Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-15
CONaREssrORAL.
HOUSE,.

CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHNGToN, Feb. Il.
HOUSE,.
On motion Of Mr.. Orth q resolution was
adopted requesting the Military Committee
10 INQUIRE, and report at the earliest posi-
ble moment, what legislation is necessary
TO secure the muster out Of such men as
enlisted for the unexpired terms Of their
respective regiments, with the understand
inc that they should be mustered out with
their regiment.
The House rejected, by two majority, the
Senate bill donating lands to Wisconsin
for the construction of q ship canal, from
the head of Sturgeon Bay to conn ect
Green Bay with Lake Michigan.
The House passed the Senate Joint reso-
luton, to extend for five years time, the
construction Of railroad from Flint 70
Marquette, Michigan, so as TO prevent
lands heretofore granted from reverting TO
the Government
The House then went into Committee
on the amendment of the internal tax bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill, an amendment
was made to tax steam locomotives and
steam engines, fixing tax on all their
1
the duties have been paid on the boilers
they ara to be deducted from the finished
engines. Water tanks, sugar tanks, sew
ing machines and planning machines are to
pay the same tax.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, imposing 8 tax of
five per centum ad vaLoTens on manufae-
tured clothing when the annual products
exceed one thousand dollars.
The provisions in relation to tobacco
we're amended so as to read as follows: On
smoking tobacco of all kinds not other
wise herein provided for, thirty-fve cents
per pound; on smoking tobacco made eL-
clusively of stems, fifteen cents per pound.
Mr.. Stevens offered an amendment
which was rejected, to tax vinegar Pnd
asetic acid six cents per gallon.
Mr.. Hooper offered an amendment, one
object of which wss to put such tax on
the circulation of State Banks as to exclude
them from circulation and have but one
class cf currency. It was to carry out the |
resolution of the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Comptroller of Currency.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment de- |
signed to reduce the circulation of notes
to the actual wants Of the currency, and |
to legislate S'ate Bank notes out Of exis-
tence Pending the consideration of this
subject the Committee rose.
The House passed the Senate bill recog-
nizing as post route the bridge to be
built over the Ohio river, to connect Gin
cinnati with Covington, and also the Senate
bill recognizing as s post route the rail-
road bridge to be constructed over the
r. AZ, Obfo a To7ioui1ln
House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Commit
tee made lengthy report faVoring the
appointment of discharged sailors sno sol
diers to such civil government offices as
they may be capable of filing. The report
was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Com
mittee, made the following report:
The Committee on Military Affairs and
the Militia, to whom were referred sundry
petitions praying for the enactment of 8
law, for the appointment, In all inferior
Offices persons honorably discharged from
the military or naval service of the United
States who shall have served for the period
of three years during the present rebel
disability while in service, or who shall
have been held for one year IS prisoners
of war, and that the tenure be for life or
during coed behavior. Having consider
cd the same we beg leave to report that in
the opinion of the Committee If is the
duty Of national and State governments
to give preference for appointments in the
various civil Offices, to persons who have
been honorably discharged from the mil
itary or naval service Of the United States
OF who have suffered permanent disability
while in the service of the United States,
provided they possess the qualifications
necessary to properly discharge the duties
of such Offices. The number of civil officers,
however, in the various departments of the
who, though large at pres
ent, bear but g small proportion to the
number of persons who have honorably
served the country in the army and navy
and who must of necessity again engage
in the varied avocations Of civil life while it
is therefore the duty Of the national gov
eminent TO give the preference tomen who
have been manned by wounds or broken
by desesse, it is the sacred duty Of bankers,
merchants, manufacturers, mechanics and
farmers, IS we'll as the business men in all
the avocations of live, to give the prefer
ence in all industrial pursuits, to soldiers
who have been honorably discharged from
the service of their country. The Com
mittee therefore present the accompanying
resolutions az expressive of the sense of
Congress upon tbs legislation prayed for
by the petitioners' joint resolution, to en-
courage the employment of discharged and
disabled soldiers:
Bel resolved, sc, that persons honor
ably discharged from the military or naval
service, by reason Of disability resulting
from wounds or sickness incurred in the
line Of duty, should be preferred for ap-
pointments to civil offices, provided they
shall be found to possess the business cs-
pacity necessary for the proper discharge
of the duties ofsuch offices.
And, be it further resolved, That in the
grateful recognition of the services, sacri-
hces and suferings of persons honorably
discharged from the military and naval
services of the country by reason of wounds,
disease, or the expiration Of terms of en-
lisfment it is respectfully recommended to
bankers, merchants, manufacturers, me-
chsnics, farmers, and persons engaged in
industrial pursuits, to give them the pref
erence for appointments, rsmunerative sit
uations, and employments.
Ordered printed.
Mr., Harris offered 8 resolution which
was adopted, calling upon the President
for report Of the proceedings of the Court
of Inquiry upon the subject of the expio-
sion Of Ihe Petersburg mine.
The report Of the Committee of Confer
ence of the Freedmen's Bureau was then
taken up,
Mr.. Davis addressed the Senate, against
the report. At one O'Clock the further
consideration Of the subject WAS postponed
until tomorrow.
Mr.. COwan moved to reconsider the vote