New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-02
XXXvIIIth C0NGREsS-Second Session
SENATE. WASHINGTON, March !, 1865.
GEN. GRANTS CHIEF OP STATE.

reported Uu 10 give the Chlcf 81 staff OF the Leuien
antGeneral the rank and pay of Brigadier General
Which was passed.
AN ARMY REGISTER.
The bill t. provide for tie publication OF full army
register of volunteer aud regular officers now and
heretofore in the service was passed.
THE sNil JISONIAN IMPORT.
mr.. ANTHONY presented q resolution for the printing
of five thousand copies Of the last annual Smithsonian
Institute report. Which was passed.
THE MUsTERING-0UT BILL.
NJ. WILSON fTcm the Military Committee, reported
adversely on the House bin to muster out OF the service
soldiers who enlisted for the unex PRED terms Of their
regiments.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
A bill In relation to the Pacific Railroad then
taken up.
il provides as follows:
That section two of the Act OF July 1865 shall be
modified and amended as 10 allow the Central Pacific
Railroad COMPANY and the Western Pacific Railroad
Company Of California, tho Union Pacific Railroad
Company and all other companies provided for in said
act to Issue their six per centum thirty years bonds
the interest PAYABLE in lawful money Of the United
tes, their separate roads and tie said compa
mics hereby authorized to issue respectively their
bonds to the extent of one hundred millions of dollars in
advance Of continuous completed hne from Sacra-
menc.
SEC .. That the assignment made BY the Central
Pacific Railroad Company Of California to the Western
Pacific Railroad Company Of said State OF their right
to construct all that portion OF said rsiroad and le
graph from San Jose 10 the City If Sacramento is here
by ratified confirmed to the said Western Pacific
Railroad Company with all the privileges and benefits
OF tie several Acts If Congress relating thereto aud
subject to all tie conditions thereof; provided that
the time within which tie said Western Pacific Rail.
road Company shall be required to construct the first
20mies Of their road, slal be year from the LIST
day Of july 1864 and THAI the entire road shall be
PIE ed from san jose 10 Sacramento connecting the
latter point with the said Central Pacific Railroad.
within four years thereafter
lis PASSAGE.
Mr.. HARLAN moved to strike ont tho second section,
which motion was disagreed 10 by the following vote:
Nees 5; Nays o.
The bill was then passed.
TIE SIX HUNDRED MILLION loan BILL
Mr. snEGMAN introduced the Six Hundred Million
Loan bin of the House without amendment, and asked
FOL iis immediate consideration.
Messrs. JOHNSON and TRUHBuIL were Of the opinion
that the of the bill authorize the issue of
Understanding Treasury would swell the volume
of currency just rs much as gTeenbaoks
Mr.. rRuMBULL moved 10 strike out the words cor
Treasury notes. as TO mako the entire amount Of
s6o0, O0oOOo issuable in bonds.
Mr.. SIBERIAN explained to Mr.. Trumbull that The
Government was decreasing instead Of Increasing the
of legal tender notes ~ Withdrawing the
legal tenders md issuing nonieeal tenders in their
stead.
Mr. Trumlulls amendnen emit wns rot adopted
Nj. HrypRicKs moved 10 amend by striking out tho
provision oxcmpting ai bonds and other obligations is
sued under this act iiom State nnd municipal taxa
ton.
The amendment was not agreed TO-
II PASSES.
The III was then passed. IL from the Housc.
TIE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. CLARK. ION the Committee Of Conference on the
Legislative Appropriation BIZ. reported that the Com
mitlce Of tie Senate and House hid not been able to
agree. Mr. Clark explained that the cause o! Disagree
the old quarrel for additional compensation 10
the employs ofthe House.
Mr. EEivTn offered On amendment that the Senate
agree 10 the appropriation Of si3 O Tor the purpose II
ing such contingent expenses nny be directed by
resolution Of the Hous,.
Mr. BUCKALrw offered amendment TO Nr.
Nesmiths proposition ding for the increase OF the
salaries OF the employes OF both Uonses.
Mr.. FOSTER Ieaihthsd ;hat the addition Of eio 900
to ths contingent fund az tho Boh,s GOULD Dot DC sp'
urnpri,fsl of lLCrcaSt OF Salaries.
which was contrary TO law.
Mr. HALE insisted that the money would be used for
that purpose.
Mr. Wsaifih s Ella y. yss he understanding N III
Conference Committee tat the none. would DE used
/ 10 nav the 20 per cent extra TO its salaries.
M MomIIr said the Iionse admitted the extra com
ueueotion 10 be Illegal yet they insisted On IT, - II
would defeat the legislative Appropriation ana Dc
fc.ency bills lie would vote for L under dureSs.
| Mr. Wilson said the House OF Representatives. III
violation OF law voted increase Of sam to III EN-
| uloves---ihe SeYate hau reused u atqulcsce Inc
House them by a small majority composed IN gren'
pait OF men who were continual! hIIalfuiF 'ne Al
for It's reckless expenditure, insisted ON Us
proposition aud PIT il Ia tuc shape ina, me senate
Ind other to Gcluesce or b. party to deieatlng
measure Of vital importance 20 t1e Supp9' % wv -
ton He for one. would yield 10 no sgch issue ana
no gentlemen woo made il would stand Dy H. ne WOuM
le,ve n 70 the test % public opinion
Mr. HENDRICKS said II was not true that the majority
in he Hose that INSISTED upon The extra compensation
~ ia eploy6s was composed Of men Who were always
ocnn.nr The Administration of reckless expenditures
head and mont OF ihlS measure j" ihc ie..oo ~
MIR stevens Of PeSylyan.a. nnd lie hsd recent! useu
1je-t unacooUBtable l1Leuagf toward me sehh'e'
Mr. Br CEhLEW's amendment was hot S,up,.u',
NJ NEsMlgHs proposition was adopted - ne ioHo"'
in yOio:
Yx1.-,i.srs. Anthony. Brown, Car,e. Cewsn Dixon,
uooie POSTER Hards, Ieud'r,ou. iiend'icks Johnson
sn,a,s Van y insIe Wiley end vri.h'-2i
N.Ys-Mssu.. Baekaiew Clnk. to!amef Conhes'' az
Pocroy Sherman srrss1e Ten AycA Iruo1i ana " isoh
~ rnp1oYMrxI OF NAVY DETECTIVES.
communication as received from the Secrotary of
the Navy IN answer TO RESOLUTION calling ior hioTm'-
tion IN regard 10 the employment OF uctectNeS 'c
Navy Department, and II was on rotion' ordered 10
X sabscquent state Of the days proceedings. Mr.
HALE entered motion to Tcconsider me vote p WA.e
80 rriutipg was ordered. He said that instead Of being
reply TO Biz resolution il Tas simply an esotIsti'Ai
autobiography Of the Assistant seerelnry OIL tue N"!'
Indian APPROPRIATION FILL.
Tho Indian Appropriation Biz was then taken Up
Az amendment adopted authorizes Indians WHO have
for five years adopted me hsIts o. nS ,bo ac
veil III, osed toward the Government of the unh,d
Stotes to become citizens and settle on the pabNc 40
main under the Homestead Law ,,
At a y. III. The senate look IceetS uu'H oS'o0A
EVENING SESSION.
THE AMESDAToRY ESRoILMfN1 ACT Bill.
/ Mr.. WILSON from the Committee on Military
Affair reported the House bill omeDdaioy Of the br
rnIlment Act with amendments striking out sections
., and Section 2rcquirps tie secretary OF war
ia muster ont OF service oecrs ana
,as ,shose re- ziments have been mustered out and
b vcre enlisted TO i'll up an unoxplrrd term oil sei
Gao section allows Provost. MarShns the eoinmtta-
Non s1r fuel md quarters OF eaptaiis oi eaVMcy.
d.,r anthorizes the appoint Jie.t OF IN Assistant
I,nyost Marshal Section makes IL unlawful Tor ah
individual or partnership % engage IN substitute Dr
kership wiinou. the written pe''' oi '"' %
War. -, ,,rop .rnvr,
The House joint resolution s1'eorT T o naval on.
o',r $50 900 on his contract tor building screw