The national Republican., 1866-06-20
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
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TUESDAY, Jusr 70 1865.
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resolution Of the Senate of the 18th inst enclosing
a report Of the board Of army and navy ofheers to
examine into coast dsfeuees
On motion Of Mr. Morgan, 10 was ordered that
ave hundred extra oopes Of the tar bill, with the
amendments reported by the Senate Finance Com
mlttee, be printed for the use Of the SENATE.
Mr. Fss,sndsn gave notice that be would call up
the tar bill to-morroN. .-....
TO aid 10 the construction Of railroad and tels.
graph line from Salt Lake City to the Columbia
river, was taken up, and after amendment was
passed. t-g.-s. a
On motion Of Mr.. Howard, the bill to amend the
acts granting lands for the construction Of rail.
road and telegraph line from the Missouri river to
the Pacific ocean and secure to the Government the
uses thereof, was taken up.
Without dispo.ing Of the bill II was laid over,
and the army appropriation bill was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment, which was
agreed 10, appropriatng the following sums for the
Abandoned Lands For salaries Of the commis-
sioner and Assistant Commissioners, Sl47 500; for
salaries Of clerks $50 500; for clothing. e00
for oommissary stores, 50, 160 250i for incidence
$500 ooO for transportation, 800 oOoi for school
superintendent, s20,0OO for repairs Of school
houses, &C., $500. 900.
Mr.. Conness offered an amendment which was
agreed TO, that tho Quartermaster's Department
shall In all cases when contracting for supplies
give the preference to articles Of American manu-.
articles manufactured on the Pacific coast In fur.
nishing supplies for troops stationed thore. CA.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment, which was
agreed to- appropriating S45, 900 for the purchase
Of So Of land near Nashville noat the site OF
Fort Morgan, as recommended BY the Chief Of En-
gineers.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment repeating sec
tion Of the act Of July IL 1882 relative TO the
pay and emolument Of officers Of the army and re-.
pssling the act Of April 4. 1862, providing for the
appointment Of any officer to COMMAND without
regard to seniority, and also providing that hero
after no officer Of tho military naval servios shall
be dismissed from his position unless BY sentence
Of court martial 1" 20
The amendment was agreed to. 'taa
Mr.. Nesmith offered an amendment that hereaf-
may be selected from any corps Of tho army, which
was agreed TO by q vote Of Is to H.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment, which was
agreed 10, that the compensation hereafter allowed
to officers travelling under orders, for whom trans
pOrtAtion has not been furnished shall be ten cents
per mile.
The provision prohibiting payment to the Illinois
Central Railroad. for transportation Of troops was
struck out. .... ..H .. ~ f. ...
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment, which was
agreed 70, repealng that part Of the act Of March
g. 1885, prohibiting the payment Of extra duty pay
to enlisted men, and restoring the provisions Of the
original act, and allowing extra pay 10 enlisted
men Of the navy and marine corps. ..|.rs
The bill was then passed.
Mr. Wilson moved to postpone all prior orders
and take up the bill from the House continuing In
force the Freedmen's Bureau; which was disagreed
to-yeas II, nays II. .-
The bill previously under consideration, granting
lands for the construction Of q railroad from the
Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, was, on mo-
tion OF Mr. Howard again taken up.
The bill led to lengthy discussion, participated
in by Messrs. Henderson, Howard, Pomeroy, Kirk
wood, and others
The bill having been amended, was read the
third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Connss,, the Senate then ad.
journed. .r-H
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was engaged, throughout most Of the
day, In the confederation Of the bill to reorganrs
and establish the army Of the United States. 1t
provides that the military peace Establishment Of
the United States shall hereafter consist Of Eve
regiments Of artillery. SIX regiments Of cavalry,
fifty regiments Of infantry the professors and corps
Of cadets Of the United States Military Academy,
and such other forces as shall be provided for by
this act, to be known as tho army Of the United
States. 100 a
The hrst twsnty-sx sections Of the bill were dis.
posed Of. .....
OF the reconstruction committees which was ordered
TO be printed. motion for extra copies was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Printing
Mr. Price, Of Iowa, from the Committee on the
liz IN-1N-
racine hhroad, reported BACK senate oil grant
he niu IN ,ne copstIuct'on Q, rAlfoau anu .ein-
grapn hne from rosom 70 fiaoeryne, Oaiiiorn,a.
aIter GohsuoiSois uiS9uIs,on' H"as i"erfeo W we
oommntse on ruolc Lanus.
mr. p,dnell, oi Oal from tne oonmitteo on ths
racine hahroaa' reported oaok senate oiil grant,
ing Janus 70 aiu IN 'ho eons.rucuon ~ arhnroAa
and teiegraph lns from tno oen'rai racine rairoao'
In Uaihornia, 10 rotiiAhu' IN VfeBon' ~.
Inc morning nouI- hayng enPIea WINE tno oiii
was under discussion, the eii went over uh 70.
morrow IN tne morning honr;
mr. hhol, Oh mass, from tne committee OF eon-
ference on the river and haroor Improvement biil'
maze arepo,I wneh was agreed 70,
MT uarheiu, OF Vhio, caheu up the motion 70
reconsider the vote ey when tne pii 70 establish
department Of education was, on ON June, re-
leeted, ana asked unanimous consent 70 amend the
onl oy eaihng bureau OIL edueauon' instead
Of 'sepaitment. ....t
mr' handsl'' o. "a, ooleoted'
mr.. anoona, Gi rennsyNama, no'sa 70 iay the
motion 70 recohsaero on the taoie anu aemanaea 'he
yeas ana nays.
Inc Inc motion was lost yeas o. nays 10 -.
Inc vo'e was ieeonnaereu' ana tne piiI was
passed oyaNote OF oo 10 81. IL Pto'iues as ioi-
lows ,
m, tnst tnero shhl pe estaohsneu, ~ tue CITY OF
Warrington, npepartment OF Euuoaton' LOT tue
purpose OF soheeung such statistics and iae's as
shaii snow tne oonuluon anu progress OF suucnuon
IN the se'ersl elates anu ierrlorirs, ana OF anus
Ins fuon ~ InioI,nAson Iespeeung ,ne ORGANIZATION