, 1865-03-03

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1T. GRIMES, Of lows, preeented an amendment
that no person subject to military duty aaall o.
b be Of s IL
son at some naval recruiting stat1on-Whtch was
adopted. The resolution, as amended WIS then
The Senate agreed to the House resolution to
continue the Committee on the Conduct Of the
War during the vacation. Several Indian bltls
we're then taken up and passed.
the Honsc bil taxlng State banknotes 10 per cent,
Tie section i imposing tar Of one hall Fl one m
Mr. FOSTER, from the Committee on Pensions,
reported the House btlt IN relation to pensions,
with the following provisions: That no invalid
be entliled to draw a pension Tor any period Of
time during which he Is OF shalt. be emitted to
the full pay or salary which an ahlet
is allowed by law. The second section grants
pension to contract surgeons, when wounded or
to their representative when killed in service,
vice. The third section grants pension Of TWEEN
II dollars per month 10 soldiers who lose foot
and one hand in ,ho military service and in the
The report Of The Committee Of Conference and
the F1esdmen's Bureau Bill were postponed til
The iii ior the consolidation Of the tribes of
Indian territory and the establishment Of civil
government therein pnssed-1T to II.
The report Of the Committee Of Conference on
the BIZ amendatory Of the pos:al laws was con-
The hiil to incorporate the Frccdmen's Savings
and Trust Company passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Nj. coz, from the SELECT Committee on Rules,
reported an amendment thereto. 80 as to divide
the dutles Of the Committee Of Ways and Means
20 as to connne 1t to the consideration Of ali re-
p5s Of the oaeF
rcrrnue md providing why's and means for the
support Of the Government, as shall be presented,
ly the House, and to report thereon hy iii OF Oh
tTwfse. as shall seem to them expedient.
Another rue proposed, ts to create Standing
end ps On iSe f,e
after some debate, the report was concurrcd In.
The House then resumed Its consideration Of the
Amendmenls were added 10 the bill, authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to sell auction the
Pennsylvania E'n's building, bat At not less than
s11oeeS nd s0oo oo9 tsr the pnl
cnase o. INC nerehahfs. s E1caange, ot New York,
Mr. DAVIS, Of Nd, offered an amendment to
sel,eye Civilians 81 trials by Courts Martial and
Messrs. keEnan and Davis advocated tho amend
meut. Mr. Davis amendment vas sgEeed to, By a
yore Of Is AGAINST 81.
The House then lock recess till 7:so p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The civil appropriation bill came up In COM
Mr. scuENcK unsuccessfnllv endcavorea n
strike out Mr. Davis amendment. which had been
agreed to before the recess, and to substitute
something else. One million dollars was addcu
to the civil appropriation bill to supply defclcn.
cies Of compensa'lon Of clerks. Lost By vote OF
81 nRuiustb9.
MI. COLE made report from the Committee OF
which was concurred in. 1t provides when the
postage s not paid the letters Bh1 bs returned to
the Dead Letter Office; and when the postage Is
paid In part they shsu be forwarded to their desti-
lii. STEVENS reported back with amendments
the Senate bill amcndatofy Of the act for the COL
lection Of direct tlzes IN inaurrecdonsry States.
The bill passed.
The House now concurred In all tho Sanate's
ameGdmt nts TO the amendatory Internal Revenue
bill, IL order that they be referred to the Commit
UNr .sPAULDING, Of Ohio, moved an amend
mcut which IVES rejected, that esch surviving SOL
dier OF the Wat Of 1871 he paid S1o9 per annum
during his natural life, and that $a', ,0000W be ap
pfoIrIa' cd for That purpose.
Al amendment was adopted. declaring illegal
and yo1l ne allowance Of double rations to any
lownuce from General Hallecks
Nj. NELSON, of n. T., offered asasn his amend
ment 10 increase the compensation of The present
Members Of Congress rs per cent
The committee rose and the bill aud amendment
were repo1ted to the House.
The House BY 90 agalnst q concurred In the
s. 6y Goa o ,9s
commieslon In. any State or Territory where
courts Of the United States arc open
except actually mustered or commits
s!on;d or, appointed q 20 military, Or
mies charged with being epies. {The latter part
Of the amendment was stricken out By 4 vote Of q
yeas against 4 nnys) ,Proeeedinrs heretofore
had contrary to this Section shall be vacated: All
held under sentence thereof Ahalt BE- forthwith
delivered to the civil authorities.
National Banking isw, So that, Instead ii such
banks being privileged to iseue notes In amounts
equal to their capital, they to be restricted aa
follows: On $1,000 capital they arc authorized
TO issue ninety per cent In no1es: on &, Co., 900,
eighty per cent In notes; on 1900, ,ooo, seventy
i've per cent, and exceeding $4,000, 900, sixty pcr
cent Of notes. The bill wss passed.
The senate'e joint reeolution authorizing. The
President to appoint the Chief Of Stat foI Gen.
Grant, and the Senate's Joint Eesolntion to en-
courage employment Of disabled and discharged
eoCIere, were passed.
Mr. HIGBY, from the Select Committee to in
vesttEatc the charges against the Commissioner
Of Patents. Of fraud and corruption, offered tho
report OF the Committee, which says that, aftcr
full investigation, they Afe .nanimouslr of the
opinion that the charges are moi sustained.
After the transaction Of much miscellaneous
tuslness, the Houee adjourned.