The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-25
ncgatived, yeas 80, nays "a. Several
amendments were offered and disposed of

amendments were offered and disposed o
to other sections.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a joint reso
luton was adopted, appropriating Sl27 ,oss
for fulfilling certain treaties with Indian
tribes on the Upper Missouri aud the Uppc,
Platte......T The bill to amend an act relating
to the habea, corpus was discussed.
In the House, on the 18th, the bill to in
crease the salaries Of the officers of The
Pension Bureau was defeated /; but a motor
to reconsider was carried......A resolution
Of the Texas Convention, in favor Of a
Southern Branch Of the Pacific Railroad
was Presented by the Speaker, and, after
some discussion, was referred 10 the Com
mittee on the Pacif; Railroad.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, the bill for
taken up and discussed, and at the expira-
ton Of the morning hour its further con
sidera.ion was postponed until Tuesday.
......T The habeas corpus bill was then taken
UP, but so many Senators were absent that
the Senate thought proper to adjourn.
In the House, on the 10Th, the bill in
creasing the salary Of the Commissioner OF
Pensions was reconsidered and passed. ....
Mr.. Van Horn Of New York introduced a
bill for the construction Of ship canal
| around Niagara Falls, which was discussed
until the expiration Of the morning hour.
when the army bill was taken up. Several
amendments were proposed and disposed of,
and some progress made in perfecting the
bill. The joint resolution making an appro.
priation to enable the President to negotiate
treaties with certain Indian tribes, was pas
sed.......Mr Stephens, in reply to a ques-
ton, said that all tho appropriation bills
were passed, except the deficiency, the mis-
cellaneous, and the Indian appropriation
bills.
In the Senate, on the Goth, reward was
voted to the officers and crews Of certain
vessels who assisted in the rescue Of SOC
Americans from the wreck Of the steam
ship San Francisco. Most of the session
was spent in the discussion of the bill re-
lating to the ha5eas corpus. An amendment
exempting from naturalization unlawful
acts committed by army officers in States
where the habeas corpus was not suspended,
heated controversy arose in course of the
debate, between Senators Clark and Sauls-
bury, upon the latter's asserting that if he
were Judge he would pay no attention to
~ hnls - -.
The bill finally passed,-yeas 80, nays 4 !;
Messrs Buckalew, Guthrie, Hendricks and
Salisbury voting in the negative...... The
Senate adjourned to Monday.
In the House, on the Goth, bill was
passed, after some debate, granting pen
sion Of 1922 SO to Ishmael Day Of Balti-
more county, Md, as recognition of his
heroism in defending the national flag from
Gilmore's rebel raiders, July II, 1864, and
for his loss Of property on that occasion......
The printing deficiency bill, approprtaiing
100000 for deficiency in public printing,
paper, and binding, was passed. ... The
House resumed considering the army bill,
and voted down Mr. Schencks amendment
to the section relative to the Adjutant Gen
erals Department The present organiza-
ton is to be con inued, with one Adjutant-
Genearl "a Brigadier), four Assistant Adju-
tant-Generals (Colonels), Eve Assistants
lieutenant Colonels), and ten Assistants
(Majors). The sections relative to Inspec-
tors-General and the Judge Advocate Gen.
eral were considered and passed upon, and
the Quartermaster's Department taken up,
pending the consideration Of which, the
House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the 2lst,
and in the House, speech making was the
order Of the day. No business of moment
was transacted.