, 1865-03-04
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Friday, March 3
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large number Of reports from Committees
om,ta;esa wnISn wsfe eonca1sea in and the
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tho secretary Of Wsr for ac0ptea @f asRng
he s tan ~ tron ano Gno ~ ha1oaa foF
~ ths@ 4@"oa u 1'oops s1nce Inc beginning
The he Po:t Route bill was taken M ind .ever,,
amendments were made thereto. W A'1 60 'sAA'
Tho Tariff Bill was then raken nm and an amend.
ment adopted e1empttnc Goods IMPORTED + for thc
Sanitary Fair at Chfcaeo fron tlniy An smonfQ
ment vas adopted paeins dnsy ,of two M IdAo lad =
amcnment VIZ sdnnte n,ardno ,hat 1so,.iaa ~
who contracted with The Government before The
SLOWED ,bc incrcssn On ~ G9o1s, saal pc
amendment was adopted reducing he duty On
pounds An aend@ent " VA adopted S peI%tt1e
the importation OF machinery for lie msnnEactnrss
Of hemp mud nsx fabrics fof one year from tho
passage ot the BILL The Tariff Bfif then nassed
The thanks Of tho Senate we're 1naniInoVs|y
charge Of his duties as presiding o{lcer OF The
Senate.
A bill extending the time for the construction
OF certain land grant railroads In Michigan, Wss
passed.
sells on the lakes, was passed.
ton to Tic several scts concerning commescIsi In
tercourse between loyal and tnsurrectionary
States, was taken up. The section authorizes IL
appointment Of TtcasuT agents to purchase and
sell products Of Statts In fnstrrectfon. with cer-
tain restrictions, so>'
An amendment was adopt-a RECURRING thu 7e,y.
Yonchers 10 ~ 1ra1 - sota ~ % treasury agents.
end If he ~ " 10 inc o"nefs payable At the
"a An ~ amendment g Sne v,s .aonted nrn,.,,,.
~: h9lt ,an teue! tt.s sn oona, nots Or scrip.
The Senate went into executive ses.ion.
National currency was parsed.
ar. SHERMAN, from the Committee OF Con-
ference on the Revenue bill, made tho following
The amendment OF the Senate, restricting the
amounts to be paid for clerk hire, was dis4-
greed to.
The House agreed to the amendment nos to tax
miners whose receipts do not exceed $1,000 pcr
year:
mcnts from t,xation was stricken oat,
The tx on cigars was placed at $40 per thou
The amendment to ta1 the gross instead OF the
net receipts Of corporations WAS agreed TO-
The section shout cation wns stricken ont. The
tax on that article remains as heretofore
The amendment pn:tponine the tax on Ssata
bank lesues until July was agreed to.
The tax on sales was disagreed to.
HOUSE.
Mr. DAVIS Offered rcsolu.lLn that there be
ants Of seats from Louisiana, and thc three from
A.kansas, t,To thouaand dollars each, IS mileage.
The Housc then noted unon nriv,te hills
rho bill TO prcyent tie eniistment Of persons
charged with crime IN tbe District Of Columbia
rs substitutes in the nrnY or navy and tn 11rnyent
frauds In tho Dfstrlct Jail in Wash1notnn was
passed, It oppcars from thc renort arrnmnsn,v;ns >
the bill, thai scYenty or ihe nr1snnsrs IN H., iii
wcro recently let ont on bail. and eold Al anhsti
tutes. - NA>@ e~'4 - o"'7'~
The uo1se then resumed the consideration of
the report made by Mr.. PENDLETDN from the
Select Committee, to admit the members Of the
Cabinet to seats on the floor, to be luterrorated,
nnd furnish information concerning their rcsnect.
I've departments. He proceeded at length to re-
ply 10 the objections which had been made to The
bill. De said that II no OTHER good had been &C
compltehcd BY the discussion, it had shown that
the executive power ought not to be Increased,
was despetism: The proposition was 'cHI constita.
noEal, and If adopted would elevate the character
Of Cabinet ministers, and this he proceeded to
The bill In relation to various military matters.
to which has been added the amendatory enroll
ment bill was acted npon.
The HouIe retained the section providing for
mastering out with regiments such men as Ind
enlisted for unexpfred terms also retained Fla
section holding the principal Responsible for i'm
proper substitutes In certain cases.
The report from the conference committee pro-
posing the establishment Of Freedmen's Bufeau
IN the War Department. and for the care of aban-
doned 11nds was agreed to.
Report Of COMMITTEES Of Conference Oh the In
etan appropriation bill Was adopted
All ladies' in ante-rooms were admitted 10 the
Mr. WILSON'S report from the Committee or
Conference on The Freedmen's bureau hilf was 1t
adopted. .H1t places the interests Of freedmen and