The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-04
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Washington, March 8

HOUSE.
Davis offered a resolution there be
paid out Of the contingent fasd to che
FIVE claimants Of sests from Louisiana snd
three from Arkansas g., 900 each as mile
age Adopted.
The House then acted upon private
bills.
A bill to prevent the enlistment Of per-
sons charged With crime in the District Of
Columbia as substitutes ia the army or
navy and to prevent frauds ia the District
Jail in Washington vas passed. It sp-
pears from the report accompanying the
bill that seventy Of the prisoners in the
jail we're recently let out on bail and sold
~ substitutes.
The House then resumed The considers.
sion Of the report made BY Peudletou from
the Select Committee to admit the mem.
bers Of The Cabinet to seats on the Aoor,
to be INTERCEPTED cad furnish inlurmasien
concerning their respective departments.
lie proceeded At length to reply 70 the OBJ
jections which had been made 10 the bill
He said that if no other good had be- 70
accom- lished By the discussioh, il had
shown that the executive power ought upt
to be increased, and his Object va, 10
restrain it. Consolidation Vas dssposissn,
and the proposition was constitutional and
II adopted would elevate the character bf
Cabinet ministers. and this he proceeded
to argue IT length.
The bill in relation to various military
matters, to which has been sdded the
amendatory enrolment bill, was acted up-
On. The House retained the eection pro.
vidlng mustering out with regiments such
men ~ had enlisted for any oexpire d
term also, retained that section holding
the principals responsible for improper
substitutes in certain cases.
The Report from the Conferducs Com
mittee proposing the establishhest of !
Freedmen's Bureau in the War Dspart-
ment and for the care Of abasdoned lands
wasagreed to.
A large number of reports from Com
mittees we're made, which we're CONQUERED
in, and COMMITTEES discharged.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
asking the Secretary Of War for Z state
ment Of monies paid the Baltimore l. Ohio
Railroad for transportation Of troops since
the beginning Of the var.
The post routes vas taken up and sew.
ersl amendments we're msds thereto.
The tariff bill was then taken up and
40 amendment adopted exemptipe goods
imported for the Sanitary Fair 1t Chicago
from duty.
An amendment was adopted placing !
duty f23 cts. per pound on wrought iron.
An amendment vas adopted reducing
the duty on railroad iron from Is % 10
cts. per 1000 pounds.
An Amendments vas adopted permitting
the importation Of machinery for the man. |
ulacturing Of hemp and fax fabrics for one |
year from the passage Of the bill. The
tariff bill then passed.
Thanks Of the Senate were man; mon.l,
given to the Vice President for The AZ.
discharge Of his duties - presidine officer
Of the Senste.
A bill extending the time for the coo-
struction Of certain grant railroads 3
Mich. Was passed.
A bill regulating fees for inspsstips
vessels On the lakes was passed.
A bill relating 10 Section 8 Of the aet. |
IN addition to the several acts, coaceroine
commercial Intercourse betWooa byal snd
insurrsctionary States, was taken -.
the section authorisiag The appsiafaent |
OF Treasury agents TO purchase asd Sslll
pfodaots Of States q issafpeotion viah
certain restriction. An aneudmeut ~
adop.sd repairing the dslIvssy q 81 -. |
tured cotton 70 Treasury neenh, voucher |
e % gwen q The ousssu, raJatle IS III
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