Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-13
CONGRFasIONAL.

sions covering the losses of the Fort Pillow |
sufferers was adopted.
The Indian affair bill was taken up and |
amendments offered and disoossed.
Mr.. Foster, from the Committee on !
Claims, reported bill to amend the act !
granting pensions, with amendments. He |
stated that among other things, that it |
would cover the case of the eolored sold
iers msssseeed ct Fort Pillow.
Mr.. TrumbuIl introduced bill in rels- |
tion to the Circuit Courts of the United |
States, which was referred to the judiciary |
Committee.
Mr.. Lane, Of Kansas, substituted an sd.
ditionsI section to the joint resolution Of |
fsred BY him yesterday in relation'to rec |
ogniEing the new State Government Of |
Aikansas.
The bill to ascertain and settle the Land |
Claims in California came up as uu6nish- |
ed business, and was discussed during the |
morning hour. -iiD
On motion Of Mr. Lane, it was resolved |
that the President be requested to furnish
the Senate with copies OF all correspond
ence, orders and documents on file in the
Departments, in relation to the orgsnizs.
tion, by the loyal people Of Arkansas, of
iree Government.
ed in the Finance Cemmitte, and in the
Committee Of the whole, was considered,
and various amendments offered by Mr..
Doolittle. as chairman Of the Commitie on
Indian affairs. Adopted. f-s
The Senate adjourned at half-past four
o'clock. re Z
HOUSE.
Mr. Stevens Of Pennsyl7anis reported
fka Nd
the Senste bonded warehouse bill, saying
in explanation that in February last
Congress passed an act, giving until the
! first Of May, for the withdrawal of goods
from Bonded warehouses and public
stores for home consumption, and that this
bill merely proposes to extend the time
until September 1st for the same purpose.
In reply TO q question asked by Mr..
J.. Stevens, Mr.. Holman said that whenever
goods have been in bonded warehouses
: more than one year for expectation, no
= duty is paid, bat if Withdrawn for home
consumption the Government secures the
a duty. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Cox introduced a bill which was
! passed, that the House, the Senate con-
( curing will adjourn .he present session
Of Congress on Thursday the 23d.
The Judiciary Committee reported that
the bill providing for the collection Of
abandoned property and the prevention Of
frauds in insurrectionsry districts, sp-
proved March II, 1853, is in-opeFstiVe, for
% tue reason that the limit of ten days, in
i which the President may sign bill, is to
expire while Congress is in session. They
found that in the press Of business on Il g
: 4th Of March, the bill did not resoh the
B President until after Congress adopted It,
a and the President deemed himself ,sti.
:, fed in signing it when be did. The mat.
ter was referred to the Ways and Means
IL Committee, to report similar bill.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved q reconsideration oi
f. the vote repeating the bankrupt bill-
Carried, and further consideration Of thu
subject postponed tntil the second Tues
~ day in December.
O. The Committee on Elections asked to b
ID discharged from further consideration o
the Missouri contested seat case Of Prio'
vs McClurg.
81 Mileage and pay were voted to Messrs
ut Price, Birch and McHenry unsuccessful
d, contestants.
. The Dseotah contested election case wa
then taken up.
Mr.. Foster, from the Committee OIL
cd Claims, reported q bill 10 amend the &C
granting pensions. The act, he stated
nt would cover the case Of the Fort Pillo'
:. sufferers.
70 The bill to settle the title Of certain
"a land claims in California was taken u
Of and discussed during the moroing hour.
ID. TIE Indian Appropriation bill was the
up and various enendments offered an
discussed.
~ The Committee briefly state the
IT. dents reason why he signed the bill
Big ing the recess, believing he was jus
n in doing so by Constitutional wal
But they cay although there is force
or- plsusability in the reasoning, they renei
rg as correct Interpretation Of the Coas;,
les tuition that the tens ENJOY Of Limitation
i'm fers to the time during which Congr'
remains in session and has n6applicstio
M after an adjournment. Hence, II the E.
ses ecutiVe can hold bill ten days he can 6
his we'll hold it ten months. This would rel
nd der the enactment of laws uncertain. tt
Committee for this and other reasons col
EFT slider the go, approved March II, 1858,
in not in force, and in this the Committee al
unanimous. Their report was referred
,.5 the Committee on Ways and Means, in o
der that they may report 8 similar bill.
Mr.. Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts,, move
to reconsider the vote by which the Bsnl
rupt bill WAS recently rejected. BE desi
ed to give the Select Committee who repor
ed il the benefit Of their lsbors.
Mr.. jerks, Of Rhode Island, said u
: Committee had be toWed much pains
framing the bill which was the best The
TAD could present under existing olTcur
49, stances. He found the opposition Of Il
NV House was such that the bill could not b
met come q law at this time, and even II
ill. should pass the House 1t could not pa
Inc the Senate for want of time.
The vote by which the bill was rejeot
WAS reocnsidsred, and on motion Of N
red Boutwell,, the further consideration Of q
men subject was gostponed till the third Tue
also day in December,
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on Ele
- tions, made report in tbs contested ca
eeL- of Prioe against McClurg. This case "
ook similar to that Of Mr.. Bruce against Los
the latter being retained in his positc
~ The committee had come to the same 90
clusisn, AMI asked to be discharged fri
is further consideration, which Wss lsid
ling the table.
ern- Mr.. Holman offered resolution to 81
-, mileage and psy to Messrs. Price a
'''A Burch, Of Missouri, who unsuccessful
row. contested the seat Of MoClurg and King
E. On motion Of Mr.. Mallory, Mr.. War;
aad- was included In the resolution.
-, Mr.. jackson moved TO lsy the reso
'Oi's tiOn on the table Negstived BY tie VC
INTO The Speaker voted in the negative. Q
,use. resolution was adopted ty msjority
# Of three. The House resumed the oonsid
..uv alton Of the Daeotah election.