap-
piled to the payment of bonds. Curves
and grades must not exceed the max
imum of other roads in successful ope-
ration. The clause requiring Ameri-
can iron to be used is repealed and the
Company is allowed to import iron free
of duty for the first 100 miles; four
times instead of treble the regular al
lowance of aid is granted for the noun.
tain sections. The clause reserving
FIVE per cents ofthe bond is stricken out
and the right is guaranteed to make a
mortgage equal to one half of the Gov
eminent bonds, not subject to Govern
ment lien. A bill in regard to payment
of cadets at West Point was referred.
A bill was presented for military road
through Minnesota and Dekota to
Idaho. The bills to enable Nevada
and Colorado to form State Govern
ments were passed. Both bills prohibit
Slavery, and secure perfect religious
liberation. The Lieutenant General
bill was taken up. and Mr.. Grimes
made speech. The action of the
Military Committee, in striking out the
name Of General Grant, as recon-
mended for appointment as Lieutenant
General, was concurred in, 27 to IL.
An amendment making the officer APP.
pointed Northumberland ec oficio
commander Of the Army, was voted
down, Yeas 10, Nays 81. The bill was
finally passed, without names or sug-
eestions, Yeas 80, Nays, 6. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Alley asked leave to
Introduce resolution TO suspend tenn
porarily the collection of duties from
persons in Gloucester, Mass, which
place was few days ago nearly de-
stroyed by fire. The proposition ex-
cited the mirth of Mr.. ]. G. Allen,
Pro Slavery Copperhead Democrat
from Illinois, who funnily moved to
amend by including in the suspension
Of the collection of duties on imports
those persons in the West who have lost
this calves during the cold weather
winter. This ridiculous motion, made
out of Pro-Slavery spite against Mas
sachusetts, operated as an " objection,
and Mr.. Alleys motion was necessarily
laid over. The bill to establish Blu.
eau of Tradesman's Affairs was taken
up, and Mr. Dawson occupied the
morning hour a i'll speech. A bill was
passed taking the appointment Of War
den of the Jail for the District of Co.
lumbia from the Marshal of the Dis.
trici, and giving it to the President OF
the United States. The Naval appro-
priation bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. King made long speech on Mis-.
souri, affairs. The Committee voted
Yeas IS, Nays SO, on the Amendments
to pay the navy in gold or its equiva
lent. An amendment was adopted
adding $3,00O.O0O for repair and con
struction of vessels. Without con
Guiding the bill, the House adjourned
SENATE, Feb. 25.-After the presen
tation of various petitions and memori-
als, on motion of Mr.. Fessenden, the
Senate reconsidered the vote adopting
the Conference Committees report or
the Revenue bill, and appointed new
| Committee 10 confer with that APP
pointed by the House. The bill relat-
ing to Assistant Pay master in the Navy
was called up, and after amendment
passed. The bill to regulate the pay
of Paymasters' clerks was rejected
The bill relating to appointments in The
naval service was passed after some
amendment. The bill equalizing the
pay of soldiers was called up, and de
bate ensued on the pending amend
ment, to exclude all persons enlisted
under the call Of October, 1868, from
the provision for bounty, except il
insurrectionary districts. This wa.
amended so that all persons whose pa
pers show that they were enlisted unde
the act of 1861 shall receive the pay
and bounty promised under this stat
ute. Mr.. Wilson proposed to extene
the pay and bounty of all free person
enlisted as provided. Without vot,
on this amendment the bill was lai(
over. The Military Committee was in
structed to inquire into the expediency
Of extending the bounties now being
paid to April next. The bill consoli
dating the Surveyor Generals district
was passed. After executive session
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-A bill was referred gran,
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