The sun., 1865-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
Thirty-ninth Session.

washin0ton, Dee. ls.-Nr. Crime, presented the
petition Of Vice Admiral Fsrrasut and eleven hun.
dred other naval officers asking for an increase Of
psv, which was referred 10 the Committee on Nav.
Affairs.
resolution passed instruetng the Secretary Of
the senate to pay out Of the CONTINGENT Fund to Mrs
Mary Collamer the smoupt due 70 Hon. Jacob Col.
lamer a. the time Of his death.
Mr. Doolittle, from the Committee on Indian AZ
f.irs reported resolution, which vas adopted, for
,h. expenditure Of fve hundred thousand dollars Tor
prndeneies, and the purchase Of AGRICULTURAL impe-
inents for said Indians the MONEY TO be taken ON
pnesess on OF the Secretary Of the Interior for such
purpose.
Mr.. Wilson offered . resolution providing for the
appointment Of an examining board 10 relieve ofcop
Of the regular army who have no. rendered meritor.
Gus service In the late war and oil their places by
appointments from the regular army Veteran Reserve
CORPS and the volunteer force; which referred TO
the Military Committee.
Mr.. Wilson explained the object Of tho above
resolution. lie said there we're men IN the regular
army -ho had rendered no service, comparatively,
during the war; vhie many, who had commanded
corps and divisions would have to return to subor-
diuate positions in the resular army. II vas tha
ohsot OF the resolution To enable the country 10 ,Ake
advantage Of the experience Viii many oficer, in
the regular and volunteer service had obtained In the
pact iour yeart
Mr.. Fe,senden called up the Hou,e bill for the
refurnshins and repairing Of the President, House
which rn passed.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following, which Va,
adopted
s..oI..5 ,h.. A.. r..a..l.... - o.. , =
,r.,,,S,sd - inar na tne oomm,ee on Oommeree be
IN which American vessels transferred durins the
reteiilon 70 British owners are now being return
not In accordsne. vith l.v rh.t Iel.aiion AZ sns
10 necosary TO prevent such transaction.
Mr.. Dcolittie introduced . bill In relation 70 the
qualifications Of jurors and to writ. Of error in eer
tain .a... hi, nrovtta. r.. - -. -, =,
'" '"''-' ""'o" p'o'''e' 'na' no porson thaI be
held incompetent 10 act As grand Juror by reasoa Of
havine formed OF expressed an opinion upon the
ter Ia question, founded upon public rumor, state.
tnents OF the public iourras OF the common history
OF the tmet provided no be othervte compe ent,
ana y appear TO the satisfaction Of the Court that
not"ithtiahdinR such opinion he can and will act
impaTtiay and true presentmeut make socotding 10
toe evidence /. iurtber provides that in trial,
ior publc 9uencee against the United States no
perOn Shall De ned incompetent 10 act as juror
account Of having formed an op Mon Above found.
gu upon ke ihiolihatloh II otherWise conpo ,enI and
impartial
M Foot presented the following which was
| adopted
The Joint Committee appointed to consider and
iP m,usr Nv ~, ,aun VI ts'peot and an lon u may
naton 4, The .ysnt ~ ~. d.ca.p :, % ny"
d,nt Abrahan iinrain L.va .s ~ no,i A.e s ies.
h.d h. a. me ,,,,s, oonal socoIuF 70 oIueh
on th.ir DE- ila ration. ts,nr, ,h % s ~ Wv ,.,u'
,ions snd r.cnn,r's,d F Wy loh""iht iesou
Ds.aI,iN, y ' ~, ~, i , .le.i stuyPlloh .
and tragic dc an ot Abrshsm iy, r' y, Ns nIoo,
of The / nlted st.ies h.yinr a is'e i'aiu,ht M
yeces. ot ioU,tess srd ,ha -, JMIIieu M uuItus Wv
tSe general sri.f md de,i,in, '"o W. sna,b h
,ihilitv pon the orcss,on ~ A.. ~ el 'i
| therefore he il " '' 'u'"' Oe'o'''"-oH''
'E,.oJ,,S ia Oh. son.,o A., IL, , ,,
,niIv", coicngr,ne Inv, Thas w. h9n,e OF kepresen
viii a.embIs in Inc ,io, ~ NS iiouos oi U"a' Ie''