Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Mr.. Wiley, from the Military committee
reported adversely on petitions to increase
the pay. of Chaplains.
The unfinished business Of yesterday,
which was the railroad bill, was taken up.
Mr.. Nye resumed the floor.
Mr.. Wilson offered a resolution to hold
an evening session, which was adopted.
After debate, the railroad bill was post
poned, and the joint resolution reorgan-
izing the State of Louisiana, was taken up.
Mr.. Sumner offered a substitute, which
was rejected. The subject was then post
poned till Tomorrow.
A bill was offered incorporating the Ma
tional Pacific Bridge Co. Referred.
The bill to provide marble bust Of Judge
Taney was taken up.
Messrs. Sumner, Hale, Wilson and Wade
opposed it.
Pending the further consideration of the
bill, the Senate adjourned.
.. HOUSE.
Consideration of the six million loan bill
is postponed till Monday.
The House agreed to hold an evening ses-
sion, to act exclusiyelyou general appro-
priation bills.
The House passed the bill providing for
the forfeiture of the fee of rebel land hold
ers, by a majority of % against II votes.
The House passed the bill extending the
provisions Of the act of 1863 to the mackercl
fisheries.
The House also passed the following
bills reported from the committee on Com
merce: Amendatory of the act to prevent
frauds by false invoices; providing that ves-
sells navigating western rivers and the
waters of the north, northeast and north
western frontiers, may take out license and
enrolment in districts other than those in
which they belong; providing for two as
sistant local steamboat inspectors of New
York and two Of Galena, ILL.,, and re-estab-
fishing the local board at Wheeling; grant
ing the Michigan City Harbor Company the
privilege to use Government pier in that
harbor for the protection of the same, and
appointing surveyor of the customs there
OF; amendatory of the act of May last pro-
viding for the admeasurement of tonnage
so as to exempt from the operation of the
law any part of ship or vessel, the cabins
or state rooms OF which are entirely above
first deck; reviving certain provisions of the
act of March 3, 1916, for the purpose of pre-
venting smuggling on northern and eastern
frontiers; regulating tees of custom house
officers on northern, northeastern and
northwestern frontiers, with view of es-
tablishing uniformity.
Mr.. Washburne reported bill to make
immigration and passenger acts more eff
fective, providing for protection of female
passengers and Furnishing those who may
by force, duress or fraud procure the en-
listment OF any male passengers into the
army. Objection was made to the consid-
Grafton of this bill at this time.
The House then resumed the considera-
ton of the amendatory Enrolment bill
The amendment pending was that of Mr..
Blaine, of Maine, providing that no credits
shall be given except the men are actually
furnished on the present and future calls,
and mustered into theservice of the United
States.
Mr.. Chandler opposed the bill. The
amendment was agreed to by vote of So
to "a. t5 1i litH la ar rr., ga
The House then adjourned till o'clock.