Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL,

Mr ndmsey introduced Dill TO reOrganiZe
and NIX the pay OF certain officers of the Post
once Department.; which was referred to the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads 1t
makes the salaries Of assistant Postmaster Gen
erals, each, five thousand dollars; chief cler <,
three thousand; of superintendent of money!
order office. three thousand; chief clerks clerks
OF appointment, contract and finance offices,
each twenty five hundred; Of principal clerks.
each, twenty-five hundred OF messengers.
twelve hundred; Of laborers and watchmen
seven hundred and forty dollars. In lieu of
l2s clerks, as now authorized, there are allowed:
In appointment office, principal clerk, IL of
class four, Of class three, of class two, and
of class one. In contract office, principal
clerks, 25 Of class four. IL OF class three. of
clerks, Of class four, 2j Of class three, IA of
class two, and of class one. In money-orde
ONCE, principal clerk and of class four. The
superintendent of the building shall have
twenty dollars besides his pay as principal
clerk employed as disbursing clerk.
bill.
The civilapropriation bill was then taken up.
the question being on the amendment of Mr.
Wilson to the amendment of Mr.. DaTis, pro-
yiding for the payment to loyal owners of
commutation fund. under the provisions of the
law OF 1854; which was agreed to by yeas %,
nays g.
Mr. Sherman asked If the Communication
fund was sufficient to pay all these claims.
Mr.. Johnson. Amply.
Mr.. Wilson thought that the whole amount
OF claims would not exceed five or six millions
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment that NO
money should be paid until the final report OF
the commission to make the awards is made
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, moved an amendment increasing
the compensation Of employees of the State De-
partment 25 per cent, from June 30, 1865.
Adopted by yeas Is, nays H.
MIR. Buckalew, from the Committee on Ven.
ting S1l7 .6S5 IS for Improvements in the Senate
wing OF the Capitol, recommended at the last
session by the Joint select committee RI
HoUsE.-Yesterday afternoon
lect committee appointed to in yestiRate the as
sault on U. H. Painter, clerk to the Committee
on POST Omces and Post Roads, made a report
CONCLUDING with resolution that the Sergeant.
alarms be directed to turn over to the civil
authorities OF the District Of Columbia the
person OF BENJAMIN Beverage, and to prose.
cute him in the Criminal Court of the said
District, for an assault on one of the officers Of
TINS House. and that the evidence taken by the
select committee be delivered to the United
states District Attorney for the District Of
Mr.. Alley said that he would not ask to have
the testimony read, but he would say that il
SHOWS that Mr.. Painter, while on the way to
MS committee room, in company with q friend
met this man Beveridge, who knocked him
down and kicked him in the bead and on the
leg, and It was the opinion of the witnesses
mad his assailant not been arrested. The
asseult was made without any provocation
and should be severely punished With re-
gard to the power of the House to keep Bever.
ldge IN custody, the presidents were numer.
Gus, but the committee were Of opinion tn at the
House had not the power to continue the i'm.
session.
Mr.. Farnsworth, Of Ill, dissented from this
view. He believed that the House had the
power to retain him until the end Of this Con.
gress.
Mr.. John l.. Thomas, Of Md, a member Of
TIE committee, said he did not concur in the
conclusion OF the majority, that the House had
no power 70 keep this man in custody after the
termination OF the present session. He be.
heved the House could keep him until the Attn
OF March next.
Mr.; Trimble, of KY, approved of the resolu.
ton, but said he did not believe the power of
the House to imprison this man extended be-
yond this session. He objected, however to
That portion of the resolution directing the
rehecnon on the officials Of the District of Co.
lumbia-
Mr.; Ross, Of Ill, inquired how many papers
the clerk TO the Committee on Post Ofices re-
ported for. The resolution was then adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Bingham, Of OHIO, the
House proceeded TO business on the Speakers
aoie. ana concorred IN the Senate amendments
to the following House bill:
TO incorporate the Soldiers and Sailors Union
OF the District Of Columbia, and to incorporate
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Home; and
House resolution relative to prisoners of war.
The next business on the Speakers table
were the Senate amendments TO the House
joint resolution for the admission of Tennessee.
The amendments to the resolution were con.
CURED in without debate or division On the
preamble separate vote was TAKEN and the
senate amendments were concurred in-yeas.
g. nays %. '~'
Senate bill providing for the sale and con-
veyance, by the trustees Of the church, OF lot
NO. 9, IN Square ~, in Washington. Read a
third time and passed
Senate joint resolution for the relief of Rich.
ard w. Meade. Read third time and passed.
senate bill to incorporate the Washington
Glass Company. Referred to the Committee
for the District Of Columbia