The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Maj


SFNATE.-Large numbers Of reports
from COMMITTEES were made, which were
concarred in and the committee discharg
ed
A resolution was unanimously adopted
asking the Secretary of War for state
ment of monies paid the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for transportation of troops
since the beginning of the war
The post route bill was taken up and
several amendments were made thereto,
The tariff bill was then taken up and
an amendment adopted e1empting goods
imported for the Sanitary fair at Chicago
from duty.
An amendment was adopted placing a
duty of 2tc per pound on wrought iron
tubes.
An amendment was adopted providing
that parties who contracted with the
Government before the increased tariff
to deliver foreign goods, shall be allowed
an increase on the contract price.
An amendment was adopted reducing
the duty on railroad iron from 10 to lOc
per hundred pounds.
An amendment was adopted permit
ting importation of machinery for the
manufacture of hemp and fax fabrics
for one year from the passage of the bill.
The tariff bill was passed.
The thanks of the Senate were unanl-
mously given to the Vice President To-,
the able discharge of his duty as presid-
ing officer of the Senate.
< bill extending the time for the con-
struction of certain land grant railroads
in Michigan, which was passed.
A bill regulating the fees for inspect
ing vessels on the lakes was passed.
4 bill repeating section 8 of an act in
addition to several acts concerning com
mercial intercourse between loyal and in
| surrectionary States, was taken up. The
section authorizes the appointment OF
| treasury agents to purchase and sell pro
ducts of States in insurrection with GER
tain restrictions, agents vouchers to be
| given to he owners, payable at the end
of the war.
An amendment was adopted Furnishing
| the passing of any rebel bank notes or
scrip.
| The bill was then passed.
| The Senate went into executive ses-
sion.
HoUsR.-Mr. Dawes offered resolu-
tion that there be paid out Of the con-
| tingent fund to five claimants OF seats
| from Louisiana and three from Arkansas,
So 900 each as mileage. Adopted
The House then acted upon private
bills
The bill to prevent the enlistment OF
persons charged with crime in the Dis
trict of Columbia as substitutes III the
army OF navy, and to prevent frauds in
the district Jail in Washington, waspass,
ed. 1t appears from report accompa,
nying the bill, that seventy OF the pris,
oners in the Jail were recently let out on
bail and sold as substitutes.
The House then resumed eonsidera.
ton of the report made by MIR. Pendle-
ton. from the select committee to admit
| the members of the Cabinet to seats on
the floor to be interrogated, furnish III
formation concerning their respective
departments, &c. He proceeded at
length to reply to the objection which
had been made to the bill. He said that
if no other good had been accomplished
by the discussion, it had shown that
the executive power ought not to be In
| creased, and his object was to restrain 1t
Consolidation was despotism, II the
proposition was adopted, it would ele,
vate the character of the Cabinet minis
tiers, and this he proceededsto argue al
| length.
| The bill in relation to various militia
| ~ matters, 10 which has been added the
amendstory enrolment bill, was acted
upsn.
The House retained the section provi
ding for the mastering out of regiments
such men as had enlisted for unsxpired
terms; also retained the section holding
the principals responsible for improper
substitutes in certain cases.
The report from the Conference com
mittee proposing the establishment of
| Freedmen's Bareau in the War Depart
| ment and for the care of abandoned ant
was agreed to.
Recess.