Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-02

contingent expenses'as may be directed b
the resolution of the House. The repor
was eoncurred in.
Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee of Con
ference on the dissgreeing amendments 4
the Army Appropriation bill, made re
port. The clause prohibiting payment Il
railroad companies who received grants O
land was altered so as to apply only to tht
Illinois Central Railroad After debate
coneurred in.
The House resumed consideration of the
Civil Appropriation bill, pending which il
adjourned.
/ SENATE.
A bill in relation to the Pacific railroad
was passed in the Senate to-day. It pro
vides ss follows That section 2 of an
act Of July, 1854, shall be so modified and
amended as to allow the Central Pacific
railroad company and Western Pacific
ilroAa company of Cslifornis, the Union
Pacific rAilrvad company and all other
companies provided for in said act, to issue
their 6 per cent twenty year bonds, the in
terest payable in lawful money of the
United States, upon tholr separate Irosds,
and said companies are hereby authorized
to issue respectively their bonds, to the ex-
tent of Sl00,0O0,OOO in advance of a con-
tinuous completed line from Sacramento.
Sec. 2 That the assignment made by the
Central Pacific Railroad Company of Cali
fornis to the Western Pacific Railroad
Company Of said State, of their right to
construct all that portion of said railroad
and telegraph from San Jose to Sscramen-
to, hereby ratified and confirmed - A. A.
Western Pacific Railroad Company, Wl1n
all The pEiVilage9 JAgd 1hslPa : taeffeso, aud
subject to all the conditions thereof, pro-
vided that the time within which said
Western Pacific Rsilrosd Company shall
be required to construct the first twenty
miles of their road shall be one year from
the 1st of July, 1866, and that the entire
road shall be completed from San Jose to
connecting at the latter point
with said Central Pacific Railroad within
four years thereafter.
The Conference Committee on disagree
ing on the amendment to the Legislative
Appropriation Bill, by which the House
makes appropriation for an increase of
salaries Of its employees, reported that
they were unable to agree
An amendment was offered that the |
Senate sgree to an appropriation of S43,-
BOO to pay such contingent expenses as !
may be directed by 8 resolution Of the !
House. Adopted; q TO l9.
The Indian Appropriation Bill passed, |
with an amendment authorizing Indians |
who have become civilized, to become citi- !
zens, and settle on public lands under the |
Homestead Lsw.
Recess until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported the House bill
Of the enrolment bill, with an
amendment striking out sections 2, 8, Z and |
!. The second section requires the Sec
etary of War to muster out of the service
officers and privstes
whose regiments have been mustered out,
nd who were enlisted to fill up the unex-
jired term!
Section five allows Provost Marshais
ommutatiOn for fuel also to captains of
avalry.
Session seven authorizes the appoint
nent of Assistant Provost Msrshsls.
Section eight makes it unlawful for in
iVidusl or partnership to engage in sub
rokerage without written permit of the
of War.
The House joint resolution authorizing
be Secretary Of the Navy to advance to
PAUL s. Forbes, naval contractor, $780,
90 on his contract for building screw
tesmer sloop Of war was passed.
The bill to establish an Office of Naval
udge Advocate at 8 salary of $500 per
mum, was passed.
The report Of the Committee appointed
o investigate the circumstances Of the ex-
,losion Of the Petersburg mine, was read
nd ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Sherman called up the tax bill.
The pending question was on striking
ut the section of the House bill to tax the
ssue of State banks.
The Senate refused to strike out the sec
ion by vote Of 20 to %.
The Finance COMMITTEES proposed the
amendment to the House bill:
Whenever the outstanding circulation
# any bank association, corporation, COM
,any, or person, shall be reduced to an
mount not exceeding 8 per cent. of the
.hsrtered or declared cspitsl, said circula-
ion shall be free from taxation, and when
ver any State bank or banking association
Las been converted into national banking
and such national banking as
ociation has assumed liabilities of such
state bank or banking association, inclu-
ling the redemption of its bills, such na-
ionsl banking association shall be held to
make the required return and payment on
he circulation outstanding, so long as such
circulation shall exceed per cent. of the
,apital before such conversion of such |
State bank or banking association.
Mr.. Lane, of IndiAnns, moved to strike |
,ut five per cent in tw0-places where it
occurs, and insert ten per cent. Adopted.
In the evening session of Senate the
question of the adoption of the section i'm
posing q tax of one-half per cent on sales, |
vas taken In the affirmative q to 20.
The subject of taxation was adopted.
The amendment was adopted repeating
ishing bounties from and after the sbro-
cation Of the reciprocity treaty.
The Senate adjourned at one o'clock;