, 1865-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL pROCEED
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Feb. Is.



1ion bill Was then taken up.
The army appropriation bill Was taken up, the
ont q a p.oSiso in the House biIl that no money
shall be paid to long granted railroads for tie
tfnsp9.stfon T. @ Of tE5oPs aEd nnnttioas Of wa1 for
the ni:ed stltcf. Aft>f a dcbatG the provision
Mr. SHERMAN offered "a nmendmcrt making
y ys:r 70 sappy deiacisneS. shleh wae adopted
On notion Of Iii. WILSON, the following pro-
ss!Gas ss sotea p; q h ,e q @ Tha Ss
pecsent rebellion. the Communication price Of sub
sistcncc for officers ehaii ha fty cents per sadon
nntasen p,iee d fations q my of3esr above tbe
Ill OF Bftgadier General Or any officers entitled
! 10 tommEtat1on for fuel in qnarters;- that all
| General, now in commission, who ehall eontinpe
| shall be entitled to receive three months pay;
shall NOT apply to officers nut On tuty or to officers
| entitled to comm1tation Of fuel nnd quarters;
,hat commissioned officers serving in Inc heid
| fha1l tc permitted hereafter to pnrchase rafons
for their own use on cFcdlt from The Commissary
Department and the amount due for rltton3 go
purchased shall be reported mtnthly to the Pay
1aostt Gsne1al; 70 ne deducsca from the Payment
'sGuaeS e esrsd sasn an amendment which
laine to bold relis1ous eerricrs once u week, md
to attend to the burial service OF soldiers who
MI. WILSON offered IN amendment, TINT tho
| Secsetary Of War be directed 10 farntsa 1t Gust
9 s.cs osn q ta1fso sf
NJ. TKUhBuLL oaeFea sn amendment pro-
yiuine tot tae repeal Of all aa"s and regulations
Of the Var Department GRIM, additional rank or
| pay to regular OF volunteer officers. Adopted.
The titi Is amcuded WIS then pissed.
! Nr.TRO4hDLl4,f ftona the Judiciary Committee,
| reported bill recognizing the Statc government
Of Louisiana, aud The right OF that Stata to send
Senators " Congress
reciuGs s,thc chargss. .nsainst uop. Z. Il. Stanton,
Eace ID y short speech recently delivered by al.
! bert G. Brown, in the confeacra.e Congress, and
reported at length in tho New York H~ra'd OF TIC
4,h inst The resolutions were rejected. MI:
Salisbury pledged himself to prove the t'uth Of
the charges.
The Scuatc then adjourned.
The House this morning proceeded 10 act on
ancndments reported yesterday f1or, the Cosumit-
tee Of The Whole on the State of tue Union, to the
| amendments reported were concnr1ed in, while
others were reserved for Reparatc votes. The
Houee coneurred In keeping The tax on ale, beer
nov. @ Dp 1be sroas receipts of 1alroalsr steam:
hoais, ieEryhoats, bridges etc~, the law Is altered
9poss %ut # :. Per cent o. ,ne net
The amendment to impose Tux of ons.hnf p,s
cent On sales was rejected BY Fote Of o. against
11. The House conquered BY one 1na1or,ty 10 tae
state bank uotcs paid out By Nadonal or State
barks on and after the drtt OF January next.
M s,s wss rxesed s. s
! following:
c,uees ofphysica' debility excepted: shall be en-
emol1rg tobacco tax Of 3; ,eents i y shalt b:
iPgssn rise1y made 81 s:ehs, On 7hic e ts1 sssi +
: IS cepis43 q. This 1s the only change in TIL
Mss o afRsssa s. s9,ec Il the Committee 0'
8 On DIAMONDS and eraeraldg, precious ssones ans
o I,njtarons hcl cof and ali other jewelry the du'
. Aii amcndments reported from the Comm1ttc
l. Of the Whole the state Of the Vnton were con
5 CURED In. excepting ie" reser'ed 1of sepafat
Nj. MORRILL, called attention to some OF theIr
+ inc,ldlng tax on salcs. IiO said We may put u
1esrieoH On tefetsD tsde rt IL aa the W. x4t ar
}. icaTe oar t1aae fce. A. 10 the amendment Of III
< gentleman fsou. Pennss lvanta> (s.ercns) p1ono
nS % o e. s1ss 1sseaa e Il az ss esa ssSas ass
garJed it as absurd. lie trusted that tho vote Z
e, daJ in the uousc may show thai the vote IN u
eanen mere nsuie rhe aw cse
fore passed on TINT subject was repes'ed becaat
il could not be enforced. He e7prsssed h1s ST sat;
/. asse.d upon bil1 Which would contribute 30 p
nonse then concnlred y = against g ta stfk1 a
similar feTnented liquors. The tsx on t1eee "
c>e there'e1e. remains at CUE aoar PET PATEL l.
: substitute Ftokcrs pa5 licsnze o1 Si1a Tor eve
!. | substitute accepted.
Of An amendment was made to the l13a setnon
y the prcseb. lau, by imposing ta1 Of = per &C
q on ihc mt instead Of the gross receipts ot
r roads, canals, steamboats,, ships, harges j.
i'd | boats, vcseajE, stage-eoache., and re- -
to | transporting passengers OF property .n<eH
n where thc net receipts uro unt"- II Sire,
Is bnp, and per cent on exc% $500 pc,
This amendment was conc"-: g CT this atno
sat ae ~ An auens~ 'es ID p' Gu es'
70 sth~' -~-~at ras adopted providing
i. ,may f,G nid1ed to deeds, ~ t.S4oment1>
4ments, writings or papers. where the salge y
Sa'lt on psys1;. ssan,
yss.enee or accident and vi hoai ui'l:a. des
Ihs clamps m'y be affixed merely on payment for
ga The amendment to tux ealcs oue-half of one
AZ mt 's7s non coaeurted in, II Is yeas to Is na,
a. - aonss .tisa. thsn ,o5ed On Wilson'S amcndmt
Cd ation sha,. 'ay t.S q tep per cent O. The
q On or sfter tue s Is. q 5anaa5y nazt The amc
as Mr. uR0OKs, who tE.rss yoied In tic neeati
ce changed bis votc to the affirmative, In order
move reconsideration Of the rotc-
o. reeontider the yote on the table, which WIS c
is ried By the Casting vote Of the Speaker. So I
ut vote adopting the amendment was not rcccns
cred.
>, The House next voted on Stevens aneudme
#. defining, bullion broker to be one who buys
sells gold at price above the mint value, unle
" solely for the purpose Of paying duties on npol
SoEer a 8 pka ea cepse of SGSs oo
s b s1f o fs en psf esae t.
h | paid on each sale and purchase Of gold. n
a. House rejected this amendment-geaa IS, nays
u The anendatory Internal Revenue bill was tn
+ nAseeH
Ir. scuENcK, from the Committee on Militia
AfafrE, reported the following Senate Lifts. wn1.
9aitea ststes arssnal af ION St Louis;
u the President to sppoInt Second assistant Sc
fss55 # W. # 81 Ps5 gse!$Sss Sss;t5
it Eh3t shn1l constitute. the duty Of officers sc
n any person in ,he army charged WIN an 6len
ae under tho aets calling cut the militia, may
bsoosht before ths sld etceFs s; Ct. the regime
Cd to abolish regiment Of garrison court mart1;
Afro bill authorizing the President TO nal
transfer of army others fem re tne to staa Ct
n ofthe Snbsietence Department These Bills We
~ IL. ~stIENcK :fsc also reported bill 10 establish
the War Department q bureau for refugees 81
=, freedmen's affairs. 2lI, SchencE said The .
E, msde no distinction on accouSt Of COLOR, hut "
J. intended to provide for the relief OF white rel
j. M, YEAMAN, from the Committee on Militia
Afai7s, reported bill 10 increase the pay of Of
Ie exernpting officers from income and war tax.
e. On motion Of Mr. Ross. an amendment VI
4 made increasing the pay Of pFiTates to f"en
70 Ibe bilf was recommitted to the Military Cor
q rnittee, who subsequently reported the biz as
81 | was originally introduced, and # Waa passed.
"a Mr. GARFIELD reported hlll from The Comu]
tee On Military: :Afairs determining the rank
ealee1s re-cnteFinE the military service and 1t VI
Al Iii. EARSST0RTH, f,om the Cam ,osttee I
re .ta1y Aea1fs, reported the b1ll ant1ofiStcg T.
vania and Maryland, or their assieuees, to co
Totk I'D Bstl%oIs T. IN air 1lne e Washios.o
n =. Il lion Se,wsca WaseiLsson and and @ New V"1E. 4
company ii authorized TO Increase thelr cipi al
s- The extent Of = oa 9oo, ths road to DO tdoub
lan Of troops, and to tc completed in two yea
10, Three cetts are to be charged per mile fof p7
~ g. ncere and SIX cents ton for freight.
T. ii. FENDEET0S objected to the seeon1 rca
On Il r. .f|tSsse RSswoRra raa was nesessa,y
ole have the rod proposed, and he pointed .
n dc hct that pof one cent as appropriated BY /,
=: lii, THOMAS, Of Md, desired a postponeme
aae ! OF tho hill. anA gave anlo1g other rcasp1s
1s tn,s, TINT he Leeietature Of now In 81
IN he suh,cct; besides, thc eall Tas u conflict "
s y thc decisions o: tho Supreme Court or the Uni
staes apd II dssngatlon Of n 1a$hts Of shs s.
en- the htnent Of the Northern Central Railroad, o
et' would erikea heavy blow ut the Baltimore q
,.s Ohio Railroad. The further consideration of
x9f g. the bill
story Of the enroli.ng nct-
~ Fta6.rg which. The House, st $50, adjourned