Daily national Republican., 1865-03-01
THIRTY. EIGHTH CoNeREss.
leoond asaalan.
WEDNESDAY. Nsr~h 1, 1906.
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On motion OF Mr.. wilson, tho Senate
receded from such OF its amendments 10
the resolution for the publication OF Q full
Army Register as had been rejected by the
/ House, and the resolution was thus parsed.
Mr.. Wilson reported, from the Military
Committee, bill for the appointment Of .
chief Of stat for the Lieutenant General OF
the army, with the rank and pay Of BrIga-
der General; which was passed.
A resolution was adopted for the print
Ing OF 5000 copies OF the report OF the
smithsonian Institutiop--3,O00 for the
| senate, and 1000 for the Institution.
Mr.. Wilson, nom the Military Commit
tee, reported adversely on the House rcso.
tuition allowing the muster-out OF soldiers
Sho enlisted In regiments FOR their uneI-
p p'red term.
Mr.. Howard called up the bill TO allow
the Central Pacific and the Western Pacific
Railroad Companies Of California, the
Union Pacific, and all other railroad CON-
panies provided for In the Pacific railroad
act OF July, 1854, TO issue their 0 per cent.
thirty-year bonds, interest payable In law
full money, upon their separate roads. The
companies may Issue, respectively, their
bonds 10 the extent OF one hundred miles
In advance OF . contiHuous completed line
from Sacramento. Tie bill ratifies the as
Signment made by the Central Pacific Com.
pany Of Californis TO the Western Pacific
Company Of that State, Of the right TO con-
struct all that portion Of said road and tel
| egraph from the city ofIsan Jose 70 the
/ city Of Sacramento, with oil tie privileges
and benefits 10 tho Western Company Of the
several acts OF Congress relating thereto;
/ provided the Western Pacific Company
construct the fret twenty miles Of their
road In one year from the 1st July, 1868,
aud the Central road from San Jose to Sac.
ramento, connecting at the latter point
With the said Central Pacific road within
four years thereafter.
Mr.. Harlan moved 10 strike out the sec
tion raLifying the assignment, which was
/ opposed by Mr.. Conness and Mr.. Howard.
The motion Of Mr.. Harlan was rejected,
and the bill passed.
/ Mr.. Sherman reported back from the
| Finance Committee the six hundred mil.
lion loan bill from the House, without
amendment, and, on his motion, II was at
once considered.
Messrs. johnson and TrumbuIl objected
to the provision OF the bill which author
Ices the issue Of interest-bearing Treasury
notes, as calculated 70 swell the volume OF
currency the same as would the issue oI
greenbacks.
Mr. 1rumbull moved 10 amend the bill
by striking out the words cor Treasury
notes," 20 as 10 require the Issue Of the
whole 5000 900 900 In bonds.
| Mr.. sherman explained I'm reply TO some
remarks OF Mr.. Trumbull, that the Gov
ernment was now decreasing instead oi
increasing the legal tender notes. The
compound interest notes, which run for
three years, and are then convertible,
into 80 bonds, he thought would be
boarded afler . year OF more interest had
accumulated on them. The amendment
was rejected, and the bill passed.
MIR. Clark, from the committee OF cOo-
/ ference on the disAgreeing voles Of the two
Houses on the amendments to the legls.
latlye appropriation bill, reported that
| they lad been unable 70 agree. He ex-
plained that the cause OF disagreement as
the old quarrel for additional compensa-
ton TO the employees OF the House. He
desired nov the Instructions Of the sepate
on tho subject.
Mr.. Nesmilh moved to.recommIt the bill
70 tho committee, with instructions To
agree 10 the addition Of e48, 900 TO the
House contingent fund for the purpose OF
| paying such contingent expenses, 6s may
be direction by resolution Of the House.
Mr. Nesmitb's proposition was adopted
yeas 81. nAysS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House went into cOmmltLee on the
bill Amendatory Of the laws imposing
| duties on foreign importatlOns.
Mr.. Brooks opposed the additional duties
proposed on railroad iron.
Messrs. Griswold and stevens advocated
the rates In the bill
The House refused to strike out the
| clause imposing an additional duty Of ar
Teen cents hundred pounds on railroad
Iron.
Mr.. Cox offered an ameudment-that tho
specific duty on tea and coffee be repcaled,
and In lieu thereof there shAli be levied
aud collected an ad Valorem duty on tea
| OF Any per centum, and on coffee twenty
per centum.
The committee rose and reported the bill
as amended to the House, when Mr.. Nor.
rlh demanded the previous question, which
vas seconded.
Mr.. Cox moved TO lay the bill, as
amended, on the table; hut this was dis
agreed to--yeAs ~, nays 80. The bill was
then passed.
The Speaker laid before the House COM
muuication q ON the Secretary OF War, en-
closing one fiom Provost General Fry, 10
reply 10 reso ution OF the House, giving
some particulars as TO the enlistment OF
rsbel prisoners into our armies, which WAS
made unuer the direction of the President.
Mr.. Washburne, OF Illinois, made . re-
pert In relation 70 trade with lnsurreetlon-
ary States, saying tho offeyt 10 10 prolOng
the war by enabling speculators to furnish
tho rebels with supplies. He reported q
bill repeating so much Of the present law
40 authorizes the appointment OF agents
70 purchase products OF inSunectionHry
States. ....
The bill was passed. The House pro-
cecded 10 the consideration Of the civil
appropriation bill.