Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.

1 4NS1Aa
Mr.. Dawes called attention to the fact
attending the trial and conviction Of Msjo
Hastings and offered q resolution, whic
was adopted, directing the Secretsry {
War to communicate to the House th
record of the case of that officer, who's
sentence for the fraudulent embezzlemen
of $4,000, was commuted to loss of CON
mission, pay and emoluments for 81
months.
The House then made the amendator
enrolment bill the order for two week
from to-dsy.
Mr.. Brsndegee offered joint resolu
ton rendering thanks to General Terr-
and Admiral Porter, and through then
to the army and navy, for the capture o
F,rt Fisher
After the debate the resolution was re
ferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
The House then resumed the considers
tion ofthe executive, Judicial and legisls
tive appropriation bills.
The clause appropristing two millions
Of dollars to pay the necessary expenses
in carrying into effect the several acts o.
Congress authorizing leans and the issue oi
Treasury notes having been read,
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment sp-
propriating in addition 81, III, 900 for pro.
curing dies, stamps, paper, and printing
and circulating notes, &c.
Mr.. Washburne offered the following
amendment to the above: That no further
expenditure shall be made for an expert
mental system of hydraulic printing until
such experiment shall be duly authorized
by law, and distinct appropriation made
therefor.
Nh. Washburne said this mode of print
ing was an experiment, which after a tri-
al of more than twenty years had been
abandoned, that 100000 had been ex-
pended in printing, $4,000 in notes. The
money had been taken by Spencer NJ.
Clark and DR.. Stewart Gwynn, for the
purpose of testing experiments, and these
men had filed a esveat for a patent at the
expense of government.
Mr.. Morrill, said that some of the state
ments of Mr. Washburn were accurate,
and others not. Congress had authorized
the Treasury Department to establish
Printing Buresu without limitation.
What had been done was In pursuance Of
positive law. His information wss that
there had been losses incurred in obtain
ing machinery now useless, but he had as
certained at the Treasury Department
that moro than four times more had been
saved than had been lOss.
Mr.. Morrill, amendment was agreed 10.
The bill mainly provides for the salaries
Of officers and others in the various De-
partments of the Government.
The second section of ths bill wss amend
ed SO as to fix the compensation at $4,000,
for the assistant Treasurer at New York
$4,000, the salaries of the assistant
at Phailadelphis, Boston and
St. Louis, at $1,000 each, per annum, to
commence from the 4th of March next.
This increased compensation to coetinue
for two years, from the All of March, and
40 longer.
The bill 10 strike cut this section was
agreed to, by rs against 80. The bill was
passed.
The Speaker announced Messrs. Smith,
If Kentucky, Schofeld of fPennsylvsnis, J. |
Cullen, of Illinois, Hubbard, OF Connecti-
ut, and Brown, Of Wisconsin, az the Select |
Committee, and authorized to investigate |
he alleged charge of corruption and mall
against Lucien Anderson, mem
Der of the House Of Representatives in con-
lection with the proceedings Of General
Payne in Kentucky.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, of New York,
! resolution was adopted, instructing the |
Committee on Ways and Means to in
Iuire into the e1pediency of assessing one |
Der cent on the first six bundled dollars
If the income tax,
Mr.. Cole, from the Committee on Pa
,ifC Railroad, reported bill! to aid in the |
construction Of railroad connecting the |
Pacific road from California to the Colum-
1is river, Oregon. 1he consideration Of
he bill was postponed one week from to-
lay.
On motion of Mr.. Elliott the Committee |
N Commerce was instructed to inquire |
ntO the expediency of amending the steam
'ost law of 1852, by providing safeguards
n the appointment of pilots by local
,osrds appointed for the purpose, with
cave to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Pendleton introduced joint resolu-
Lion, whicn was referred to the Committee
n Ways and Means, declaring that fifty
,er cent. duties on imports in the act tenn
'orarily increasing the duties, approved
April 2s, 1864, was due and payable only
While the said set was in operation, and
hat all the excess of duties paid be refund
d.
Mr.. Noble introduced joint resolution,
which was referred to the Committee on
iilitary Affairs, that the Secretary Of War
q instructed to give credit in any draft
.ereafter made, for the hundred days men
rom Ohio and other States.
Mr.. Hubbard, of Connecticut offered |
he following:
WHEREAS q circular has been issued by |
Provost Marshal General Fry, which is in |
Provost Marshal Generals Office, Wash
ngton, January 2. Circular. The atten-
ion Of Provost Marshal Generals Of /
jtstes and Boards of Enrolment is called /
o the fact that quotas assigned under the |
all of December Ie, 1864, for 300, 900 men,
must not be reduced except by actual en-
istments in the army, navy and marine
orps, since the 10th ult. Signed james B.
Fry, P. NJ. g.; and, Whereas, such order
S unjust TO localities thst have in good
sith filed their quotas by enlistments in
.dvsnce Of sRid call, therefore, be it
ResolCed, That the Committee on Mill
sry Affairs be directed to inqusre whether
ONE measure should not be adopted to OBJ
rate the hardship that will result by such |
! construction OF the law, and that they |
'eport by bill or otherwise. ---.
Mr. Boutwell, said that he had been as
jured thEtthere would not be such an 40
ion ss the gentleman from Connecticut
Mr.. Hubbard) snticipated.i
Mr.. Shenek remarked that the Provost
Marshal General had, in s conversation
with him, explained all objections away.
Full credits would be given for all men
put in before the 18th of December. There
was no necessity for the passage of the
bill as no injustice was designed to any
section or locality.
Mr.. Hubbard withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Shenck said that the smendstory
bill to the enronnent act wss not yet
printed